The British journal of ophthalmology
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In a previous case report, it was shown that an increase in plasma colloid osmotic pressure induced by the removal of fluid during haemodialysis was instrumental in decreasing intraocular pressure. The relation between changes in intraocular pressure, plasma osmolarity, plasma colloid osmotic pressure, and body weight before and after haemodialysis is evaluated. ⋯ The change in intraocular pressure was inversely correlated with the increase in plasma colloid osmotic pressure caused by the removal of fluid during haemodialysis.
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To evaluate the likelihood that, in children under the age of 2 years, convulsions alone may cause retinal haemorrhages. ⋯ In children under the age of 2 years convulsions alone are unlikely to cause retinal haemorrhages. By combining the results of this study with those previously reported from this unit in older children, the upper limit of 95% confidence interval of retinal haemorrhages, following convulsions in children under the age of 14 years, is less than 5/100. Therefore, the finding of retinal haemorrhages in a child admitted with a history of convulsion should trigger a meticulous search for other causes of these haemorrhages, particularly non-accidental injury.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Use of indomethacin for pain relief following scleral buckling surgery.
Patients undergoing scleral buckling and cryotherapy suffer from mild to moderate postoperative pain. As good pain relief facilitates post-operative ocular examination, as well as patient comfort and recovery, the authors designed a prospective randomised double masked trial to evaluate the efficacy of indomethacin as a satisfactory analgesic for such patients. ⋯ Indomethacin is recommended for short to medium term pain relief following scleral buckling and cryotherapy.
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There are more reagents and information available for immunological studies in the mouse compared with other animals. Unfortunately, the mouse penetrating keratoplasty model is associated with high background inflammation which hinders study of the immune response to the graft. To mitigate this drawback, a murine orthotopic corneal interlamellar transplantation model with mild non-specific inflammation was developed. ⋯ Surgically, corneal interlamellar transplantation could be accomplished in the mouse and rejection could be clearly defined. The model can therefore be useful for in situ study of cell and molecular aspects of corneal graft rejection.
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The public health significance of corneal transplantation in dealing with corneal blindness in the developing world would depend upon the survival rate of transplants. This study was done to analyse the survival rate of corneal transplants in a large series in India, and to evaluate the influence of various risk factors on transplant survival. ⋯ Reasonable success with corneal transplantation is possible in the developing world if data from this part of the world regarding the different survival rates for the various preoperative diagnoses and the influence of risk factors on transplant survival and visual outcome are taken into account while determining priority for transplant cases in the present situation of limited availability of donor corneas.