[Association of the different forms of uveitis with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their treatment].

The etiology of uveitis greatly varies worldwide, whereby in industrial nations noninfectious causes occur relatively more frequently. In Germany, 44% of all cases of uveitis are due to systemic diseases. In rheumatology, uveitis or other kinds of ocular inflammation, such as scleritis or retinal vasculitis, most commonly occur in spondylarthritis, vasculitis and sarcoidosis.

[Association of the different forms of uveitis with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their treatment].

The etiology of uveitis greatly varies worldwide, whereby in industrial nations noninfectious causes occur relatively more frequently. In Germany, 44% of all cases of uveitis are due to systemic diseases. In rheumatology, uveitis or other kinds of ocular inflammation, such as scleritis or retinal vasculitis, most commonly occur in spondylarthritis, vasculitis and sarcoidosis.

[Clinical aspects, diagnostics and differential diagnostics of uveitis for rheumatologists].

This review article presents the different forms of uveitis and their clinical manifestations. The exact type and localization of the ocular inflammation is crucial for the probability of the underlying rheumatological disease and thus for a correct differential diagnosis. In this first part, in addition to the anatomy of the eye, the different forms of uveitis including the associated nomenclature, typical symptoms, diagnostics and possible complications are presented.

Morphological characterization of the human corneal epithelium by confocal laser scanning microscopy.

Background: Regarding the growing interest and importance of understanding the cellular changes of the cornea in diseases, a quantitative cellular characterization of the epithelium is becoming increasingly important. Towards this, the latest research offers considerable improvements in imaging of the cornea by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). This study presents a pipeline to generate normative morphological data of epithelial cell layers of healthy human corneas.

In vivo Histology of the Cornea - from the "Rostock Cornea Module" to the "Rostock Electronic Slit Lamp" - a Clinical "Proof of Concept" Study.

Introduction: Confocal in vivo microscopy is an established method in ophthalmology research. As it requires contact coupling and calibration of the instruments is suboptimal, this method has been only rarely used in clinical routine work. As a result of close collaboration between physicists, information scientists and ophthalmologists, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) of the eye has been developed in recent years and a prototype can now be used in patients.

[Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction : A real-life study from the first symptoms to the results of surgical treatment].

Objective: The optimal timing for surgery of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is controversially discussed . An aspect that has not yet been studied in this context is the path from first symptoms to the initial diagnosis and surgical treatment with respect to social factors and burden of suffering. The aim of this study was a real-life analysis of the entire course of the disease.

[Efficiency and Therapy Safety of Fractionated Cyclophotocoagulation with up to Ten Laser Spots for Advanced Primary Open-Angle and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma].

Background: Various procedures are available for the treatment of advanced glaucoma. We examined the efficacy and safety of fractionated cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) with up to ten laser spots for advanced primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliation (PEX) glaucoma treated with maximal topical therapy or eye-drop intolerance.

Material Und Methods: This retrospective study evaluated data from 297 eyes with advanced POAG and PEX glaucoma which received 10 applications of CPC between February 2012 and June 2017.

Intraoperative optical coherence tomography measurements of aphakic eyes to predict postoperative position of 2 intraocular lens designs.

Purpose: To evaluate intraoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD) measurements of the aphakic eye to predict the postoperative ACD and compare 2 intraocular lens (IOL) designs.

Setting: Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria.

Design: Prospective study.

Comparability of anterior chamber depth measurements with partial coherence interferometry and optical low-coherence reflectometry in pseudophakic eyes.

Purpose: To assess whether anterior chamber depth (ACD) measurements in pseudophakic eyes obtained with partial coherence interferometry (PCI) and optical low-coherence reflectometry (OLCR) devices can be used interchangeably.

Setting: Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, A Karl Landsteiner Institute, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria.

Design: Prospective case series.