INTRODUCTION: The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the effects of intraocular macular lens implantation and visual rehabilitation on the quality of life of patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: Patients with bilaterally decreased near vision (not better than 0.3 logMAR with the best correction), pseudophakia, were included in the project. The Scharioth macula lens (SML) was implanted into the patients' better-seeing eye. Intensive visual rehabilitation of the ability to perform nearby activities was performed for 20 consecutive postoperative days. All subjects were examined before and after SML implantation ophthalmologically. The National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) was administered before and 6 months after surgery. RESULTS: Twenty eligible patients with mean age 81 years (63 to 92 years) were included in the project: 7 males and 13 females. Nineteen of them completed the 6-month follow-up. Near uncorrected visual acuity was 1.321 ± 0.208 logMAR before SML implantation and improved to 0.547 ± 0.210 logMAR after 6 months (dz = - 2.846, p < 0.001, BF10 = 3.29E + 07). In the composite score of the NEI VFQ-25, there was an improvement in the general score and the specific domains related to the implantation. Participants reported fewer difficulties in performing near activities (dz = 0.91, p = 0.001, BF10 = 39.718) and upturns in mental health symptoms related to vision (dz = 0.62, p = .014, BF10 = 3.937). CONCLUSION: SML implantation, followed by appropriate rehabilitation, improved near vision and increased the quality of life of visually handicapped patients with AMD in our project.
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- geografická atrofie * diagnóza etiologie MeSH
- kvalita života MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- makulární degenerace * komplikace diagnóza MeSH
- nitrooční čočky * MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
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- choroiditida diagnóza etiologie farmakoterapie MeSH
- endoftalmitida diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
- konjunktivitida diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- oční infekce bakteriální MeSH
- oční infekce mykotické MeSH
- oční infekce parazitární MeSH
- oční infekce virové MeSH
- oční infekce * diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
- retinitida diagnóza etiologie farmakoterapie MeSH
- uveitida diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
AIM: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of diabetic macular edema (DME) therapy using subthreshold micropulse laser (SMPL) with a wavelength of 577 nm during a long-term monitoring period of 5 years. METHODS: The cohort included the total number of 52 eyes of 34 patients with DME. All underwent the standard laser treatment for the diabetic retinopathy outside the macula and DME treatment with SMPL. Subsequent check-ups were followed every 3 months in the first year of treatment, and every 4 to 6 months in the following years. The treatment was combined neither with focal macular laser nor with anti-VEGF therapy. RESULTS: The mean central retinal thickness (CRT) was 345.9 μm SD 122.6 μm at the beginning of the monitoring. At the end of the follow-up period five years after treatment it was 256.4 μm SD 98.4 μm. The mean CRT decreased by 89.5 μm SD 153.6 μm during 5 years. At the beginning of the monitoring, before treatment with SMPL, the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 70.0, SD 10.1 ETDRS letters. One year after therapy, BCVA was 72, SD 10.0 letters, two years later it was 71.4, SD 10.4 letters and decreased to 66.9, SD 12.1 letters after 5 years. The mean BCVA decreased by merely 3.1, SD 10.9 letters during 5 years. CONCLUSION: Based on our long-term observations, the DME treatment with SMPL appears to be an effective method for reducing DME and protecting BCVA against rapid worsening.
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- diabetes mellitus * terapie MeSH
- diabetická retinopatie * chirurgie MeSH
- laserová koagulace metody MeSH
- lasery MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- macula lutea * chirurgie MeSH
- makulární edém * chirurgie MeSH
- optická koherentní tomografie MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Hydroxychlorochin (HCQ) a chlorochin (CQ) jsou syntetická antimalarika s dlouhodobým ukotvením v terapii revmatických chorob. Celkově nízké riziko závažné HCQ/CQ toxicity zahrnuje především už po dekády známou retinální makulopatii, ale o kardiální toxicitě byly doposud k dispozici jenom sporadické informace. Zvýšenou pozornost ke kardiálnímu riziku HCQ/CQ terapie vyvolaly až nedávné zprávy o závažných arytmiích při prodloužení korigovaného QT intervalu (QTc) během experimentální HCQ medikace u infekce covid-19. Při HCQ/CQ terapii revmatických pacientů lze předpokládat rizikové prodloužení QTc intervalu zejména u nemocných s komorbiditou, především s arytmiemi a srdeční nedostatečností. Dlouhodobá léčba HCQ/ CQ může vést k restriktivní kardiomyopatii. HCQ/CQ kardiomyopatie je lyzozomová střádavá choroba, která se morfologicky vyznačuje nálezem zakřiveně lineárních myeloidních depozit při vyšetření endomyokardiální biopsie metodou elektronové mikroskopie. Formou krátkých případových studií je demonstrována HCQ retinální makulopatie, včetně fenoménu „býčí oko“, a magnetická rezonance u lyzozomové střádavé kardiomyopatie. Provedena analýza současných požadavků na optimální kontrolu kardiálního a očního rizika při HCQ/CQ terapii revmatických chorob a zvláště při dlouhodobé HCQ terapii u systémového lupus erythematodes.
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) are synthetic antimalarials with a long-term stable position in the therapy of rheumatic diseases. Overall, the low risk of severe HCQ/CQ toxicity mainly includes retinal maculopathy, which has been known for decades, but only sporadic information has been available on cardiac toxicity. Increased attention to the cardiac risk of HCQ/CQ therapy has been prompted by recent reports of severe arrhythmias with prolongation of the corrected QT interval (QTc) during experimental HCQ medication in Covid-19 infection. With HCQ/CQ therapy of rheumatic patients, a risky prolongation of the QTc interval can be expected, especially in patients with comorbidities, especially arrhythmias and heart failure. Long-term treatment with HCQ/CQ can lead to restrictive cardiomyopathy. HCQ/CQ cardiomyopathy is a lysosomal storage disease, which is morphologically characterized by the finding of curved linear myeloid deposits during the examination of an endomyocardial biopsy by the electron microscopy method. HCQ retinal maculopathy, including the bull's eye phenomenon, and magnetic resonance imaging in lysosomal storage cardiomyopathy are demonstrated in the form of short case studies. An analysis of current requirements for optimal control of cardiac and ocular risk during HCQ/CQ therapy for rheumatic diseases and especially during long-term HCQ therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus was performed.
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- antimalarika škodlivé účinky toxicita MeSH
- chlorochin * škodlivé účinky toxicita MeSH
- hydroxychlorochin * škodlivé účinky toxicita MeSH
- kardiomyopatie chemicky indukované MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lyzozomální nemoci z ukládání chemicky indukované MeSH
- makulární degenerace chemicky indukované MeSH
- nežádoucí účinky léčiv MeSH
- revmatické nemoci * farmakoterapie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
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- přehledy MeSH
AIMS: We present a familial hereditary macular dystrophy, resembling North Carolina Macular Dystrophy. In members of a family, we describe the development of diagnostic-therapeutic approaches and their impact on the prognosis of those whose vision was affected. METHODS: The macular dystrophy of varying degrees of severity was diagnosed in 3 consecutive generations in different family members, both men and women. Modern therapeutic tools were used for the diagnostics. In one patient of the youngest generation, the development of secondary choroidal neovascularization (CNV) was identified and treated with an anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) agent. DNA was isolated from venous blood and genome sequencing was performed in a proband. RESULTS: We analysed the data of 13 members of one family of three consecutive generations. Six of them had macular dystrophy. The first were two of three siblings, a woman (73 years old) and a man (67). The offspring of the afflicted man, a female (36) and a male (80), had maculopathy. The first daughter of the woman (12) revealed findings of maculopathy but with normal electrical activity of the retina. The second girl (18), developed secondary CNV which responded well to intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment. Genetic analysis excluded mutations previously reported to be pathogenic for NCMD. CONCLUSION: If there is a maculopathy of unclear etiology in younger patients or in patients with unclear development or appearance, it is advisable to focus carefully on the family history and trace the occurrence of impaired vision in other family members.
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- dědičné dystrofie rohovky * diagnóza genetika MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- makulární degenerace * diagnóza farmakoterapie genetika MeSH
- rodokmen MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- vaskulární endoteliální růstový faktor A MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
