ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of ocular diseases in patients treated in an outpatient service. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective study conducted based on 402 medical records. Results: A higher frequency of female patients was observed (54.7%), with an average age of 51.7 years. Most patients were retired (33.8%). Hypertension was the most common comorbidity (34.3%), increasing the probability of developing ocular diseases by 2.5 times. The most common diagnoses were ametropias (30.3%), cataract (17%), […]

Abstract Objectives: Describe ocular findings and its correlation with systemic diseases in Down Syndrome (DS) pediatric patients. Methods: Quantitative and cross-sectional study of prevalence with children aged from 0 to 25 years. Standard ophthalmic examinations performed: visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy, ocular motility, static refraction and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Ocular findings were associated with comorbidities available in pediatric records of patients in FURB Down Syndrome Outpatient clinic, in which they have regular follow-up. Results: A total of 76 patients were evaluated […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome and safety of phacoemulsification performed under topical anesthesiain cases with several complexities. METHODS: Cases performed under topical anesthesia from january 2009 to april 2011 were analyzed. Variables analyzed included patients age, sex, race, systemic diseases, eyes comorbidities, type of cataract, visual acuity before and after the surgery, complications, number of conversions to peribulbar anesthesia and IOL power. Patients with uncompleted data were excluded from analysis. RESULTS: A total of 111 eyes were analyzed; only cases […]