尼日利亚翼状胬肉治疗状况的回顾性分析

目的:总结尼日利亚翼状胬肉的治疗现状。方法:选择1999-01/2002-12的4a期间的翼状胬肉手术患者,所有病例都来自于尼日利亚Enugu市的尼日利亚大学教学医院和Ebrans临床中心。收集这些患者的生理数据、临床表现、手术方法和术后并发症等资料,应用6.1版EPI-INFO方法进行数据处理。共选择3种不同的手术方法:60眼单纯施行巩膜暴露术,42眼施行联合5-氟尿嘧啶(5-FU)的巩膜暴露术,22眼施行联合丝裂霉素C的巩膜暴露术。结果:72例(124眼)施行翼状胬肉切除术的患者,术后至少随访1a,包括男41例(56.9%),女31例(43.1%),男女比例为1∶0.8。术后复发率最高的在病变第III期(55.6%),最低在病变第I期(22.2%)。3种手术方法比较,复发率分别为65.0%、52%和13.6%。结论:在像尼日利亚这样的发展中国家,联合丝裂霉素的早期手术切除术,是一种安全性强、治疗费用低、方法简单且创伤小的治疗翼状胬肉的有效手段,值得推广。     

彩色多普勒超声对高度近视眼后巩膜改变相关因素的评价

目的:探讨高度近视眼后巩膜形态改变与眼轴长度、近视程度及血流动力学变化之间的关系。方法:应用ATL超9型APOOGE-800型彩色多普勒超声诊断仪,探头频率5.0~10.0MHz。对26例正常眼,36例轻中度近视眼,51例高度近视眼后巩膜进行观察。并对26例正常眼,17例轻中度近视眼,26例高度近视眼的眼动脉(OA)、视网膜中央动脉(CRA)、睫状后动脉(PCA)进行检测。结果:轻中度近视组、高度近视组的眼轴长度与近视程度呈正相关性。两者之间的直线回归方程Y=-3510.3 1668.1X,R=0.9432,P<0.0001。后巩膜形态改变与正常对照组比较差异有显著性意义(P<0.001)。高度近视眼组、轻中度近视组与正常对照组比较,OA血流参数差异无显著性意义(P>0.05),而高度近视组的CRA、PCA的收缩期(PSV)、舒张期(EDV)、平均血流速度(AV)均减低,CRA的阻力指数(RI)升高(P<0.05)。轻中度组与对照组比较差异无显著性意义(P>0.05)。结论:视网膜血管、睫状血管系统血供不足与后巩膜形态变化的类型、眼轴长度、近视的程度及血流动力学改变密切相关,是引起高度近视眼病理性眼底改变发生和发展的重要因素。     

后巩膜加固术对视网膜振荡电位的影响

目的　为了更进一步地了解后巩膜加固术治疗高度进行性近视的疗效和机理。方法　采用日本产Ｎｅｕｒｏｐａｃｋ Ｆｏｕｒ ４１０４ Ｋ 电生理仪,对２６ 例５２ 眼高度进行性近视行后巩膜加固术前、术后视网膜振荡电位进行定量分析。结果　术前、术后振荡电位总振幅经统计学处理有非常显著性差异,波的潜伏期无显著性差异。结论　本文认为后巩膜加固术可改善视网膜血液循环,并对机理进行了探讨     

羊膜加巩膜前部覆盖防治羟基磷灰石义眼座眶内植入暴露的临床分析

目的:探讨羊膜加前部巩膜覆盖对防治羟基磷灰石(HA)义眼座植入暴露的临床效果。方法:采用羊膜联合自体或异体巩膜为加固物对13例(13眼)行Ⅰ、Ⅱ期HA义眼座植入,随访12～20mo。结果:13例均获得了较好的疗效,未见其他并发症。结论:在行HA义眼座植入时采用羊膜联合前部自体或异体巩膜覆盖加固有利于结膜创口的愈合,预防创口裂开,减少义眼座暴露。     

隐匿性巩膜破裂伤临床分析

目的　探讨隐匿性巩膜破裂伤的临床表现和手术方法。方法　总结 1986年 5月～ 2 0 0 1年 12月因隐匿性巩膜破裂而行手术治疗的 3 2例 3 2眼。分析其致伤原因、临床表现、手术方法及结果。结果　术后视力≥ 0 .0 5者 19眼 ,视力 <0 .0 5者 5眼 ,眼球萎缩 4眼 ,眼球摘除 4眼。结论　隐匿性巩膜破裂伤主要由眼挫伤引起 ,应及时根据临床表现进行手术探查 ,缝合伤口 ,预防并发症发生。     

Keratoglobus: An experience at a tertiary eye care center in India

Context:

This study was carried out as a part of an internal audit and is the largest series of patients having keratoglobus, published in the literature. Poor visual acuity of the patients indicates the blinding nature of the disease.

Aims:

We report our experience with patients having keratoglobus at a tertiary eye care center in India.

Settings and Design:

Retrospective study.

Materials and Methods:

We analyzed adults and pediatric patients (<16 years) with keratoglobus, seen during 2008–2012. The age, gender, consanguinity, presenting ocular signs, ocular and systemic associations, visual acuity, corneal topography, and surgeries were documented.

Results:

Forty-eight patients (mean age 22 ± 15 years, 31 males) having keratoglobus were analyzed. 21 patients (42 eyes) were <16 years. Twelve eyes (16 events) had positive history of trauma. The presenting clinical signs were corneal scars/scars of tear repair (15 eyes), hydrops, healed and acute (14 eyes) and corneal or globe rupture (9 eyes). Best-corrected visual acuity was >20/40 in 6/42 (14.3%) pediatric eyes and 15/53 (28.30%) adults. Visual acuity ranging from counting of fingers to no light perception was noted in 20/53 (37.74%) adults and 21/42 (50%) pediatric patients; 13/20 (65%) with blue sclera and 8/22 eyes (36.37%) without blue sclera. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis was present in one pediatric patient. Choroidal osteoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and retinal detachment were present in adults. Surgeries performed were corneal tear repair (5 eyes), tissue adhesive application (2 eyes), descematopexy (4 eyes) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK - 8 eyes: Three had post-PK glaucoma, graft failure-one eye, 4 patients wore scleral lens - prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem).

Conclusions:

About 50% of pediatric eyes (65% having blue sclera) had no functional vision. Trivial trauma was responsible for corneal rupture indicating need for protective glasses. About 50% patients had post-PK glaucoma though grafts were clear.     

玻璃体切割联合后巩膜加固术治疗高度近视眼黄斑裂孔性视网膜脱离

目的：探讨玻璃体切割联合后巩膜加固治疗高度近视眼黄斑裂孔伴视网膜脱离的方法与疗效。
　　方法：于2012-01/2013-12间收集高度近视性黄斑裂孔伴视网膜脱离患者45例45眼,分为玻璃体切割内界膜撕除联合后巩膜加固组( A组)28眼和玻璃体切割内界膜撕除组( B组)17眼。术前分别行视力、眼压、间接检眼镜、OCT检查,术后随访6~12mo,行视力、OCT检查,分别对视力、视网膜复位情况、黄斑裂孔闭合情况进行统计比较。
　　结果：(1)视力检查：术后视力：A 组1.19±0.39, B 组1.51±0.34,二者比较有显著性差异(P<0.05);(2)术后视网膜复位率：A组100%,B组88.24%,两者比较无统计学差异;(3)术后黄斑裂孔闭合率：A 组82%,B 组53%,两者比较有统计学差异(P<0.05)。
　　结论：玻璃体切割术联合后巩膜加固术治疗高度近视眼黄斑裂孔伴视网膜脱离的手术方法安全可行,可更好的改善视力,提高黄斑裂孔的闭合率。     

Complement factors C1q, C3 and C5b-9 in the posterior sclera of guinea pigs with negative lens-defocused myopia

AIM

To investigate the expression of complement factors in the posterior scleral fibroblasts of guinea pigs with negative lens-defocused myopia.

METHODS

Eighteen guinea pigs were assigned randomly to two groups: the negative lens-defocused group (NLD group, n=9) and the normal control without treatment group (NC group, n=9). The effect of myopic induction was compared in three subgroups: eyes treated with a -10.00 D negative lens in the NLD group (NL group), eyes treated with a plano (0 D) lens in the NLD group (PL group), and untreated right eyes in the NC group (NC group). The following analyses were conducted at four weeks: examination of the refractive error via retinoscopy, assessment of complement C5b-9 expression in the posterior scleral fibroblasts using immunohistochemistry, and measurements of complement C1q and C3 protein levels in the posterior sclera by Western blot.

RESULTS

After an induction period of four weeks, a significant myopic shift was detected in the eyes of the NL group, relative to that of the PL and NC groups (P<0.05). Data analysis showed a significant increase in the percentage of C5b-9 immunopositive fibroblasts in the posterior sclera of the NL group eyes, compared to the PL group (q=11.50, P<0.001). Significantly higher levels of C1q (q=4.94, P=0.01) and C3 (q=4.07, P=0.03) protein were detected in the posterior sclera of NL group eyes, compared to the PL group. There were no significant difference between the PL and NC groups for C5b-9 (q=2.44, P=0.10), C1q (q=1.55, P=0.53) and C3 (q=0.98, P=0.77) in the posterior sclera.

CONCLUSION

The data from present study provide evidence of the up-regulation of C5b-9, C1q and C3 in the posterior scleral fibroblasts in a NLD myopic animal model. The results suggest that the complement system may be involved in the development of myopia.     

Identification of key genes and pathways in scleral extracellular matrix remodeling in glaucoma: Potential therapeutic agents discovered using bioinformatics analysis

Background: Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Remodeling of the scleral extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in the development of glaucoma. The aim of this study was to identify the key genes and pathways for the ECM remodeling of sclera in glaucoma by bioinformatics analysis and to explore potential therapeutic agents for glaucoma management.Methods: Genes associated with glaucoma, sclera and ECM remodeling were detected using the text mining tool pubmed2ensembl, and assigned Gene Ontology (GO) biological process terms and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways using the GeneCodis program. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by STRING and visualized in Cytoscape, module analysis was performed using the Molecular Complex Detection (MCODE) plugin, and GO and KEGG analyses of the gene modules were performed using the Database of Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) platform. The genes that clustered in the significant module were selected as core genes, and functions and pathways of the core genes were visualized using ClueGO and CluePedia. Lastly, the drug-gene interaction database was used to explore drug-gene interactions of the core genes to find drug candidates for glaucoma.Results: We identified 125 genes common to “Glaucoma”, “Sclera”, and “ECM remodeling” by text mining. Gene functional enrichment analysis yielded 30 enriched GO terms and 20 associated KEGG pathways. A PPI network that included 60 nodes with 249 edges was constructed, and three gene modules were obtained using the MCODE. We selected 13 genes that clustered in module 1 as core candidate genes that were associated mainly with ECM degradation and cell proliferation and division. The HIF-1 signaling pathway, FOXO signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and TGFB signaling pathway were found to be enriched. We found that 11 of the 13 selected genes could be targeted by 26 existing drugs.Conclusions: The results showed that VEGFA, TGFB1, TGFB2, TGFB3, IGF2, IGF1, EGF, FN1, KNG1, TIMP1, SERPINE1, THBS1, and VWF were potential key genes involved to scleral ECM remodeling. Furthermore, 26 drugs were identified as potential therapeutic agents for glaucoma treatment and management.     

Finite Element Model of Ocular Adduction by Active Extraocular Muscle Contraction

PurposeIn order to clarify the role of the optic nerve (ON) as a load on ocular rotation, we developed a finite element model (FEM) of incremental adduction induced by active contractility of extraocular muscles (EOMs), with and without tethering by the ON.MethodsThree-dimensional (3-D) horizontal rectus EOM geometries were obtained from magnetic resonance imaging of five healthy adults, and measured constitutive tissue properties were used. Active and passive strain energies of EOMs were defined using ABAQUS (Dassault Systemes) software. All deformations were assumed to be caused by EOM twitch activation that rotated the eye about a fixed center. The medial rectus (MR) muscle was commanded to additionally contract starting from 26 degrees adducted position, and the lateral rectus (LR) to relax, further adducting the eye either with or without loading by the ON. Tridimensional heat maps were generated to represent the stress and strain distributions.ResultsTensions in the EOMs were physiologically plausible during incremental adduction. Force in the MR increased from 10 gm at 26 degrees adduction to approximately 28 gm at 32 degrees adduction. Under identical MR contraction, adduction with ON loading reached 32 degrees but 36 degrees without it. Maximum and minimum principal strains within the MR were 16% and 22%, respectively, but when ON loading was included, resulting stress and strain were concentrated at the optic disc.ConclusionsThis physiologically plausible method of simulating EOM activation can provide realistic input to model biomechanical behavior of active and passive tissues in the orbit to clarify biomechanical consequences of ON traction during adduction.