[Therapeutic effect of acupoint injection as adjuvant treatment on dry eyes of convalescent herpes simplex keratitis].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical effect of acupoint injection of houttuynia cordata as the accessory treatment on dry eyes of convalescent herpes simplex keratitis (HSK). METHODS: A total of 60 patients with dry eyes of convalescent HSK were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. In the control group, the artificial tears and anti-inflammatory drugs were combined in treatment. In the observation group, on the base of the treatment as the control group, the acupoint injection of houttuynia cordata at Neiqiuhou (Extra) was combined, 3 mL each time, once a day. After consecutive 3 injections, the injection was adjusted to be once every two days, consecutively for 3 times. The treatment for 6 times was as one course and one course of treatment was required. Separately, before treatment and in 7, 15 and 30 days after treatment, the changes of the scores of visual analogue scale (VAS), theresults of SchirmerⅠtest (SⅠT), the tear break-up time (BUT) and the score of corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) were observed and analyzed in the patients of the two groups. RESULTS: In 7, 15 and 30 days after treatment, VAS scores and CFS scores were all reduced as compared with those before treatment in the patients of the two groups (P<0.05), and the scores of VAS and CFS in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). In 7, 15 and 30 days after treatment, the values of SⅠT and BUT were all increased as compared with those before treatment in the patients of the two groups (P<0.05), and the values in the observation group were higher than the control group in 15 and 30 days after treatment (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupoint injection of houttuynia cordata promotes corneal epithelial recovery, reduces the discomfort symptoms as well as increases tear secretion and the stability of tear film in dry eyes of convalescent herpes simplex keratitis.

[Natural physical factors of the Kuban' Black Sea coastal area in the rehabilitative treatment of children with psoriasis and concomitant ophthalmoherpes].

The primary objective of this study was to optimize the process of remedial treatment at health reports of Sochi, Gelendzhik, and Anapa by introducing sun, air, and sea water baths in the system of sanatorium-and-spa treatment of the children with various nosologic forms of psoriasis and concomitant ophthalmoherpes that necessitated keratoplastic surgery. The study included children at the age of 7-13 years with plaque and nummular psoriasis vulgaris who received rehabilitative treatment after keratoplasty for ophthalmoherpes. The children were randomly allocated to two groups. One comprised patients based at the specialized children's sanatoria "Yunost", "Vulan", and "Bimlyuk" (Roszdrav) (group 1, n = 278). Patients of the control group were given conventional treatment in municipal outpatient settings in compliance with the existing standards (group 2, n = 278). The study showed a 2.39-fold decrease of the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) in the children of group 1 compared with its 1.38-fold decrease in group 2. It is concluded that a combination of natural physical factors of the Kuban' Black Sea coastal area has highly beneficial effect on the outcome of postoperative treatment of children with plaque and nummular psoriasis vulgaris and concomitant ophthalmoherpes responsible for corneal ulceration that requires corrective keratoplastic surgery.

[The Bioptron light therapy]. / Terapia cu lumina bioptron.

The Bioptron light therapy system acts naturally, upholding the capacity of regeneration of the body. Since the discovery of the therapeutical effects of the Bioptron light, over 20 years ago, its use as treatment has been developed for a large variety of diseases, among which also the eye-diseases (simplex and zoster herpes, conjunctivitis).

Recorrência de doença herpética corneal após tratamento para neovascularizaçäo de córnea com argon laser / Recurrence of corneal herpetic disease after argon laser treatment

Considerada como um dos principais fatores associados à rejeiçäo de transplante de córnea, neovascularizaçäo de córnea é de difícil tratamento e continua a ser desafio para o cirurgiäo de córnea. Dentre as várias formas de tratamento se inclui fototerapia com laser de argônio, que tem se mostrado eficaz em diminuir neovascularizaçäo de córnea, e está associada a baixo índice de complicaçöes como irite leve, hemorragia intracorneal e deposiçäo secundária de lipídios. Descreveu-se dois casos de recorrência de doença herpética corneal em pacientes com neovascularizaçäo de córnea tratados com fotocoagulaçäo por laser de argônio e discutiu-se possíveis fatores relacionados a essa complicaçäo

Obstinate cases of stromal keratitis treated by combined traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Twenty-two cases 23 eyes with obstinate stromal keratitis treated by combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicines are reported in this paper. According to clinical manifestations, they are consistent with the clinical diagnosis of stromal herpes simplex keratitis. Since no specific Western medicine is known to be effective in treating this disorder, it is proposed to apply systemic and topical TCM and, if necessary, add beta-ray irradiation to shorten the clinical course of disease, decrease or prevent recurrence and maintain useful visual acuity, avoiding frequent relapses leading to blindness.