Dynamics of cytological parameters of the conjunctiva in the course of a complex treatment of eye burns using a low-intensity laser radiation

Purpose: A cytological assessment of the effectiveness of eye burns complex treatment using low-intensity infrared laser radiation (LILR) was performed.Material and methods. 42 patients (64 eyes) with eye burns of different etiology and severity were examined. For the patients of the main group (21 patients, 30 eyes) low-intensity infrared laser radiation was added to the traditional treatment methods.Results. Decrease in the number of basophils and the amount of exudation during the inflammatory process indicated the suppression of the initial forms of inflammatory mediators – histamine and serotonin; the disappearance of leukocytes and restoration of the cytoplasm structure and epithelial nuclei was the result of the prostaglandins and leukotrienes suppression by LILR. An increase in the nuclear cytoplasmic ratio (NCR) was the result of the metabolic processes activation and the increase of their regenerative ability.Conclusion. Therefore, the use of LIRL is considered to be an effective method of the eye burn treatment since it triggers and prolongs the effect of the primary therapy.