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K Antonowicz

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PubMed1992

[The most frequent causes of loss or impairment of vision in children and adolescents].

On the basis of examination of 100 persons aged 3-18 years registered in the Olsztyn Division of the Union of the Blind the authors determined the causes which led to the loss of vision or of its impairment. The most frequent cause of the invalidism of the visual system were: errors of refraction (32%), optic atrophy (24%), congenital cataract (16%), retinal and choroidal degeneration (9%), retrolental fibroplasia (6%), anophthalmia or malformation of the globe (4%), coloboma of the iris or choroid (3%), retinoblastoma (3%), injuries (2%) and congenital glaucoma (1%).

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

[Free cutaneous graft in reconstructive surgery of the eyelids].

Surgical procedure consisting on the excision of a neoplastic, cicatrix or pigmentary change and on covering of the created defect by a free full thickness graft was carried out in 45 patients. A favourable functional and cosmetic effect was achieved in all of them.

Adult↗
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[The most frequent causes of loss and impairment of vision].

The authors analysed 1000 personal records of visually disabled persons of the 1st and 2d disability groups taking into consideration the causes which led to the loss of vision or its handicap. It was established that the most frequent cause of disability were: high myopia (26.7%), diseases of the retina and uvea (18.5%), senile cataract (16.3%), glaucoma (10.3%), optic nerve atrophy (8.8%), congenital anomalies (4.9%), corneal diseases (4.8%), diabetes (4.3%), injuries (3.3%) and retinal detachment (2.1%).

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[Post-alcoholic neuropathy of the optic nerve].

The authors presents 36 patients, aged 17-62 years, who, after use of alcohol, developed optic neuropathy in both eyes, causing deterioration of vision of various intensity. In spite of the applied treatment, in 14 cases no improvement of visual acuity was achieved, because of the complete optic nerve atrophy. In the other 12 patients the visual acuity improved but partial optic atrophy with remarkable changes in visual field remained.

Adolescent↗