[Visualization of normal ocular surface microflora via impression cytology sample using scanning electron microscopy with lanthanide contrasting].

Purpose: To determine the possibilities of impression cytology (IC) with subsequent visualization of the sample on a scanning electron microscope in assessment of normal microflora of the ocular surface.

Materials And Methods: The article presents a visual characteristic of the microorganisms of the ocular surface (OS) captured during impression cytology (IC) in individuals without signs of inflammatory and degenerative eye diseases. The original method of staining the sample with heavy metal salts made it possible to identify the individual signs of the microorganisms in their subsequent visualization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

[Manifestations of herpes zoster ophthalmicus].

The article reviews the main ocular features of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) including Ramsay-Hunt and Tolosa-Hunt syndromes that involve III, IV and VI pairs of cranial nerves and I branch of the trigeminal nerve, and describes treatment methods of its active manifestations and postherpetic neuralgia, as well as herpes zoster vaccination practices.