OCT-Angiography Findings in Children with Anisometropic Amblyopia.

Purpose: The purpose of this prospective study is to show findings of OCT angiography in children with anisometropic amblyopia with a statistically significant difference, regardless of the type of refractive disorder, between the amblyopic and the fellow eye. This research aimed to establish whether there is a difference in vascular density [VD] and size of the foveal avascular zone [FAZ] in the superficial capillary plexus [SCP].

Methods: All children between 9 and 18 years of age who were treated at the Outpatient Clinic for Orthoptics and Pleoptics of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Centre Maribor from January 2020 to December 2022 due to unilateral anisometric amblyopia were enrolled in our study.

Comparison of the Ocular Trauma Score and Pediatric Ocular Trauma Score as Two Prognostic Models in Pediatric Open Globe Injuries.

Aim: To compare the ocular trauma score (OTS) and the pediatric ocular trauma score (POTS) as prognostic models of visual outcome after open globe injury in children during a period of 19 years.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study of 36 open globe injuries in 36 patients younger than 18 years was conducted from January 2000 to January 2019. For each case, OTS and POTS points were calculated.

[Cataract Surgery in Very Old Patients].

Background: In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of very old patients requiring a cataract operation. However, there is little information on the intraoperative complications and safety in these patients. For various reasons, operations on patients from age 85 may be demanding: dense nuclear cataract, narrow pupils, low count of endothelial cells, loose zonula, and other ocular or systemic diseases.

[Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomographic Findings in Systemic Lupus erythematosus in Patients Treated with Chloroquine].

Purpose: To recognise possible retinal changes in patients with SLE treated with chloroquine phosphate, as depending on the duration of treatment.

Methods: The study included 41 patients (82 eyes) who received treatment for SLE with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine phosphate and had not previously been diagnosed with retinal pathology. Participants were divided into two groups according to the duration of treatment.

[Development of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy in the Initially Unaffected Fellow Eye in Patients Treated with Systemic Corticosteroids].

The objective of this prospective pilot study was to evaluate the results of systemic corticosteroid therapy in patient with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic neuropathy of the optical nerve (NAION) for an observation period of one year and to measure the NAION incidence in the initially healthy contralateral eye of these patients. All patients diagnosed with acute NAION who were admitted to our ward during 2014 and who fulfilled all inclusion criteria for systemic corticosteroid therapy were included in the study. The inclusion criteria were corrected visual acuity of 0.

Psychometric testing of the Slovenian Person-centred Climate Questionnaire - staff version.

Aim: To test the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of the Person-centred Climate Questionnaire - staff version.

Background: Person-centredness can be a quality care indicator, but there are no valid and reliable instruments in the Slovene language aimed at exploring the person-centred care climate from a nursing staff perspective.

Methods: Content validity based on expert agreement was evaluated by calculating content validity indices.

[E-PTFE Membrane for the Management of Perforated Corneal Ulcer].

To present the surgical management of perforated corneal ulcer using PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane, composed of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE; GORE-TEX®), as an alternative surgical procedure in patients at high risk of graft rejections and to evaluate side effects for a prolonged period. The study included all patients who were admitted to our department and underwent surgical repair of perforated corneal ulcer with the e-PTFE membrane between 2010 and 2015. In total, 8 patients (8 eyes) were enrolled.

Single-cell analysis reveals IGF-1 potentiation of inhibition of the TGF-β/Smad pathway of fibrosis in human keratocytes in vitro.

Corneal wound healing is often affected by TGF-β-mediated fibrosis and scar formation. Guided fibrosis with IGF-1 and antifibrotic substances might maintain corneal transparency. Primary human corneal keratocytes under serum-free conditions were used as a model of corneal stromal wounding, with markers of corneal fibrosis and opacity studied under TGF-β2 stimulation.

THE INCIDENCE OF JACKAL BITES AND INJURIES IN THE ZAGREB ANTI RABIES CLINIC DURING THE 1995-2014 PERIOD.

Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus. The disease affects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches. Rabies is present on all continents with the exception of Antarctica, but more than 95% of human deaths occur in Asia and Africa.

Content validity, face validity and internal consistency of the Slovene version of Caring Factor Survey for care providers, caring for co-workers and caring of managers.

Background: Caring relationships are important for developing a caring culture. It is important that care provider's relationships with patients, co-workers and managers are caring relationships. However, in the Slovene language, there is a lack of psychometrically sound instruments to measure these caring relationships.

Prognostic factors of choroidal melanoma in Slovenia, 1986-2008.

Introduction: Choroidal melanoma is the most common primary malignancy of the eye, which frequently metastasizes. The Cancer Registry of Slovenia reported the incidence of choroid melanoma from 1983 to 2009 as stable, at 7.8 cases/million for men and 7.

[Diagnostic methods in the clinical evaluation of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome].

Background: This article presents a patient with iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndome.

Case Report: A 35-year-old man presented with unilateral slightly decreased visual acuity. Examination by slit-lamp biomicroscopy of the affected eye revealed alterations to the corneal endothelial layer, which had a silver-grey and hammered appearance.

[Clinical Findings in Patients with Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NA-AION) Under 50 Years of Age].

Background: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of NA-AION patients younger than 50 years among all our NA-AION patients and to compare clinical findings between young and elderly NA-AION patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of complete ophthalmic examinations, including fluorescein angiography and visual field testing, performed on all patients with the first attack of acute NA-AION admitted to our department during the period of ten years (2004 to 2013). Of 120 NA-AION patients, 10 (8.

Seroprevalence and entomological study on Chikungunya virus at the Croatian littoral.

During 2011-2012, a total of 1008 serum samples from randomly selected inhabitants of seven Croatian counties located on the Adriatic Coast were tested for the presence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) IgG antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence assay. Nine participants (0.9%) from four counties were found to be seropositive to CHIKV.

Dengue virus infection in Croatia: seroprevalence and entomological study.

During 2011-2012, a total of 1,180 sera samples were collected from residents of seven Croatian counties located on the Adriatic Coast and four counties in northeastern Croatia and tested for the presence of dengue virus (DENV) IgG antibodies using ELISA. Reactive samples were further tested by IFA. Seven samples (0.

Influence of cataract surgery on macular thickness: a 6-month follow-up.

Purpose: To determine long-term changes in macular thickness after cataract surgery.

Methods: Research work included 27 patients (27 eyes) who underwent uneventful cataract surgery with phacoemulsification and IOL implantation on one eye. Optical coherence tomography was used to obtain data of macular thickness before surgery and for patients who attended scheduled control measurement 1 month (22 patients), 3 months (23 patients), and 6 months (20 patients) after the surgery.

[Characteristics of traumatic versus spontaneous wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty].

Background And Purpose: After penetrating keratoplasty (PK) patients remain at risk for wound dehiscence at the graft-host junction even years after surgery. The aim of our study was, firstly, to assess the site-specific characteristics between traumatic and spontaneous wound dehiscence at the graft-host junction and, secondly, to determine the incidence of traumatic and spontaneous wound dehiscence.

Methods: The medical records of all 243 patients who underwent a penetrating keratoplasty from 1 March 1996 to 1 March 2012 were retrospectively reviewed.

[Cataract surgery in nanophthalmic eyes].

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of nanophthalmos among cataract patients and to evaluate intraoperative and postoperative complications in nanophthalmic eyes.

Patients And Methods: Medical and operating records of all 3287 patients who had undergone clear cornea phacoemulsification cataract surgery with foldable acrylic IOL implantation during a period of two years (January 2009 to December 2010) were retrospectively reviewed. Nanophthalmos was diagnosed according to a shorter axial length than 20 mm, a shallow anterior chamber, hyperopia and scleral thickness greater than 1.

Influences of age and maxillary anterior teeth status on patient's satisfaction with dental appearance and tooth colour.

Objectives: To study the impact of age, gender, tooth colour and maxillary anterior teeth status on patient's satisfaction with their dental appearance.

Material And Methods: A total of 259 Caucasian subjects participated in the study (119 men, mean age 56 years; 140 women, mean age 61 years) divided into three age groups (young <35 age; middle aged 35-54 age; old ≥55 age). Their maxillary anterior teeth status was classified into three groups: (1) natural teeth (NTG) group; (2) composite filling group (CFG) and (3) porcelain-fused-to-metal fixed prosthodontic restoration group (FPDG).

Influence of cataract surgery on macular thickness--a 3-month follow-up.

This prospective follow-up study evaluated the longer term changes to macular thickness and volume following cataract surgery. The study included 23 patients (23 eyes) who underwent ambulatory cataract surgery with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation, followed by a scheduled optical coherence tomography measurement of macular thickness and volume after 3 months. Results were compared with preoperative data and measurements taken at 1 month after surgery, which were recorded in a previous study.

Epidemiology and quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration.

It is well known that age-related macular degeneration (AMD), besides glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, represents a major cause of low vision and blindness throughout the world. In this study, specific causal factors of AMD are analyzed, emphasizing the causal role and effects of sunlight, no matter which part of its spectrum, in a longer exposition through life. The accent is also put on the influence of lifestyle as well as vitamin and antioxidants supplementation in development or prevention of AMD.

[Slovenia's contribution to research in ophthalmology (1991 - 2009)].

Objective: The purpose of our study was to evaluate Slovenia's contribution to research in ophthalmology over a period of 18 years (1991 - 2009) including not only ophthalmologists but also other researchers. The aim of the study was to determine the relative contribution, quantitatively and qualitatively, to research in ophthalmology and to determine the trend over the period. The first authors as well as their institutes were evaluated.

Corneal thickness in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

This observational study was designed to compare corneal thickness in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with the thickness in healthy control subjects to determine if there is a correlation between corneal thickness and the development of AMD. A total of 69 patients (119 eyes) with AMD and 31 healthy subjects (56 eyes) were evaluated. Corneal thickness was measured with a Galilei Dual Scheimpflug Analyser and retinal thickness was measured using optical coherence tomography.

[Ocular symptoms as the initial signs of Wegener's granulomatosis].

Objective: Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic, necrotising, granulomatous vasculitis of unknown aetiology. Ocular involvement is present in up to 60 %. The aim of our study was firstly to evaluate the presence of ophthalmic manifestations as the first sign of WG in patients without obvious systemic manifestations of WG, and secondly to evaluate the clinical manifestation of ocular symptoms as the initial signs of WG.