Background: To evaluate a fully automated vascular density (VD), skeletal density (SD) and fractal dimension (FD) method for the longitudinal analysis of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) eyes using projection-resolved optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images and to evaluate the association between these quantitative variables and the visual prognosis in RVO eyes.
Methods: Retrospective longitudinal observational case series. Patients presenting with RVO to Creteil University Eye Clinic between October 2014 and December 2018 and healthy controls were retrospectively evaluated. Group 1 consisted of central RVO (CRVO) eyes, group 2 consisted of eyes with branch RVO (BRVO) and group 3 of healthy control eyes. OCTA acquisitions (AngioVue RTVue XR Avanti, Optovue, Inc., Freemont, CA) were performed at baseline and last follow up visit. VD, SD, and FD analysis were computed on OCTA superficial and deep vascular complex (SVC, DVC) images at baseline and final follow up using an automated algorithm. Logistic regression was performed to find if and which variable (VD, SD, FD) was predictive for the visual outcome.
Results: Forty-one eyes, of which 21 consecutive eyes of 20 RVO patients (13 CRVO in group 1, 8 BRVO in group 2), and 20 eyes of 20 healthy controls were included. At the level of SVC, VD and FD were significantly lower in RVO eyes compared to controls (P<0.0001 and P=0.0008 respectively). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at last follow-up visit was associated with baseline VD (P=0.013), FD (P=0.016), and SD (P=0.01) at the level of the SVC, as well as with baseline FD at the DVC level (P=0.046).
Conclusions: Baseline VD, SD, and FD are associated with the visual outcome in RVO eyes. These parameters seem valuable biomarkers and may help improve the evaluation and management of RVO patients.
Background: To evaluate a fully automated vascular density (VD), skeletal density (SD) and fractal dimension (FD) method for the longitudinal analysis of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) eyes using projection-resolved optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images and to evaluate the association between these quantitative variables and the visual prognosis in RVO eyes.
Methods: Retrospective longitudinal observational case series. Patients presenting with RVO to Creteil University Eye Clinic between October 2014 and December 2018 and healthy controls were retrospectively evaluated. Group 1 consisted of central RVO (CRVO) eyes, group 2 consisted of eyes with branch RVO (BRVO) and group 3 of healthy control eyes. OCTA acquisitions (AngioVue RTVue XR Avanti, Optovue, Inc., Freemont, CA) were performed at baseline and last follow up visit. VD, SD, and FD analysis were computed on OCTA superficial and deep vascular complex (SVC, DVC) images at baseline and final follow up using an automated algorithm. Logistic regression was performed to find if and which variable (VD, SD, FD) was predictive for the visual outcome.
Results: Forty-one eyes, of which 21 consecutive eyes of 20 RVO patients (13 CRVO in group 1, 8 BRVO in group 2), and 20 eyes of 20 healthy controls were included. At the level of SVC, VD and FD were significantly lower in RVO eyes compared to controls (P<0.0001 and P=0.0008 respectively). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at last follow-up visit was associated with baseline VD (P=0.013), FD (P=0.016), and SD (P=0.01) at the level of the SVC, as well as with baseline FD at the DVC level (P=0.046).
Conclusions: Baseline VD, SD, and FD are associated with the visual outcome in RVO eyes. These parameters seem valuable biomarkers and may help improve the evaluation and management of RVO patients.
目的：研究“中山眼鼻相关疾病·内镜论坛”的培训效果及其影响因素。方法：采用调取平台数据和调查问卷的方法，研究2020年6月至2022年5月16期“中山眼鼻相关疾病·内镜论坛”的参与人员情况和培训效果反馈，并分析专业、职称、地域等因素对培训效果的影响。结果：学员合计7889人，27634人次，以副主任医师30.2%(2382人)和主治医师32.9%(2597人)为主。参与学员人数从第1期的269人，逐渐增加到第16期的2537人。学员参与人数最多和收获最大的主题均为应用解剖和影像学、甲状腺相关眼病、泪道疾病。通过调查问卷发现：75.4%(95/126)的学员认为所学内容对今后的临床工作具有非常大的作用；84.1%(106/126)的学员应用所学的知识改进了日常临床工作；96.0%(121/126)的学员愿意参加中山眼科中心举办的线下实操的眼鼻相关解剖学习班。对于所学知识在今后临床工作的作用，副主任医师和主治医师认为“非常有用”的比例明显高于主任医师。在是否将所学知识应用于日常临床工作方面，副主任医师和主治医师认为“是”的比例明显高于主任医师和住院医师。参与6~16次论坛的学员，培训效果明显优于参与1~5次的学员。结论：眼鼻相关疾病·内镜微创领域在眼科和鼻科领域关注度日益提升。“中山眼鼻相关疾病·内镜论坛”有助于学员理论知识的扩展和提升，对眼鼻相关疾病医生的日常临床工作具有很好的作用，主治医师和副主任医师职称的学员培训效果更好，参与论坛次数多的学员培训效果更好。
Objective: To assess the training effects of “Zhongshan Eye and Nose Related Diseases and Endoscopy Forums” and its influencing factors, propose targeted suggestions for training focus and teaching methods, and improve the teaching quality. Methods: Statistics of live broadcast platform data and custom-designed questionnaires were used to inquire the participants enrolled in the 16 sessions of “Zhongshan Eye and Nose Related Diseases and Endoscopy Forums” from June 2020 to May 2022 for their feedbacks on training effects. The influence of their professions, titles, regions and other factors on the training effects was analyzed. Results: A total of 7 899 participants were enrolled in “Zhongshan Eye and Nose Related Diseases and Endoscopy Forums”, and the total live broadcast person-time was 27 634. Associate senior doctors (30.2%, 2 382) and attending doctors (32.9%, 2 597) accounted for the largest proportion. The number of participants gradually increased from 269 in the first session to 2 537 in the 16th. The topics with the largest number of participants and the greatest gains were applied anatomy and imaging, thyroid associated ophthalmopathy, and lacrimal duct diseases. Through the questionnaire study, 75.4% (95/126) of the participants thought that what they had learned in the forums was very important for their future clinical work; 84.1% (106/126) of the participants applied the knowledge to improve their daily clinical work; 96.0% (121/126) of the participants were willing to participate in the offline practice of eye and nose anatomy classes held by Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center. In terms of the role of the learned knowledge in the future clinical work, the proportion of associate senior doctors and attending doctors who thought "very useful" was significantly higher than that of senior doctors. In terms of whether to apply the knowledge learned to daily clinical work, the proportion of associate senior doctors and attending doctors thinking “yes” was significantly higher than that of senior doctors and residents. Participants who participated in 6–16 sessions had significantly better training results than those who participated in 1–5 sessions. Conclusion: Eye and nose related diseases are attracting increasing attention in ophthalmology and rhinology. “Zhongshan Eye and Nose Related Diseases and Endoscopy Forums” are conducive to the expansion and improvement of participants’ theoretical knowledge, and plays a good role in the daily clinical work of doctors with eye and nose related diseases. The training effect of attending doctors and associate senior doctors is better, and the training effect of participants who participate in the forum more times is better.
目的：探讨外伤性视神经病变(traumatic optic neuropathy，TON)患者内镜下经蝶筛径路视神经管减压术(endoscopic trans-ethmosphenoid optic canal decompression，ETOCD)的整体护理。方法：选取中山大学中山眼科中心2020年1月至2021年3月收治的80例TON患者，回顾总结患者 ETOCD期间的护理措施及手术疗效。结果：所有患者经过综合护理后均顺利完成手术，未发生感染，出血、疼痛情况经治疗和护理后均改善，68.8%患者术后视力有提高。结论：针对TON患者ETOCD的特点，采取个体化的整体护理具有重要意义，有利于帮助患者顺利完成手术，降低并发症的发生率，促进患者康复。
Objective: To investigate the holistic nursing care of patients with traumatic optic neuropathy undergoing endoscopic trans-ethmosphenoid optic canal decompression (ETOCD). Methods: A total of 80 patients with traumatic optic neuropathy admitted to Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center of Sun Yat-sen University from Jan 2020 to Mar 2021 were selected as the subjects, and the nursing measures and surgical effect during ETOCD were reviewed and summarized. Results: All 80 surgical patients successfully completed the operation after comprehensive nursing without infection. The bleeding and pain were improved after treatment and nursing, and 68.8% patients presented with vision improvement. Conclusion: According to the characteristics of ETOCD in patients with traumatic optic neuropathy, it is of great significance to take individualized overall care, which is beneficial to help patients successfully complete the operation, reduce the incidence of complications, and promote the recovery of the patient’s healthy.
本文根据上海鹰瞳医疗科技有限公司的创新产品《糖尿病视网膜病变眼底图像辅助诊断软件》在国家药品监督管理局(NMPA，原CFDA)历时两年半的上市前创新申报与注册申报经历，介绍了人工智能类医疗器械产品的产品研发、注册申报流程及相关重点难点，并且列明了在整个过程中需要遵循和参考的法律法规，为此类产品的上市前注册工作提供参考。
Based on the NMPA premarket application through two and a half years for the computer aided diagnosis software using fundus images of diabetic retinopathy, which is an innovative medical device of Shanghai EagleVision Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (Airdoc), this article introduced the development process, the premarket application, and the key points in the application of this artificial intelligence device, also lists the related regulations and guidelines as references to provide some ideas for the follow-up premarketing application of such kind of products.
目的：探讨医用自交联透明质酸钠凝胶对鼻内窥镜下泪囊鼻腔吻合术(endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy，En-DCR)后的影响。方法：将219例单侧慢性泪囊炎(chronic dacryocystitis CD)患者随机分为医用自交联透明质酸钠凝胶组(A组)和对照组(B组)。所有患者行En-DCR。A组将医用自交联透明质酸钠凝胶填充吻合口，B组不做任何处理。随访12个月。比较创面黏膜上皮化、肉芽形成情况、渗血情况及吻合口通畅成功率。结果：A组98例，B组102例。随访2周，A组86例患者鼻腔吻合口黏膜上皮完整，B组77例患者鼻腔吻合口黏膜上皮完整。随访12个月，A组有7例患者存在瘢痕(7.1%)，8例患者出现肉芽肿(8.2%)，而B组有17例患者存在瘢痕(16.7%)，18例患者出现肉芽肿(17.6%)。两组瘢痕形成及出现肉芽肿差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。A组的吻合口通畅成功率达到90.8%(89/98)，而B组的成功率为78.4%(80/102)(P<0.05)。B组患者术后渗血情况A组相当(P>0.05)。结论：医用自交联透明质酸钠凝胶填充吻合口可通过促进En-DCR术后吻合口黏膜上皮愈合和降低伤口瘢痕及肉芽肿生成率，提高En-DCR治疗CD的成功率。
Objective: To investigate the effect of medical self-crosslinking sodium hyaluronate gel on endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (En-DCR). Methods: A total of 219 patients with unilateral chronic dacryocystitis (CD) were selected and randomly divided into two groups: medical self-crosslinking sodium hyaluronate gel group (group A) and control group (group B). All patients underwent En-DCR. Group A received medical self-crosslinking sodium hyaluronate gel filling the ostium at the end of En-DCR, whereas group B received no treatment. Patients were followed-up for 12 months. The mucosal epithelialization of the wound, the granulation formation, bleeding, and the success rate of ostial patency were compared in the two groups. Results: Our study included 98 patients in group A and 102 patients in group B. After 2 weeks, the number of absorbable hemostatic patients who had intact mucosal epithelium lining the ostia was 86 in group A and 77 in group B. At 12 months follow up, there were 7 patients with scar (7.1%) and 8 patients with granuloma (8.2%) in group A, compared with 17 patients with scar (16.7%) and 18 patients with granuloma (17.6%) in group B. There were significant differences in scar formation and granuloma between the two groups (P<0.05). The success rate of anastomotic patency reached 90.8% (89/98) in group A whereas the success rate was 78.4% (80/102) in group B (P<0.05). The situation of postoperative bleeding in group B was similar to that in group A (P>0.05). Conclusion: The medical self-crosslinking sodium hyaluronate gel can improve the success rate of En-DCR treatment of CD through promoting the healing of anastomotic mucosa and reducing the rate of wound scar and granuloma formation.
眶尖部肿瘤为眼科罕见疾病，但因其所处位置特殊，对机体，特别是视神经功能危害极大，错误的诊断、不规范合理的治疗不仅不能解决问题，甚至会对机体造成严重的不可挽回的损害。目前针对眶尖部肿瘤的诊断、治疗多建立在医生的主观认知与经验的基础上，尚未达成共识。本文通过分析眶尖部肿瘤的临床特点，结合以往漏诊、误诊、误治的临床案例，阐述眶尖肿瘤正确诊断的关键要点；同时，结合不同临床案例，客观分析治疗方案，尤其是手术方式、路径，为眶尖部肿瘤的合理化治疗提供依据，以期规范眶尖部肿瘤的诊断和治疗，提高治疗成功率。
Although orbital apical tumor is a rare ophthalmic disease, its special location can cause great harm to the body, especially to the function of the optic nerve. Misdiagnosis and improper treatment are not only unable to solve the problem, but also irretrievably harmful to the body. At present, there is no consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of orbital apical tumors, which are mostly based on subjective cognition and experience of doctors. In this paper, the clinical characters of orbital apical tumors were analyzed through the past clinical cases of misdiagnosis and mistreatment, and the key points of proper diagnosis of orbital apical tumors were expounded. Meanwhile, by combining with different clinical cases, the treatment plans, especially the surgical approaches, were analysed to provide a basis for the appropriate treatment of orbital apical tumors, in order to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of orbital apex tumor, and improve the success rate of treatment.
鼻内镜外科技术延伸到鼻眼相关疾病的诊断和治疗已经有二十余年的历史。随着鼻眼相关解剖研究、影像诊断技术和手术器械的进步和手术临床经验的积累，大量临床和基础研究不断涌现，逐渐形成了相对成熟的内镜鼻眼相关外科理论与实践体系。本文概述了内镜鼻眼相关外科的发展现状，对几种主要手术提供经验总结并提出展望。
Nasal endoscopic surgery technology has gradually developed and involved into the diagnosis and treatment of nose-eye related disease for more than 20 years. With the improvement of anatomical studies on nose-eye, imaging diagnostic technology and surgical instruments, the accumulation of surgical clinical experience, as well as the increasing emergence of a large number of clinical and basic studies on endoscopic rhino-orbital related surgery, a well-established theoretical and practical system of endoscopic nose-eye surgery has gradually been formed. This article summarized the development of endoscopic rhino-orbital surgery, and the advantages and limitations of several major surgical methods. Also, the further research was prospected.
目的：探究短期周边遮盖对成年视皮层双眼优势平衡的作用。方法：对12名正常成年人的各眼 (24只眼)分别进行单眼短期周边遮盖。遮盖方式为单眼佩戴90 min的环形、半透明的塑料遮盖板，遮盖板仅能透光，中央留有1 0°~15°视野范围的圆孔，从而实现周边遮盖。受试者在周边遮盖前、遮盖后的0~3、3~6、6~9、9~12、12~15、30、60和90 min均完成双眼竞争任务 (binocular rivalry task)。记录并分析各时间段中各眼的占优时间、双眼竞争在眼别间切换周期数和各眼占优概率随时间改变的特点等。每位受试者左右眼测试间隔1周进行。结果：在遮盖前，12名正常成年受试者被遮盖眼的占优时间与非遮盖眼的差异无统计学意义(92.78±6.33 s vs 87.22±6.23 s，P>0.05)，提示眼优势平衡。遮盖去除后的0~3 min，被遮盖眼占优比例显著增加至 0.721±0.11(P<0.001)，该效应在遮盖去除后的3~30 min均存在(P<0.05)，直至60 min(P=0.445)双眼基本恢复优势平衡。双眼优势转换周期在周边遮盖前后差异无统计学意义(P=0.064)。主导眼在去除周边遮盖后的0~3 min遮盖眼占优时间比例相对基线的改变幅度与遮盖非主导眼的差异无统 计学意义(P=0.835)。结论：短期的周边遮盖可改变成年双眼优势平衡，有望应用于视觉关键期后的弱视治疗中。视觉关键期后双眼视功能仍保留有一定的可塑性。
Objective: To study the effect of short-term peripheral patching on binocular dominance in adult visual cortex. Methods: Monocular short-term peripheral patching was performed on each eye (24 eyes) of 12 normal adults. The patching was achieved by monocularly wearing a ring-shaped, translucent and plastic patch for 90 minutes. The patch could only transmit light, but not pattern, and there was a circular hole with a visual field of 10°–15°, so as to achieve peripheral patching. Participants completed the binocular rivalry task at baseline and 0–3, 3–6, 6–9, 9–12, 12–15, 30, 60 and 90 min after peripheral patching. The dominance duration of each eye and the number of dominance switches between eyes were recorded. The probability of perceiving stimulus of each eye was calculated in each time period. Each participant’s both left and right eyes performed peripheral patching one week apart. Results: Before patching, the dominance duration of the patched eye was not significantly different from the non-patched eye (92.78±6.33 s vs 87.22±6.23 s, P>0.05), which suggests that the eye dominance was balanced. At 0–3 min after the removal of the patch, the dominance duration of the patched eye was increased significantly (P<0.001), and this effect existed until 30 min after the removal of the patch (P<0.05). The dominance duration of the patched eye at post-60 min was not significantly different from the baseline (P=0.445). There was no significant difference in the dominance switches among baseline and each period after patching (P=0.064). After the removal of patch on the dominant eye, the amplitude of change in the dominance duration of the patched eye at 0–3 min was not significantly different from that after the removal of patch on the non-dominant eyes (P=0.835). Conclusion: Short-term peripheral patching can also change the binocular dominance in adults, and it has the potential to be applied in treatment of adult amblyopia. After the critical period for visual development, binocular vision function still retains plasticity.
Background: The ex vivo model represented by mouse retinal explants in culture is a useful experimental model to investigate the molecular mechanism involved in neurovascular diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR). It ensures an experimental overview with more complete respect to isolate cells and reduce problems in terms of accessibility and management with respect to in vivo model. In particular, it allows the evaluation of the relationship between retinal cells in response to the typical stressors involved in DR pathogenesis.
Methods: Ex vivo retinal fragments derived from 3- to 5-week-old C57BL/6J mice. In particular, after dissection, the retina is cut into 4 separate fragments and transferred onto inserts placed with ganglion cells up. Once in culture, the explants could be treated in stress conditions typical of DR. In particular, this study protocol describes the procedure for the preparation and the culture of retinal explants with specific metabolic stressors such as high glucose (HG), advanced glycation end product (AGE), and oxidative stress (OS). In the end, this paper provides the protocols to perform molecular analyses in order to evaluate the response of retinal explants to stress and/or neuroprotective treatments.
Discussion: The cultured retinal explants represent an ex vivo experimental model to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in neurovascular diseases such as DR. Moreover, they could be useful to test the effect of neuroprotective compounds in response to metabolic stressors in a fewer time respect to an in vivo model. In conclusion, retinal explants in culture represent a valuable experimental model to conduct further studies to better understand the pathophysiology of DR.
Background: The ex vivo model represented by mouse retinal explants in culture is a useful experimental model to investigate the molecular mechanism involved in neurovascular diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR). It ensures an experimental overview with more complete respect to isolate cells and reduce problems in terms of accessibility and management with respect to in vivo model. In particular, it allows the evaluation of the relationship between retinal cells in response to the typical stressors involved in DR pathogenesis.
Methods: Ex vivo retinal fragments derived from 3- to 5-week-old C57BL/6J mice. In particular, after dissection, the retina is cut into 4 separate fragments and transferred onto inserts placed with ganglion cells up. Once in culture, the explants could be treated in stress conditions typical of DR. In particular, this study protocol describes the procedure for the preparation and the culture of retinal explants with specific metabolic stressors such as high glucose (HG), advanced glycation end product (AGE), and oxidative stress (OS). In the end, this paper provides the protocols to perform molecular analyses in order to evaluate the response of retinal explants to stress and/or neuroprotective treatments.
Discussion: The cultured retinal explants represent an ex vivo experimental model to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in neurovascular diseases such as DR. Moreover, they could be useful to test the effect of neuroprotective compounds in response to metabolic stressors in a fewer time respect to an in vivo model. In conclusion, retinal explants in culture represent a valuable experimental model to conduct further studies to better understand the pathophysiology of DR.
