A gestão de interesses profissionais sempre esteve envolvida em conflitos, mas parece que atualmente as disputas na Oftalmologia vêm se intensificando. Existem conflitos com: a indústria, os planos de saúde, o governo, profissionais não médicos e até mesmo entre os próprios oftalmologistas. É possível que uma das razões para o aumento das disputas, esteja no fato de que as empresas de saúde, as entidades de classe e os grupos de interesse, estejam buscando com mais intensidade firmar suas posições no […]

Professional interest management has always been factor of conflict; however, nowadays, it seems that the number of disputes within Ophthalmology has increased. There is conflict with manufacturers, health plans, government, non-medical professionals and even among ophthalmologists. One of the possible reasons for such an increase in conflict is likely linked to health companies, professional associations and interest groups that are increasingly seeking to establish their positions in the market by delimiting spaces and verticalizing activity fields, and it has been […]

Abstract Objectives: Develop a training model using tomatoes to acquire ophthalmic microsurgical skills. Methods: Two species of immature and mature tomatoes (long life and cherry tomato) were used. A 0.5cm radius circle was delimited with a permanent marker. Under a magnification by a video system, the peel was separated, trying to avoid damaging the fruit. After dissection, it was performed the raffia of the peel with 10-0 mononylon thread. Results: The models used proved to be viable for training in […]

Abstract Objective: Develop a training model for corneal surgery using grapes. Methods: Grapes were used as structures that mimic the size of the human eyeball, covered with latex materials, simulating the practice of corneal surgery using a videomagnification system. Eight simple stitches were performed. The surgical time was evaluated. Results: 25 simulations were carried out as the model described. The mean time taken for the raffia was 34.56 ± 5.79 minutes. The analysis of the correlation between the time and […]

Abstract Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of patients submitted to corneal transplantation in state of Espirito Santo, Brazil. Methods: Transversal and descriptive study, with 1301 patients, in the period of January 2017 until to January 2018, the patients were registered in the Central Notification, Captation and Distribution of Organs of Espirito Santo (CNCDO/ES) through the National Transplant System (SNT) and submitted to corneal transplantation. The data were shown as descriptive statistics (frequencies and medians) and analysis of the data […]

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction. Methods: Prospective study including 23 eyes of 21 patients who underwent amniotic membrane transplantation at Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC-UFPR) and at Cirurgia e Diagnose em Oftalmologia do Paraná (CDOP) clinic, located in Curitiba, PR, Brazil, from may 2015 to july 2019. The amniotic membrane was collected from elective and term cesarean delivery, and conserved in preservation medium and glycerol 1:1, […]

Abstract Objective: To compare the use of 2 different local anesthetic solution (LAS) volumes of 1.5 mL and 3 mL in retrobulbar block in patients undergoing cataract surgery in terms of anesthesia, akinesia, and pain levels. Methods: 80 patients between 18-90 years old, ASA I-II-III, were included in the study. For retrobulbar anesthesia, 1.5 mL LAS was applied to one group (Group LV), and 3 mL LAS to the other group (Group HV). The patients’ ocular and eyelid motion scores […]

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate six different premium IOLs retrospectively in respect to both subjective and objective refraction after cataract operation. Methods: Five hundreds and seventy eyes of 285 patients with bilateral cataract who had undergone phacoemulsification and IOL implantation operation between February 2017 and September 2018 were enrolled in this study. The mean age of the patients was 57.78 ± 7.49 (41-71) years. Out of 285 patients 137 were male (48.07%) and 148 were female (51.93%). TheIOLsusedare: RayOne Trifocal (Rayner, […]

Abstract Objective: To develop and analyze the validity and reliability of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of primary care physicians and nurses about trachoma. Methods: This is a methodological study of elaboration and analysis of validity and reliability of an instrument (questionnaire). The following steps were developed: 1) identification of updated source literature on the subject; 2) elaboration of the questionnaire items by the researchers; 3) content validation by experts; 4) construct validation with instrument application and hypothesis test […]

Abstract Objective: We aimed to describe the clinical and phenotypic manifestations as well as the visual prognosis of a family with CA in Northeastern Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 31 individuals (56 eyes) from the same family presenting CA phenotypes. The study population resided in the municipality of Água Branca, in the backlands of the state of Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil. The clinical and phenotypic variables were analyzed. For the analysis, descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency and […]

Abstract Acute zonal occult external retinopathy (AZOOR) was first described by Gass in 1993 as a syndrome with rapid loss of one or more large areas of the external retinal segments. Male, 35 years, with Crohn’s disease complaining of occasional eye pain and right eye nictalopia since childhood. In regular use of azathioprine and mesalazine. better visual acuity 20/20 OU. At fundoscopy, hyperpigmented lesions in the right temporal arcade of the right eye, in trellis, accompanying local vasculature. After exclusion […]

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Abstract Pituitary tumors represent approximately 15% of all brain tumors and depending on size, pressure optic chiasma, resulting in impaired visual func-tion that manifests itself as defective in the visual field, decreased acuity visual and color vision. The ob-jetive of the present study was to report a case of pitui-tary macroadenoma with compression of optical chiasma and visual field de-fect, initially treated as glaucoma, leading to a late diagnosis and treatment.

Abstract We describe the case of a patient with secondary glaucoma who developed tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation. Despite the initial expectant management and subsequent surgical interventions, only with the micropulse transecleral cyclophotocoagulation did the intraocular pressure reach acceptable values.

Introduction Ophthalmologists’ interest in patients’ satisfaction with prescribed corrective lenses, as well as their concern with assessing patients’ complaints and their reasons, play an essential role in improving the refractive technique and in the effectiveness of their clinical practice. (–) Refractometry is the procedure mostly adopted in ophthalmic practice and, certainly, it has the strongest impact on visual acuity improvement. (–) […]

Abstract Objective: To Perform a review on the diagnosis of keratoconus, focusing on the available propaedeutic methods. Methods: A search was performed in the PubMed database using the key words: Keratoconus, diagnosis, topography and tomography. As it is a review, there was no restriction regarding the publication period of the selected articles. Furthermore, both the preferred practice pattern(PPP) manual of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as the website “eyewiki.aao.org” were used as reference. The project was submitted to […]

We would like to complete some topics as comment on the article’s Structural eye sequelae of retinopathy of prematurity in children in Manaus City, Amazonas State/Brazil(), which was published in your esteemed journal. The aforementioned article shows that retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an important cause of preventable blindness in Amazonas State/Brazil, which affects 31.6% of children at risk of it. This number shows the need for screening and treatment programs applied to this population in order to avoid blindness […]

Firstly, we would like to thank for your time and interest, as well as for your compliments to our article entitled “Multicentric Medical Student Profile and Their Perspectives About Ophthalmology Education”.() With respect to students’ perspective about ophthalmology education, 95.9% of them considered it relevant to their training as general practitioners. However, only 31% of them feel confident to treat patients with eye disorders.() Articles such as those by Quillen() (mentioned by you) and Lippa() substantiate and validate our results, […]

Firstly, we would like to thank for your time and interest, as well as for your compliments to our article entitled “Multicentric Medical Student Profile and Their Perspectives About Ophthalmology Education”.() With respect to students’ perspective about ophthalmology education, 95.9% of them considered it relevant to their training as general practitioners. However, only 31% of them feel confident to treat patients with eye disorders.() Articles such as those by Quillen() (mentioned by you) and Lippa(4) substantiate and validate our results, […]