Relationship of eye burns with calcifications of the cornea?

Introduction: The clinical pattern of corneal calcification has been considered to be a part of chronic eye diseases, such as uveitis, severe glaucoma, keratitis and eye burns. Since, in some cases of eye burns, we have found corneal calcifications to be related to the initial calciferous caustic agents and to the use of phosphate-buffer-containing fluids, we have reviewed our files of clinical eye burns for the incidence and appearance of corneal calcification.

Methods: A total of 176 burnt eyes of 98 patients suffering from severe eye burns were retrospectively reviewed.

Functionalization of silicone rubber for the covalent immobilization of fibronectin.

Surface modification techniques were employed in order to provide functionalized silicone rubber with enhanced cytocompatibility. Acrylic acid (AAc), methacrylic acid (MAAc) and glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) were graft-co-polymerized onto the surface of silicone induced by an argon plasma and thermal initiation. The polymerizations were carried out in solution, in the case of acrylic acid a vapor phase graft-co-polymerization subsequent to argon plasma activation was carried out as well.

Do different osmolar solutions change the epithelial surface of the healthy rabbit cornea?

Background: We evaluated various osmolar solutions in use for ophthalmic treatment for their effect on the corneal surface. Healthy corneas were exposed to hypoosmolar balanced salt solution (BSS), an isoosmolar solution and hyperosmolar solution Previn.

Methods: Rinsing solutions--BSS from Opsia, and Previn from Prevor--were provided by the manufacturers.

[Use of lavage fluid containing diphoterine for irrigation of eyes in first aid emergency treatment].

Purpose: Eye irrigation is a widely accepted therapeutic must in first aid treatment. The burning agent is removed, diluted, and if possible neutralized. Usually water, NaCl 0.

Use of an amphoteric lavage solution for emergency treatment of eye burns. First animal type experimental clinical considerations.

Purpose: Severe eye burns occur rarely, but are related to a poor prognosis in rehabilitation. As emergency treatment has been identified as decisive factor for the prognosis of eye burns, new first aid rinsing solutions should be considered carefully in their clinical action. In a first approach, the new drug Diphoterine was subjected to a comparison with saline solution to evaluate the effects in a model of severe eye burns.