Objetivo: Avaliar os aspectos epidemiológicos de úlceras de córnea em um centro privado de referência oftalmológica. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo a partir de arquivos eletrônicos de pacientes tratados por úlceras de córnea durante um período de 7 anos pelo mesmo médico (RJMF) no Centro de Olhos São Francisco, entre Junho de 2007 e Junho de 2014. Estes pacientes foram avaliados quanto a fatores de risco, trauma, co-morbidades, uso de lentes de contato, tipo de microrganismo encontrado, tratamento e evolução do doente. […]

Purpose: To propose a predictive model to aid in the decision to perform the intravitreal anti-VEGF injection, based on the risk factors quantification and hierarchy presented by diabetic patients. Methods: It is a cross-sectional, observational and inferential study carried out in three institutions in Paraíba from July 2015 to September 2016. The logistic regression model was used to obtain the predictive model and data were analyzed in R(r) software. Results: Eighty patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes, over 18 […]

Objective: Evaluate a prevalence of ametropias and anisometropias in elementar school children from 14 cities in the state of Alagoas. Methods: A retrospective study, total of 40.873 students, between 7 and 15 years of age, were examined. Patients presenting any refractive error were considered ametropic. Only patients claiming eye complaints with spherical errors greater than -0.75D or +2.00D and cylinder error greater than -0.75D were prescribed eyeglasses. Anisometropia was considered when the refractive difference between the two eyes was of […]

Objectives: To determine the frequency and characteristics of alterations in ophthalmologic examinations of optic nerve and macula coherence tomography (OCT), and Campimetry in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Methods: Sixty eyes were examined, 30 of which were diagnosed with MS and 30 of the control patients, all attended at the General Hospital of the Federal District of Brazil. The patients were evaluated regarding the parameters: characteristics and alterations of the ophthalmological examination, OCT of the nerve and macula and Campimetry. Results: […]

Objetivo: Determinar as causas de cegueira e deficiência visual nas crianças matriculadas na Escola do Instituto Benjamin Constant (IBC) em 2013, para contribuir na elaboração de estratégias de controle e prevenção de causas evitáveis de cegueira. Métodos: Desenho de estudo: observacional do tipo transversal. Os dados foram coletados através dos prontuários dos alunos matriculados na Escola em 2013. As causas de cegueira foram classificadas de acordo com os registros de exames elaborados pela OMS/IAPB. Os dados foram analisados, em crianças […]

Objetivo: Este trabalho objetivou averiguar a presença dos sintomas da Síndrome Visual dos Computadores (SVC) trabalhadores de escritórios de contabilidade. Métodos: Como instrumentos de pesquisa utilizou-se um questionário baseado no conjunto de sintomas da SVC, avaliado por Escala Likert (1-5), e foram realizadas observações no local de trabalho baseadas na Avaliação Ergonômica de Postos de Trabalho. Resultados: Os participantes que trabalhavam com o ângulo de visão menor do que 10º em relação à tela foram os que apresentaram mais sintomas […]

Os autores relatam um caso de síndrome da pálpebra flácida unilateral com intolerância ipsilateral à brimonidina em um homem de 65 anos de idade. A singularidade deste caso é a combinação de duas doenças raras de grande potencialidade inflamatória no mesmo olho. O objetivo deste artigo é relatar um caso de síndrome da pálpebra flácida com intolerância ipsilateral à brimonidina, enfatizando uma possível relação entre eles. O resultado foi uma ceratopatia unilateral que simulou uma neoplasia intra-epitelial. A chave para […]

Lamellar ichthyosis is a congenital disease autosomal recessive which is characterized clinically by peeling of all the body surface due hyperkeratosis mucocutaneous that can cause ocular involvement. We reported a case of ductal cyst of the lacrimal gland in patient with lamellar ichthyosis attended in the Ophthalmological Hospital of Anápolis.

Pterygia are usually benign lesions that do not require specific treatment. It is a fibrovascular growth onto the nasal side of the cornea. It`s cause has not been fully elucidated yet, but seems to be related to long -term ultraviolet ray exposure. When symptoms are not controlled with conservative treatment surgery is considered, but the recurrence rate is still high, and efforts have been made to avoid it. Mitomycin C (MMC) is a fibroblast proliferation inhibitor that can be used […]

Lentigo maligna is a melanoma in situ, of slow radial growth, which affects sun-exposed areas, especially in the elderly. When it affects the eyelid, due to the proximity to a noble organ, the conduct is controversial, but surgery is the method most commonly used, with with margins varying according to the reference used. Conservative treatments are described, such as imiquimod 5% and radiotherapy. This report aims to demonstrate the lack of studies on the surgical margin, and to name nonsurgical […]

The diagnosis of macular retinoschisis is often complex and demands complementary exams to be confirmed. This is the report of a case of a 27 years old man diagnosed with macular retinoschisis, in which En face OCT and OCT angiography were used to identify and demonstrate the typical patterns of the disease, as well as distinguish them from the findings of cystoid macular edema.