[The efficacy of using enzymes in treating toxic-allergic reactions after cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation].

Abstract

Physiotherapy was administered to 84 patients aged 59-78 years with toxic allergic reaction in the eye after extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of intraocular lenses (IOL). The patients were divided into 4 groups. Group 1 (n = 15) were treated by fibrinolysin magnetophoresis, group 2 (n = 17) lidase magnetophoresis, group 3 (n = 28) lecozyme magnetophoresis, and group 4 (n = 24) collalysin magnetophoresis. Treatment started on days 3-5 after surgery. Magnetophoresis was carried out using Russian Gradient-1 device, generating a low-frequency magnetic field of 10-12 mT, 10-12 min exposure. For patients with pronounced iridocyclitis and uveitis, enzyme magnetophoresis was supplemented with atropine, adrenalin, and calcium chloride electrophoresis (with monitoring the pupil size). Comprehensive treatment resulted in complete resolution of exudation in the anterior and posterior segments of the eye, hypopyon, loosening and resorption of anterior and posterior synechiae, the vitreous body grew more transparent, visual acuity improved in 91.1% patients (coarse dystrophic changes in the central zone of the fundus oculi were detected in 8.9%). Magnetophoresis with fibrinolysin and lidase is most effective in patients with toxic allergic reaction during the early periods after cataract extraction with IOL implantation, while in later periods magnetophoresis with lecozyme and collalysin should be preferred. The efficacy of collalysin is not inferior to that of lecozyme, but its effect is more mild and the drug causes no allergic reactions. Magnetophoresis with mydriatics (with monitoring the pupil size) and calcium chloride is recommended for all cases.

• Authors: N P Narbut, S M Nurieva
• Journal: Vestnik oftalmologii (Vestn Oftalmol) 1998 Sep-Oct Vol. 114 Issue 5 Pg. 21-3 ISSN: 0042-465X [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Effektivnost' primeneniia fermentov v lechenii toksiko-allergicheskikh reaktsiĭ posle ékstraktsii katarakty s implntatsieĭ intraokuliarnykh linz.
• PMID: 9865179 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Enzymes

Topics

• Aged
• Cataract Extraction
• Drug Administration Routes
• Drug Evaluation
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Enzymes (administration & dosage)
• Eye Diseases (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Hypersensitivity (drug therapy)
• Lens Implantation, Intraocular
• Magnetics (therapeutic use)
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Care (methods)
• Postoperative Complications (drug therapy)
• Time Factors