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Purpose: Evaluation of the long-term effect of rheopheresis treatment of dry form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Materials and Methods: The treatment group consisted of 65 patients and 55 patients in the control group, with a minimum follow-up period of 60 months. The basic treatment consisted of 8 rheopheresis procedures, and the additional treatment (booster therapy) of 2 rheopheresi...

Aim: The paper documents the cumulating appearance of 3 cases of the acute retinal necrosis (ARN) during one-year period at the district (local) eye department. It concerns the etiology, the treatment, evaluates its results and reveals the recommendations for the clinical practice. Methods: retrospective study. Results: The ARN was diagnosed in 3 patients (2 woman and 1 man) at the age of 29, 43, ...

Objective.. Objective of the study was to prove the efficiency of corneal cross-linking (CXL) in stopping the progression of keratoconus. Methods. In this study were included 58 eyes of patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent CXL according to the Dresden protocol in the years 2007-2009 at the Ophthalmic clinic FN Brno Bohunice. The eyes of patients were divided into four groups accordi...