Regulatory cytokines prescribe the outcome of the inflammation in the process of pseudoexfoliation production.

Background: The purpose of this study is to reveal the participation of different regulatory cytokines within the process of pseudoexfoliation (PEX).

Methods: Our study included 140 patients referred to cataract surgery with early and late stage of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (XFS) or pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG). Humor and serum levels of cytokines: transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), IL-8 and interferon-inducible T cell alpha chemoattractant (ITAC) were measured in a sample using high sensitivity enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) kit.

The importance of developing atherosclerosis in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Background/aim: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (XPS) is an age-related systemic disorder characterized by increased production and accumulation of elastic microfibrillar material in different tissues of the body: skin, connective tissue portions of visceral organs, periphery blood vessels and the eye, as well. The aim of our study was to determine the significance of atherosclerotic changes in the carotid arteries in the development of XFS and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG).

Methods: The study included 120 patients – 40 patients per each of the three defined groups: XFS group, XFG group and age- and sex-matched control subjects (control group) without XFG.

Evaluation of central corneal thickness in patients with ocular hypertension and primary open-angle glaucoma.

Aim: To determine correlation between central corneal thickness (CCT) and applanation intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal patients with primary open angle glaucoma and patients with ocular hypertension.

Methods: Two-year retrospective study designed to determine correlation between CCT and IOP. Records of 121 patients were included in the study.

Congenital blindness and visual impairment cause infection or non infection.

Conflict Of Interest: none declared.

Introduction: Authors are from reference documentation to archive at Organization of Federation of blind and visually impaired in central Serbia (Kragujevac), by retrograde analysis, of 2007-2012, comprehend two groups by etiology-clinical characteristics of congenital blindness and visually impaired, caused infection or non infection example.

Aim: to analyze relationship between infectious and non infectious of congenital blindness and visually impaired in our referent region and compare with world references.