Objective:To analyze the efficacy of ultrasonic emulsification and small incision cataract extracapsular extraction in cataract patients.Methods:96 cataract patients admitted from May 2021 to May 2023 were selected an...Objective:To analyze the efficacy of ultrasonic emulsification and small incision cataract extracapsular extraction in cataract patients.Methods:96 cataract patients admitted from May 2021 to May 2023 were selected and randomly grouped into group A(ultrasonic emulsification)and group B(small-incision extracapsular cataract extraction),with 48 cases each.Results:At 1 week,1-month,and 3 months post-operation,the visual acuity of group A was higher and the astigmatism value was lower than that of group B(P<0.05);at 12h,24h,and 48h post-operation,the intraocular pressure of group A was higher than that of group B(P<0.05);the thickness of macular area of group A was lower than that of group B at 1 week and 1-month post-operation(P<0.05).Conclusion:Ultrasonic emulsification in cataract patients was slightly better than small incision cataract extracapsular extraction in correcting astigmatism,improving visual acuity,and regulating macular thickness.However,due to the high energy of ultrasonic emulsification,the risk of complications such as high postoperative intraocular pressure was higher.Small-incision extracapsular cataract extraction has better application value in economically disadvantaged areas.展开更多
Pickering emulsions were prepared by phacoemulsification in an ice water bath with squalene as the oil phase and an aluminum adjuvant as the particle stabilizer.The effects of formulation and process conditions on the...Pickering emulsions were prepared by phacoemulsification in an ice water bath with squalene as the oil phase and an aluminum adjuvant as the particle stabilizer.The effects of formulation and process conditions on the size and distribution of the Pickering emulsions were investigated.Pickering emulsions prepared under the optimal prescription and process conditions were mixed with a peptide antigen to obtain a peptide vaccine.The optimal prescription and process condition of the Pickering emulsion is as follows:squalene as the oil phase,ultra-pure water as the water phase with 5 mg/mL aluminum adjuvant,and an ultrasonication time of 4 min at 200 W power.BALB/c mice were immunized with the peptide vaccine,and the ability of the Pickering emulsion as an immunological adjuvant to improve the efficacy of the peptide vaccine was evaluated.Under optimal conditions,a Pickering emulsion with a small particle size(430.8 nm),uniform distribution(polydispersion index of 16.9%),and zeta potential of 31.5 mV,was obtained.Immunological results showed that the serum specific antibody level in the vaccinated group reached 1×104 after three immunizations.The proportion of CD4+T cells and CD4/CD8 cells was significantly higher(P<0.05)in the vaccinated groups than the blank control group.Further,cytokine(TNF-𝛼)secretion decreased in the aluminum adjuvant and Pickering emulsion groups but increased in the Freund’s adjuvant group.All three vaccinated groups of mice exhibited low but detectable levels of IFN-𝛾secretion.展开更多
文摘Objective:To analyze the efficacy of ultrasonic emulsification and small incision cataract extracapsular extraction in cataract patients.Methods:96 cataract patients admitted from May 2021 to May 2023 were selected and randomly grouped into group A(ultrasonic emulsification)and group B(small-incision extracapsular cataract extraction),with 48 cases each.Results:At 1 week,1-month,and 3 months post-operation,the visual acuity of group A was higher and the astigmatism value was lower than that of group B(P<0.05);at 12h,24h,and 48h post-operation,the intraocular pressure of group A was higher than that of group B(P<0.05);the thickness of macular area of group A was lower than that of group B at 1 week and 1-month post-operation(P<0.05).Conclusion:Ultrasonic emulsification in cataract patients was slightly better than small incision cataract extracapsular extraction in correcting astigmatism,improving visual acuity,and regulating macular thickness.However,due to the high energy of ultrasonic emulsification,the risk of complications such as high postoperative intraocular pressure was higher.Small-incision extracapsular cataract extraction has better application value in economically disadvantaged areas.
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(82171814).
文摘Pickering emulsions were prepared by phacoemulsification in an ice water bath with squalene as the oil phase and an aluminum adjuvant as the particle stabilizer.The effects of formulation and process conditions on the size and distribution of the Pickering emulsions were investigated.Pickering emulsions prepared under the optimal prescription and process conditions were mixed with a peptide antigen to obtain a peptide vaccine.The optimal prescription and process condition of the Pickering emulsion is as follows:squalene as the oil phase,ultra-pure water as the water phase with 5 mg/mL aluminum adjuvant,and an ultrasonication time of 4 min at 200 W power.BALB/c mice were immunized with the peptide vaccine,and the ability of the Pickering emulsion as an immunological adjuvant to improve the efficacy of the peptide vaccine was evaluated.Under optimal conditions,a Pickering emulsion with a small particle size(430.8 nm),uniform distribution(polydispersion index of 16.9%),and zeta potential of 31.5 mV,was obtained.Immunological results showed that the serum specific antibody level in the vaccinated group reached 1×104 after three immunizations.The proportion of CD4+T cells and CD4/CD8 cells was significantly higher(P<0.05)in the vaccinated groups than the blank control group.Further,cytokine(TNF-𝛼)secretion decreased in the aluminum adjuvant and Pickering emulsion groups but increased in the Freund’s adjuvant group.All three vaccinated groups of mice exhibited low but detectable levels of IFN-𝛾secretion.