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A Loffredo

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[Prolapse of the iris through spontaneous perforation of the cornea and pathological costal fracture after cortisone therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (author's transl)].

A case of spontaneous corneal ulcer with iris prolapse is reported in a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. The concomitant presence of a pathological costal fracture, recognised to be steroid nature, suggests a correlation between the corneal manifestations and the corticosteroid therapy to be established.

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[Effect of hormone replacement therapy on postmenopausal ocular function].

OBJECTIVE: Determination of the effects of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) on various ocular parameters and symptoms in postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University "Federico II" of Naples. PATIENTS: 14 healthy women treated orally with equine conjugated estrogen in continuous (0,625 mg/daily) and acetate-medroxyprogesteron (10 mg/daily) from 17th to 28th day for three months. MEASURES: Ocular symptomatology, intraocular pressure (IOP), lacrimal secretion, reflected and basal and corneal thickness. RESULTS: After 3 months of HRT the IOP was reduced of 10.8% (p < 0.005), the lacrimal secretion, reflected and basal, increased of 19% and 48%, respectively and the corneal thickness increased of 16.6%. CONCLUSION: The HRT has a positive effect on ocular physiology.

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