PURPOSE: The study of fungal invasion and pathogenicity in corneal tissue observed through the histopathological examination of specimens obtained through penetrating keratoplasty (‘PKP’) of samples obtained from an Eye Bank (‘EB’), with the aim of applying findings in diagnosis and treatment of the condition METHODS: Retrospective non-comparative case studies on samples collected between January 2006 and June 2011 based on identification data comprised of scant historical information sent by surgeons and material obtained through PKP, consisting of 38 samples from […]

Canaliculitis is a rare disorder of the lacrimal system. The authors present five cases treated at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu-UNESP. The findings according to the literature review are comment with considerations on the treatment performed and emphasizing that the canaliculotomy may have good results even without canaliculus sutures or stents.

PURPOSE: To analyze the care, complications and way of acquisition related to contact lenses wear among medical students from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (Santo André -SP). METHODS: Questionnaire applied to medical students from the first to the sixth year from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (Santo André -SP) was analyzed. RESULTS: 61 medical studants answered the questionnaire. 52,5% reported some ocular complications. Despite the majority (70,5%) contact lenses wear being satisfied about the contact lenses, 67% wants to operate […]