Os autores descrevem paciente do sexo masculino, 48 anos, com diminuição visual bilateral há 15 dias por membrana neovascular sub-retiniana secundária a estrias angióides. A acuidade visual com melhor correção no olho direito era 20/80 e no olho esquerdo de conta dedos a 2 metros. Submetido à injeção intravítrea de Ranibizumabe (Lucentis) no olho com pior acuidade visual. Após 15 dias do tratamento, referiu melhora acentuada da visão no olho contralateral com visão de 20/25. O resultado foi avaliado por […]

Report of a 48 year-old male with bilateral decrease in vision due to choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and counting fingers at 2 meters on the left eye. Patient underwent intravitreal injection of Ranibizumab (Lucentis) in the eye with worse visual acuity. Fifteen days after treatment patient reported better visual acuity on the fellow eye, which was measured to be 20/25. Treatment result was evaluated with visual acuity and […]

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among the working population in the developed world. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy increases with duration of diabetes, and nearly 100 percent of patients with type I diabetes and more than 60 percent of those with type II have some signs of diabetic retinopathy after 20 years.A number of approaches have proved to be useful in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, such as laser photocoagulation and tight systemic control of blood glucose, […]

Retinoschisis means abnormal separation of the retinal layers, which could be congenital, acquired or secondary to myopia, trauma or other vascular disorders. We review the clinical features of the x-linked and acquired diseases, and its recent diagnostic tools and the differents options for repair.

OBJETIVO: O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever as alterações oculares em pacientes portadores de doença falciforme, na Bahia, um estado do Nordeste, que tem a maior prevalência da doença no Brasil. MÉTODOS: Nós conduzimos um estudo de corte transversal em um grupo de 146 (292 olhos) pacientes com Doença Falciforme (90 HBSS e 56 HBSC). Para exame oftalmológico foi realizada oftalmoscopia binocular indireta complementada pela retinografia fluorescente para detecção de lesões retinianas decorrentes da Doença Falciforme. RESULTADOS: As lesões […]

OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to describe ocular alterations in sickle cell disease patients in Bahia, a Northeast state, with the highest prevalence of the disease in Brazil. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study in a group of 146 (292 eyes) sickle cell disease patients (90 HBSS and 56 HBSC). Ophthalmologic examination including indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy was performed. Examination was completed by fluorescein angiography to detect retinal lesions. RESULTS: The most frequent ocular lesions identified were “vascular tortuosity” and […]

Eletroretinographic findings show that the transient decreased vision seen in patients with the multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) is related to metabolic disturbances at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor complex. In this paper, we present a patient with a typical picture of MEWDS associated to macular edema, which could also be a factor to reduce vision in this disorder. Case report of a 53-year-old woman complaining about unilateral decreased vision of 7 days’ duration was […]

Purtscher’s retinopathy is a condition characterized by loss of vision within hours after an injury, especially thoracic. The term “Purtscher-like retinopathy” is used to describe a similar retinal appearance in a variety of conditions other than trauma. This condition have been reported in acute pancreatitis, lymphoproliferative disorders, chest compression, fat embolization, Valsalva maneuver, after retrobulbar anesthesia, and others. Fundus abnormalities include cotton-wool spots, retinal hemorrhage, non-capillary perfusion areas, and optic disk swelling. In this article we revise the ophthalmoscopic findings, […]