[Eye lid hygiene in chronic allergic blepharoconjunctivitis patients before laser refractive surgery].

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of eyelid hygiene in patients with chronic allergic blepharoconjunctivitis (ABC) as a part of their preparation for laser refractive surgery.

Material And Methods: The study involved 32 patients (12 males and 20 females aged 25-42 years) with refractive errors, namely, compound myopic astigmatism (23 patients) and hyperopic astigmatism (9 patients) suffering from chronic ABC and secondary dry eye syndrome (DES). All the patients initially received a standard treatment for ABC and DES, that is olopatodin hydrochloride instillations - 1 mg/ml 2 times daily, preservative-free hyaluronic acid preparation - 1 mg/ml 3 times daily, and polyacrylic acid and dexpanthenol gel at night for one month.

[Treatment of chronic allergic blepharoconjunctivitis].

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic eyelid hygiene in the treatment of chronic, or perennial, allergic blepharoconjunctivitis (ABC).

Material And Methods: A total of 30 patients with chronic ABC (11 men, 19 women aged 25-41 years; disease duration 2-4 years) were examined before and after a treatment course which included instillations of olopatodine hydrochloride instillations (1 mg/ml, 2 times daily) and hyaluronic acid (2 mg/ml, 3-4 times daily). Patients from the main group (18 patients, 36 eyes) additionally practiced therapeutic eyelid hygiene using Blepharoshampoo, Blepharolotion or Blepharosalfetka, and Blepharogel-1 (2 times daily).

[Camptocormia in patients with Parkinson's disease].

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most frequent among a broad spectrum of neurologic etiologies of саmptocormia. Camptocormia (CC) is characterized by an abnormal posture with involuntary forward flexion of the trunk, which appears in erect position, increases during prolonged standing or walking, and abates in supine position. CC leads to malposition, increasing postural instability and risk of falling.