Cataract Surgery in nAMD Patients Receiving Intravitreal Aflibercept Injections.

To evaluate functional and anatomical outcomesof cataract surgery in neovascular age-related macular neovascularization (nAMD) eyes receiving anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) intravitreal injections in modified pro re nata (PRN) regimen. Sixty eyes of 60 nAMD patients, including 41 women (68.3%) and 19 men (31.

Evaluation of Blood Coagulation Parameters and ADMA, NO, IL-6, and IL-18 Serum Levels in Patients with Neovascular AMD before, during, and after the Initial Loading Phase of Intravitreal Aflibercept.

We evaluated the effect of intravitreal injections of aflibercept (IVA) on blood coagulation parameters including prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), and thrombin time (TT), as well as asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin 18 (IL-18) serum levels in patients with neovascular AMD (nAMD). Twenty-two eyes of 22 patients with nAMD were included. Parameters were evaluated before and 2-3 days after the first IVA injection, and then immediately before and 2-3 days after the third IVA injection.

Association between serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and acute angle closure: What is known?

Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are widely used antidepressants with a relatively safe profile. One of the complications associated with this group of drugs is acute angle closure. The mechanisms linking serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and acute angle closure are complex and may be interlinked with the effects of the drug on the inhibition of serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake, as well as pseudo-anticholinergic effects, dopaminergic effects, and idiosyncratic reactions with the drug molecule in the eye.

Scheimpflug Camera Measurement of Optical Density of the Corneal Epithelium, Stroma, and Endothelium in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome.

BACKGROUND The present study evaluated the optical density of particular layers of the cornea and anterior lens capsule in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX). MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients with cataract and PEX (mean age 76.6±5.

Steroid vs. antibiotic impregnated absorbable nasal packing for wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study.

Introduction: Endoscopic sinus surgery can lead to crusting or synechiae formation, which can affect the healing process.

Objective: The aim of our study was to compare the influence of steroid versus antibiotic versus saline solution impregnated absorbable nasal spacers on postoperative wound healing and patient satisfaction.

Methods: Eighty patients, 33 women and 47 men, were enrolled in this study.

Ophthalmic complications of endoscopic sinus surgery.

Introduction: The proximity of the paranasal sinuses to the orbit and its contents allows the occurence of injuries in both primary or revision surgery. The majority of orbital complications are minor. The major complications are seen in 0.

[Sarcoidosis of the lacrimal sac as a cause of dacriostenosis].

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology. The course of sarcoidosis ranges from asymptomatic to severe. It could affect people of all ages.

[Papilloma of the lacrimal sac].

The benign lesions of the lacrimal sac are very rare. The most typical epithelial tumor is squamous papilloma. This tumors often present with symptoms of dacryostenosis and dacriocystitis.

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction after toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis also known as Lyell's syndrome is acute dermatomyositis as an adverse drug reactions. It is characterized by erosions of skin over 30% of total body surface area and is associated with significant mortality of 25%-50% of cases. The conjunctival mucosa involvement could result in cornea erosion and ulceration.

[Giant tumor of the orbit--a case of hidradenoma].

Orbital tumors are very differential group of lesions. The most common symptoms are ophthalmology dysfunction as: exophthalmus, eye movement dysfunction and visual loss. More often a benign lesions is found than malignant.

[Comparative evaluation of visual acuity after cataract extraction with monofocal, bifocal or progressive lenses implantation].

Purpose: Evaluation which of the lenses: monofocal, bifocal or progressive, assure the best visual acuity in patients.

Material And Methods: 86 patients aged from 21 to 84 years were operated. Monofocal lenses were implanted in 30 cases, bifocal in 32 and progressive in 24 cases.

[The use of molecular biology achievements in glaucoma diagnosis].

Glaucoma is the third leading cause of blindness in the world. The molecular basis of this disease is unknown, although it is likely to be genetically heterogeneous disorder that results from the interaction of multiple genes and environmental influences. Current achievements and new trends of molecular biology used in glaucoma diagnosis are presented.

[Comparative evaluation of corneal endothelial cells after extracapsular cataract extraction with PMMA and heparin-surface modified lens implantation].

Purpose: Comparison of endothelial cells density in eyes after PMMA and heparin-surface-modified lenses (HSfM1) implantation.

Material And Methods: 58 patients (26 male and 32 female) aged from 36 to 89 years. In 30 patients PMMA lenses produced by Pharmacia, Storz and Alcon and in 28 HSM (Pharmacia) lenses were implanted, after ECCE.

[Evaluation of endothelial cells after the usage of gentamycin in irrigation-aspiration fluid during extracapsular cataract extraction].

Purpose: Assessment of the density of endothelial cells after usage of gentamicin in irrigation-aspiration fluid.

Material And Methods: 60 patients subjected to extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation. In 30 eyes irrigation was performed with Ringer fluid (group I) and in 30 eyes Ringer fluid with gentamicin (group II) 4 mg gentamicin were added to 500 ml of Ringer fluid obtaining the concentration 8 micrograms/ml.

[Personal results of cataract phacoemulsification with tunnel incision without sutures].

Purpose: Early and late evaluation of no-stitch cataract phacoemulsification with tunnel incision.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Bydgoszcz.

Material And Methods: No-stitch phacoemulsification of cataract with sclero-corneal tunnel incision.