Different applications of trypan blue (TB) for intraocular surgery have been reported, with very high levels of safety and efficacy. We describe the use of TB as an alternative vital dye for staining the ocular surface to assess the integrity of superficial cell layers of the cornea and the surface environment. This facilitates the diagnosis of various ocular surface disorders, including screening for dry eye disease (DED) among refractive and cataract patients. TB staining properties are different from fluorescein and […]

Diferentes aplicações do azul de tripano (AT) foram descritas para cirurgia intraocular, com elevados patamares de eficácia e segurança. Neste relato, é descrito a aplicação do AT como corante vital para superfíce ocular, de modo a estudar a integridade das células da superfície corneana e conjuntival na superfície ocular. Tal abordagem permite um diagnóstico mais sensível de desordens da superfície ocular, destacando-se disfunção lacrimal ou síndrome do olho seco. O AT tem propriedades distintas da fluoresceína, com a qual se […]

PURPOSE: The goal of this project is to document the epidemiological characteristics of chronic dacryocystitis cases assisted in a public hospital. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of medical records of patients who developed chronic dacryocystitis assisted in the period of january 12th , 2009 to june 9th, 2010 .The patients were ophthalmologist evaluated: ocular inspection, biomicroscopy, Milder Test, Test of Jones I and II. RESULTS: The gender with chronic dacryocystitis belonged to 55 years. There were 73 % female […]

Canaliculitis is a rare disorder of the lacrimal system. The authors present five cases treated at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu-UNESP. The findings according to the literature review are comment with considerations on the treatment performed and emphasizing that the canaliculotomy may have good results even without canaliculus sutures or stents.

PURPOSE: To draw an epidemiological profile of congenital ptosis patients in the Hospital Regional de São José (HRSJ), describing the general characteristics of congenital ptosis, including the coexistence of strabismus and the prevalence of amblyopia. METHODS: An epidemiological study with a cross-sectional characteristic was conducted, based on analysis of medical records of congenital ptosis cases treated on the Department of Ocular Plastic and Orbit of the HRSJ, from July 1998 to July 2008. RESULTS: A total of 42 patients (56 […]

PURPOSE: The research project goal is to determine the incidence of complications during the external dacryocystorhinostomy and post surgery done by the author, in São Paulo Hospital, from april 10th , 2009 to january 15th, 2010. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of the records of the patients submitted to external dacryocystorhinostomy in São Paulo Hospital, from april 10th 2009 to january 15th, 2010.The patient were submitted to the ophtahalmologic evaluation: Ocular inspection, biomicroscopiy, Milder Test, Test of Jones I […]

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, location and causes of discontinuous capsulotomy during phacoemulsification cataract surgery. METHODS: Retrospective, consecutive, non-comparative study of 971 cataract surgeries – with discontinuous capsulotomy during surgery – performed from January 2009 to June 2010. RESULTS: it was observed a prevalence of 0.02% and capsule discontinuation occurring 100% of the time during the treatment of the nucleus. In 58.33% of the eyes the implant was done in the capsular bag and in 41.67% in the ciliary sulcus. […]

The objective was to identify causes related to noncompliance of primary open-angle glaucoma and suggest ways to minimize them later. A questionnaire was given to patients with primary open angle glaucoma in Hospital Gaffrée Guinle, chosen randomly, to assess factors related to discontinuation of treatment. For this we used a univariate analysis by Fisher’s exact test and considered statistically significant p <0.05. From the questionnaire, we identified two sub-groups, who had stopped treatment and another who had never stopped for […]