Background: Evaluation of corneal biomechanical properties 3 months after using rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses in keratoconus.

Methods: In this prospective trial study, cases were 32 keratoconic eyes with no history of RGP lens wear. All eyes were examined with the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and the Corneal Visualization Scheimpflug Technology (CORVIS-ST) to measure corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), deformation amplitude (DA), applanation velocity (AV) 1 and 2, applanation length (AL) 1 and 2, and peak distance before and 3 months after fitting aspheric RGP lenses. The effect of the correlation between contralateral eyes and maximum keratometry were controlled for in the analysis. Results were compared using repeated measures analysis of covariance.

Results: At 3 months, neither the increases in mean CH (0.14±2.77 mmHg, P=0.789), CRF (0.41±4.35 mmHg, P=0.612), AV1 (0.03±0.17 m/s, P=0.301), AV2 (0.11±0.59 m/s, P=0.299), AL1 (0.44±1.56 m/s, P=0.118), AL2 (1.16±5.06 m/s, P=0.211), and peak distance (0.19±1.29 m/s, P=0.409), nor the decrease in mean DA (0.03±0.17 mm, P=0.402) was statistically significant.

Conclusions: Results in our series of patients indicated that 3 months of RGP lens wear had no significant impact on corneal biomechanics, and perhaps non progression of keratoconus. Therefore, RGP lenses can be regarded safe and appropriate in keratoconic patients.

Background: Evaluation of corneal biomechanical properties 3 months after using rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses in keratoconus.

Methods: In this prospective trial study, cases were 32 keratoconic eyes with no history of RGP lens wear. All eyes were examined with the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and the Corneal Visualization Scheimpflug Technology (CORVIS-ST) to measure corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), deformation amplitude (DA), applanation velocity (AV) 1 and 2, applanation length (AL) 1 and 2, and peak distance before and 3 months after fitting aspheric RGP lenses. The effect of the correlation between contralateral eyes and maximum keratometry were controlled for in the analysis. Results were compared using repeated measures analysis of covariance.

Results: At 3 months, neither the increases in mean CH (0.14±2.77 mmHg, P=0.789), CRF (0.41±4.35 mmHg, P=0.612), AV1 (0.03±0.17 m/s, P=0.301), AV2 (0.11±0.59 m/s, P=0.299), AL1 (0.44±1.56 m/s, P=0.118), AL2 (1.16±5.06 m/s, P=0.211), and peak distance (0.19±1.29 m/s, P=0.409), nor the decrease in mean DA (0.03±0.17 mm, P=0.402) was statistically significant.

Conclusions: Results in our series of patients indicated that 3 months of RGP lens wear had no significant impact on corneal biomechanics, and perhaps non progression of keratoconus. Therefore, RGP lenses can be regarded safe and appropriate in keratoconic patients.

      总结32例飞秒激光辅助角膜移植术患者的护理，认为做好心理护理、术前完善眼部检查和做好充分的准备，术后严密观察敷料、眼压和角膜植片的情况，做好特殊体位和角膜接触镜的护理，并做好出院指导是提高手术的成功率及预防并发症的关键。

This paper summarized the nursing care of 32 patients received femtosecond laser assisted corneal transplantation. The key points to increase the success rate of surgery and prevent complications were psychological nursing, preoperative examinations and fully prepared, postoperative observation of dressing, intraocular pressure and corneal glass, care of special position and corneal contact lens, and discharge guidance.

Background: Corneal ectasia is a serious complication after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Ideally, patients at risk of ectasia should be identified prior to laser as unsuitable for LASIK, however, at present, there is no absolute test, system, or marker that can unequivocally identify patients at risk of developing ectasia. It has been suggested that changes in the forward protrusion of the posterior cornea or posterior corneal elevation (PCE) may be a key to the early detection of ectasia after LASIK. The purpose of this study was to examine the long term changes of the PCE after myopic LASIK using the ORBSCAN® IIz (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, USA) and to evaluate the contributory preoperative factors to PCE changes.

Methods: This was a retrospective longitudinal case series. Forty-two eyes of 23 consecutive myopic patients who underwent uneventful LASIK surgery 6 years ago were recalled for a postoperative follow-up examination using the ORBSCAN® IIz to determine the elevation changes to the posterior corneal surface from the preoperative measurements. A forward shift of the posterior surface was given a negative value. Correlation analyses and forward stepwise regression analyses were performed to evaluate the effect of each of the preoperative parameters on the changes in PCE. Statistical and graphical analyses were performed.

Results: There was no statistical difference between the mean best-fit sphere (BFS) pre-LASIK and 6 years postop (P=0.25). Forty-two post-LASIK eyes had a mean posterior displacement of -9.38±9.84 μm (range, 12 to -31 μm) 6 years after LASIK. Forward stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the ablation spherical equivalent (ASE) was the only indicator of the forward shift of the posterior cornea after LASIK.

Conclusions: The present study identified a significant forward shift of the posterior cornea 6 years after LASIK. The ASE was the most significant prognostic determinant for forward protrusion of the posterior cornea after LASIK. 

Background: Corneal ectasia is a serious complication after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Ideally, patients at risk of ectasia should be identified prior to laser as unsuitable for LASIK, however, at present, there is no absolute test, system, or marker that can unequivocally identify patients at risk of developing ectasia. It has been suggested that changes in the forward protrusion of the posterior cornea or posterior corneal elevation (PCE) may be a key to the early detection of ectasia after LASIK. The purpose of this study was to examine the long term changes of the PCE after myopic LASIK using the ORBSCAN® IIz (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, USA) and to evaluate the contributory preoperative factors to PCE changes.

Methods: This was a retrospective longitudinal case series. Forty-two eyes of 23 consecutive myopic patients who underwent uneventful LASIK surgery 6 years ago were recalled for a postoperative follow-up examination using the ORBSCAN® IIz to determine the elevation changes to the posterior corneal surface from the preoperative measurements. A forward shift of the posterior surface was given a negative value. Correlation analyses and forward stepwise regression analyses were performed to evaluate the effect of each of the preoperative parameters on the changes in PCE. Statistical and graphical analyses were performed.

Results: There was no statistical difference between the mean best-fit sphere (BFS) pre-LASIK and 6 years postop (P=0.25). Forty-two post-LASIK eyes had a mean posterior displacement of -9.38±9.84 μm (range, 12 to -31 μm) 6 years after LASIK. Forward stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the ablation spherical equivalent (ASE) was the only indicator of the forward shift of the posterior cornea after LASIK.

Conclusions: The present study identified a significant forward shift of the posterior cornea 6 years after LASIK. The ASE was the most significant prognostic determinant for forward protrusion of the posterior cornea after LASIK. 

目的：观察 NIDEK EC5000 准分子激光治疗系统准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术(Laser in sitkeratomileusis, LASIK) 角膜切削深度的可预测性。
方法：采用 NIDEK EC5000 准分子激光系统对 79 例近视和(或)近视散光患者进行标准 LASIK 手术，术中使用超声角膜测厚仪分别测量制瓣后和激光切削后的剩余角膜床厚度，计算实际角膜切削深度，比较实际角膜切削深度同理论预测角膜切削深度的差异。
结果：LASIK 术中实际切削深度(92.32±29.86) μm，预测切削深度(74.16±25.95) μm，两者差值(18.16 ± 14.71) μm 有统计学意义(P < 0.001)。实际切削深度与预测切削深度具有较好的相关性，相关系数为0.87 (P < 0.001)，其直线回归方程为Y = 18.06 + 1.001X。按术前角膜 K 值、术前等效球镜绝对值及术前中央角膜厚度值分组的实际切削深度与预测切削深度的差值均有统计学意义。实际切削深度与术前等效球镜有关，与术前中央角膜厚度和 K 值无关。实际切削深度与预测切削深度差值同 K 值、等效球镜，术前中央角膜厚度均无关。
结论：NIDEK EC5000 准分子激光系统 LASIK 术中实际角膜切削深度比预测角膜切削深度高 (18.16±14.71) μm，在手术设计时要考虑实际切削与机器标示值存在偏差，应尽可能多的预留剩余角膜基质床厚度，以提高手术安全性。

Purpose: To assess the predictability of corneal ablation depth in LASIK using NIDEK EC5000 excimer laser.
Method: Standard LASlK surgery was performed in 79 myopic patients with or without astigmatism with the NDEK EC5000 excimer laser system. Ultrasonic cornealpachymetry was performed immediately after flap creation and after laser ablation during LASIK procedure, by which the actual corneal ablation depth was calculated.The values of actual and predicted ablation depth were compared.
Results: The actual ablation depth was (92.32+29.86) μm, the predicted ablationdepth was (74.16+25.95) μm. The differences between them (18.16+14.71) μm were statistically significance (P < 0.001 ). Linear regression suggested that the actual ablation depth correlated closely with the predicted ablation depth (r = 0.87 , P < 0.001 ). The regression model was Y = 18.06+1.001X. The differences remained statistically significant and were independent of the levels of preoperative corneal keratometry, absolute preoperative spherical equivalent and the preoperative central cornea thickness.
Conclusion: The actual ablation depth was about (18.16+14.71) μm thicker than thepredicted ablation depth in the NlDEK EC5000 excimer laser system. We may have totake into account this deviation in order to ensure sufficient thickness of residualstromal bed.

角膜是基因治疗的理想靶器官。角膜碱烧伤、角膜新生血管、角膜移植术后排斥反应因其病理机制复杂，所牵涉的致病因素众多而治疗困难，疗效不佳。本文就基因治疗在上述疾病中的应用加以综述，以了解基因治疗应用于角膜病变的新进展 。

Cornea is an ideal target organ for gene therapy. Corneal alkali burn, cornealneovascularization and corneal graft rejection tend to be with poor treatment elicacydue to its complex pathogenesis. This article aims to update the recent progress of genetherapy on corneal diseases.

神经营养性角膜病变是一种与角膜神经退行性改变有关的疾病，角膜神经的知觉和营养功能受损，导致角膜上皮缺损、角膜溃疡甚至角膜穿孔。目前人工泪液、治疗性角膜绷带镜、泪点栓塞、羊膜移植，睑缘缝合等治疗措施仍是治疗神经营养性角膜病变的主要治疗方式，对于轻中度病变患者，具有较好的治疗效果，而对于重度病变患者，药物治疗及简单的手术干预治疗效果不佳，病情反复发作。由于重度神经营养性角膜病变患者的角膜神经完全消失，丧失角膜感觉，对未恢复角膜神经营养功能的角膜白斑或溃疡患者行角膜移植术，可能导致角膜移植术后上皮持续不愈合，因此恢复角膜神经营养功能是复明的重要保障手段。角膜神经移植术是重度神经营养性角膜病变患者恢复角膜神经营养功能，提高角膜知觉，改善角膜透明度的重要和有效的治疗方法。角膜神经移植术通过将具有正常功能的供体神经移植到麻痹眼角膜缘周围，使神经末梢重新长入角膜基质，恢复角膜知觉功能。随着角膜神经移植术的术式的不断改进，其良好的术后效果和优点已经渐渐突显。角膜神经移植术包括直接角膜神经移植和间接角膜神经移植，促使角膜神经重新生长，重建角膜神经的营养和知觉功能。角膜神经移植手术已有40年历史，1981年Samii等首次报告了角膜神经移植术，2009年Terzis等成功地实施了第1例直接角膜神经移植术，2014年Elbaz等进行了第1例以腓肠神经作为间置移植物的间接角膜神经移植。封面展示了神经营养性角膜病变患者未接受治疗前的和接受角膜神经移植术后的眼表角膜图像。由于角膜神经退行性改变，角膜失去神经支配，继而出现角膜上皮缺损，角膜缘新生血管形成，经角膜神经移植后，角膜上皮愈合，角膜透明度改善，同时角膜缘新生血管消退。

神经营养性角膜病变是一种与角膜神经退行性改变有关的疾病，角膜神经的知觉和营养功能受损，导致角膜上皮缺损、角膜溃疡甚至角膜穿孔。目前人工泪液、治疗性角膜绷带镜、泪点栓塞、羊膜移植，睑缘缝合等治疗措施仍是治疗神经营养性角膜病变的主要治疗方式，对于轻中度病变患者，具有较好的治疗效果，而对于重度病变患者，药物治疗及简单的手术干预治疗效果不佳，病情反复发作。由于重度神经营养性角膜病变患者的角膜神经完全消失，丧失角膜感觉，对未恢复角膜神经营养功能的角膜白斑或溃疡患者行角膜移植术，可能导致角膜移植术后上皮持续不愈合，因此恢复角膜神经营养功能是复明的重要保障手段。角膜神经移植术是重度神经营养性角膜病变患者恢复角膜神经营养功能，提高角膜知觉，改善角膜透明度的重要和有效的治疗方法。角膜神经移植术通过将具有正常功能的供体神经移植到麻痹眼角膜缘周围，使神经末梢重新长入角膜基质，恢复角膜知觉功能。随着角膜神经移植术的术式的不断改进，其良好的术后效果和优点已经渐渐突显。角膜神经移植术包括直接角膜神经移植和间接角膜神经移植，促使角膜神经重新生长，重建角膜神经的营养和知觉功能。角膜神经移植手术已有40年历史，1981年Samii等首次报告了角膜神经移植术，2009年Terzis等成功地实施了第1例直接角膜神经移植术，2014年Elbaz等进行了第1例以腓肠神经作为间置移植物的间接角膜神经移植。封面展示了神经营养性角膜病变患者未接受治疗前的和接受角膜神经移植术后的眼表角膜图像。由于角膜神经退行性改变，角膜失去神经支配，继而出现角膜上皮缺损，角膜缘新生血管形成，经角膜神经移植后，角膜上皮愈合，角膜透明度改善，同时角膜缘新生血管消退。

目的:通过观察对金黄色葡萄球菌性角膜溃疡的疗效,筛选克拉霉案眼用凝胶的合适浓度。

方法:角膜实质层接种法建立40只家兔右眼金黄色葡萄球菌性角膜溃疡模型,将模型随机分成5组,每组8只免(8只眼),各组分别给予空白基质、0.1%克拉素眼用凝胶、0.25%克拉霉素眼用凝胶、左氧氟沙星凝胶、0.25%克拉霉素眼用凝胶联合重组牛碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(Recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor, Rb-bFGF)，每天4次，每次2滴，分别在第1、3、5、7、10、14 天观察角膜病变情况及溃疡面积大小。

结果:在相同的给药方法下，0.1%克拉霉素眼用凝胶、0.25%克拉素眼用凝胶、左氧沙星凝胶、0.25%克拉霉素眼用凝胶联合Rb-bFCF均能使金黄色葡萄球菌性角膜溃疡面积缩小角膜病变好转，与空白基质组相比有统计学差异(P < 0.05)：0.25%克拉素眼用凝胶组疗效明显优于0.1%克拉荐素眼用凝胶组(P < 0.05)。

结论:制备的 0.25%克拉霉素眼用凝胶对金黄色葡萄球菌性角膜溃疡疗效肯定，可以进一步开发应用于临床。

Purpose:To screen proper concentration of clarithromycin ophthalmic gel by observingthe efficacy of different concertrations of clarithromycin ophthalmic gel for treatingstaphylococcal corneal ulcers.
Methods:Corneal ulcer was induced in the right eye of 40 rabbits, 3.0 x 10°CFU/mlstaphylococcus aureus suspension was injected midstromally into the central cornel.These rabbits were divided randomly into $ groups ,each group received respectivelytopical blank matrix, clarithromycin ophthalmic gel 0.1%, clarithromycin ophthalmicgel 0.25%,levofloxacin ophthalmic gel, clarithromycin ophthalmic gel 0.25% andrecombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor (Rb-bFGF), 4 times every day, 2drops each time. The eyes were examined respectively with the slit lamp beforetreatment(day0), on day3, day5, day7, day 10, day 14 to observe theprogression of corneal ulceration. including the area of the corneal ulcer and mark of keratitis.

Resuls:Under the same way of giving medicine, experimental coreal ulcer studiesshowed a statistically significant decrease in all tratement groups on measurements ofthe area of the comeal ulcer and mark of keratitis(P<0.05), and clarithromycinophthalmic gel 0.25% had a better action than clarithromycin ophthalmic gel 0.1%against staphylococcus aureus corneal ulcer.
Conclusion:Clarithromycin ophthalmic gel 0,25% was proved to be an effective ocularmedication for the therapy of gram-positive bacterial corneal ulcer. 

目的: 研究 TGF-β1 短期眼部应用对兔角膜碱烧伤后整合素 β1 表达和角膜上皮愈合的影响,探求其对角膜碱烧伤的治疗作用。

方法: 制备大耳白家兔角膜碱烧伤模型, 一组给予 TGF-β1 (浓度为 200 ng /ml) 局部滴眼, 每日 3 次, 连续 7 日; 另一组给予 PBS 溶液代替, 处理相同。于角膜碱烧伤后每日观察角膜上皮愈合面积, 并于烧伤后 6 h、1 d、3 d、7 d 和 14 d 5 个时间点应用免疫组化方法检测 TGF-β1 实验组与 PBS 组角膜整合素 β1 表达情况。

结果: 烧伤后 4 d、10 d、11 d、12 d 和 14 d 实验组和对照组上皮愈合率比较, 差异有统计学意义(P < 0.05) , 两组随着上皮修复过程的进行, 整合素 β1 的表达均逐渐增加, 烧伤后 7 d、14 d两个时间点实验组和对照组整合素 β1 平均灰度值比较, 差异有显著性(P < 0.05) 。

结论: TGF-β1 在活体实验中能促进整合素 β1 的表达, 而后者的增加可以促进角膜上皮细胞向损伤区域的移行和粘附, 从而减少碱烧伤愈合过程中上皮再次脱落现象, 有利于创伤愈合。

Purpose: To observe the effect of TGF-β1 applied topically to the alkali-injured rabbit eye on corneal epithelial wound healing and expression of integrin β1 and its therapeutic action on corneal alkali burns.
Methods: Alkali burn was produced in 60 corneas from 30 rabbits. Two groups were randomly divided. One group was treated with TGF-β1 solution (200 ng /ml) topically 3 times one day within the first 7 days, the other group was treated with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution. The injured eyes were photographed after the fluorescence staining with a digital camera and the pictures were analyzed with computer-aided picture analysis system to calculate the rate of corneal epithelial healing. The expression of integrin β1 was investigated in the point 6 h, 1 d, 3 d, 7 d, 14 d after the injury by means of immunohistochemical analysis.
Results: On the 4th, 10th, 11st, 12nd and 14th days after the burning, the rate of corneal epithelial healing of TGF-β1 groups was markedly higher than that of the PBS group (P < 0.05) . The expression of integrin β1 in the cornea epithelial cells gradually increased during the wound healing. On the 7th and 14th days after the burning, the expression of integrin β1 in the cornea epithelial cells of TGF-β1 group was remarkably  higher than that of the PBS group(P < 0.05) .

Conclusions: TGF-β1 could up-regulate integrin β1 in vivo corneal alkali burn model, which could stimulate the cornea epithelial cells to migrate and adhere to the cornea stroma, that can reduce the cases of the epithelial cells_detachment from the cornea stroma and sustain the corneal reepithelization. 

目的:探讨碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(Basic fibroblast growthfacfor, bFCF)，表皮细胞生长因子(Epidermal growth factor, EGF)和神经细胞生长因子(Nerve growth factor, NGF)对体外培养的人角膜内皮细胞的生长调控作用。

方法:将相同数量的人角膜内皮细胞接种于96孔板。加人浓度分别为0 ng/ml、1 ng/ml、3 ng/ml、10 ng/ml、30 ng/ml、100 ng/ml的 EGF、bFGF 和 NGF 进行培养。5 天后 MTT法用检测增殖情况。
结果:在0 ng/ml、1 ng/ml、3 ng/ml、10 ng/ml、30 ng/ml、100 ng/ml 浓度下 bFGF 组的平均 OD 值分别为： 0.224±0.045、0.239±0.040、0.262±0.0342、0.278±0.0319、0.281±0.0324、0.260±0.0310 EGF组的平均 0D 值分别为: 0.228±0.0304、0.245±0.0418、0.267±0.0454、0.275±0.0347、0.271±0.0449、0.250±0.0253。NGF 组的平均 OD 值分别为：0.216±0.0187、0.228±0.0226、0.231±0.0225、0.242±0.0279、0.245±0.0294、0.247±0.0349。
结论:bFGF在 30 ng/ml范围内对内皮细胞生长有促进作用,并具有剂量依赖性。高于100 ng/ml时促生长作用降低。EGF在10 ng/ml范围内对内皮细胞生长有促进作用，并具有剂量依赖性。高于30 ng/ml 时促生长作用降低。NGF本次实验剂量范围内对角膜内皮细胞生长无明显作用。

Purpose: To investigate effect of bFGF, EGF and NGF on growth of cultured humancorneal endothelial cells.
Methods: Cultured human corneal endothelial cells were seeded into individual wellsof 96-well tissue culture plate with the same culture media containing separately bFCF, EGF or NGF with a serial of concentrations of 0 ng/ml、1 ng/ml 、3 ng/ml、10 ng/ml 、30 ng/ml and 100 ng/ml and then cultured for 5 days. Then MTT method wasused to detect the growth of the cells.
Results: The averaged OD values of the cell wells containing bFCF with a serial of concentrations of 0 ng/ml、1 ng/ml、3 ng/ml、10 ng/ml、30 ng/ml and 100 ng/ml were 0.224±0.045, 0.239±0.040, 0.262±0.0342, 0.278±0.0319, 0.281±0.0324, 0.260±0.0310. The averaged OD values of EGF group and NGF group were separately 0.228±0.0304，0.245±0.0418, 0.267±0.0454, 0.275±0.0347, 0.271±0.0449, 0.250±0.0253 and 0.216±0.0187, 0.228±0.0226, 0.231±0.0225, 0.242±0.0279, 0.245±0.0294，0.247±0.0349.
Conclusion: bGFC can promote the growth of human corneal endothelial cells in adose dependent manner while with concentration lower than 30 ng/ml. bFGF withconcentration that is higher than 100ng/ml will weaken this effect. EGF can alsopromote proliferation of human corneal endothelial cells demonstrating a linear dosedependent effect when its concentration is lower than 10 ng/ml and this effect decreasedwhen its concentration was higher than 30 ng/ml, NGF showed no effect on the growthof human cornea endothelial cells in this study.

目的：探讨大泡性角膜病变(bullous keratopathy，BK)患者行飞秒激光辅助的角膜内皮移植术(endothelium keratoplasty，EK)的围手术期护理。方法：回顾性分析在南京总医院眼科行飞秒激光辅助角膜内皮移植的BK20例患者，分析并总结患者术前的心理疏导、术前准备、眼科检查、术中如何配合医生、术后特殊体位、高眼压的护理及如何正确用药和出院健康教育等。结果：患者得到及时、有效的护理，术后视力均有所提高，内皮贴伏好，无排斥反应及其他并发症的发生。结论：通过对患者围手术期的护理，可提高护理质量，缩短患者住院时间。

Objective: To observe the perioperative nursing of femtosecond laser-assisted corneal endothelial transplantation in the treatment of patients with bullous keratopathy. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 20 patients with bullous keratopathy with femtosecond laser-assisted corneal endothelial transplantation in our department. The preoperative psychological counseling, preoperative preparation, ocular examination, how to cooperate with the doctors in operation, nursing of special position, high intraocular pressure after surgery, how to use eye drops correctly and health education after discharge were summarized. Results: Nursing were performed to the patients timely and effectively. Postoperative visual acuity of all the patients were improved, the endothelial and corneal stroma bed are well combined and no graft rejection and other complications occurred in the patients postoperatively. Conclusion: We concluded that the quality of nursing was improved and the time of hospitalization was shortened after perioperative nursing.