OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bioglass, bioglassceramic biocompatibility in rabbit’s eviscerated cavities. METHODS: Forty- five rabbits were submitted to right eye evisceration, followed by the inclusion of bioglass and bioglassceramic I e II prosthesis in the escleral cavity. The animals were sacrificed at seven, 90 and 180 days after surgery. The animals had daily clinical exam; biochemical exam, histological analysis and morphometric evaluation. RESULTS: The animals stayed healthy during the expriment, with good cone integration to the host tissue. None cone extrusion […]

Toxic anterior segment syndrome is acute inflammatory reaction caused by a noninfectious substance that enters the anterior segment, resulting in extracellular damage with necrosis and apoptosis during an immune response. We have the report of a case of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS), in which the authors seek to emphasize the most common causes of the appearance of these syndrome. They point out the care that must be taken in the process of sterilization of surgical material, in addition to […]

The discoid lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder which generally affects the sun-exposed skin. Presentation of lesions on the eyelids in the absence of any other cutaneous abnormality is uncommon and the lower-eyelid involvement is seen in 6% of patients with cronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. We have reported the case of a 40 year-old, woman who presented hyperemia, madarosis and ulceration on the lower eyelid of the left eye. She was treated for blepharitis without resolution. Before that, another similar […]

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of PRK in patients with atypical corneal topography, but without features of keratoconus in Pentacam. METHODS: Medical records of patients who underwent PRK method that presented atypical corneal topography and Pentacam rates considered normal in the pre operative were analyzed. The sample consisted of nineteen eyes of ten patients. The considered criteria of corneal irregularity were: increased curvature greater than 47D with asymmetry less than 1,5D, 1,5D displacement above the apex and inferior-superior asymmetry greater […]

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the recovery of visual acuity (VA) and graft survival after first episode of endothelial rejection in penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) treated with intravenous (IV) and topic corticosteroid. METHODS: Interventional, prospective, non-comparative case series study evolving 32 PKP patients in one year follow up, who presented first episode of corneal endothelial rejection. The patients were submitted to 500 mg IV injection of methylprednisolone in association with topical prednisolone. Main outcome measures included VA recovery and corneal edema regression. Second […]

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if E-learning material improves the basal student knowledge level before attending the presential class of blindness prevention (BP) and if helps to fix this information one-month after the class. METHODS: Fourth-year medical students were randomly assigned to have a presential class of BP (Traditional group = TG) or to have a presential class of BP plus an additional E-learning material (E-learning group = ELG). This material was e-mailed one week before the presential class. The students were […]

OBJECTIVE: To make an epidemiological analysis of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), characterizing clinical aspects of the disease and the pattern of inheritance found in the population studied, according to the presence or not of Usher Syndrome. METHODS: 155 patients with RP were studied and the sample was divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 130) with patients diagnosed with classical RP not associated with systemic symptoms; and group 2 (n = 25) with patients diagnosed with Usher syndrome […]

OBJECTIVE: To assess the waiting time for eye care identifying the number of patients with each complaint; to investigate how the waiting time may worsen the patient’s condition; to check the screening of urgent cases for effectiveness; and to devise means of increasing the medical-surgical care capacity. METHODS: A retrospective descriptive survey was conducted using data obtained on 12 occasions during collaborative team visits to provide eyecare services. These initiatives were designed to decrease the waiting time and to treat […]