Diabetic retinal photographic screening: a model for introducing audit and improving general practitioner care of diabetic patients in a rural setting

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the addition of diabetic retinal screening using retinal photography to an existing immunisation audit by a General Practitioner (GP) Network in a semi-rural area 60-min drive from central Wellington, New Zealand. The employment of a nurse-facilitator who visited practices to assist the setting up of diabetic registers and the subsequent auditing of patterns of referral for retinal photography was seen as a first step in a process that would lead to audit of the care of diabetic patients by GPs in the Network. This should lead to a measurable improvement in health-care delivery to diabetic patients in this area and is a model that could be adapted by any group of rural or semirural GPs within a defined geographical area.     

A comparative study on the effects of apraclonidine and timolol on the ophthalmic blood flow velocity waveforms

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of topical timolol and apraclonidine on retrobulbar blood flow velocity waveforms in a group of healthy volunteers.Methods: Apraclonidine 1% and timolol maleate 0.5% single dose administrations were crossed over double masked in 12 healthy volunteers. The intraocular pressure measurements were followed by Doppler examination of the ophthalmic artery and the central retinal artery.Results: Intraocular pressure was reduced significantly on both treated and fellow eyes after timolol (p = 0.003, p = 0.04 respectively) and after apraclonidine (p = 0.002, p = 0.01 respectively). After apraclonidine administration end diastolic velocity, mean velocity decreased and pulsatility index increased in the ophthalmic artery of both treated and fellow eyes. Resistivity index increased and peak systolic velocity decreased only in the ophthalmic artery of treated eyes. All Doppler indices remained nonsignificant for central retinal artery of both eyes.After timolol administration there were no significant changes of the Doppler indices in the ophthalmic artery and central retinal artery of the treated and fellow eyes.Conclusion: Topical timolol and apraclonidine significantly reduced the intraocular pressure. Single dose administration of apraclonidine 1% increased the vascular impedance distal to the ophthalmic artery. On the other hand, timolol 0.5% had no effect on vascular impedance.     

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．     

硅油下视网膜复位术疗效探讨

目的 总结硅油填充术后视网膜再脱离行硅油正视网膜复位术的疗效,探讨该手术的适应证及手术技巧。方法 对１７例（１７只眼）硅油填充术后视网膜再脱离者,在保留硅油的条件下,做睫状体扁平部３切口,在导光纤维的导引下行剥膜、断膜、视网膜切开、内放液、内激光光凝、视网膜下全氟化碳液体取出、补充硅油等使视网膜得位。结果 １７只眼中,术后视网膜重位１４只眼,成功率为８２．４％。术中硅油误入前房１只眼,误入脉络膜上     

Novel imaging techniques for diabetic macular edema

Retinal edema should be defined as any increase of water of the retinal tissue resulting in an increase in its volume. It may be of cytotoxic or vasogenic origin. Development of vasogenic macular edema is dependent on a series of factors such as blood pressure, blood-retinal barrier permeability, retinal cell damage, retinal tissue osmotic pressure and retinal tissue compliance. Objective measurements of retinal thickness are now possible using the Retinal Thickness Analyser. Localised measurements of blood-retinal barrier permeability may also be obtained using the Retinal Leakage Analyser, a modified confocal scanning laser fluorometer, while obtaining simultaneously angiographic images of the choroid and retina. These new imaging techniques show that cytotoxic and vasogenic retinal edema may occur independently in the early stages of diabetic retinopathy. These findings offer new perpectives for designing novel therapeutic strategies. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The a- and b-wave latencies as a prognostic indicator of neovascularisation in central retinal vein occlusion

To evaluate the prognostic value of ERG in cases of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) regarding the development of neovascularisation (NV), we studied 20 patients with unilateral CRVO. Half of them were allocated in the perfused group and the other 10 finally developed NV and were allocated in the non-perfused group. Flash ERG was recorded from all patients. Our findings suggest that b-wave latency is the most reliable parameter in predicting NV, followed by the a-wave latency. The b/a wave amplitude of ERG ratio does not seem to be suitable for clinical use. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

视网膜脱离复位后视功能研究

目的 研究视网膜脱离（ＲＤ）术后视功能的恢复及其影响因素。方法 选择孔源性ＲＤ痊愈病例２３３例（２３８眼）,采用Ｘ＾２检验进行统计分析。结果 术前３６．７％患者视力≥０．１,而术后为８１．４％（Ｐ〈０．０１）;术前黄斑不脱离和脱离１周内的患者术后视力１００．０％≥０．３,脱离１周后只有２７．１％的患者有相应的视力;术前视力与术后视力明显相关（r＝０．５１７,Ｐ〈０．０１）。结论 ＲＤ术后视力得到不     

Immunocytochemical Study of Cells in the Vitreous of Proliferative Virteoretretinopathy

Purpose: To identify the cellular components of vitreous samples obtained during vit-rectomy for proliferative vitreoretinopathy(PVR).Methods: With the use of three intermediate filament (IF) proteins, vimentin, glialfibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and cytokeratin (CK), cytocentrifuge slides of 14fresh vitreous aspirates were detected with immunohistochemical technique.Results: All the specimens contained epithelial-like proliferative cells with or withoutpigment and some membrane-like pieces. Immunocytochemical staining showed that76.0-90.0% cells stained for CK, 17.4-29.6% cells expressed GFAP, and 80.1-91.0% cells were positive for vimentin.Conclusions : Majority of cells in the vitreous samples originated from retinal pigmentepithelial cells (RPE) and glial cells in PVR. Expression of IF proteins may be determinedby tissue of origin and local microenvironment. Eye Science 1999 ; 15; 13 - 16.     

抗心磷脂抗体检测在青光眼中的初步应用

目的探讨抗心磷脂抗体（ＡＣＡ）与青光眼疾患的临床相关意义。方法对２６例青光眼患者及１１例非青光眼患者,采用抗心磷脂抗体酶免疫（ＥＬＩＳＡ）测定法,进行抗心磷脂抗体检测。结果青光眼组ＩｇＧＡＣＡ与ＩｇＭＡＣＡ值均比对照组高,有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０５）;其中开角型青光眼ＩｇＧＡＣＡ与对照组之ＩｇＧＡＣＡ值比较无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）;开角型青光眼ＩｇＭＡＣＡ与对照组之ＩｇＭＡＣＡ值比较有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０５）。闭角型青光眼与对照组比较：ＩｇＧＡＣＡ与ＩｇＭ之ＡＣＡ值比较均有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论青光眼病人的抗心磷脂抗体较高,预测可能产生视网膜静脉阻塞,需进一步追踪随访     

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