ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the cost-utility of latanoprostene bunod 0.024% as first-line therapy compared to the strategy recommended by the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for primary open-angle glaucoma of the Brazilian Unified Health System. Methods: A cost-utility analysis was conducted using a hypothetical cohort and a Markov model. In the base-case scenario, the treatment strategy recommended by the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines was adopted, initiating therapy with timolol 0.5%. If the target intraocular pressure was not achieved, dorzolamide […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the economic impact of starting the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma with non-pharmacological strategies within the scope of reference centers for the treatment of glaucoma in the Unified Health System. Methods: The population of this study comes from a hypothetical cohort of patients aged 60 years with initial primary open angle glaucoma. The reference strategy (strategy 1) is based only on the use of eye drops, following the guidelines of the clinical protocol of the […]

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the impact of diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening using color retinography in diabetic patients. Methods Retrospective descriptive study, evaluating reports of all retinographs performed since the implementation of the protocol for screening for diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients followed up at the endocrinology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital of the Unified Health System, from May 2018 to May 2020. Results 727 diabetic with age range from 14 to 91 years old, the majority being 60 years […]

Abstract Purpose: To outline the epidemiological profile of clinical treatments for glaucoma provided by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS, acronym in Portuguese) between January 2012 and December 2018. Methods: A quantitative and descriptive study was conducted using available data based on the outpatient information system from SUS (SIA/SUS, acronym in Portuguese). The variables were monocular treatment with first, second, and third-line drugs; monocular treatment with combinations of two drugs and three drugs from different lines; binocular treatment with first, […]

Abstract Objective: To identify the difficulties of patients with senile cataract in the access to the facectomy by Unified Health System ( SUS – Sistema Único de Saúde) in the Medical and Diagnostic Center (CEMED) of Aparecida de Goiânia. Methods: Cross-sectional and observational research with data collection from a standardized questionnaire applied preoperatively. Results: The sample consisted of 150 patients: 56% women and 44% men. The average age was 66.05 ± 9.21 years. Most (57.3%) had a previous diagnosis of […]

Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge of diabetic patients treated at the Unified Health System (SUS – Sistema Único de Saúde) in the city of Boa Vista / Roraima, about Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study conducted through the application of a semi-structured questionnaire for 150 diabetic individuals, SUS users, from the city of Boa Vista – RR, during the year 2017. Statistical analyzes were performed using the Microsoft Excel and EpiInfo 7® programs, […]