Methods of Treatment
TREATMENT METHODS
As it was mentioned above, the operation of all active physical therapy programs of the system is regulated by the diagnostic characteristics, obtained in the course of THRESHOLD/LABILITY and CFFF testing. This can be regarded as a system of treatment with the elements of "feedback". The obtained diagnostic results are used for determining frequency, time, level and other important output parameters, practically in all physical therapy procedures of the system. All virtual physical therapy instruments of the system operate in the mode of the complex algorithms of variation of their output parameters. All virtual instruments of the system are equipped with the feature of memorization of operational modes set-up parameters which are stored in the form of file-prescriptions in the computer disk space, and can be subsequently retrieved and used for similar stimulations, or are transferred to the remote patient through the INTERNET.
To facilitate the process of training medical staff to operate the system and to obtain good results of treatment we have developed the "averaged" operating modes for all physical therapy programs of the system in the form of the complete sets of file-prescriptions, which were designed for performance of 15 treatment sessions. Owing to this solution, the inexperienced medical personnel that was operating the system started to engage in active therapeutic measures "from the first day" of working with the system.
As a whole set and in different combinations, our therapeutic technologies are effective for the treatment of the following diseases:
1. Asthenopic complaints, spasm of accommodation, visual fatigue, computer asthenopic!!!.
2. Low, average, high degree short-sightedness.
3. Low, average, high degree long-sightedness.
4. Presbyopia.
5. Hypermetropia
6. Amblyopia with the correct fixation:
- of obscure origin;
- refractive;
- strabismic.
7. Primary and secondary chorioretinal retina degeneration, initial and developed stages (visual acuity > 0, 05)
- hereditary tapetoretinal dystrophy (pigment, pigment-free, central and peripheral forms);
- sclerotic yellow spot dystrophy (dry);
- early serous chorio-retinopathy (stage of remission);
- hypertonic retina- and neuroretinopathy;
- secondary post-traumatic, post-inflammatory, post-intoxicating retina dystrophy.
8. Ascending and descending optical nerve neuritis (stage of remission)
9. Coloboma of optical nerve and choriod disk
10. Optical nerve partial atrophy (visual acuity > 0, 05)
- post-traumatic;
- glaucomatous;
- due to the sclerosis and hypertonic disease;
- hereditary partial optical nerve atrophy.
11. Uveitis (stage of remission).
12. Iridocyclitis
13. Hyphema
14. Hemophthalmia
15. Injuries of the eye
16. Blast injury of the eyeball
17. Front ischemic neuropathy
18. Glaucoma
19. Edematic exophthalmos
20. Paralyses and pareses of oculomotor muscles
21. Pathologies of the sclera (scleritis, episcleritis)
22. Keratites
23. Conjunctivitis
24. Dicrioadenitis
25. Dacryocystitis
26. Sties
27. Blepharitis
28. Lid abscess
29. Neurogenic spasm
30. Paresis
31. Pseudo-myopia
32. Aglia
Our experience of working with patients suffering form severe eye conditions (partial optical nerve atrophy, macular dystrophy, primary and secondary chorioretinal retina dystrophy, ascending and descending optical nerve neuritis, etc.) suggests that positive effect is not always obtained after the first course of treatment. Frequently, positive result is obtained after 3-4 treatment courses comprising 15-25 sessions each, every 4-6 months. Only patients who have demonstrated no positive results upon the completion of 4-5 treatment courses can be regarded as hopeless.
COUNTER-INDICATIONS
Unfortunately, there are some counter-indications to the application of the active physical therapy methods in the treatment of ophthalmologic diseases.
The list of counter-indications must be given proper consideration. The doctor or medical adviser must know or be informed about the diseases on the list. Observance of this rule will help medical specialist to select correct strategy of treatment and allow to exclude the possibility of unpleasant and unexpected results.
General counter-indications:
1. Encephalomas.
2. Conditions after the removal of encephalomas and others oncologic diseases.
3. Conditions after chemo and radiation therapy.
4. Pregnancy (2 trimester).
5. Conditions after a stroke, a heart attack (first 2 - 3 weeks after the impairment of cerebral blood flow).
6. Ischemic heart disease in the stage of exacerbation.
7. Episyndrome.
8. Multiple sclerosis.
9. Increased convulsive syndrome.
10. Implanted electronic devices.
11. Intake of neuroleptics, sedatives, drugs, and alcohol.
12. High intracranial pressure (especially in children).
Local counter-indications:
1. Orbit and eyeball tumours and conditions after their removal.
2. Expressed phenomena of the eye irritation.
3. Suppurations in the orbit.
4. Thrombosis, embolism.
5. Glaucoma not compensated (increase in the intraocular pressure).
6. Venous thromboses and embolism in the acute stage.
7. Drastic exhaustion and undernourishment.
8. Gross sclerotic changes in the vessels.
