The year started with our close sight over what was happening in China, the first COVID-19 case, which accounted for the name given to the disease caused by SARS-CoV2, identified in Wuhan at late 2019. It emerged in China and spread to other Asian and European countries; and reached Brazil in late February 2020. In March 2020, WHO (World Health Organization) reclassified the outbreak as a pandemic(); actually, we are seeing that it is not just a mere respiratory virus. […]

Abstract Purpose: The study aimed to trace the epidemiological profile of donors of corneas in Piauí through searches in medical records. Methods: This is a descriptive, quantitative, observational, cross-sectional and retrospective study that aims to evaluate data obtained from medical records of 811 donors of corneas from the Getúlio Vargas Hospital in Teresina-PI, in the period of January 1, 2010 to 31 December 2016. Results: The study showed an increase in the number of donors over the period from 2010 […]

Abstract Objective: To determine the factors associated with refractive defects in an urban population of the Peruvian Andes. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study of secondary data analysis was performed, using all the records of the patients who attended the ophthalmological consultation between January and May 2015, the variables of type of ametropia (astigmatism, myopia and hyperopia), Sex, age, occupation and place of residence of the patients. P values, prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals were obtained using generalized linear models. […]

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the choroidal thickness (CT) in healthy Brazilian subjects using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and to compare with choroidal thickness measured in Brazilian patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and high myopia. Methods: A retrospective analysis of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images of 181 Brazilian subjects. A total of 74 eyes were included in the normal control group, 50 eyes in the nvAMD group, 44 eyes in the DME […]

Abstract Objectives: Describe ocular findings and its correlation with systemic diseases in Down Syndrome (DS) pediatric patients. Methods: Quantitative and cross-sectional study of prevalence with children aged from 0 to 25 years. Standard ophthalmic examinations performed: visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy, ocular motility, static refraction and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Ocular findings were associated with comorbidities available in pediatric records of patients in FURB Down Syndrome Outpatient clinic, in which they have regular follow-up. Results: A total of 76 patients were evaluated […]

Abstract Objective: To analyze the endothelial density of corneas donated for transplant in different age groups. Methods: The study evaluated 244 corneas from 122 male and female donors in Cascavel Eye Bank -PR from the analysis of medical records containing specular microscopy of the donors. Results: Most corneal donors were male (67.2%). The average donors age was 53.8 years, ranging from 5 to 70 years. The age group of 61 -70 years with the largest number of donations, corresponding to […]

Abstract Objective: The objective of this work was to generate information about the profile of the patients submitted to Intravitreal Injections (IVIs) and also to evaluate the indications and costs of the procedure. Methods: The study was carried out with own protocols, applied through the analysis of medical records of patients submitted to IVIs at the State Public Servant Hospital of São Paulo from January 2017 to June 2018. Data were analyzed in the form of descriptive study. Results: The […]

Abstract Objective: Poor sleep quality have affect on neuronal structure in central nervous system. We aimed to investigate the effects of sleep quality on the thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macula, and ganglion cell complex (GCC) obtained by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in healthy Caucasian adolescents. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study,100 healthy adolescents were evaluated for determining of sleep quality score by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) and were monitored for detection of sleep efficiency(%) by Sense […]

Abstract The purpose is to report a case of laser pointer-induced maculopathy and to describe its characteristics using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), further the outcome of treatment with intravitreal injections. A 35-year-old man presented with a 6-day history of central vision loss in his right eye (RE) after an accidental laser pointer discharge (wavelength of 532 nm). He underwent a full ophthalmologic examination, including SD-OCT, which suggested the presence of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV). This was not confirmed due […]

Abstract Sebaceous gland carcinoma (SGC) is the third most frequent malignant neoplasm in the eyelids. It usually affects elderly women and can simulate blepharitis or chalazion. Upper eyelid reconstruction is always challenging. The purpose of this is to report an unusual case of SGC in the upper eyelid of a young and male patient. Total resection of the right upper eyelid was performed and histological examination revealed free margins. The reconstruction was done with two surgical procedures at different times. […]

Abstract We reported a case of ocular hypotony due to spontaneous scleral rupture in retinochoroidal coloboma and the treatment which was performed. This is a prospective case report in which a 21-year-old woman complained of abrupt vision loss in her left eye. Ocular hypotony due to spontaneous scleral rupture in retinochoroidal coloboma was identified through tests. An ultrassonography confirmed the scleral lesion but magnetic resonance imaging and fluorescein angiography have also proven to be useful. Due to the posterior location […]

Abstract In this paper, we report a two identical female twin patients with retinal distrophy in investigation. The main diagnostic hypothesis is the leber congenital amaurosis. The patients were evaluated by the Low Vision Center at the Hospital Oftalmologico de Sorocaba, São Paulo-Brazil, using optical and non-optical resources for mainly patient’s socio-educational relationship improvement.

Abstract The patient is a 10 years-old girl, with chief complaint of recent bilateral red eye and history of chickenpox disease. Examination revealed nodular episcleritis of both eyes. After treatment with topical steroids, the disease was subsided. Varicella-Zoster virus is a rare cause of episcleritis. In this case it seems that the mechanism of involvement is immune-related, rather than direct tissue involvement by virus.

The Covid-19 Pandemy has brought several challenges to the health care systems throughout the planet, since it requires complex strategies and public policies of contention, diagnosis and treatment. Especifically, the high transmissibility of the virus is a critical point of the pandemy, which turns the medical teams highly vulnerable.(–) Initially, the transmission of the disease via the eye was ignored and ophthalmology was not considered a specialty under risk.(,) The case of contamination of Dr Wang Guangfa, during the treatment […]