In this study we investigated the structural organization of the lens epithelial cells, in particular their basal side which is in contact with the basal lamina. Three techniques, SEM, TEM and confocal microscopy have been employed, each of them showing the same morphological features, the extensions and the entanglements of the epithelial cells cytoplasmic membrane at the border with the capsule. This knowledge was then used to enable handling of the retinal epithelial cells while searching the effect of the laser light through the (micro)spectral detection.
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Prospective comparative study was designed to assess the effect of surgical oxidative stress on diabetic retina in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy. Preoperative eye exam, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were followed by standard cataract surgery. The follow-up visits at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively included BCVA, OCT and microperimetry, to analyze changes between group of diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy and group of nondiabetic patients. Based on the results of the study it was concluded that underlying diabetes does not influence the surgical outcome in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy. However, slight thickening of wider macula and corresponding decrease in retinal sensitivity observed in diabetic patients 6 months postoperatively might influence visual function on long term. The manuscript titled PREDICTING VISUAL OUTCOMES OF SECOND EYE VITRECTOMY FOR PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (authors: Marko Šulak, Mojca Urbančič, Mojca Globočnik Petrovič) has been accepted for publication in RETINA The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases (IF 3,039) on 19th January 2017. Predictive factors for visual outcome in the second operated eye of patients undergoing bilateral vitrectomy for complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy were investigated in this study. Understanding the risk factors for advanced diabetic retinopathy is crucial for better patient management and improvement of treatment results.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3598764
The submicron characterisation of transient heat-transfer processes and the corresponding processes at interfaces is of great importance in many areas of science and engineering. Here we transfer our knowledge published in the referenced paper below into the ophthalmology to enable detection of thermal-induced tissue changes via thermal imaging of the temperature field underneath a growing bubble. In this case the bubble did not occur due to nucleate boiling but due to energy release from laser pulse. Fluoescence microspectroscopy have been employed for this detection.
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