Objective To evaluate the efficacy of treatment of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy with retrobular injection of glucocorticoid. Methods We searched The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2010), EBM Reviews, PubMed and CBMdisc to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of retrobular injection of glucocorticoid for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. The quality of the included trials was assessed and meta-analyses were conducted by RevMan 4.2.8 software. We conducted subgroup analyses based on the outcome measures and intervention. Results A total of 7 RCTs were identified. There were significant differences between retrobular injection of glucocorticoid and blank in the effective rate (RR= 1.35, 95%CI 1.10 to 1.65, P=0.004). There were no significant differences between retrobular injection of glucocorticoid and oral glucocorticoid in the effective rate (RR= 1.15, 95%CI 0.93 to 1.42, P=0.20). And there were significant differences between retrobular injection of glucocorticoid alone and retrobular injection of glucocorticoid combined with radiotheraphy in the effective rate (RR= 0.85, 95%CI 0.72 to 1.00, P=0.04). Three patients of the ROGC experienced intraorbital hemorrhage and two of the ROGC experienced aggravation of soft tissues. There were no systemic adverse reactions such as weight gaining and Cushing’s syndrome. Conclusion Retrobular injection of glucocorticoid appears to be an effective treatment for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. And combination retrobular injection of glucocorticoid with radiotheraphy seems to be more effective.
Objective To probe the clinical character,the histopathological classification and misdiagnoses of intraocular tumors. Methods The clinical and pathological data of 359 patients with intraocular tumor diagnosed clinically between 1980～2000 were retrospectively analyzed. Results There were 300 cases of malignant tumor and 23 cases of benign tumor respectively. Non-oncologic malady and benign tumor misdiagnosed as tumor or malignant tumor were 40 cases. The two leading malignant tumors were retinoblastoma and melanoma. Conclusion The clinical and pathological analysis of intraocular tumor is beneficial to the correct clinical diagnosis and treatment. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,2002,18:28-30)
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of orbital decompression for compressive optic-neuropathy. Methods Fourteen eyes of twelve cases with Graves opthalmopathy and compressive optic-neuropathy undergone two orbital walls decompression with the follow-up period of more than 3 months were analyzed. Results The effect of complete closure of palpebral fissure was attained in all of the postoperative eyes and the visual acuity was increased in eleven eyes, remained no change in two eyes and decreased in one eye. The mean value of the recession of exophth almic eyes after operation was mean 4.0 mm. Conclusion Two or bital walls decompression is an effective method for compressive optic-neuropathy in Gaves ophthalmopathy. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2001,17:303-304)