The present paper reviews the basic clinical symptoms and associated manifestations in Behçet's syndrome, emphasizing the general character of the disease due to generalized vasculitis. The nature of the disease is discussed in view of recent data referring to the immunologic aspects. It is now accepted that a viral infection plays a role in triggering the disease and that continuous changes predominate the immune system modifying the varied clinical picture of Behçet's syndrome.
Prematurity is a factor that predisposes to strabismus. Three hundred of the 1785 children with strabismus in out patient care during the latter five years were preterm babies, showing that prematurity intervenes in 16.7% of cases in the onset of strabismus. The onset age of strabismus deviation was also earlier before the age of two in 30% of cases. Visual acuity, refraction, strabismus deviation and fixation in terms of the degree of prematurity are analyzed. Neuropsychological examination revealed neurologic disturbances in 28.2% of these children, of which 5% encephalopathy. The neurologic disturbances, frequently of polycentric origin also represent an obstacle in reestablishing binocular vision. Seven premature infants presented pseudostrabismus with abnormal kappa angle and small deviation angle due to macula ectopia.
A description is given of the different types of grafts: venous, arterial, skin and conjunctiva, as well as prostheses of plastic material, polyvinyl, silicon, used in the reparatory and reconstructive surgery of the lacrimal ducts. The author gives the indications, advantages and drawbacks of these grafts and prostheses and emphasizes the importance of prosthesis with polyvinyl probes in the reconstructive surgery of the lacrimal ducts over other methods.
Although the etiopathogenesis of chorioretinal degeneration and dystrophy is unknown the therapeutical means applied have been efficient. Disc-like degeneration can be treated by photocoagulation only in the stage of complication of subretinal neoformation of vessels. Recent pathogenic studies now offer therapeutical prospects in this severe ocular affection.
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