Ophthalmology
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoon. Exposure to acanthamoeba is very common, but infections occur only rarely. Acanthamoeba keratitis should be suspected in every pacient with chronic, progressive ulcerative keratitis of…
Read more ›Endoftalmitis
Endophthalmitis is an infection within the eye. It mainly affects the vitreous, but it can also spread to the retina, chorioid, cornea and to other structures in the eye. Early…
Read more ›Development of Child’s Vision
The study of visual pathway maturation in children is still an active field of research. Morphological and functional changes are most pronounced during the first few years of human life,…
Read more ›New Structural and Functional Tests for the Early Detection of Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness. Therefore, detection of structural optic nerve head and retinal nerve fiber layer changes and…
Read more ›The structure and function of the human visual pathway
The authors present the fundamentals and some recent data on the human visal pathway obtained by the new imaging techniques of the cerebral cortex and non-invasive electrophysiological and other methods.…
Read more ›Electrophysiological assessment of the visual pathway in school children: a comparison between healthy children with children with suspected optic neuritis
Clinical features of optic neuritis in adults differ from those in children, who often present with atypical clinical manifestations and results of some investigations. This makes the diagnosis of optic…
Read more ›Optic Nerve Head Topography Analysis in Healthy Adults Using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph and Retinal Thickness Analyzer
Optic nerve head topography analysis using the Heidelberg retina tomograph I (HRT) and the Retinal thickness analyzer (RTA) is important in the early diagnosis and follow up of glaucoma. The…
Read more ›Visual evoked potentials and electrophysiological evaluation of the visual pathway
The basics of visual evoked potentials are described. In the first part of the paper, the anatomical and physiological principles of the electrical activity recorded over the occipital cortex, the…
Read more ›Photopic and scotopic electroretinography for assessment of retinal function
The electroretinogram demonstrates a flash-evoked potentials of the retina recorded by surface electrodes. Electroretinography is a noninvasive and objective, yet nonstandardised examination technique, which has been in clinical use for…
Read more ›Possibilities and Limitations of Ambulatory Surgery and Outpatient Anaesthesia
The demand for outpatient surgery and office-case anesthesia is increasing for medical, technological and economic reasons. Ophtalmic day-case surgery and anesthesia have developed over the past ten years. Careful selection…
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