Objective: To determine adherence to glaucoma eye drops in patients from Glaucoma Project (Ministry of Health) by Morisky scale of 8 items. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study through a questionnaire applied to 237 patients diagnosed with glaucoma regularly enrolled in the Glaucoma Project at Institutode Olhos de Maceio, adapting the Morisky scale, already validated in Portuguese, for eyedrops. The variables were adherence to antiglaucoma eyedrops, age, sex, race, glaucoma diagnosis time, eyedrops number used, systemic diseases, education, subjective vision […]

Objective: To determine the degree of difficulty for topical ocular instillation in the elderly, through a questionnaire, with or without the aid of facial support device. Observe which method was technically better to topical ocular application of drops. Methods: The study was a clinical trial, controlled, randomized and paired, which was conducted in 50 elderly patients from September 2015 to June 2016 at the Polyclinic Ronaldo Gazolla, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. A Optive® eyedrop bottle was attached to a facial […]

Objective: To investigate the correlation between phenol red test and Schirmer tear test on tear quantification together with a questionnaire to detect symptoms of dry eye. Methods: A total of 49 patients were enrolled at this study. Each participant had its eyes examined by the two tests.The dry eye symptoms were evaluated by a total of 5 questions.The data were collected and analysed by Kappa statistical method to check the concordance between the tests. Results: A sum of 65.3% of […]

Objective: To describe causes of orbital exenteration in a Brazilian tertiary hospital. Methods: A retrospective study was done, involving patients submitted to orbital exenteration at the Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, between the years of 1993 to 2016. The surgeries have been performed under general anesthesia, by a multidisciplinary team, composed by ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists and head and neck surgeons. Results: Fourteen cases of orbital exenteration occurred in the period of the study, with a mean age of 63.36 ± […]

Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the incidence, and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy( disease duration and the presence of hypertension). Methods: This is a field study, retrospective with quantitative approach.The study population was patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy in the period of july 2015 to december 2015. The collection of the data was made through analysis of medical records, it was analyzed the following data : time of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, presence or absence of systemic hypertension […]

Purpose: To present a model of cost allocation for ophthalmic clinics services using cost versus price approach and to evaluate the cost information as a management tool as well as an instrument for cost control and decision-making. Methods: The model was tested applying various costing methodologies: absorption costing, full costing, direct costing and activity based costing. Cost allocation systems were installed in three ophthalmic clinics services with the objective of arriving at the cost of procedures conducted in the period […]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to promote the teaching of trachoma and to act in the combat of this leading cause of preventable blindness. Methods: This proposal was approved by the Ministry of Health (PET Program – Health/Health Surveillance), predicting the service training of medicine and nursing graduate students and health workers, in Botucatu, Sao Paulo – Brazil, in 2010. The training covered theory and practice, which consisted of cross-sectional study, with a randomized sampling to study the […]

Objetivos: Avaliar se o treinamento realizado com o simulador cirúrgico de catarata Eyesi e o seu currículo de exercícios padrão são efetivos em melhorar o desempenho de cirurgiões de catarata em formação na confecção de capsulorrexe em cápsulas de alta tensão realizadas no simulador. Métodos: Analisamos retrospectivamente relatórios de treinamento de residentes de 2º e 3º ano e fellows de catarata que realizaram o curso versão 2.1 de treinamento com o simulador cirúrgico de catarata Eyesi no período de maio […]