Purpose To investigate the status of proliferation and activation of vascular endothelial cells in preretinal neovascular membranes from patients with insulin dependent diabetetes mellitus(IDDM)by means of immunohistochemical techniques. Methods Status of vascular endothelial cells in 18 preretinal neovascular membranes from 18 patients with IDDM was studied by double-immunofluorescence technique and the alkaline phosphataes-anti-alkaline phosphatase(APAAP)technique and compared the findings with the main clinical features of the patients. Results Of 18 vascularized membranes,16(88.9%)contained proliferating endothelial cells (positive for proliferating vascular endothelial cell marker EN 7/44) and 14 (77.8%) were positive for endothelial cell activation marker anti-VCAM-1;furthermore,by using a double staining technique,we found that in 14 of the 16 cases(87.5%) the proliferating vascular endothelial cells were activated (expressing VCAM-1). Conclusion The proliferation and activation of the vascular endothelial cells of the newly formed vessels in preretinal neovascular membranes suggests the significance of the vascular endothelial cells in the pathophysiology and the progress of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1998,14:141-143)
Objective To evaluate the anatomic and visual outcomes of idiopathic macular holes treated with triamcinolone (TA)assisted posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and then internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling without any dye. Methods Twenty-three patients （23 eyes） with stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ idiopathic macular holes were enrolled. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), the lens, the duration, stage and size of the macular holes were measured before and after the surgery. The preoperative BCVA was 0.04 to 0.40; the logMAR was 0.398 to 1.398 with the mean of 0.846plusmn;0.310. All surgery involved TAassisted PVD and then ILM peeling without any dye. Combined cataract extraction with vitrectomy was performed on 5 eyes. The follow-up ranged from 6 to 16 months with the mean of 9 months. Results Anatomic macular hole closure was achieved in 22 eyes (95.7%) at the first month after surgery and in 23 eyes (100。0%) finally. At the 6th months after surgery, the BCVA was 0.12 to 0.90, logMAR was 0.046 to 0.921 with the mean of 0.410plusmn;0.209, compared with preoperative BCVA, the difference was statistically significant (t=6.636, P＜0.0001). BCVA increased in 21 eyes (91.3%) and kept unchanged in 2 eyes (8.7%). There are 1 -3 spots self-limited bleeding on the retinal surface when the ILM was peeled in 5 eyes. Postoperative complications included progression of cataract in 9 patients and transient intraocular pressure elevation in 6 patients. Conclusions TA-assisted PVD and then ILM peeling without any dye is an effective and safe surgical technique in stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ idiopathic macular hole.