Corneal conjunctivalisation in long‐standing contact lens wearers

Background: There are many contact lens‐related ocular surface disorders. Some can damage the limbal region where stem cells are thought to be located in its basal cell layer. This damage can result in destruction and a deficiency of corneal stem cells. One important sign of this complication is corneal conjunctivalisation. The purpose of this study is to describe clinical characteristics of a series of long‐standing contact lens (CL) wearers with corneal conjunctivalisation (CC). Methods: In a one‐year (March 2004 to March 2005) retrospective unmasked study, 591 CL clinical histories (195 new patients and 396 review patients) were analysed. Results: There were 24 eyes of 14 myopic patients (93 per cent women) with CC without a specific disease entity known to cause limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). Conjunctivalisation occurred in the inferior limbus of three eyes (12 per cent). Only four patients (28.6 per cent) reported previous ocular symptoms. All were myopic with a mean spherical equivalent of ‐8.80 ± 5.00 (SD) dioptres (range from ‐1.75 to ‐21.50 D) and mean visual acuity 0.9 ± 0.2 (range from 0.4 to 1.2). The mean years of CL wear was 17.6 ± 8.5 (CI 95% 13.2 to 22; range six to 30). All were daily‐wear patients with a mean daily‐wear time of 12.5 ± 1.8 hours per day (CI 95% 11.6 to 13.4). Conclusion: Corneal conjunctivalisation is a contact lens‐related complication in asymptomatic patients. Optometrists can play an important role in early diagnosis, education and management of these patients.     

纤维蛋白胶体外重建兔角膜上皮的实验研究

目的利用组织工程技术体外重建角膜上皮组织,为重建角膜表面提供良好的移植材料和方法。方法以等量凝血酶和纤维蛋白原作用生成的纤维蛋白胶为载体(实验组),种植兔角膜缘组织块,体外培养重建角膜上皮层,每天记录细胞生长覆盖面积,从生长特性、光镜特征、超微结构特点以及免疫细胞化学方面进行观察检测。结果角膜缘上皮细胞在纤维蛋白胶上黏附生长增殖,体外培养7d左右即形成单层上皮细胞,2周左右形成的复层上皮细胞与纤维蛋白胶构成角膜上皮组织经检测与生理状态下的角膜上皮组织相近。实验组与对照组(置盖玻片为载体)比较细胞生长覆盖面积第4天至第7天差异有显著性(P<0.05)。结论以纤维蛋白胶为载体,体外培养的角膜上皮组织片可作为眼表重建角膜上皮移植良好的来源。     

对LASIK手术中游离瓣的处理

目的 探讨LASIK手术中出现游离瓣的原因及处理方法。方法 对1500例（2900眼）LASIK手术中出现的9例（9眼）游离瓣进行随访观察。结果 术后1天，9例（9眼）角膜瓣复位良好，边缘整齐，瓣下干净。术后3天取出角膜接触镜，其中7眼视力≥1．0，2眼视力≥0．6。1月视力均达到最佳矫正视力，6月～1年视力稳定。结论LASIK手术中出现游离瓣只要及时正确处理，仍能获得最佳矫正视力。     

ABNORMAL CORNEAS MEASURED BY A NEW PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNIQUE

The limitations of keratometry and photokeratoscopy are briefly discussed. A new photogrammetric technique of measuring corneal topography is described. Contours and cross-sections of abnormal corneas are presented to illustrate the scope and application of the new technique.     

翼状胬肉切除术后并发角膜溃疡的危险因素分析

目的 探讨翼状胬肉切除术后并发角膜溃疡的危险因素。方法 选取2017年5月—2022年3月在青岛市中医医院行翼状胬肉切除术的患者153例,统计术后角膜溃疡发生情况,将并发角膜溃疡的患者作为发生组,其余作为未发生组。比较两组患者一般资料,采用多因素Logistic逐步回归模型分析翼状胬肉切除术后并发角膜溃疡的危险因素。结果 153例行翼状胬肉切除术的患者,术后30例并发角膜溃疡作为发生组,其余123例作为未发生组。与未发生组比较,发生组糖尿病、复发性翼状胬肉、手术操作不规范、角膜缝线松动及激素类药物应用不合理的构成比升高（P <0.05）。多因素Logistic逐步回归分析结果显示,糖尿病[OR=2.678(95%CI:2.013,3.343)]、复发性胬肉[OR=2.280(95%CI:1.659,2.900)]、手术操作不规范[OR=7.036(95%CI:4.152,9.919)]、角膜缝线松动[OR=3.466(95%CI:2.632,4.300)]及激素类药物应用不合理[OR=5.217(95%CI:3.021,7.414)]均是翼状胬肉切除术后并发角膜溃疡的危险因素（P...     

Prodrugs of 5-Iodo-2′-Deoxyuridine for Enhanced Ocular Transport

Problems associated with the use of 5-iodo-2-deoxyundine (IDU) in the treatment of herpes simplex keratitis can be attributed largely to the polar nature of IDU resulting in its poor permeability across the lipoidal epithelial layer of the corneal membrane. Five aliphatic 5-esters of IDU were synthesized and evaluated as prodrugs for potential use in the treatment of deep ocular infections such as stromal keratitis, iritis, and even retinitis. A parabolic relationship between in vitro corneal membrane permeability and carbon chain length of prodrugs is evident. For a given prodrug, enzymatic hydrolysis proceeded most readily in iris–ciliary body, followed by cornea and aqueous humor. An increase in carbon chain length made the prodrugs more enzymatically labile but more resistant to chemical hydrolysis at pH 7.4 and 34°C. The 5-butyryl ester of IDU exhibited an approximately fourfold increase in aqueous humor IDU concentration relative to IDU at 25 min following instillation of 25-µl 5 mM solutions.     

正视眼角膜表面形态和屈光力分析

目的：为探讨正视眼角膜表面形态和屈光力。方法：８３只正视眼用ＴｏｍｅｙＴＭＳ－２ＴＭ型角膜地形图检查角膜表面形态和屈光力。结果：①绝对等级全角膜有２～５种颜色，屈光力有轻微的变化；②角膜中央屈光力为４３．８５４±１．３２１Ｄ，Ｓｉｍｋ值为４４．１４２±１．３４２Ｄ，平均屈光力（ＡＣＰ）为４３．００７±１．４７３Ｄ，角膜表面规则系数（ＳＲＩ）为０．２４１±０．２１３，角膜表面不对称系数（ＳＡＩ）为０．３２１±０．１３０，不规则散光指数（ＩＡＩ）为０．３５７±０．００６。结论：本文检查的国人正视眼角膜表面形态和屈光力数值，可为屈光性角膜手术提供解剖依据。     

异种脱细胞角膜基质囊袋移植的生物相容性研究

目的探讨脱细胞猪角膜基质移植入兔角膜囊袋后的生物学反应。方法猪角膜通过不同方式去除细胞及免疫源性成分，保留角膜组织基质的弹力纤维及胶原纤维，将其切取为直径为4mm的植片，植入兔角膜囊袋内，在不同时间点观察生物材料在角膜内生物学反应。结果材料植入兔角膜囊袋3个月，生物相容性良好，材料逐渐降解，材料内有胶原和角膜基质细胞长人。结论新型可降解角膜基质材料植入后未见兔角膜有明显的炎症反应，材料的组织相容性好，可作为组织工程角膜的支架材料。     

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Topical Cysteamine Disulfide (Cystamine) versus Free Thiol (Cysteamine) in the Treatment of Corneal Cystine Crystals in Cystinosis

In nephropathic cystinosis, corneal cystine crystals cause severe photophobia and corneal erosions. Topical cysteamine dissolves these crystals, but cannot be marketed because it rapidly oxidizes to the disulfide form, cystamine, at room temperature. Since cystamine itself could be used commercially, we compared the efficacy of cystamine and cysteamine with respect to cystine crystal dissolution in a randomized, double-masked clinical trial. One eye each of 14 patients with cystinosis was randomized to either cystamine or cysteamine, 0.5%, with 0.01% benzalkonium chloride; the companion eye was treated with the alternate preparation. Corneal crystals were photographed and a density score was assigned to each slide based on 13 standard slides. After 8–20 months, 6 patients showed significant reduction of the corneal crystal score in only one eye. In each case, the improved eye was the cysteamine-treated eye. Theoretically, cysteamine should dissolve both intracellular and extracellular crystals, whereas cystamine should dissolve only intracellular crystals because it must first be reduced to the free thiol by the cytoplasmic-reducing environment. Hence, the lack of efficacy of the disulfide cystamine suggests that some corneal cystine crystals in cystinosis patients are extracellular, and that another form of stable, topical cysteamine must be developed for cystinosis patients.     

角膜缘干细胞移植治疗兔眼表碱烧伤的实验研究

目的 :探讨眼表碱烧伤后行角膜缘干细胞移植术的疗效 ,并与单纯行角膜移植术组作比较。方法 :在 16只兔双眼上制作碱烧伤模型 ,1d后 ,右眼行异体板层角膜缘干细胞移植术 ,左眼行异体板层角膜移植术 ,术后观察 6月 ,根据术眼的角膜新生血管分级、植片的混浊度、水肿度来计算移植排斥反应指数 (RI) ,以RI值判断植片的存活情况。结果 :行异体板层角膜缘干细胞移植术的 16眼中有 14眼RI <9,治愈率达 87.5 % ;行单纯异体板层角膜移植的 16眼中 6眼RI值 <9,有效率 3 7.5 % ;两者相比有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 0 1)。两组的新生血管数、植片的混浊度、水肿度及RI值均有显著性差异。结论 :含干细胞的异体角膜缘移植治疗眼表碱烧伤的疗效明显优于单纯异体角膜移植 ,是一种较有效的方法。