ABSTRACT Objective: to offer basic ophthalmological knowledge to the local community through a scientific exhibition and evaluate the impact on visitors’ learning. Methods: to hold an interactive exhibition on the human eye and ocular health at the Central Library (BCE) of the State University of Maringá (UEM-PR) in June and July 2024, open to the population. A 10-question questionnaire was administered before and after the students’ interaction with visitors at the exhibition. Results: 2,348 valid questionnaires were administered (1,174 initially […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of blindness in elderly people from quilombola communities located in the immediate geographic region of Araguaína, in the north of Tocantins. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out, in which 80 residents, aged 60 or over, from 4 certified quilombola communities in this region were examined: Pé do Morro, Baviera, Dona Juscelina, and Cocalinho. Everyone answered a questionnaire on demographic and socioeconomic variables, and underwent a visual acuity exam, using the Snellen Table. For […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate refractive and topographic outcomes before and at least 7 years after intrastromal ring segment implantation surgery in patients with keratoconus. Methods: Long-term retrospective longitudinal study carried out with 35 patients (62 eyes) aged 10 to 30 who underwent intrastromal ring segment implantation using a manual technique. Different arc rings were analyzed across various keratoconus types. Results: Significant improvements in topographic astigmatism (p = 0.001) and corrected distance visual acuity (p < 0.001) were observed, with no [...]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of pterygium on different biometric intraocular lens calculation formulas. Methods: This is an interventionist, prospective, and non-randomized study. We included patients who underwent pterygium surgery and performed a biometric examination before and one month after surgery. We compared the mean variability between these measurements in each intraocular lens formula. We classified the patients according to the TAN staging system and evaluated the effect of pterygium magnitude on biometric variability. Results: We included 25 eyes […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the ophthalmologic emergency care provided at a public hospital in Northern Minas Gerais. Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. The data were obtained from medical records regarding ophthalmologic emergency care provided in 2022 at a public hospital in Northern Minas Gerais. Results: A total of 314 ophthalmologic consultations were evaluated, with traumatic injuries being the most frequent, accounting for 58.6% of cases. Foreign bodies were the most common cause of traumatic injury, and iron filings […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To outline the profile of ophthalmology patients at an ophthamological outpatient clinic to know the local demands, as well as the more specific necessities of investment in eye health. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational and retrospective study carried out with a survey of 1,942 medical records in the years 2022 and 2023 that analyzed the following aspects using the Chi square test, Shapiro-Wilks (N≥100) and comparison between the data by ANOVA: ophthalmological diagnosis, average, sex, presence of chronic diseases, follow-up. […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of corneal disorders diagnosed in the Corneal Department of the Ophthalmology Reference Center, Universidade Federal de Goiás, between 2009 and 2018. Methods: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed by reviewing of the patients’ medical record. The data collected were registered according to sex, age, and diagnosed eye disorder. The need for corneal transplantation was also assessed. Results: The charts of 3,079 patients were analyzed, of which 52.7% were men. In the sample […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the clinical and surgical results of patients undergoing corneal endothelial transplant surgery. Methods: Retrospective study in which medical records were reviewed from May 2016 to May 2023, to evaluate transplant indications, intra- and postoperative complications and survival of the graft. Results: Seventeen patients were included, 12 (70.6%) were female and the average age was 70.18. The main indication for corneal endothelial transplant surgery was pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (64.7%), followed by Fuchs dystrophy (23.5%). Regarding postoperative visual […]