Corneal transplant rejection is an immunological cellular process that attacks the donor cornea and may cause its failure. It is the most common cause of corneal transplant failure.The most common factors for rejection are corneal neovascularization, previous graft failure, anterior synechiae, large or descentered graft, intraocular inflammation and previous anterior segment surgeries. It commonly presents with hyperemia, ocular pain, corneal edema, and anterior chamber inflammation. Corneal graft rejection can be classified as epithelial rejection, subepithelial rejection, stromal rejection, endothelial rejection, […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the ocular condition in a brazilian ironmaster industry. METHOD: A prospective study was conducted in 2516 employees from an ironmaster brazilian industry in São Paulo city, Brazil. A questionnaire was applied and visual acuity and Ishihara test were performed in every individual. A complete ophthalmic evaluation (slit lamp examination, fundoscopy, tonometry and refractometry) was done when the visual acuity was worse than 0.7 or when the worker had a greater diference between the eyes (more than two […]

PURPOSE: The study objective is to determine the prevalence of amblyopia and amblyopiogenic factors in children from 3 to 6 years old at a health family program assisted community in Morro do Alemão-RJ. METHODS: A preschool children ocular evaluation cross sectional study will be submitted to an ophthalmic screening exam.The positive results were confirmed by oftalmologic examination under cicloplegia inside of the health centre. Were applied a semi-structure questionnaire to the health members of the health centre team and to […]

OBJECTIVE: To verify the Quality of life for the Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) patients. These subjects have a higher risk for severe visual loss, due to the vascular retina complications. METHODS: We evaluated the Quality of Life of 61 PDR patients, over 18 years old, who have been followed up in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Clinical Hospital of Medicine School of São Paulo, Brazil. All patients data were obtained using a questionnaire of health quality of life “WHOQOL Bref […]

Pseudotumor cerebri is a syndrome of increased intra-cranial pressure without a space-occupying lesion or ventriculomegaly in a patient with normal level of conscience and normal cerebrospinal fluid constitution. The terminology for the disorder has changed over the years in accordance with advances in diagnostic technology and insights into the disease process. When no secondary cause is identified, the syndrome is termed idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Patients are not uncommonly seen by ophthamologists since they present with papiledema, double vision and visual […]

OBJETIVO: Observar a eficácia da fluoresceína sódica intravenosa, na visibilidade do vítreo, durante a cirurgia de vitrectomia nos pacientes com retinopatia diabética. MÉTODOS: Quatorze casos consecutivos de cirurgia vitreorretiniana para hemorragia vítrea e descolamento tracional da retina secundário à retinopatia diabética, foram submetidos à injeção de fluoresceína intravenosa a 20%, 1 hora antes da cirurgia.As imagens de todos os passos das cirurgias foram gravadas. RESULTADOS: A fluoresceína corou de verde o vítreo periférico, base vítrea, hialóide posterior melhorando a visibilidade […]

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effectiveness of intravenous sodium fluorescein visibility in the vitreous during vitrectomy surgery in patients with diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: Fourteen consecutive cases of vitreoretinal surgery for vitreous hemorrhage and tractional retinal detachment secondary to diabetic retinopathy underwent intravenous injection of sodium fluorescein to 20% 1 hour before the surgery. The images of the steps of the surgeries were recorded. RESULTS: The sodium fluorescein stained green from the vitreous peripheral, vitreous base, posterior hyaloid, further improving visibility to […]

OBJECTIVE: To compare obtained data about cornea donation through a questionnaire applied before and after the realization of an expositive lecture given to health professionals. To identify these professional’s knowledge about basic cornea transplant information. To verify their personal reaction towards the procedure. METHODS: A campain was performed using specific audio-visual classes about the cornea transplant’s and donation process. These lectures were directed to 115 health professionals: 46 doctors and 69 medical students. For the evaluation a test was created […]