This study aimed to test a blue light source for the treatment of port wine stains (PWS) and telangiectasia and to compare this with the application of green and yellow lasers based on data in the literature. A total of 22 patients with PWS were treated with radiation from a novel, high-power 450 nm blue laser that was created for this project. The group contained 15 patients with red PWS and 7 with pink PWS. The best results were achieved for red PWS, using 15–20 ms light pulses and 47 W power. For patients with pink malformations, the results were unsatisfactory. The group with telangiectasia consisted of six patients with facial lesions and three with leg lesions. The recovery was completed for all patients with facial telangiectasia, while the blue laser therapy was ineffective for patients with leg telangiectasia. This study shows that, in some cases, the use of a blue laser may be an alternative to the use of green and yellow lasers.

This study tested a blue light source for the treatment of solar lentigines. A total of 14 patients with solar lentigines were treated with radiation from a novel, high-power 450 nm blue laser that was created for this project. The group contained eight patients with solar lentigines on the face, two patients with the lesions on the dorsal of the hands, and four patients with the lesions on the trunk and forearms. The best results (complete recovery) have been achieved for the lesions on the face and dorsal of the hands. The treatment of lesions on the trunk and forearms was not fully satisfying due to the occurrence of slight scarring. This study shows that, in some cases, the use of a blue laser may be an alternative to the use of longer wavelength sources.

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Abstract. The effect of road location on natural and landscape elements is presented in this paper. Special care was focused on nature conservation areas located along three proposed road variants. Landscape metrics as a supplemental tool for selection of the most environmentally friendly road variant were here examined. The matrix method was used to analyse the potential negative effect of the road on the nature and landscape. Landscape metrics were found to be a very useful supplemental tool to evaluate the potential negative effect of the planned road on the environment. Moreover, based on our study we can also clearly relate this element to the effect on nature conservation elements. One of the most important features is the possibility to calculate certain metrics based on existing land use information without the need for field analyses, as well as obtaining specific values, which may be more objective than visual landscape assessment.