scholarly journals Visual Recovery after Primary Retinal Detachment Surgery: Biofeedback Rehabilitative Strategy

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enzo M. Vingolo ◽  
Serena Fragiotta ◽  
Daniela Domanico ◽  
Paolo G. Limoli ◽  
Marcella Nebbioso ◽  
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Purpose. To evaluate possible speeding up recovery time after retinal detachment (RD) surgery using biofeedback strategy.Methods. A total of 52 eyes were selected. After surgery, patients were divided into two groups: group A, including patients submitted to biofeedback with MP-1 strategy; group B, patients who received common care strategy. Biofeedback strategy was started 15 days after the suspension of cycloplegic eye drops in buckling procedure or after silicone oil removal in the vitrectomized eyes. Controls were scheduled at baseline and 6, 12, and 18 weeks.Results. At baseline, there was no significant difference in BCVA between groups (P=0.4230). At the end of biofeedback treatment (WK 6) BCVA of group A was significantly better (P<0.001) than group B and BCVA was still better in group A than group B at WK 12 (P=0.028) and at WK 18 (P=0.041).Conclusions. Visual recovery after RD surgery is still unclear, and it does not depend on entity of the RD. Our data demonstrate that in biofeedback group there was a significant recovery in visual performances that still remains evident after 3 months from the baseline.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ghada A. Nassar ◽  
Maha M. Youssef ◽  
Lameece M. Hassan ◽  
Hebatalla S. Makled

The purpose of the study is to assess the retinal sensitivity, using microperimetry, before and after silicone removal. It included 22 patients admitted for silicone removal after vitrectomy for macula-off retinal detachment. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the duration of silicone tamponade: Group A: <3 months (included 10 patients), and Group B: 3–6 months (included 12 patients). Retinal sensitivity was tested, using microperimetry, one day before and one month after silicone removal. The best-corrected visual acuity (in LogMAR) significantly improved postoperatively (0.69 versus 1.06 and 0.69 versus 1.07 in Groups A and B, respectively). The mean intraocular pressure (IOP) was 12.89 ± 1.05 mmHg postoperatively versus 14.89 ± 1.76 mmHg preoperatively in Group A (p=0.011) and was 13.33 ± 1.30 mmHg postoperatively versus 15.33 ± 3.11 mmHg preoperatively in Group B (p=0.008). In Group A, the mean postoperative overall retinal sensitivity was 8.70 ± 2.56 dB versus 5.68 ± 2.00 dB preoperatively (p=0.008). In Group B, it was 9.83 ± 3.36 dB versus 7.00 ± 2.55 dB (p=0.002). No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups as regards improvement in overall retinal sensitivity. We concluded that the overall retinal sensitivity significantly increased following silicone removal in both groups. This trial is registered with ISRCTN43187564.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1024-1027
Author(s):  
Asma Samreen ◽  
Aamir Waseem ◽  
Muhammad Azam ◽  
Itrat Hussain Kazmi ◽  
Aamir Bashir ◽  
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Background: Procedural sedation is required for multiple short duration procedures outside of the operating rooms especially in radiology and endoscopy suites. Intravenous anesthetic agent with rapid recovery profile is desirable in such circumstances. This study aims to compare two regimens of intravenous anesthetic agents. Aim: To compare the mean recovery time of propofol and midazolam with propofol alone for sedation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Settings: Department of Anesthesia, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore. Study Duration: June 2017 to December 2017. Methods: A total of 70 adult patients aged 20-60 years undergoing ERCP under sedation were included. Patients were given a combination of propofol and midazolam in group A while propofol alone was given in group B. After procedure, pts were transferred to recovery room and were followed for assessment of recovery time. Data were analyzed in SPSS vr 21, Independent t-test was applied & p-value ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Significant difference was found in mean recovery time amongst both the groups. Mean recovery time in Group A (propofol and midazolam) was 19.29±4.50 minutes while in Group B (propofol alone) was 26.66±3.70 minutes showing statistically significant result with p-value = 0.0001. Conclusion: We conclude that mean recovery time with propofol plus midazolam is shorter as compared to propofol alone for sedation in ERCP. Keywords: Propofol, midazolam, sedation outside operation theatre.


2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Hojjat Derakhshanfar ◽  
Farzad Bozorgi ◽  
Adel Hosseini ◽  
Shamila Noori ◽  
Abolfazl Mostafavi ◽  
...  

Summary Many of the children referred to the emergency complain of head trauma. Children usually require sedition to reduce their failure and fear because of high activity and fear of performing computed tomography (CT). Dexmedetomidine and Midazolam belong to short-acting drugs for this purpose. This study aimed to compare the effect of the above mentioned drugs on sedition in children. Children referred to the emergency department were randomly divided into two groups. Group A was sedated with 0.05 mg/kg IV Midazolam and group B with 2μg/kg IV Dexmedetomidine over 10 minutes (loading dose), and then repeat boluses 2μg/kg IV over 10 minutes. Measurements included induction time, recovery time, efficacy, side effects, complications, and failure with each drug and vital signs and RAMSY scale. SPSS V.20 was used for data analysis. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Totally, 100 patients participated in the current study (44 girls and 56 boys). The mean and standard deviation of age was 5.3 ± 2.5 years. During the study, just 5 patients (10%) from group A did not have appropriate sedition following the injection of first dose of Midazolam and received the second dose. However, in B group patients no such case was reported. No significant difference was observed among blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and RAMSY Scale among the groups. No significant difference was seen between efficacy of Midazolam and Dexmedetomidine in pediatric sedation. More research should be done for generalization of our findings .


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 251584142092430
Author(s):  
Carlo Cagini ◽  
Adriana Pellegrino ◽  
Alessia Iannone ◽  
Alessio Cerquaglia ◽  
Antonella Modugno ◽  
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Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of different dexamethasone eye drops formulations in controlling postoperative inflammation. Methods: Cataract surgery was carried out in 72 patients (35 males) divided into two groups: group A (36 patients, mean age = 78.0 ± 5.6) received four times daily for 2 weeks a suspension containing tobramycin 0.3% mg/ml + dexamethasone 0.1% mg/ml, and group B (36 patients, mean age = 76.2 ± 6.8) a solution containing tobramycin 0.3% mg/ml + dexamethasone 0.1% mg/ml. Both groups received ofloxacin 0.5% four times daily for 7 days, and nepafenac 0.1% three times daily for 3 weeks. Best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, corneal thickness, endothelial cells count, aqueous flare and macular thickness were evaluated preoperatively and at 1 day, 15 days, 1 and 2 months. Results: In group A, intraocular pressure, corneal thickness and aqueous humour flare values preoperatively and at the end of follow-up were 14.3 ± 1.8 and 13.2 ± 1.8 mmHg, 546.4 ± 34.6 and 539.6 ± 36.1 µm, 11.84 ± 4.44 and 13.52 ± 5.54 ph/ms, respectively, with no statistically significant difference. In group B, intraocular pressure, corneal thickness and aqueous humour flare values preoperatively and at the end of follow-up were 14.3 ± 1.5 and 13.1 ± 1.7 mmHg, 552.9 ± 37.4 and 548.1 ± 39.3 µm, 11.45 ± 4.06 and 13.73 ± 4.99 ph/ms, respectively, with no statistically significant difference. No difference was detected in the macular thickness values in the parafoveal area preoperatively and at 2 months follow-up in group A (332.18 ± 16.19 and 337.71 ± 16.33 µm) and group B (329.11 ± 18.28 and 334.37 ± 20.86 µm), respectively. Conclusion: The two different formulations of dexamethasone eye drops reached the same anti-inflammatory effects.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000615
Author(s):  
Chang Sup Lee ◽  
Karl Shaver ◽  
Samuel Huisok Yun ◽  
Daniel Kim ◽  
Sijin Wen ◽  
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ObjectiveTo compare the visual outcomes between macula-on and macula-off primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) based on the duration of macular detachment (DMD).Methods and AnalysisRetrospective study including 96 eyes with RRD (34 macula-on and 62 macula-off) repaired between June 2012 and March 2020. The final visual acuity (VA) was compared after the patients were divided by the status of the macula and their DMD.ResultsThe mean final VA of patients with macula-on RRD (group A) was logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) 0.04±0.07, which was not statistically different from that of individuals with macula-off RRD with DMD ≤3 days (group B; logMAR 0.05±0.06) (p=0.79). There were statistically significant differences in the final VA between group A and patients with macula-off RRD with DMD of 4–7 days (group C; logMAR 0.15±0.15) (p=0.017) as well as between group A and those with macula-off RRD with DMD ≥8 days (group D; logMAR 0.36±0.29) (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in the final VA between group B and C (p=0.33).ConclusionThe mean final VA of patients with macula-on RRD was comparable to that of the macula-off patients with DMD ≤3 days. Our findings suggest that if macula-on RRD could not be immediately repaired, a repair within 72 hours may result in similar outcomes, even if the macula detaches within that time frame. However, once the macula detaches, we do not observe statistically significant differences in outcome for repairs done within 7 days.


Author(s):  
Dimple Sahni ◽  
Gurleen Kaur ◽  
Sanjeev Bhagat ◽  
Parvinder Singh ◽  
Peeyush Verma ◽  
...  

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Adenoidectomy is one of the commonest operations done on children. It is conventionally performed using the curettage method. This present study was done to compare the results of endoscopic powered adenoidectomy and conventional adenoidectomy.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The present prospective randomized study was conducted among 50 patients between 4-16 years of age requiring adenoidectomy with or without tonsillectomy in department of ENT in Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. All the 50 patients were divided into two groups (group A and group B) by systematic random sampling. Group A consisted of 25 patients who underwent conventional curettage adenoidectomy and group B consisted of 25 patients who underwent Microdebrider-Assisted Adenoidectomy.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> In group A and B, mean±SD intraoperative blood loss (in ml) was 20.60±7.96 and 30.60±7.96 respectively. Mean±SD operative time (in minutes) was 28.60±4.71 in group A, while in group B it was 39.60±4.71 with statistically significant difference. Complete adenoid removal was found in 52% of the subjects in group A while it was found in 96% of the subjects in group B with statistically significant difference. In group A, mean±SD recovery time (in hrs) observed was 33.52±10.58 while in group B, recovery time (in hours) observed was 36.22±11.31.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the new method of microdebrider assisted powered adenoidectomy was found to be safer and more useful tool for adenoidectomy than conventional method.</p>


2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212110195
Author(s):  
Orit Vidne-Hay ◽  
Eva Platner ◽  
Amir Alhalel ◽  
Joseph Moisseiev

Purpose: To report the visual and anatomic outcomes of eyes with exceedingly long-term silicone oil tamponade. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 43 eyes of 41 patients with silicone oil tamponade for 5 years or more. Rates of retinal reattachment, visual acuity, and complications are presented. Further analysis was performed to identify if silicone oil complications are more common in eyes with lower vision. For this, cases were divided into group A-visual acuity of 20/400 or better and group B-visual acuity of less than 20/400. Results: Mean silicone oil duration was 12.6 ± 6.3 years. The etiology at presentation included: recurrent RRD (60.46%), RRD secondary to trauma (25.58%), and TRD (13.95%). Ninety-three percent of eyes underwent at least one ocular surgery before the vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade. The retinal attachment rate was 55.8%. Mean visual acuity at presentation was 2.03 ± 0.6 logMAR, and at the final follow-up, 1.85 ± 0.78 logMAR ( p = 0.166). Emulsification developed in 33.3% of cases, glaucoma in 28.6%, band keratopathy in 21.4%, and corneal decompensation in 16.7%. In 26.2% of eyes, the final visual acuity was 20/400 or better (group A). In 73.8% of eyes, final visual acuity was worse than 20/400 (group B). The rates of silicone oil emulsification and glaucoma were not statistically significant between groups. Conclusions: Long-term silicone oil tamponade is a possible option in eyes with complicated retinal detachment following multiple intravitreal procedures, although the complication rates are relatively high. In 26.2% of eyes, visual acuity of 20/400 or better can be preserved for many years.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Jun Peng ◽  
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Wen-Juan Li ◽  
Quan-Long Wu ◽  
Han-Yu Tan ◽  
...  

AIM: To observe the effect of different concentrations Buddleja offcinalis eye drops (BOED) to inflammatory factors of lacrimal gland cells of castrated male rabbit with dry eye. METHODS: Forty-two healthy adult New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 7 groups, 6 rabbits each group. Group A: blank group, Group B: model group, Group C: low concentrations BOED group, Group D: medium concentrations BOED, Group E: high concentrations BOED, Group F: the placebo group, Group G: testosterone groups. All rabbits of group B to G were cut off bilateral testis and epididymis except group A. The rabbits of group C, D, E and F were dropped relevant eye drops except groups A and B. All rabbits were tested Schimer I test (SIT) and break-up time (BUT) before operation and 4wk after operation. Expressions of inflammatory factors of TNF-α, IL-1β from lacrimal gland cells were checked in immunohistochemical staining method. RESULTS: 1) Comparison of SIT and BUT: Compared with the groups D, E and G, group C had statistical significance (P<0.01). Compared with group D and E, G groups, there was no significant difference among those group before and after operation (P>0.05); 2) Comparison of inflammatory factors of TNF-α, IL-1β after operation: Compared with value of the average optical density of TNF-α and IL-1β of group C, those of group D, E and G were obviously different after operation (P<0.05). Compared D and with E, G groups, there was no significant difference between those group after operation (P>0.05).


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
Hasnain Muhammad Buksh ◽  
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan ◽  
Usman Imtiaz ◽  
Ateeq Ur Rehman ◽  
Mehreen Afzal ◽  
...  

Background: Phacoemulsification and removal of silicone oil (ROSO) is a combined, frequently done procedure in retina theatre. A common problem in this procedure is the post inflammation that affects the recovery of the patients. Thus to counter this post-operative inflammation, the study has used Enoxaparin Sodium (an anti-inflammatory enoxaparin) to counter the post-operative inflammation in phacoemulsification and ROSO. Patients and methods: Prospective interventional study done at Ophthalmology Department, Lahore General Hospital, included 60 patients which were operated and observed for results over a period of 3 months. Total 60 patients were randomly allocated in two groups, Group A and B. Both groups underwent phacoemulsification and ROSO. Group A had Enoxaparin Sodium, admixed in infusion bottles with a dosage of 40mg/0.04ml while Group B was operated without Enoxaparin Sodium. Patients were examined on slit lamp on the 1st day after the surgery then on the 7th day and every month for 3 months for post-operative inflammation and visual recovery. The effectiveness of the procedure was defined by the comparison of post-operative inflammation as well as speedy recovery of sight. Results: Total 60 patients were randomly allocated in two groups. Group A had 30 patients, 23 males and 7 females, with mean age of 49.43 years. Group B included 30 patients, 19 males and 11 females, with mean age of 47.73 years. Post-operative BCVA in Group A was above vision 6/60 (Snellen’s Chart) in 90% of cases while it improved to vision 6/36 and better in 93% of cases at 7th day while 93% of cases crossed recovery of Vision 6/18 by 3rd Month. While in Group B, Vision 6/60 was observed in 70% of cases while it improved to vision 6/36 and better in 67% of cases at 7th day while 53% of cases crossed recovery of vision 6/18 by 3rd Month. Post-operative results for inflammation of Group B showed grade 3 reaction on first day (94%) while it reduced to grade 2 reaction on 7th day in 97% of the cases. While Group A was observed with occasional activity in 25 out of 30 cases (84%) on the first day and grade 2 reaction in 5 (16%) cases. 100% cases of Group A showed occasional activity on 7th day with better visual recovery. Conclusion: Intraoperative use of Enoxaparin Sodium helped in reducing post-operative inflammation as well as aided in better visual acuity after phacoemulsification and ROSO thus proving to be a viable enoxaparin agent to reduce post-operative reactions in these surgeries.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Rina Lesiana ◽  
Kenanga Marwan Sikumbang ◽  
Istiana Istiana ◽  
Oky Susianto ◽  
Erida Wydiamala

Abstract: The main interest in general anesthesia is safety and the well being of the patient especially the stability of hemodynamic during induction until extubation. The most common causes of prolonging awakening are residual effects of drugs either anesthetics, sedatives, and analgesics. This study aimed to compare hemodynamic stability and recovery time between propofol and sevoflurane at Ulin General Hospital Banjarmasin. This was an observational analytic study conducted in July until November 2016 on 31 patients. The result showed that mean systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate for 90 minutes maintenance were no significant difference in group-A (propofol) compare with group-B (sevoflurane), post hoc Bonferroni test showing p>0.05. Mean recovery time to consciousness was faster in group-A (10,46 minutes) than group-B (15,59 minutes), there was no significant difference in two group. In conclusion, there was no significant difference in hemodynamic stability and recovery time between propofol and sevoflurane. Keywords: hemodynamic stability, recovery time, propofol, sevoflurane.


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