Purpose: Determine the effectiveness of the use a portable handheld fundus camera as a screening method for diabetic retinopathy, compared to regular digital retinography. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, observer-masked study, evaluating 100 eyes of 51 diabetic patients undergoing a routine dilated retinography for diabetic retinopathy. Fundus images pre and post-dilation we captured by Pictor Plus (Volk Optical Inc., Mentor, USA), followed by routine digital retinography by IMAGEnet (Topcon Medical Systems, New Jersey, USA). All exams were performed by a […]

Objetivos: Comparar o efeito do ranibizumabe intravítreo (0,3mg) e triacmicinolona (4mg) em diferentes parâmetros do domínio espectral da OCT e sua relação com a acuidade visual de pacientes com edema macular diabético. Métodos: Este estudo foi concebido como um estudo prospectivo randomizado. Os pacientes foram divididos aleatoriamente em 2 grupos que receberam Ranibizumab Pro rata intravitreal (0,3mg) ou acetonido de Triamicinolona (4mg), a quem foi realizada a Spectral Domain OCT, bem como a melhor acuidade visual de Log MAR corrigida. […]

Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge of diabetic patients treated at the Unified Health System (SUS – Sistema Único de Saúde) in the city of Boa Vista / Roraima, about Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study conducted through the application of a semi-structured questionnaire for 150 diabetic individuals, SUS users, from the city of Boa Vista – RR, during the year 2017. Statistical analyzes were performed using the Microsoft Excel and EpiInfo 7® programs, […]

Purpose: Study the prognostic factors for short-term visual improvement in pacients treated with ranibizumab (IVR) for diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study in which 41 eletronic medical records of patients who attended in a private medical clinic in Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais in a period of August / 2016 to May / 2017. It was verified general data and previous history of patients who received consecutive monthly IVR for DME, analyzing sex, age and presence of previous […]

Purpose: To characterize the population of diabetics referred to the Ophthalmology Department of the Centro Hospitalar do Porto (CHP) from the screening program of ARS Norte, to evaluate this type of screening method and to perceive the its impact in the dynamic of an Ophthalmology Department. Methods: Retrospective evaluation of the clinical processes of diabetic patients referred to the CHP Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Screening Consultation from the ARS Norte screening program, between January 2012 and December 2016. The variables analyzed […]

Objectives: The purpose of this work is to assess the safety and the efficacy of multi-spot laser in comparison with the conventional laser in the treatment of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy with CSME in relation to the visual outcome, central macular thickness by (OCT) and the presence of adverse events. Methods: prospective randomized study on total number of 50 eyes divided in two groups each one 25 patients . group A patients underwent focal, grid laser or modified grid macular laser […]

Objetivos: O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a segurança e a eficácia do laser multi-spot em comparação com o laser convencional no tratamento da retinopatia diabética não proliferativa com CSME em relação ao resultado visual, à espessura macular central por (OCT) e à presença de eventos adversos. Métodos: estudo prospectivo randomizado sobre o número total de 50 olhos divididos em dois grupos, cada um de 25 pacientes. Os pacientes do grupo A foram submetidos a fotocoagulação focal, a laser de […]

Purpose: To propose a predictive model to aid in the decision to perform the intravitreal anti-VEGF injection, based on the risk factors quantification and hierarchy presented by diabetic patients. Methods: It is a cross-sectional, observational and inferential study carried out in three institutions in Paraíba from July 2015 to September 2016. The logistic regression model was used to obtain the predictive model and data were analyzed in R(r) software. Results: Eighty patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes, over 18 […]