ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct a comprehensive analysis of the pathogenetic mechanisms through which various groups of allergens cause ocular manifestations. Methods: A systematic review of scientific publications from 2010 to 2024 is conducted, incorporating data from PubMed®, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The selection of literature is based on peer-reviewed studies with clear methodologies, ensuring a high level of result reliability. Results: The analysis demonstrates that the primary triggers of allergic conjunctivitis are aeroallergens, contact allergens, and food […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to report a case of complicated gonococcal conjunctivitis with keratitis. A patient presented to the ophthalmologic emergency department of the Clinical Hospital at the Federal University of Minas Gerais with purulent discharge from the right eye, ocular hyperemia, pain, and low visual acuity that had started 2 days before. An ophthalmologic examination revealed a visual acuity of counting fingers to face in the right eye. Biomicroscopy revealed purulent discharge, ocular hyperemia, chemosis and […]

ABSTRACT Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare chronic disease described as membranous keratoconjunctivitis that may be associated with systemic manifestations. It is associated with congenital plasminogen deficiency. In this case report, we describe the case of a 3-year-old male child who was diagnosed with ligneous conjunctivitis that mimicked gonococcal conjunctivitis after secondary infection with Streptococcus pyogenes. The patient had a bilateral pre-tarsal conjunctival membrane and a fibrous membrane extremely adherent to the corneal epithelium in the left eye, associated with intense […]

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this paper is to evaluate the profile of the cases of conjuntivitis treated in the emergency department of the Banco de Olhos Hospital, emphasizing the infectious conjunctivitis, and compare before and after the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic and social isolation, both in public and private health care system. Methods A retrospective and transversal study where electronic files of the patients who visited the emergency department between March and June of 2019 and 2020 were […]

ABSTRACT We present a case of SARS-CoV-2 conjunctivitis in a 55-year-old female patient, with hyperemia and foreign body sensation in both eyes. The eye examination revealed conjunctivitis. She had detectable SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction on conjunctival and nasal swabs. She was treated with ciprofloxacin eye drops, corticosteroids and trometamol for 5 days. After the seventh day of evolution, there was a significant improvement in conjunctivitis, and repeated conjunctival swab was negative.

Objective: To identify the most frequent diagnosis and epidemiological characteristics of patients attended in a public ophthalmic emergency service. Methods: This is a retrospective and transverse study based on 2834 patients’ chart attended from July to September 2017 at the Ouro Verde Hospital Complex, Campinas, Brazil. The following variables were investigated: age, gender, and diagnosis. Results: Most patients were male (52.6%) and aged between 30 to 59 years (43.5%); 21.1% were elderly. The most frequent diagnostics were conjunctivitis (23.9%), ocular […]

Purpose: To evaluate ophthalmological emergencies in a public reference hospital in Pernambuco. Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study with 26.358 patients attended in the ophthalmic emergency Altino Ventura Foundation, in the period january to june 2013. Data were collected using protocols based on electronic registration forms of ophthalmological emergency Results: It was observed that 52.5% of patients were male, 42.5% were aged 21-40 years; 90.8% were from the region metropolitan area of Recife; 55% classified as less severe. The main diagnoses were […]

De acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde, a catarata é a principal causa de cegueira e deficiência visual em todo o mundo. No entanto, a etiologia das cataratas frequentemente permanece desconhecida. Este relato descreve o desenvolvimento de catarata cortical em um paciente após Síndrome oculoglandular de Parinaud causada pelo fungo Sporothrix schenckii.