ABSTRACT Juvenile glaucoma and retinoschisis are rare diseases alone. They occur bilaterally with early onset, resulting in severe visual loss. Juvenile glaucoma is mainly described in males, with high intraocular pressure, and juvenile retinoschisis is characterized by the formation of retinal cysts. This case reports a 16-year-old male patient with progressive visual loss that presents an association of both pathologies, which is an uncommon and severe involvement. After adequate diagnosis and drug treatment, the condition improved and did not require […]

Purpose: To evaluate eye sensitivity disorder (similar to glare), with symptoms of visual fatigue, through watching television ULTRA HD3D-55-inch 4K curved screen among volunteers with normal eye examination. Methods: A prospective, longitudinal, case-control study, with inclusion and exclusion criteria and groups formation enrolled by age range. A comparison of a video documentary presented with the ULTRA HD TV 4K and with the FULL HD TV before and after the previous tele-audience, consisting of an evaluation of three phases of the […]

Purpose: The objective of this paper was to compare the symptoms of asthenopia in patients at different levels of hyperopia and corrected for different accommodative efforts. Methods: This study is an experimental design and quantitative approach. Sixty-nine hyperopic patients aged between 15 and 40 were selected. Individuals with a diagnosis of accommodative insufficiency and paralysis, accommodative spasm or any type of ocular deviation were excluded. Subjects were randomly divided into four groups. Each one performed a nearvision task with different […]

Purpose: The objective of this paper was to compare the symptoms of asthenopia in patients at different levels of hyperopia and corrected for different accommodative efforts. Methods: This study is an experimental design and quantitative approach. Sixty-nine hyperopic patients aged between 15 and 40 were selected. Individuals with a diagnosis of accommodative insufficiency and paralysis, accommodative spasm or any type of ocular deviation were excluded. Subjects were randomly divided into four groups. Each one performed a nearvision task with different […]