Objective To evaluate the rapid diagnosis of bacterial and (or) fungal endophthalmitis by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (MPCR). Methods MPCR was performed to detect the DNA segment of bacteria and (or) fungi from standard strains and 41 samples of intraocular fluid or vitreous from 38 patients (3 with double eyes and 35 with single), and the results were compared with the cultured bacteria and fungi. Results Five hours after detected by MPCR, bacteria and (or) fungi in 34 out of 41 samples (82.9%) from patients were detected，in cluding bacteria in 26，fungi in 6，and both bacteria and fungi in 2. The positive rate of MPCR was obviously higher than the cultured ones（χ2＝9.60, P＜0.05）. Conclusion With the advantages of rapidity, sensibility, and specificity, MPCR can make for the rapid and definitive diagnosis of bacterial and (or) fungal endophthalmitis. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis，2004，20：81-83)
Objective To investigate the risk factors of the intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Methods Eighty-eight patients (88 eyes) of postoperative ocular hypertension in a series of 339 patients who had undergone PPV with normal ocular pressure before operation were retrospectively studied. The ocular pressures in both preoperative and postoperative periods were detected by NCT examination, and the ocular hypertension was decided on the level of ≥25 mm Hg. The relationships of occurence of the time of onset and duration of persistence of postoperative ocular hypertension with the different kinds of primary diseases, the techniques of operation, and the condition whether or not the affected eyes had formerly accepted surgical intervention, were analyzed. Results The IOP elevation occures mostly within 1 to 2 weeks postoperatively (77 eyes, 87.5%). In 65 cases (65 eyes) IOP returned to normal in 1 week, and in another 14 cases (14 eyes) in 1 month after treatments. Six patients’ (6 eyes ) IOP was under 25 to 30 mm Hg with the medicine. With sustained elevation of IOP over 4 to 6 months, 3 cases (3 eyes ) lost or almost lost their vision finally. The probability of postoperative IOP elevation in the patients suffered from the retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) ≥grade C-2 was the highest in all the patients in our study (38.2%, P＜0.05). The patients who had intraocular surgery before were more likely to have IOP elevation than the ones without intraocular surgery (P＜0.05). Placement of a scleral buckle, use of expansile gases or silicone oil injection and scatter endophotocoagulation intraoperatively were related to the postvitrectomy IOP elevation (γ=0.829, P＜0.001). Conclusions The previous intraocular surgeries, certain primary eye diseases and combined ocular procedures are the risk factors of IOP elevation after PPV. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2002, 18: 106-108)
【Abstract】 Objective To compare the accuracy of color-doppler ultrasonography, mammography and near-infrared light scanning for diagnosing breast diseases. Methods The diagnostic accuracy of the above three imaging methods were analyzed and compared with each other on the basis of the postoperative pathological results. ResultsFive hundreds and sixty-five cases (breast cancer: 274 cases, benign diseases: 291 cases) were examined. The sensitivity of color-doppler ultrasonography, mammography and near-infrared light scanning for diagnosing breast cancer were 83.7%(200/239), 84.2%(64/76) and 76.9%(100/130), respectively. The specificity were 88.6%(226/255), 93.2%(69/74) and 82.6%(114/138), and the accuracy were 86.2%(426/494), 88.7%(133/150) and 79.9%(214/268), respectively. Color-doppler ultrasonography and mammography were superior to near-infrared light in the item of accuracy (P＜0.05), especially for lesions of breast cancers that were less than 2 cm. The false negative rate of near-infrared light was higher (48.8%, 21/43）than those of the other methods in detecting breast cancer at early stage. The sensitivity for detecting intraductal papilloma and inflammation of breast using color-doppler ultrasonography were 58.8%(10/17) and 69.2%(18/26), respectively, which were higher than that of near-infrared light scanning 〔0 and 23.5%(4/17)， P＜0.05 and P＜0.01〕. The sensitivity and the accuracy of near-infrared light without physical examination reduced significantly, in which the sensitivity reduced from 76.9%(100/130) to 56.9%(74/130), P＜0.01, and the accuracy reduced from 79.9%(214/298) to 61.9%(166/268), P＜0.01. Conclusion Color-doppler ultrasonography and mammography are accurate imaging methods for diagnosing breast diseases.