Cataract Surgery in HIV Seropositive Patients: Long-Term Follow-Up

Purpose: To study epidemiology and clinical findings of cataract in HIV+ patients.

Methods: A total of 32 HIV+ patients, 11 with uveitis/retinitis before surgery and 21 without, mean follow-up 44.9 ± 36.6 months, and 114 HIV- patients, 57 with uveitis/retinitis before surgery and 57 without, were retrospectively compared.

Results: Visual acuity improved in all HIV+ patients (p < 0.001), who were younger (p = 0.01) and more frequently males (p = 0.027). HIV+ patients with uveitis prior surgery improved less (p = 0.046) than HIV- (p < 0.001); their anterior chamber inflammation was similar to baseline. Male sex (p = 0.005), younger age (p < 0.001), dyslipidaemia (p = 0.058), HBV+ (p = 0.037), and unilateral cataract (p = 0.001) were more frequent in HIV+ patients with senile cataract, but they showed the same postoperative course as HIV- patients.

Conclusion: Cataract surgery in HIV+ patients is safe and effective. Uveitis prior to surgery did not significantly affect the postoperative course. Systemic comorbidities are more frequent in HIV+ patients with senile cataract than in HIV- subjects.     

Follow-Up Study of Over Three Years of Patients with Uveitis after Cataract Phacoemulsification: Outcomes and Complications

Purpose: To evaluate the rate and onset of intraoperative and postoperative complications post-phacoemulsification. Methods: One hundred sixty-two eyes of 145 patients with uveitis who underwent phacoemulsification between 2006 and 2009 were identified through surgical record review. Fifty-nine eyes of 46 patients met the inclusion criteria. Hazard ratio (HR) and Kaplan-Meier survival probability were calculated for each class of uveitis. Results: Macular edema (ME) resulted to be associated to chronic postoperative inflammation (r?=?0.6; p?=?0.00) and mostly related to patients who presented more than one postoperative relapse/year (r?=?0.2; p?=?0.02). Fuchs uveitis resulted to be a risk factor for posterior capsule opacification (PCO) (HR 3.36 IC95%1.0-10.5; p?=?0.03). Hypotony and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) were detected in the anterior uveitis group (0.02 EY). Conclusion: The HR to develop ME was significantly related to chronic anterior uveitis. PCO and elevated IOP are most frequent in Fuchs uveitis. The postoperative visual acuity result was good among all the uveitis groups.     

白内障超声乳化摘除及人工晶体植入术1123例临床小结

目的本文对2004年3月9日至2004年5月13日“健康快车”短期为大批量贫困的白内障患者免费行白内障超声乳化及人工晶体植入术1123例(1136眼)进行回顾性分析总结。方法比较透明角膜切口及巩膜隧道切口二种术式的术后反应、并并症、术后视力、以及术后用药情况。结论本组病例术后三天脱盲率90.5%,脱残率70.68%,透明角膜切口植入硬性人工晶体术后反应重,易发生伤口裂开虹膜嵌顿,不宜采用。白内障术后勿需全身用药。     

Detection of glaucomatous damage using multifocal ERG

The first‐order kernel analysis in multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) using low contrast stimulation is suggested as a way to detect the inner retinal responses in animal studies. In this case report, this protocol is applied to human patients with glaucoma to demonstrate the possibility of using mfERG as a tool to detect glaucomatous damage. Two patients with glaucoma were recruited and had mfERG measurements with the 103‐scaled hexagonal stimulus pattern at low (50 per cent) contrast. Their responses were analysed and compared with those from normal subjects with the mfERG measured under the same condition. In the normal subjects, there were obvious oscillatory components on the ascending and descending limbs of the first‐order kernel response to 50 per cent contrast. In the glaucomatous patients, the oscillatory component on the descending limb was obviously diminished. In addition, this component was significantly diminished in the quadrant with a glaucomatous visual field defect. This suggests that the low‐contrast stimulation condition in mERG measurement may provide a good way to detect glaucomatous damage and this may help in clinical diagnosis of glaucoma.     

白内障超声乳化术后角膜地形图和屈光状态的观察

目的　观察白内障超声乳化人工晶状体植入术后 ,患者角膜地形图和屈光状态的变化。方法　对2 0 0 0年～ 2 0 0 1年行白内障超声乳化的 136例 (15 1只眼 )患者术前、术后随访一年的资料进行回顾性分析。结果　术后 1、3、6、12月术眼的球镜、散光、角膜地形图曲率和散光 sim k值统计结果无明显差异 ;术后 1～ 12月视力和屈光状态稳定 (方差分析 P >0 .0 5 )。术后 6月平均视力为 0 .5 9± 0 .2 3,矫正视力为 0 .82± 0 .19,术后 6月 ,球镜为 (-0 .2 4± 0 .88) D,散光为 (- 0 .5 6± 1.0 1) D,在± 1.0 D之内球镜和散光眼分别为 84.0 %和 6 4.0 % ,≥ 0 .5和≥ 0 .8的视力分别为 70 .0 %和 2 8.0 % ,≥ 0 .5和≥ 0 .8的矫正视力分别为 94.0 %和 72 .0 %。≥ 0 .5和≥ 0 .8裸眼视力和矫正视力的平均百分率分别由 6 1.96 %和 2 3.49%提高到配镜矫正后的 92 .35 %和 6 3.0 9%。结论　超声乳化术后角膜形态和屈光状态保持良好的稳定性 ,患者可以达到良好的视力。由于植入的人工晶状体无调节功能和测量误差 ,目前部分患者需要配戴较低度数的眼镜矫正远或近视力 ,达到更好的视觉效果。     

超声乳化联合小梁切除治疗白内障合并青光眼

目的　探讨超声乳化联合小梁切除治疗白内障合并青光眼的方法。方法　白内障合并闭角型青光眼15例 (15只眼 ) ,经巩膜隧道切口进行白内障超声乳化及人工晶状体植入 ,然后垂直剪开切口一侧 ,使之呈三角形巩膜瓣 ,在同一切口进行小梁切除及周边虹膜切除。结果　手术后随访 3～ 6月 ,矫正视力≥ 0 .5者 9例 ,6例视力较差的主要原因为青光眼性视神经萎缩。平均眼压 (14.2 1± 2 .74) mm Hg,14例为 、 型功能滤泡。结论　在同一切口施行白内障超声乳化、人工晶状体植入联合小梁切除治疗白内障合并闭角型青光眼 ,方法简单、安全、有效。     

早期糖尿病视网膜病变的视网膜电图分析

目的 分析早期糖尿病视网膜病变(DR)的闪光视网膜电图(F—ERG)和视网膜电图震荡电位(OPs)各参数的变化特点，寻找反映早期DR的敏感指标。方法 对16例(32只眼)正常人进行OPs和F-ERG检测。对27例(53只眼)糖尿病病人进行眼底荧光血管造影(FFA)、OPs和F—ERG检测。结果 OPs中Os波幅、O4波幅、OPs总波幅及F-ERG中b波峰潜时较其他指标敏感，其中O4波幅和b波峰潜时为最敏感指标，但均不能反映早期DR的严重程度。结论 OPs的O4波幅和F—ERG的b波峰潜时可作为早期糖尿病视网膜病变诊断的敏感指标。     

超声乳化联合小切口硬核白内障摘除的临床观察

目的 探讨贫困地区超声乳化联合小切口硬核白内障摘除联合PMMA人工晶状体植入手术的疗效。方法 对336例(336只眼)Ⅳ级以上核白内障行超声乳化联合小切口晶状体摘除联合PMMA人工晶状体植入术。结果 术后1天、3天视力在0．5以上分别为240只眼(71．4％)、265只眼(78．8％)。术中主要并发症为后囊破裂。术后主要并发症为角膜水肿、眼压升高。结论 超声乳化联合小切口晶状体摘除治疗Ⅳ级以上核白内障切口小，术后反应轻，散光小，并且视力恢复快，费用低。手术技巧的提高可避免或减少术中术后并发症。     

小切口超声乳化白内障人工晶体植入术临床探讨

目的，评价小切口超声乳化白内障摘除人工晶体植入术的疗效。方法：对２１例老年性，并发性，先天性，外伤性白人障行小切口超声乳化摘除人工晶体植入术。结果：术后１周裸眼视力≥０．５者占７３．９１％，术后３个月裸眼视力≥０．５者占８２．６１％，矫正视力≥０．６者占９１．３０％，术后１周平均散光为１．７５±１．００Ｄ，术后３个月为１．２５±０．７５Ｄ，分别小于１０－１２ｍｍ大切口对照组，差异有显著性。     

Check size tuning of the pattern electroretingoram: a reappraisal

The pattern electroretinogram was recorded to checkerboard stimuli with a wide range of check sizes and two stimulus field sizes. Check sizes ranged from 0.25° to 7° (field size, 16°×14°) and 0.25° to 15° (field size, 32°×27°) in 14 and seven subjects, respectively. Reversal rate was 4.5/s. For minimal intrusion of blink artifacts the interrupted stimulation technique was employed. The P50 and N95 components of the pattern electroretinogram were evaluated separately. With both stimulus field sizes amplitude of P50 and N95 was maximal between 0.75° and 1°. With smaller check sizes the amplitude dropped monotonically. With larger check sizes field size played a role: with the 16°×14° field, P50 gradually dropped to 89% from 1° to 7°, which was paralleled by N95 only up to 7°, where N95 dropped to 81% (p<0.05). With the 32°×27° field, there was no significant difference in size dependency between P50 and N95 for large checks, both components staying constant from 1° to 15° We conclude that there is only minor large-check attenuation of the pattern electroretinogram, especially with a large field. The apparent field-size dependency may explain previous discrepancies in the literature.