“Smaller and Faster” in Complicated Vitreoretinal Surgeries Ivan Fiser, Jerzy Mackiewicz, Cesare Mariotti Welcome – Opening Remarks – Ivan Fiser My Experience with 25+ Gauge Surgery Technical remarks Cosmetic advantages Surgical advantages Disadvantages My Experience with 27+ Gauge Surgery Advantages Disadvantages Surgical Videos (Ivan Fiser, Jerzy...
Read MoreDoes Helicobacter Pylori Infection Play a Role in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Etiopathogenesis?
http://www.evrs.eu/medias/2010/congress/Central-Serous-Chorioretinopathy.flv Jerzy Mackiewicz, Barbara Skrzydo-Radomañska, Monika Jasielska, Pawel Bieliñski (Lublin, Poland) Advantages: The aim of this study was to determine the relation between gastric Heliobacter pylori (HP) infection and CSC. Methods: Retrospective, comparative, observational case series of 12 patients with CSC during 1.04.2009-31.03.2010. Clinical diagnosis of CSC...
Read MoreVitrectomy Session – IOFB
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Read MoreSurgical Management of Iris-diaphragm Intraocular Lens Luxation
Jerzy A. Mackiewicz, MD (Lublin, Poland), Ewa Rakowska, MD (Lublin, Poland) SYNOPSIS The film shows fragments of two surgical proce-dures on the left eye of 28 y.o. man with irisdiaphragm intraocular lens, type Morcher, luxated into the vitreous. The first part shows vitrectomy with decaline injection, lens shifting to the anterior chamber and transscleral fixation. The second part of the film shows vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade,...
Read MoreVitrectomy in the Management of Posteriorly Luxated Lenses
Jerzy Mackiewicz Lublin, Poland The film shows fragments of several vitrectomies performed to remove posteriorly luxated lenses. Three different modifications were applied: vitrectomy alone, vitrectomy combined with facofragmentation and vitrectomy combined with endophacoemulsification. One of the above modifications was chosen depends on a nuclear sclerosis connected with patient’s age and period of time elapsed between lens luxation...
Read MoreSurgical Management of Endogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis
Mackiewicz J., Biziorek B., Zagórski Z. Lublin, Poland Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present our results in the surgical management of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis. Methods: Six patients with clinical picture of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis were treated with pars plana vitrectomy combined with Amphothericin B intravitreous injection. Systemic antifungal therapy was additionally applied in the most severe cases. Results...
Read MoreSurgical Management in the Acute Retinal Necrosis Syndrome (ARN)
Mackiewicz J., Biziorek B., Haszcz D., Zagórski Z Lublin, Poland Purpose: To present two patients with ARN who were treated with pars plana vitrectomy. Material and methods: ARN was diagnosed in a 63-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman. The disease was bilateral in one case. Diagnosis was based on the clinical picture consistent with standard diagnostic criteria for the ARN and on the targeted laboratory tests. Results: IgM and IgG...
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