Publications by authors named "P Lumme"

The up-date of the Finnish Current Care Guideline for glaucoma is based primarily on systematic reviews searched up by March 2014. The recommendations are presented in nine tables, which are based on 95 graded statements with evidence summaries. The online availability (www.

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The effect of age on human liver drug-metabolizing ability was investigated by using probe drugs, metabolized by specific isozymes in liver, as an index. Formation of monoethylglycinexylide (MEGX) after i.v.

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The risk factors for intraoperative and early postoperative complications were evaluated in 351 consecutive cataract operations at the Oulu University Hospital in 1990. Bleeding into the anterior chamber during the operation was recorded in 8.6%, zonular rupture in 6.

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Sociodemographic analysis of 351 consecutive cataract patients operated on at the Oulu University Hospital in 1990 revealed that 30.0% of the patients lived alone at home, 62.0% lived with some other person and 7.

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Cellular reaction and pigment deposits on the intraocular lens were evaluated by biomicroscopy in 220 eyes which had undergone estracapsular cataract extraction and implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens 3 months previously. No cells or pigment were observed on the intraocular lens in 32% of the eyes, while small cells and/or pigment were found in 32% and giant cells with or without pigment and small cells were seen in 35%. In a sample of 28 eyes the clinical findings correlated with the findings in specular microphotographs.

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