ABSTRACT Objective: To assess if early alterations detected by Pentacam in children suffering from mild ocular allergy are suggestive of ectasia. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 49 medical records of patients of both sexes, aged between 3 and 14 years was performed. In this sample, 31 children suffered from grade I ocular allergy, and 18 presented no signs or symptoms of ocular allergy and comprised the control group. Several Pentacam indexes were evaluated. Results: A statistically significant association was found […]

Purpose: To define the epidemiological aspects of the patients submitted to keratoplasty in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil and the main indications for this procedure. Methods: We conducted an observational, descriptive and retrospective study with the data of 1161 patients submitted to cornea transplantation from january 2008 to december 2010, at the Transplantation Center of Santa Catarina. The analyzed data were: age, gender, origin, transplant date, indication and transplanted eye. Results: The mean age was 45.51 years and men […]

This report discusses an unusual case of corneal ulcer in a child of 09 years old, caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas stutzeri, an opportunistic organism whose isolation in the eyes is extremely rare.