ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the impact of diabetic retinopathy on vision-related quality of life in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Brazilian population. Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients aged over 18 years attending the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic of Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte between January and December 2022. Vision-related quality of life was assessed using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire. Patients were classified into three groups according to diabetic retinopathy severity: mild […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) in the treatment of refractory glaucomas. METHODS: The preoperative and postoperative courses of 539 eyes of 539 patients with refractory glaucoma who underwent ECP and had a minimum 5 years follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. All procedures were performed by a single surgeon (FEL). Eyes that were included had undergone at least one incisional glaucoma surgery and had intraocular pressure (IOP) equal to or above 35 mmHg on maximum tolerated […]