ABSTRACT To describe the prevalence of risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity and respective stages. Retrospective data were extracted from original articles addressing risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity retrieved from Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Virtual Health Library (VHL) and National Library of Medicine – NLM (PubMed) databases. In the initial search, 186 articles were found. Following title and abstract reading and application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 25 articles were selected for this analysis. Variables of interest varied […]

Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiological profile and prognosis of patients with mechanical ocular trauma. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional observational study of consecutive patients evaluated during a one-year period at a public referral center in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil. The Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) was used to estimate final visual acuity. The variables were analyzed using the chi-square test with a significance level of 5%. Results: Out of a total of 154 patients (mean age of 30.1 years), 27.92% were younger than […]

Objetivos: Avaliar o perfil epidemiológico e o prognóstico visual de pacientes com trauma ocular mecânico. Métodos: Estudo observacional transversal descritivo de pacientes consecutivos atendidos durante o período de um ano em um centro de referência público em São Luís, Maranhão. O Ocular Trauma Score foi aplicado a fim de estimar a acuidade visual final. As variáveis foram analisadas por meio do teste de Qui-quadrado com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: Encontrou-se 154 pacientes tratados, a média de idade foi […]

Objective: Evaluate the epidemiology of ocular emergencies in a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia, with emphasis on acute infectious conjunctivitis, morbidity with a higher incidence in this Service. It aims to delineate the main etiologies found among infectious conjunctivitis and to compare them with those found in several others Ophthalmology reference services, thus guiding future diagnoses and treatments of ocular infectious diseases. Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted with 783 patients seen at the ophtalmological emergency of the […]