The definition of visual impairment, the current status of visual impairment in the elderly, influencing factors related with visual impairment and management control modes are reviewed.There are three international standards of visual impairment including the WHO standard in 1972, the United States standard, and the WHO standard in 2003. The domestic standard is consistent with the WHO standard in 1972. Currently, with the global aging, the international and the Chinese situations of visual impairment are severe,and it is urgent to reduce the incidence of visual impairment. The visual impairment of the elderly is affected by various factors. A variety of management and control modes of visual impairment for the elderly have begun to bear fruit. The aim of the review is to provide the basis to screen for high-risk groups of visual impairment and provide timely intervention to reduce the prevalence of visual impairment in the older population.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of substitute popliteal vein valve operation (SPVSO) for primary lower limb deep vein insufficiency(DVIS). Methods The clinical data of 859 cases(907 legs) of DVIS who underwent SPVSO in the past 10 years in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Results Symptoms of edema and fatigue distinctly reduced or disappeared after the operation.Pigmentation in the lower portion of the leg began to disappear in 1 week, and nearly or totally disappeared within 2 weeks after the operation.Ulcer in the lower portion of the leg recovered three weeks after the operation. Patients were followed up for 6 to 120 months. The effective rate within 60 months was 96.8%, and the effective rate over 60 months was 87.2%. Conclusions The curative effect of SPVSO on primary deep vein insufficiency of lower extremity is definite and it is worthy to be clinical practice.

Objective Distortion product otoaconstic emission (DPOAE) was compared withauditory brain－stem response (ABR) in the early diagnosis of gentamicin (GM) ototoxicity. Whetherimpaired hearing could be improved with the glutathione treatment after its withdrawl of injection.Methods40 guinea pigs with normal hearing were randomly divided into 4 groups, 10 in DPOAEgroup, 12 in ABR I group (the usage of GM was stopped when abnormal shift presented in ABR), 12 inABR Ⅱ (group glutathione was injected for 5 after the usage of GM had been stopped), 6 in controlgroup. The guinea pigs in experimental group were injected with GM 100mg/kg per day, while those inthe control group were injected with saline. The DPOAE and ABR were monitored to observe the ampli-tude and the threshold of wave IV. The morphological changes of hair cells were also observed after injec-tion of GM had been stopped for 2 weeks. ResultsIt was averaged at 7d after the injection of GMwhen the changes presented in DPOAE group, while 10d in ABR group. The threshold shift increasedafter the injection had been stopped for 2 weeks in ABR Ⅰ group ( P <0.01) ,while there was no obvi-ous shift in ABR Ⅱ group. The morphological and functional changes of the hair cells were almost thesame. Conclusion GM ototoxicity could be more sensitively observed by DPOAE than ABR. Glu-tathione could prevent further ototoxic effect of GM to the cochlear.

AIM:To discuss the changes of IL-17, IL-21 in glucocorticoid therapy of active thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and analyze the relation with results.METHODS:The 67 patients (134 eyes) of TAO in our hospital, were divided into activity group(32 patients 64 eyes) and atypical activity group(35 patients 70 eyes) according clinical activity score (CAS) grading standard, and 30 cases of healthy as control group at the same time.The activity group were treated by glucocorticoid therapy treatment, and proceed the CAS scores before and after treatment, measured the degree of exophthalmus and width of palpebral fissure.At the same time, compared the expression level of IL-17 and IL-21 in all groups, and analyzed the correlation between the IL-17 and IL-21 and CAS score.RESULTS:Compared with control group, expressions of IL-17 and IL-21 in TAO patients were significantly higher (P<0.05).The expressions of IL-17 and IL-21 in active period TAO patients were higher than atypical activity (P<0.05).After glucocorticoid treatment, the expressions of IL-17 in active period TAO patients decreased significantly(P<0.05), and it was significantly positive correlation with CAS score (before treatment:r=0.8847,P=0.042;after treatment:r=0.8886,P=0.0439) the expression of IL-21 in active period TAO patients was significantly positive correlation with CAS score (before treatment:r=0.8893, P=0.0435;after treatment:r=0.8876,P=0.045).CONCLUSION:IL-17 and IL-21 is closely related to the TAO disease activity, and glucocorticoids impact treatment by reducing IL-17 and IL-21 in activity TAO, IL-17 and IL-21 can be used as one of indexes of predicted curative effect and condition in patients with TAO.

Objectives:In order to study the immune function after postoperative parenteral nutrition enriched with arginine in patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma. Methods:Forty patients who underwent radical operation of gastrointestinal carcinoma were randomly divided into experimental group( n= 20),in which patients received TPN enriched with arginine,and control group (TPN, n =20).At day 1 before operation,day 1 and day 8 after operation,IgG,IgA,IgM,T cell subgroups.NK cell activity and IL 2 were dectected. Results:The immune function of patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma was depressed at different levels.At day 1 after operation,IgG,IgM,IgA,CD4 +,CD4 +/CD8 +,Nk cell activity and IL 2 decreased more significantly than those before operation.The immunefunction recovered rapidly and exceeded the level before preoperation in experimental group.The difference was significant( P

The preclinical screening tests used to research tumor chemoprevention agents by overseas research groups were described. These tests composed a screening system for evaluating tumor chemopreventive agents and should be used to screen tumor prevention agents from traditional Chinese herbs.

Therapies for uveitis include drug treatment and surgery.Medical therapies including proper administration of corticos- teroids,immunosuppressive drugs,nonsteroidal anti-inflammtion drugs and anti-infective drugs are important in management of the in- traocular inflammation and decreasing the risk of complications,furthermore,are the basis for surgical treatment of uveitis.

Objective To observe the effects of hand function training with continuous passive motion (CPM) on hand spasm and function of the hemiplegic patients.Methods 60 hemiplegic patients after stroke or brain trauma and with hand spasm were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group with 30 cases in each group. The cases in the treatment group were treated mainly with the method of CPM together with the routine rehabilitation procedures, while the those in the control group were only treated with the routine rehabilitation procedures. The changes of hand spasm and function of two groups were observed.Results After four weeks' treatment, the efficacy of the treatment group was obviously better than that of the control group ( P<0.05).Conclusion The rehabilitation training is an effective method for treatment of hemiplegia, and CPM is an important auxiliary method in the treatment. These two Methods combined together can shorten the course of treatment, and strengthen cure efficacy.

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Objective To investigate distributions and drug resistance of pathogens in cirrhotic ascites comphcated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Methods Results of bacterial culture and drug sensitivity tests of 117 aacitie specimens from cirrhotic patients with SBP were analyzed retrospectively. Results From the 117 ascitie specimens, 117 bacterial strains were isolated, among which 71 (60.68%)were gram-negative bacteria, 45 (38.46%) were gram-positive bacteria. The isolated strains were highly resistant to antibacterial agents, especially for Escherchia coli and Staphylococcu, the resistances to most antibiotics were above 60%. Conclusions High drug resistances were common for pathogenic bacteria in aacites of liver cirrhosis patients complicated with SBP.