[Corneal cross-linking--modern method of keratoconus treatment].

Purpose: The aim of research study was to evaluate the effect of corneal cross-linking (CXL) in the frame of patients with progressive keratoconus 1 year after treatment.

Methods: There were 40 eyes of 35 patients with mean age 28, 45 +/- 9.3 (SD) (15 to 48 years) included in the study.

The treatment of HSV1 ocular infections using quantitative real-time PCR results.

Purpose: Herpes stromal keratitis is a serious condition and the most frequent cause of unilateral blindness. The real-time PCR is an accurate and fast diagnostic method for an analysis of infectious agents causing keratitis and keratouveitis. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between clinical symptoms, treatment efficacy monitoring and viral quantity in corneal swabs determined by quantitative real-time PCR method.

[Changes of higher order aberrations and contrast sensitivity after standard photorefractive keratectomy].

Unlabelled: The aim of the prospective study was to evaluate higher order aberrations and contrast sensitivity after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) using the standard photoablation profile.

Materials And Methods: The group consisted of 37 patients (69 eyes), the mean age 27.2 +/- 4.

[Contrast sensitivity and higher order aberration after conventional LASIK treatment].

Aim: The aim of the prospective study was to evaluate photopic high-contrast visual acuity, mesopic contrast sensitivity, and high order aberrations, to compare changes and post-operative development of those parameters and to analyze the dependence among aberrations and contrast sensitivity after conventional LASIK treatment.

Materials And Methods: The authors followed-up patients treated by means of refractive LASIK treatment during the period from November 2006 to November 2007. The authors analyzed 51 eyes (31 patients).

[Applying the DNA diagnostics in patients with superficial keratitis of viral origin].

Aim: The authors evaluate the significance of the DNA diagnostics in patients with superficial keratitis of viral origin and their capability to be used for monitoring of the treatment effectiveness in the follow-up. The presence of herpes simplex virus 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus (HSV 1, HSV 2, VZV), and adenoviruses was assessed by means of the DNA analysis.

Material And Methods: The group consisted of 54 patients (33 men and 21 women), mean age 45.