[Stomatological status and quality of life of elderly and senile people].

The stomatological status and the measures of oral health-related quality of life in elderly and senile inhabitants of Novosibirsk were researched. The high prevalence and intensity of the major stomatological diseases, the high need for oral cavity sanation and prosthetics in elderly and senile population were found out.

[Personalized cell therapy for early postoperative bullous keratopathy (experimental proof and clinical results)].

The article presents the results of a long-term research on development and clinical application of personalized cell therapy (PCT) for treatment of early postoperative (manifesting within the first 3 months after surgery) bullous keratopathy (BK). The method of intracameral PCT implies in vitro incubation of the patient's blood sample with poly(A:U) stimulator, separation of the serum with activated leukocytes, and injection of the final cell preparation into the anterior chamber. The fundamental part of the research was aimed at a detailed description of the cell preparation and investigation of its possible mechanisms of action.

[Top-hat keratoplasty in surgical treatment of bullous keratopathy].

Outcomes of different modifications of top-hat keratoplasty were assessed in 48 patients (48 eyes) with bullous keratopathy. In the 1st group manual top-hat keratoplasty was performed in 7 patients. 30 patients of the 2nd group underwent manual half-top-hat keratoplasty.

[Anatomic and functional ocular characteristics and myopia development].

Literature data dealing with the main anatomic and physiological factors influencing myopia development are reviewed. They are as follows: activity of accomodation structures, haemo- and hidrodynamic changes, rigidity of fibrous tunic. A complex of different examination methods is essential for appropriate management of myopic patients because the degree of influence is variable for every factor and is still completely unknown.

[The results of up-to-date techniques of automated endothelial keratoplasty].

The results of different techniques of automated endothelial keratoplasty (EKP) performed in 72 patients with bullous keratopathy are estimated. Automated EKP with superficial flap was performed in 18 patients (1st group), Descemet stripping automated EKP (DSAEK) - in 26 patients (2nd group), Descemet stripping automated EKP (DSAEK) with thin grafts - in 20 patients (3rd group), Descemet membrane automated EKP with stromal rim (DMAEK) - in 8 patients (4th group). According to our results DSAEK with thin grafts is indicated to elderly patients with severe ocular disease (ocular comorbidities, repeated surgery, advanced keratopathy).