Cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV-infected patients with and without highly active antiretroviral therapy.

PURPOSE: To assess the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the epidemiology of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: In a study performed in a single center for infectious diseases, we compared the data collected in 1995 (without highly active antiretroviral therapy) with 1997 data (with highly active antiretroviral therapy). RESULTS: In a comparison of 1997 with 1995 data, the mean CD4+ cell count of patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis was higher (169 +/- 150 CD4/microl vs 15 +/- 47 CD4/microl) (P = .05), and the relapses of CMV retinitis were less frequent (17% vs 36%) (P = .02). Newly diagnosed CMV retinitis decreased from 6.1% (59 of 952 patients) in 1995 to 1.2% (nine of 726 patients) in 1997 (P < .0001). In 1997, patients with newly diagnosed or relapsing CMV retinitis had a lower mean CD4+ (37 +/- 42) cell count than patients with no relapsing CMV retinitis (197 +/- 160) (P = .01). CONCLUSION: The incidence and recurrences of CMV retinitis decreased from 1995 to 1997, probably as a result of restored immunity while the patients were undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy; however, the increasing frequency of HIV resistance to highly active antiretroviral therapy justifies close ocular follow-up.     

Diabetic retinopathy in a black population: the Barbados Eye Study.

OBJECTIVE: The distribution of diabetic retinopathy in black populations is largely unknown. The authors present retinopathy data from the predominately black participants of the Barbados Eye Study (BES). DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Prevalence study of 4631 participants based on a random sample of the Barbados population 40 to 84 years of age (84% participation). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Diabetes was defined as self-reported history of physician-diagnosed diabetes or glycosylated hemoglobin greater than 10% (>2 standard deviations above the population mean of persons without a diabetes history). Retinopathy was assessed by independent gradings of 30 degrees color stereo fundus photographs of the disc and macula. RESULTS: Diabetes was present in 19.4% of black (n = 4314), 15.2% of mixed (black and white; n = 184), and 7.5% of white/other (n = 133) self-reported racial groups. In the black/mixed population, regardless of diabetes status, the prevalence of retinopathy was 5.9%. In the 636 black and mixed participants with diabetes, the prevalence of retinopathy was 28.5%: 19.8% had minimum changes, 7.7% had moderate changes, and 0.9% had severe retinopathy. Clinically significant macular edema (CSME) was found in 8.6% of those with diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: In the population of African origin, approximately 1 in 17 persons had retinopathy. Among those with diabetes, 28.5% had retinopathy and 8.6% had CSME. These results highlight the clinical and public health relevance of diabetic retinopathy in the black population.     

Methods for evaluation of retinal microvascular abnormalities associated with hypertension/sclerosis in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

OBJECTIVE: To develop protocols to photograph and evaluate retinal vascular abnormalities in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study; to test reproducibility of the grading system; and to explore the relationship of these microvascular changes with blood pressure. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Among 4 examination centers, 11,114 participants (48-73 years of age) at their third triennial examination, after excluding persons with diabetes from this analysis. METHODS: One eye of each participant was photographed by technicians with nonmydriatic fundus cameras. Reading center graders evaluated focal arteriolar narrowing, arteriovenous (AV) nicking, and retinopathy by examining slides on a light box and measured diameters of all vessels in a zone surrounding the optic disc on enhanced digitized images. To gauge generalized narrowing, vessel diameters were combined into central arteriolar and venular equivalents with formulas adjusting for branching, and the ratio of equivalents (A/V ratio) was calculated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Retinal vascular abnormalities, mean arteriolar blood pressure (MABP). RESULTS: Among 11,114 participants, photographs were obtained of 99%, with quality sufficient to perform retinal evaluations in 81%. In the 9040 subjects with usable photographs, A/V ratio (lower values indicate generalized arteriolar narrowing) ranged from 0.57 to 1.22 (median = 0.84, interquartile range = 0.10), focal arteriolar narrowing was found in 7%, AV nicking in 6%, and retinopathy in 4%. Because of attrition of subjects and limitation of methods, prevalence of abnormality was likely underestimated. Controlling for gender, race, age, and smoking status, these retinal changes were associated with higher blood pressure. For every 10-mmHg increase in MABP, A/V ratio decreased by 0.02 unit (P < 0.0001), focal arteriolar narrowing had an odds ratio (OR) of 2.00 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.87-2.14), AV nicking had an OR of 1.25 (95% CI = 1.16-1.34), and retinopathy had an OR of 1.25 (95% CI = 1.15-1.37). For any degree of generalized narrowing, individuals with focal narrowing had MABP approximately 8 mmHg higher than those without (P < 0.0001). Masked replicate assessment of a sample found the following reproducibility: for A/V ratio, correlation coefficient = 0.79 and median absolute difference = 0.03; for focal arteriolar narrowing, kappa = 0.45; for AV nicking, kappa = 0.61; and for retinopathy, kappa = 0.89. CONCLUSION: Protocols have been developed for nonmydriatic fundus photography and for evaluation of retinal vascular abnormalities. Several microvascular changes were significantly associated with higher blood pressure; follow-up will show whether these are predictive of later cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease independently of other known risk factors.     

高度近视白内障超声乳化摘除及后房型人工晶体植入术

评价高度近视白内障超声乳化摘除及后房型人工晶体植入术的疗效。方法对２１例老年性、并发性和先天性白内障施行巩膜隧道切口超声乳化吸除,通过３．２ｍｍ切口植入折叠式人工晶体,通过５．５ｍｍ切口植入ＰＭＭＡ硬性人工晶体。     

应用彩色多普勒血流显像检测眼前部缺血性视神经病变

应用彩色多普勒血流显像检测眼前部缺血性视神经病变,以探讨其血流动力学变化特征。     

应用超声生物显微镜检查原发性婴幼儿型青光眼的眼前节形态特征

目的 了解原发性婴幼儿型青光眼在活体状态下的眼前节组织结构特点。方法 应用超声生物显微镜,以５０ｍＨＺ的超高频超声探关,对３８例（５８只眼）原发性婴幼儿型青光眼的眼前节结构进行测量和动态学检查。结果 ＰＩＧ患儿无论发病早晚、病情轻呈年龄大小,其最主要的病变特征是巩膜突与留心 角顶点的相对位置发生变化,３／４患眼的巩膜突位于房角顶点外侧或后外方,１／４患眼的巩膜突虹膜根部附着处平行,眼状突长度和厚度     

应用视神经纤维分析仪检测正常人视网膜神经纤维层厚度

目的 探讨正常人的视网膜神经纤维层厚度及其象限比值与年龄的关系。方法 应用视神经每人义检测１９８例（１９８只眼）正常志愿者,并按年龄分组进行统计分析。结果 ＲＮＦＬＴ与年龄成负相关,上、下方象限厚度较鼻、颞侧大,与年龄相关、鼻、颞侧无此特点。上、下方象限厚度比值平均为１．０４１。结论 ＮＦＡ是测量ＲＮＦＬＴ的可靠方法,正常人的ＲＮＦＬＴ随年龄的增长而减少。     

表皮生长因子对晶体上皮细胞增殖影响的研究

目的 评价表皮生长因子对晶体上皮细胞增殖的影响。方法 在培养的牛和人晶体上皮细胞中添加ＥＧＦ,甲基噻唑基四唑法测定细胞增殖情况以及一抗体对ＥＧＦ作用的影响。结果ＥＧＦ浓度为１０＾－１－１０＾２μｇ／Ｌ对牛晶体上皮细胞增殖有促进作用,其中浓度为１０μｇ／Ｌ作用３天达到最大促增殖效果;ＥＧＦ浓度为１－１０＾２μｇ／Ｌ对人晶体上皮细胞增殖有促进作用,浓度为１０＾２μｇ／Ｌ具有最大促增殖效果。抗ＥＧＦＲ抗     

视网膜脱离巩膜环扎术后眼前节结构的初步观察

目的 观察巩膜环扎术后眼前节结构的变化,探讨术后继发性闭角型青光眼的发病机制。方法 应用超声生物显微镜检查３０例（３３只眼）孔源视网膜脱离患者术前、后３－７天的活体奶前节形态结构,并分别进行定量测定,检查结果经统计学分析两组间配对ｔｓｗｃｗ,以Ｐ〈０．０５作为差异有显著性标准。结果 术前１只眼存在裂隙样睫状体脱离。术后１１只眼（３３．３％）发生睫状体脱离,睫状体增厚水肿;术前睫状体厚度为（８２１．     

北京市顺义县50岁及以上人群中盲患病率调查

目的 调查北京市顺义县５０岁及以上人群盲患病率,并与１９８５年调查结果相比较,以此评价近１０余年该县实施防盲治项目的效果。方法 １９９６年９～１１月采用整群随机抽样方法在顺义县抽取２８个调查点,对５０岁及以上人群进行视力和眼部检查。正式现场调查之前先进行预试验,并进行保证调查质量的重复性检验。结果 检录５５５５例中,受检人数为５０８４例,受检率为９１．５％。以世界卫生组织视力损伤为标准,盲患病率为