ABSTRACT Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative retinal disorder that affects extremely premature infants and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in childhood. Objective: This study presents a review of Cochrane systematic reviews about ROP. Methods: We analyzed and summarized the results of all intervention, prevention and treatment, from Cochrane Systematic Reviews (SR) for ROP designed to the highest standard of rigor to show the current position and propose studies that are missing for decision making. Results: […]

The aim of this review is to discuss current knowledge about pathophysiology and clinical, therapeutic and prophylactic approaches for malignant glaucoma. This type of glaucoma can occur after different surgical procedures. It can also occur in aphakic, phakic and pseudophakic eyes and develop spontaneously in individuals with no ocular surgical history, or associated with topical miotics. Currently, the ultrasound biomicroscopy has provided many interesting and useful findings for diagnosis and monitoring the treatment of malignant glaucoma. It occurs more often […]

*Artigo publicado na Rev Bras Oftalmol.2012;71(5):331-337 * O objetivo deste artigo de revisão é discutir o conhecimento atual sobre a fisiopatologia e as abordagens diagnóstica, terapêutica e profilática do glaucoma maligno. Este tipo de glaucoma pode ocorrer após diferentes procedimentos cirúrgicos. Pode ocorrer em olhos áfacos, fácicos e pseudofácicos e se desenvolver espontaneamente em olhos não-operados, ou associado ao uso de mióticos. Atualmente, a biomicroscopia ultrassônica tem revelado muitos achados úteis e importantes para o diagnóstico e o tratamento do […]

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the applicability of the ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis in five maternities obstetric services of Greater Florianopolis, Brazil; during march 2007. METHODS: Five maternities obstetric services of Greater Florianopolis were visited and questioned about the method carried through in the prevention of the ON, the cost for unit of used eye drops unit, the knowledge of the Credé method and the current legislation. RESULTS: The prophylactic solutions used were povidone-iodine 2.5% and silver vitelinate 10%. The use of silver […]