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SljepoÄa i poremeÄaji vida kod dijabetiÄara u Hrvatskoj
New estimates show reduction in the number of people who are blind or suffer from vision impairment as a sequel of infectious diseases, while there is an increase in the number of people who are blind due to conditions related to longer life span and diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in active population in developed countries. Epidemiological studies evaluated the incidence and describe many facets of this disease the incidence of which is being followed in most countries. The aim of this paper is to present some epidemiological data on diabetic retinopathy caused by type 1 diabetes in Croatia, to compare them with other countries, and to evaluate its importance in causing severe visual impairments and blindness. These data are considered highly relevant because they are changing constantly and require continuous monitoring in spite of all advances in understanding the distribution, causes and severity of diabetic retinopathy. It is of great importance because the increasing burden of diabetes will pose ever greater burden on the population at large and on healthcare systems providing care for these patents.Najnovije procjene ukazuju na smanjenje broja slijepih osoba i osoba sa slabijim vidom uzrokovanih zaraznim bolestima, no sve je veÄi broj ljudi slijepih zbog bolesti vezanih za produženje životnog vijeka ljudi i dijabetes. DijabetiÄna retinopatija je vodeÄi uzrok sljepoÄe u radnoj populaciji u razvijenim zemljama. Mnoge epidemioloÅ”ke studije su procijenile incidenciju i sagledale ovu bolest iz svih njezinih aspekata. Cilj ovoga rada je prikazati epidemioloÅ”ke podatke o dijabetiÄnoj retinopatiji uzrokovanoj dijabetesom tip 1 u Hrvatskoj, te ih usporediti s podatcima iz drugih zemalja i ocijeniti koliko ona utjeÄe na broj slijepih osoba i osoba sa slabijim vidom. Smatramo ove podatke bitnima unatoÄ napretku u saznanjima o mehanizmima, raspodjeli i uzrocima bolesti. Treba takoÄer naglasiti da se ovi podatci neprestance mijenjaju i zbog toga ih valja stalno pratiti. To je osobito važno zbog toga Å”to dijabetes uzrokuje veliko optereÄenje za zajednicu i zdravstveni sustav koji se skrbi o ovim bolesnicima
Laser Management of Persistent Pupillary Membrane Prior to Cataract Surgery
Perzistentna pupilarna membrana (PPM) nastaje kod nedovoljne involucije i atrofije pupilarne membrane. VeÄina PPM ne traži nikakvo lijeÄenje, jer samo rijetko uzrokuje pad vida. Tvrdokorne strukture membrane variraju od nekoliko nepigmentiranih traÄaka do debele membrane koja prekriva cijelu zjenicu. Cilj je pokazati prednosti laserskog lijeÄenja PPM kod kojih se planira fakoemulzifikacijska operacija katarakte. Opisuje se sluÄaj bolesnice s obostranom PPM i kataraktom, kod koje je nastupio znatan pad vida kod vanjskog svjetla na desnom oku i koja je lijeÄena Nd-YAG laserom. Nakon laserske terapije i fakoemulzifikacije katarakte vid se poboljÅ”ao s 0,1 na 0,9 bez ikakvih komplikacija. Kao zakljuÄak, ako se planira fakoemulzifikacija, prednost dajemo laserskoj terapiji PPM pred kirurÅ”kom ekscizijom PPM koja je udružena s komplikacijama poput infekcije, hifeme, rizika kod anestezije. Lasersko lijeÄenje je relativno jednostavno, ugodnije od kirurÅ”kog, nakon zahvata je zjenica savrÅ”eno okrugla, Å”to olakÅ”ava operaciju katarakte, a uz to se izbjegavaju intraoperacijska krvarenja tijekom kirurÅ”kog zahvata koja bi komplicirala fakoemulzifikaciju katarakte.Persistent pupillary membrane (PPM) is a consequence of incomplete involution and atrophy of the pupillary membrane. Most PPMs require no treatment because they rarely cause visual impairment. Remnant structures vary from a few non-pigmented threads to a thick membrane covering the entire pupil. The aim of this case report is to show the advantages of Nd-YAG laser lysis of PPM prior to phacoemulsification cataract surgery. We describe a case of a patient with bilateral PPM and cataract of the right eye having significant visual loss in bright light that underwent Nd-YAG laser lysis and experienced visual acuity improvement from 0.1 to 0.9 after phacoemulsification surgery, without any complications. We conclude that in PPM patients scheduled for cataract surgery, laser lysis of PPM prior to cataract surgery is preferable to surgical excision of PPM that is associated with complications such as infection, hyphema, and risk of anesthesia. Laser lysis of pupillary membranes is a relatively simple procedure. There is less discomfort than with surgical excision, and the procedure results in a perfectly round pupil, thus facilitating cataract surgery while also preventing intraoperative hemorrhage during surgical excision that may complicate the scheduled phacoemulsification cataract surgery