Dexamethasone-netilmicin: a new ophthalmic steroid-antibiotic combination. Efficacy and safety after cataract surgery.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate both efficacy and safety of a new ophthalmic steroid-antibiotic fixed combination containing dexamethasone and netilmicin in the postsurgical management of cataract surgery.

Methods: In total, 223 patients were randomly treated with dexamethasone 1 mg/ml plus netilmicin 3 mg/ml (n=148), or dexamethasone 1 mg/ml plus tobramycin 3 mg/ml (n=75, TOBRADEX) four times in a day for 7+/-1 days starting immediately after surgery. Efficacy (anterior chamber (AC) inflammation, conjunctival hyperaemia, corneal and lid oedema, ocular infection, pain, photophobia and tearing) and safety (burning, stinging, blurred vision, intraocular pressure, and visual acuity) were analysed in the operated eye after 1 and 7+/-1 days.

[Retinal tumors of the adult--two case reports].

Most frequently, retinal tumors that affect adults are rare, benign lesions that arise from vascular structures (hemangioma), neuroglial structures (astrocytoma, massive gliosis of the retina) or neuroepithelial cells (occasional forms of retinoblastoma that spontaneously stop growing and do not achieve or lose their malignant character). Retinal metastasis might be encountered but the settling of cancer cells at this level is very rare. Retinal tumors have frequently systemic associations and in this case they are included in the phacomatoses syndrome; nevertheless, they can also occur as a nonsyndromic pathological disorder.

[Aspects of optical coherence tomography in diabetic retinopathy].

Optical coherence tomography is a new and very useful technique for diabetic patients. It is used to determine the early changes in diabetic retinopathy and to help the ophthalmologist to choose the appropriate therapy.

[Retinal detachment with giant tears].

Retinal detachments are one of the greatest challenge for the vitreoretinal surgeon. Giant tears have a special place among them because they need a special equipment and experience. We are presenting here our experience concerning this type of tears.