The G6PD activity of erythrocytes in 113 male patients with senile and presenile cataract and 86 controls, and G6PD activity of lens in 30 patients with senile cataract and 42 controls were reported. The cataractous g...The G6PD activity of erythrocytes in 113 male patients with senile and presenile cataract and 86 controls, and G6PD activity of lens in 30 patients with senile cataract and 42 controls were reported. The cataractous group had higher frequency of G6PD deficiency and lower average G6PD level in erythrocytes and lenses, but with out statistical significance. The frequency of G6PD deficiency of erythrocytes in presenile cataractous group was higher than that of senile cataractous group but with no statistic...展开更多
AIM: To figure out the contributed factors of the hospitalization expenses of senile cataract patients(HECP) and build up an area-specified senile cataract diagnosis related group(DRG) of Shanghai thereby formula...AIM: To figure out the contributed factors of the hospitalization expenses of senile cataract patients(HECP) and build up an area-specified senile cataract diagnosis related group(DRG) of Shanghai thereby formulating the reference range of HECP and providing scientific basis for the fair use and supervision of the health care insurance fund.METHODS: The data was collected from the first page of the medical records of 22 097 hospitalized patients from tertiary hospitals in Shanghai from 2010 to 2012 whose major diagnosis were senile cataract. Firstly, we analyzed the influence factors of HECP using univariate and multivariate analysis. DRG grouping was conducted according to the exhaustive Chi-squared automatic interaction detector(E-CHAID) model, using HECP as target variable. Finally we evaluated the grouping results using non-parametric test such as Kruskal-Wallis H test, RIV, CV, etc.RESULTS: The 6 DRGs were established as well as criterion of HECP, using age, sex, type of surgery and whether complications/comorbidities occurred as the key variables of classification node of senile cataract cases.CONCLUSION: The grouping of senile cataract cases based on E-CHAID algorithm is reasonable. And the criterion of HECP based on DRG can provide a feasible way of management in the fair use and supervision of medical insurance fund.展开更多
To evaluate the phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in patients with sensory exotropia subsequent to senile cataract. The authors prospectively studied the role of phacoemulsification and intraocular...To evaluate the phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in patients with sensory exotropia subsequent to senile cataract. The authors prospectively studied the role of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation on 25 patients by observing visual acuity, ocular alignment, binocular vision and diplopia pre-, 1 month post- and 3 months post-operation. The patients underwent follow-up for three months. Postoperatively, one patient had a corrected visual acuity of 20/50, and 24 patients had 20/40 or better. The ocular alignment, binocular vision and diplopia were resolved spontaneously. Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation performed together is effective on sensory exotropia subsequent to senile cataract.展开更多
Purpose:Our aim was to obtain a better understanding of the etiologies and characteristics of pediatric cataracts treated at a single facility in China.Methods:.Medical records accrued over a 10-year period(from Augus...Purpose:Our aim was to obtain a better understanding of the etiologies and characteristics of pediatric cataracts treated at a single facility in China.Methods:.Medical records accrued over a 10-year period(from August, 2003 to July, 2013) at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University were reviewed retrospectively,ide ntifying all patients treated for various subtypes of pediatric cataract..A database with 367 subjects under 14 years of age(598, including second-round surgeries) was generated.Results:.Of this cohort(n =367; males: 232, 63.2%; females: 135, 36.8%), 200 patients(54.5%) had bilateral cataracts,and 258(70.3%) were under 3 years of age. In all age groups and in all subtypes of pediatric cataract,.males were most commonly affected..Congenital cataract was the most prevalent subtype, accounting for 296 patients(80.7%). Most congenital cataracts were associated with other ocular or systemic abnormalities;.and in 48 patients(16.22%),.they were hereditary..Traumatic cataract was the most common subtype(85.92%) of acquired cataract. The few instances of cataracts due to steroids(n=3) or to metabolic disorders(n=2) occurred in males and involved both eyes.Conclusion: The majority of pediatric cataracts in this patient population were congenital in nature. A significant lag in ophthalmologic evaluation of Chinese infants was evident and should be addressed by educating both children and parents on risk factors for cataract development. Regular assessments are especially important in children subjected to long-term systemic steroid treatments.展开更多
A 35-year-old Indian parrot (Psittacula krameri manillensis) was presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences with a history of blepharospasm...A 35-year-old Indian parrot (Psittacula krameri manillensis) was presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences with a history of blepharospasm and corneal lesion OS. Test with fluorescein dye was negative. The dense corneal opacity (macula) was identified as involving the posterior corneal layer. The further ophthalmic examination was done and hypermature phacolytic cataract was diagnosed. No other abnormality was detected. Medical management with topical nepafenac prednisolone and triple antibiotic was instituted. The corneal lesion subsided completely within one week followed by spontaneous resorption of the cataract. The treatment protocol was successfully eliminated the discomfort and intraocular lesions in the senile parrot.展开更多
Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of Shezhu Mingmu Powder (SZMMP) in treatment of early senile cataract. Methods: A comparison was made between the treatment group, 162 eyes of 92 cases of early senile catara...Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of Shezhu Mingmu Powder (SZMMP) in treatment of early senile cataract. Methods: A comparison was made between the treatment group, 162 eyes of 92 cases of early senile cataract treated by SZMMP, and the control group, 57 eyes of 30 cases treated by drops baineitini.The treatment periods were one to three months. Results: The total effective rate for the treatment group was79. 01 % and the rate of obvious improvement was 25. 31 %. In the treatment group both rateswere clearly higher than the rates (36. 84 % and 7. 02 % ) of the control group. After 4 to 8 months' following up, treatment of 42 cases showed that most of them reached the best curative effect within 1 to 3 months. Conclusion: SZMMP is obviously effective in improving visual acuity of early senile cataract, but the lens opacity was not changed.展开更多
Congenital cataract(CC)is one of the most common causes of pediatric visual impairment.As our understanding of CC's etiology,clinical manifestations,and pathogenic genes deepens,various CC categorization systems b...Congenital cataract(CC)is one of the most common causes of pediatric visual impairment.As our understanding of CC's etiology,clinical manifestations,and pathogenic genes deepens,various CC categorization systems based on different classification criteria have been proposed.Regrettably,the application of the CC category in clinical practice and scientific research is limited.It is challenging to obtain precise information that could guide the timely treatment decision-making for pediatric cataract patients or predict their prognosis from a specific CC classification.This review aims to discuss the status quo of CC categorization systems and the potential directions for future research in this field,focusing on categorization principles and scientific application in clinical practice.Additionally,it aims to propose the potential directions for future research in this domain.展开更多
文摘The G6PD activity of erythrocytes in 113 male patients with senile and presenile cataract and 86 controls, and G6PD activity of lens in 30 patients with senile cataract and 42 controls were reported. The cataractous group had higher frequency of G6PD deficiency and lower average G6PD level in erythrocytes and lenses, but with out statistical significance. The frequency of G6PD deficiency of erythrocytes in presenile cataractous group was higher than that of senile cataractous group but with no statistic...
基金Supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Hunan Province(No.2017SK2011)
文摘AIM: To figure out the contributed factors of the hospitalization expenses of senile cataract patients(HECP) and build up an area-specified senile cataract diagnosis related group(DRG) of Shanghai thereby formulating the reference range of HECP and providing scientific basis for the fair use and supervision of the health care insurance fund.METHODS: The data was collected from the first page of the medical records of 22 097 hospitalized patients from tertiary hospitals in Shanghai from 2010 to 2012 whose major diagnosis were senile cataract. Firstly, we analyzed the influence factors of HECP using univariate and multivariate analysis. DRG grouping was conducted according to the exhaustive Chi-squared automatic interaction detector(E-CHAID) model, using HECP as target variable. Finally we evaluated the grouping results using non-parametric test such as Kruskal-Wallis H test, RIV, CV, etc.RESULTS: The 6 DRGs were established as well as criterion of HECP, using age, sex, type of surgery and whether complications/comorbidities occurred as the key variables of classification node of senile cataract cases.CONCLUSION: The grouping of senile cataract cases based on E-CHAID algorithm is reasonable. And the criterion of HECP based on DRG can provide a feasible way of management in the fair use and supervision of medical insurance fund.
文摘To evaluate the phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in patients with sensory exotropia subsequent to senile cataract. The authors prospectively studied the role of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation on 25 patients by observing visual acuity, ocular alignment, binocular vision and diplopia pre-, 1 month post- and 3 months post-operation. The patients underwent follow-up for three months. Postoperatively, one patient had a corrected visual acuity of 20/50, and 24 patients had 20/40 or better. The ocular alignment, binocular vision and diplopia were resolved spontaneously. Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation performed together is effective on sensory exotropia subsequent to senile cataract.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30973276)
文摘Purpose:Our aim was to obtain a better understanding of the etiologies and characteristics of pediatric cataracts treated at a single facility in China.Methods:.Medical records accrued over a 10-year period(from August, 2003 to July, 2013) at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University were reviewed retrospectively,ide ntifying all patients treated for various subtypes of pediatric cataract..A database with 367 subjects under 14 years of age(598, including second-round surgeries) was generated.Results:.Of this cohort(n =367; males: 232, 63.2%; females: 135, 36.8%), 200 patients(54.5%) had bilateral cataracts,and 258(70.3%) were under 3 years of age. In all age groups and in all subtypes of pediatric cataract,.males were most commonly affected..Congenital cataract was the most prevalent subtype, accounting for 296 patients(80.7%). Most congenital cataracts were associated with other ocular or systemic abnormalities;.and in 48 patients(16.22%),.they were hereditary..Traumatic cataract was the most common subtype(85.92%) of acquired cataract. The few instances of cataracts due to steroids(n=3) or to metabolic disorders(n=2) occurred in males and involved both eyes.Conclusion: The majority of pediatric cataracts in this patient population were congenital in nature. A significant lag in ophthalmologic evaluation of Chinese infants was evident and should be addressed by educating both children and parents on risk factors for cataract development. Regular assessments are especially important in children subjected to long-term systemic steroid treatments.
文摘A 35-year-old Indian parrot (Psittacula krameri manillensis) was presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences with a history of blepharospasm and corneal lesion OS. Test with fluorescein dye was negative. The dense corneal opacity (macula) was identified as involving the posterior corneal layer. The further ophthalmic examination was done and hypermature phacolytic cataract was diagnosed. No other abnormality was detected. Medical management with topical nepafenac prednisolone and triple antibiotic was instituted. The corneal lesion subsided completely within one week followed by spontaneous resorption of the cataract. The treatment protocol was successfully eliminated the discomfort and intraocular lesions in the senile parrot.
文摘Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of Shezhu Mingmu Powder (SZMMP) in treatment of early senile cataract. Methods: A comparison was made between the treatment group, 162 eyes of 92 cases of early senile cataract treated by SZMMP, and the control group, 57 eyes of 30 cases treated by drops baineitini.The treatment periods were one to three months. Results: The total effective rate for the treatment group was79. 01 % and the rate of obvious improvement was 25. 31 %. In the treatment group both rateswere clearly higher than the rates (36. 84 % and 7. 02 % ) of the control group. After 4 to 8 months' following up, treatment of 42 cases showed that most of them reached the best curative effect within 1 to 3 months. Conclusion: SZMMP is obviously effective in improving visual acuity of early senile cataract, but the lens opacity was not changed.
基金supported by the Joint Funding Project of Municipal Schools(Colleges)of Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China(2023A03J0188)the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project(202201011815).
文摘Congenital cataract(CC)is one of the most common causes of pediatric visual impairment.As our understanding of CC's etiology,clinical manifestations,and pathogenic genes deepens,various CC categorization systems based on different classification criteria have been proposed.Regrettably,the application of the CC category in clinical practice and scientific research is limited.It is challenging to obtain precise information that could guide the timely treatment decision-making for pediatric cataract patients or predict their prognosis from a specific CC classification.This review aims to discuss the status quo of CC categorization systems and the potential directions for future research in this field,focusing on categorization principles and scientific application in clinical practice.Additionally,it aims to propose the potential directions for future research in this domain.