简介:AIM:Todeterminewhethersinglenucleotidepolymorphism(SNP)rs641153isassociatedwiththeriskofage-relatedmaculardegeneration(AMD),weperformedasystematicmeta-analysisof15eligiblestudies.SNPinthecomplementfactorB(CFB)geneisconsideredtohavesignificantassociationwithAMDsusceptibility,butthereisgreatdiscrepancyintheseresults.METHODS:TheeligiblestudieswereidentifiedbysearchingthedatabasesofPubMed,EMBASE,andWebofScience.Oddsratios(ORs)with95%confidenceintervals(CIs)wereusedtoassesstheassociation.AlldatawereanalyzedusingStatasoftware.RESULTS:Theassociationbetweenrs641153andAMDriskwasstatisticallysignificantunderthehomozygousmodel(AAvsGG:OR=0.26,95%CI=0.15-0.45,P_h=0.973,/~2=0.0%,fixedeffects),dominantmodel(AA+GAvsGG:OR=0.49,95%CI=0.40-0.59,P_h=0.004,/~2=56.4%,randomeffects)andrecessivemodel(AAvsGA+GG:OR=0.30,95%CI=0.17-0.51,R_n=0.983,I~2=0.0%,fixedeffects).Thesameresultswerealsoobservedinthestratifiedanalysesbyethnicity,sourceofcontrolandsamplesize.CONCLUSION:Ourmeta-analysissuggeststhatrs641153intheCFBgenemayplayaprotectiveroleinAMDsusceptibility,thelateAMDinparticular,bothinCaucasiansandinAsians.
简介:<正>DearSir,IamDr.Sheng-LiMi,fromtheBiomanufacturingengineeringlaboratory,GraduateSchoolatShenzhen,TsinghuaUniversity,Shenzhen,China.Iwritetopresentacasereportofnocardiabrasiliensisinapatientwithdiabetes.Nocardiaispartofagroupofaerobicactinomycetes,widelydistributedinsoil.Nocardiaasteroidsandnocardiabrasiliensisarethemostcommonhumanpathogens.Humansinfectedbynocardiaasteroidsthroughtherespiratorytractmainlysufferfromprimarysuppurativepulmonaryconditions.Infectionofnocardiabrasiliensisoftenoccursintheadvancedstagesofaprogressivediseaseorimmunedisorder,especiallyCushingsyndrome,diabetes,orinpatientsusingcorticosteroids,immunosuppressiveagentsandbroad-spectrumantibioticsforlongtime[1].Toourknowledge,thereportsofnocardiakeratitiswasveryrare
简介:目的本文报道了12例同时性多灶性喉癌并通过分析其临床病理学特点,探讨多灶性喉癌的发生学来源.方法回顾性分析1991~2001年间我院行全喉切除术的12例同时性多灶性喉癌的TNM分期、肿瘤位置、大小、组织学类型、病理学分级以及病史等.结果同时性多灶性喉癌的发病率是1.4%(12/861).所有病理均为鳞状细胞癌.同一病例各病灶的组织学类型和病理学分级均相同.二病灶喉癌的发生率占总数的91.7%(11/12),仅一例为三病灶喉癌、67%(8/12)患者中二病灶分别位于双声带游离缘的对应处.3例(25%)有术前放疗史,1例术前曾行多次声带活检为不典型增生.所有病例术前均未诊断出多灶性.结论声门型同时性多灶性喉癌可能为单中心起源.腔内种植即声带振动时癌细胞从一侧声带游离缘种植到对侧接触损伤处,可能是喉癌多灶性的原因之一,放疗可能是多灶性喉癌的诱发因素.
简介:目的:通过多焦视网膜电图(multifocalelectroretinography,mf-ERG)在中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变(centralserouschorioretinopathy,CSC)治疗前后的观察,提高CSC诊断的准确性,并指导临床诊疗,评估预后。方法:设置有比较性的CSC观察组和双眼正常的对照组。观察组有31例CSC患者都是单眼发病,这些患者每只眼(包括患眼与对侧眼)在发病期与恢复期都经过眼科的系统检查,包括最佳矫正视力、眼底荧光血管造影、OCT和mf-ERG,并记录这些检查的数据。对照组有30例,与观察组年龄范围相同,同样做上述检查并记录数据。对两组数据进行对比分析。结果:在CSC发病期,mf-ERG显示患眼平均视网膜振幅密度在1环为60.54±18.20nV/degree2,比对照组(110.94±31.20nV/degree2)低45.43%(P〈0.01),在2环为38.12±10.81nV/degree2,比对照组(60.91±11.43nV/degree2)低37.42%(P〈0.05)。在恢复期,mf-ERG显示患眼平均视网膜振幅密度在1环为93.71±14.13nV/degree2,比对照组(110.94±31.20nV/degree2)低15.53%(P〈0.05);在2环为51.16±10.34nV/degree2,比对照组(60.91±11.43nV/degree2)低16.01%(P〈0.05)。另外,我们还发现,观察组31例患者中有8例对侧眼也显示出异常,平均视网膜振幅密度在1环为62.41nV/degree2,其余23例患者对侧眼未发现异常。结论:多焦视网膜电图有助于中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变患者的临床治疗与随访观察,对中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变患者的诊断、病情评估及预后都起着重要的作用。
简介:目的:观察美尔瑞片(中草药灯盏细辛)对眼压控制后的青光眼是否具有视神经保护作用.方法:对99例(113眼)眼压已控制的原发性开角型青光眼及闭角型青光眼进行多中心、前瞻性、随机、双盲对照临床研究,观察口服美尔瑞片6mo后对视野的疗效,本研究采用VFDS视野缺损计分法,从0(无缺损)至20(所有检测点均不可测出).结果:美尔瑞治疗组55例(66眼),安慰剂对照组44例(47眼),治疗前及治疗后2,4,6mo2组的眼压均<15mmHg,2组间同一时期眼压无显著性差异(P>0.05).服美尔瑞2,4,6mo后VFDS净减值分别为0.44±1.60,1.27±2.16及1.42±2.37,呈现随治疗时间延长,视野缺损逐渐好转趋势.对照组2,4,6mo后VFDS净减计分值分别为-0.02±1.5,0.68±1.73和0.40±1.57.VFDS净减值两组间同一时期比较有显著性差异(P<0.05),治疗6mo后有高度显著性差异(P<0.01).结论:灯盏细辛可用于治疗青光眼性视神经病变,有助于扩大/保持视野.
简介:AIM:Toassesstheawarenessofeyecomplicationsandtheprevalenceofretinopathy,inthefirstvisittoeyeclinic,amongtype2diabeticpatientsattendingatertiarymedicalcentreinKualaLumpur,Malaysia.METHODS:Aninvestigator-administeredquestionnairewasgivento137patientswithdiabetesundergoingfirsttimeeyescreeningintheeyeclinic.Thiswasfollowedbyadetailedfundusexaminationbyaseniorophthalmologisttoassessforpresenceofretinopathy.RESULTS:Almost86%ofrespondentswereawareofdiabeticeyecomplications,especiallyinpatientswhohadachievedtertiaryeducationallevel(96.3%).Themajorityofthepatients(78.8%)werereferredbytheirphysiciansandonly20.4%cameontheirowninitiative.Manyofthepatients(43.8%)didnotknowhowfrequenttheyshouldgoforaneyecheck-upand72.3%didnotknowwhattreatmentswereavailable.Lackofunderstandingondiabeticeyediseases(68.6%)wasthemainbarrierformostpatientsfornotcomingforeyescreeningearlier.Despiteahighlevelofawareness,only21.9%hadrecordedHbA1clevelof<6.5%while31.4%wereundertheerroneousassumptionofhavingagoodbloodsugarcontrol.Atotalof29.2%haddiabeticretinopathyintheirfirstvisiteyetesting.CONCLUSION:Inthepresentstudy,29.2%oftype2diabeticpatientshadretinopathyintheirfirsttimeeyetesting.Althoughtheawarenessofdiabeticeyecomplicationswashighamongfirsttimeeyescreeningpatients,theappropriateeyecare-seekingbehaviorwascomparativelylessandshouldberectifiedtopreventtheriseofthissightthreateningeyedisease.
简介:AIM:Topresentretinalmicrostructure,metabolismandfunctionabnormalitiesinthecourseofmultipleevanescentwhitedotsyndrome(MEWDS)byHeidelbergspectralismodalityimagingplatformandobserveitsoutcomebyEDI-SD-OCTandtwowavelengthautofluorescence.METHODS:Acaseofmultipleevanescentwhitedotsyndromeina23-year-oldfemalepresentedinitiallywitha15-dayhistoryoffloatersandacentralscotomaintherighteye.Toestablishthediagnosis,multimodalityimagingwasperformed,namely,bluelight-fundusautofluorescence(BL-FAF,excitation488nm,emission>500nm),near-infraredfundusautofluorescence(NIR-FAF,excitation787nm,emission>800nm)usingaconfocalscanninglaserophthalmoscope,fundusfluoresceinangiography(FFA),indocyaninegreenangiography(ICGA),spectrum-domainenhancedepthimagingopticalcoherencetomography(SD-EDI-OCT),multifocalelectroretinography(mf-ERG)andfundusphotograghwereperformedandfollowedupattheeighthmonthafterinitiallyvisiting.RESULTS:Opticalcoherencetomography(OCT)showedatransientdisruptionofthefovealphotoreceptoroutersegmentsincorrespondencetofovealgranularity.NIR-FAFshowedhypoautofluorescentareas,≤40μminsize,mostlyconcentratedaroundtheposteriorpoleanditstemporalsidelessthanthatinBL-FAF.Mf-ERGshowpinnacledisappearedinfoveaandmaculaandresponsesdecreasedmarkedlycomparedwiththefolloweye.Attheeighthmonthfollowup,hyperfluorescenceinBL-FAFweredisappear,while,NIR-FAFHypofluorescentspotsinearlystageofsuchlesionwerereduced.ButOCTdemonstratedthestructurewasrecoveredinresidualHypofluorescentareainNIR-FAF.Thesubfovealchoroidalthicknesswasdecreasedfrom372μmto307μmslightlyandcostlinewasrecovered.CONCLUSION:MEWDSisabenignself-healingdiseaseandthereisnopathologicalevidencetoinvestigatethenaturalcourseofsuchdisease.SD-OCTallowshighlydetailedimagesapproachinghistopathologytocertifythemicrostructura
简介:AIM:Toinvestigatethepossiblerelationshipbetweentheinfluencingfactorsoccurringbeforeandduringbirthinfull-terminfantsandtheoutcomeofretinopathy.·METHODS:Totally816full-terminfantsadmittedintheneonateintensiveunitofBoaiHospitalofZhongshanbetween1May,2008and30June,2011wereincludedinthestudy.Fundusexaminationwasperformedandevaluatedindividuallyonthemattheageof48hoursafterdelivery,2weeksand1month.Somepossibleriskfactorshappeningprenatallyorduringdeliverysuchaspregnantrelatedhypertension,placentaprevia,placentalabruptionetc,aswellassomeneonatalriskfactorssuchasneonatalasphyxia,hypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy(HIE),lowbirthweightetc,wererecordedandevacuated.Thentheeffectoftheriskfactorsoffull-terminfantsonretinopathywasstudied.·RESULTS:Theincidenceofretinalhemorrhageoffull-terminfantswithprenatalpregnantrelatedhypertension(PRH)ofthemother(43.6%)wassignificantlyhigherthanthatoffull-terminfantswithout(8.0%).(P<0.001).Theincidenceofretinalhemorrhageoffull-terminfantswithneonatalasphyxiaand/orhypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy(HIE)(29.3%)wassignificantlyhigherthanthatofthosewithout(15.7%),butcorrelationwasnotfoundbetweentheseverityofretinahemorrhageandthedegreeofhypoxicdisease.Apalecolorofopticdiscwasassociatedwithalowbirthweightoffull-terminfant.Full-terminfantswithbirthweighlessthan2500ghadasignificanthigherincidenceofretinopathythanthosewithbirthweightequalormorethan2500g(P<0.001).·CONCLUSION:Themaininfluencingfactorswhichleadtoretinopathyofhighriskfull-terminfantsareprenatalfactorssuchasPRH,andsomeneonatalriskfactorssuchasasphyxia,hypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy,andlowbirthweight.
简介:目的探讨前房注入1%利多卡因作为表面麻醉的一种辅助麻醉在眼前段内眼手术中的麻醉效果.方法对29例42眼患者眼前段内眼手术,在手术进入前房前,通过1mm前房穿刺或侧切口注入1%利多卡因,观察麻醉效果及术中术后并发症.结果Ⅰ级手术中完全无疼痛,手术配合良好;Ⅱ级术中疼痛轻微,可以耐受配合手术完成;Ⅲ级术中疼痛较剧,难以忍受.Ⅰ级者40眼,Ⅱ级者2眼,Ⅲ级者0眼,术中、术后无出现并发症.结论表面麻醉联合前房注入1%利多卡因是一种安全、有效、并发症少的麻醉方法.
简介:目的:通过对视网膜脱离患者术前、术后的血流动力学研究及视网膜功能的了解,判断视网膜脱离患者的术后恢复情况,并探讨两种检测方法的临床价值。方法:对我院62例孔源性视网膜脱离患者,通过彩色多普勒(CDI)检测视网膜中央动脉(CRA)的收缩期峰值流速(Vmax)、舒张末期流速(Vmin)、阻力指数(RI);多焦视网膜电图(mfERG)分别对视网膜脱离患者的术前、术后进行检测,并以对侧正常眼作对照组。结果:CDI术前患眼与对照眼的CRA各项指标比较,差异无统计学意义。术后2wk视网膜脱离眼CRA的Vmax,Vmin均较术前降低,RI增高,差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。视网膜脱离术后患者脱离区mfERG的a波、b波振幅密度均明显高于术前,潜伏期比手术前明显缩短,有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论:通过mfERG,CDI的联合检测能及时了解视网膜脱离术后的视网膜复位情况及硅胶海绵垫压后CRA的血流情况,从而避免视网膜脱离术后视网膜部分复位不良,巩膜因缺血引起局部坏死等情况发生。
简介:糖尿病性黄斑水肿(DME)是糖尿病患者视力下降的主要原因,但其发病确切机制目前尚不完全清楚,但可以明确的是多种因素参与了DME的发生和进展,本文就目前该病相关危险因素的研究进展作一概述。