BACKGROUND: Capsule opacification is a common complication following implantation of intraocular lenses for a long period. Scholars are looking for an ideal intraocular lens so as to reduce the incidence of capsule opacification. OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of three intraocular optic materials with sharp optic edge on anterior and posterior capsule opacification as well as capsulorrhexis contraction. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A randomized controlled study was performed at the Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College from May 2005 to December 2006. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 135 patients (148 eyes) with age-related cataract, including 73 males (80 eyes) and 62 females (68 eyes) and aging 52-81 years with the mean age of (71.44 ?6.83) years, were collected in this study. METHODS: All patients were performed with phacoemulsification combining with implantation of foldable intraocular lenses which were characterized by sharp optic edges. Thereafter, they were randomly divided into three groups: lyophobic material group (n=43, 49 eyes), who were implanted with lyophobic acrylic acid intraocular lens; hydrophilic material group (n=42, 46 eyes), who were implanted with hydrophilic acrylic acid intraocular lens; lyophobic/hydrophilic material group (n=50, 53 eyes), who were implanted with lyophobic/hydrophilic acrylic acid intraocular lens. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Anterior and posterior capsule opacification as well as capculorhexis contraction were quantitatively evaluated 1 year postoperatively. RESULTS: At one year postoperatively, incidences of posterior capsule opacification were 8.3% in the lyophobic material group, 26.7% in the hydrophilic material group, and 15.3% in the lyophobic/hydrophilic material group, respectively, and there was significant difference (P 0.05). CONCLUSION: The optic intraocular lens of sharp optic edge does not have any effects on anterior capsule opacification or capsulorrhexis contraction, but has effects on formation of posterior capsule opacification; in particular, lyophobic acrylic acid can reduce the incidence to posterior capsule opacification.

Objective:To establish rat diabetes and eye disease models by injection of STZ and explore the therapeutic effect of panaxnotoginseng polysaccharides (PNP) on the diabetes and eye diseases of the model rats,and to clarify their mechanisms.Methods:Seventy SD male rats were randomly divided into blank control (n=10) and model groups (n=60), and the rats in model group were fed with high fat diet. 2 weeks later, the rats in model group were intraperitoneally injected with 35 mg·kg-1 STZ to establish the models.And 3 d later, the rats were treated with fasting and water deprivation for 12 h,the fasting blood glucose (FBG)was tested, and the models were assessed to be successful as the FBG>11.1 mmol·L-1.The rats with hyperglycemia were selected and divided into model, melbine(150 mg·kg-1), and low, middle and high doses (75,150 and 300 mg·kg-1) of PNP groups.After orally administration for 5 and 8 weeks, the FBG levels of rats were recorded.And 8 weeks later, the sugar tolerance, hepatic glycogen levels,serum glutathione(GSH) and nitric oxide(NO) levels of the rats were tested.The rat retinas were removed to analyze the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) by using Q-PCR.The pathological changes of retinas were observed by HE staining method.Results:Compared with model group,the FBG level in middle dose of PNP group was decreased 5 weeks after treatment(P<0.05).Eight weeks later, compared with model group, the levels of FBG, sugar tolerance and hepatic glycogen in different doses of PNP groups were all decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with model group, the level of serum GSH in high dose of PNP group was remarkably increased(P<0.01), and the NO level was significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with model group, the expression levels of VEGF and iNOS in high dose of PNP group were significantly decreased (P<0.05).The results of HE staining showed that the neurodeatrophia of the rats in low and middle doses of PNP groups were improved;and the vascular proliferation and neurodeatrophia of the rats in high dose of PNP group were significantly improved.Conclusion:PNP could decrease the blood sugar, increase the levels of GSH and NO, and up-regulate the gene expression levels of VEGF and iNOS, resulting the treatment of diabetes and its related retinopathy.

Objective:To establish the rat diabetic models by introperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) to observe the expressions of MMP-2 in retina tissue of the diabetic rats at different periods,and to clarify the effect of MMP-2 in the diabetic retiropathy (DR) of the diabetic rats.Methods:The femal SD rats were divded into normal control group (n=24),4-week model group (n=30),6-week model group (n=30) and 8-week model group (n=30).The rats in model groups were intraperitoneally injected with STZ for consecutive 5 d.The rats in normal control group were injected with sodium citrate solution at the same volume.The body weights and blood glucose levels of the rats in each group were measured at 4,6,and 8 weeks.The retina of each rat was removed;RT-PCR and Western blotting methods were used to detect the expression levels of MMP-2 mRNA and protein,and the immunohistochemistry was conducted to observe the morphology.Results:The body weights and blood glucose levels of the rats in each group had no differences (P＞0.05) before modeling.Three rats died in 4-week model group,5 rats died at 6 weeks and 7 rats died at 8 weeks.The body weights of the rats in model group were significantly lower than those in normal control group at the same time (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),and the fasting blood glucose levels were signifieantly increased (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The expression levels of MMP-2 mRNA and protein in the retina tissue of the rats in model group were significantly higher than those in normal control group (P＜0.05).In normal control group,the retinal structure was clear and the cells were arranged in order,and the ganglion cells were arranged in a single layer;in model group,the retinal tissue structure was loose,the number of ganglion cells were significantly reduced,the inner nuclear layer and rod cell layer cell membrane outside were fuzzy.The MMP-2 positive cells were found to be brown yellow granules,especially in the cytoplasm of ganglion cells and vascular endothelial cells.The positive expression levels of MMP-2 in model group were higher than those in normal control group at 4,6,and 8 weeks.Conclusion:MMP-2 can express in the retina tissue of the diabetic rats.