[Diabetic retinopathy and other complications of diabetes mellitus]. / Dijabetesna retinopatija i druge komplikacije secerne bolesti.

The paper reviews the results of a ten-year follow up conducted in 140 diabetic patients at the Ophthalmology Clinic in Novi Sad. We analysed the number of the cases and ratios between diabetic retinopathy and other complications in eyes and other organs. Apart from retinopathy among eye diseases the most frequent was hypertonic fundus in 20%, cataract in 17% of the eyes and occlusive conditions in the retinal blood vessels in 2.6%. In the whole group only 8% of the examined eyes had no changes. Complications develop in 70% of diabetics with retinopathy and 48% of those without retinopathy. Nephropathy was found in 18% of diabetics with retinopathy and 13% of those without it. Macroangiopathy of the brain, heart and peripheral blood vessels was found in lower percentage but more frequently in diabetics with retinopathy.

[Dry eye as a therapeutic problem]. / Suvo oko kao terapijski problem.

Effects of substitution therapy was investigated in 42 patients having the dry eye syndrome associated with systemic diseases of connective tissues (systemic lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, etc). Artificial tears were applied: Liquifilm sol, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 0.3% (HPMC) and Ocutal sol. After the one-month application of each preparation, mean values of Schirmer's test were approximately identical and the differences were not statistically significant (4.5 +/- 3.5; 4.95 +/- 4.4; 4.01 +/- 3.6), differing slightly from mean values of Schirmer's test prior to the treatment (4.4 +/- 3.4; 3.9 +/- 2.5). The lacrimal secretion did not increase after the administration of the above therapy. The therapy with artificial tears resulted in the improvement of subjective complaints (scratching, dryness and burning sensation) in 65% of cases treated with Liquifilm sol, in 69% upon the administration of HMPC 0.3% and in 60% after the application of Ocutal sol.