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In this paper, the authors try to motivate their preference for implanting AT.Lisa Multifocals from all other premium IOL's from the market. It is emphasized, through clinical examples, that their choice comes after a long experience with this type of mul- tifocals IOL's. We make a short presentation of this particular type of MIOL's with their good but also weak points and try to motivate our decision to change from other types. We present the steps that each patient has to follow in our clinic prior to surgery itself, stressing out the idea that the discussion with the patient is very important in taking a decision regarding the implantation of a Premium IOL.
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Sensibilidad de Contraste , Implantación de Lentes Intraoculares , Lentes Intraoculares , Facoemulsificación , Humanos , Satisfacción del Paciente , Diseño de PrótesisRESUMEN
DEFINITION: Secondary open-angle glaucoma, characterized by the deposition of whitish, fibrillar material within the structures of the anterior segment of the eye.
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Síndrome de Exfoliación , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto , Segmento Anterior del Ojo/patología , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Síndrome de Exfoliación/complicaciones , Síndrome de Exfoliación/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Exfoliación/epidemiología , Síndrome de Exfoliación/fisiopatología , Síndrome de Exfoliación/terapia , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/diagnóstico , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/epidemiología , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/etiología , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/fisiopatología , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/terapia , Gonioscopía , Humanos , Incidencia , Presión Intraocular , Rumanía/epidemiología , TrabeculectomíaRESUMEN
AIM: Plasmalogens are phospholipids characterized by the presence of a vinyl ether bond at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone. They are particularly abundant in the nervous system, the heart and striated muscle. Peroxisomes are essential for their biosynthesis and red blood cell (RBC) plasmalogen levels are a reliable test in the investigation of patients suspect for a peroxisomal defect. The functions attributed to them include protection against oxidative stress, myelin formation and signal transduction. The aim of the present study was the investigation of RBC plasmalogen levels in neonates. METHODS: A total of 25 healthy full-term, appropriate for gestational age neonates were studied. RBC plasmalogens were estimated using gas chromatography within the first five days of life. Fifteen healthy children 1-8-year olds served as controls. RESULTS: Statistically significant lower plasmalogen levels were found in neonates compared to older children. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that a different range of normal values for plasmalogen levels should be used in the investigation of peroxisomal diseases in neonates. The lower levels of plasmalogens in neonates found in our study could render them more vulnerable to oxidative stress.