Decision-making in health is a daily challenge in the life of the ophthalmologist. Patients, operators and public and private managers are increasingly requiringdemanding conducts based on the best scientific evidence available, seeking the assurance of safe and effective procedures. Such responses arise continuously in the literature, and keeping up to date in all areas of ophthalmic knowledge is an arduous task, which requires a time not always available to doctors, whose agendasare increasingly filled with too many activities […].

Objetivo: Avaliar o perfil epidemiológico e severidade da degeneração macular relacionada à idade (DMRI) no ambulatório de oftalmologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) em Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal com dados coletados referentes as 6155 consultas oftalmológicas realizadas no período de novembro de 2011 a novembro de 2013. Destes, 346 pacientes possuíam doenças retinianas e foram avaliados por dois especialistas em retina à procura de sinais de DMRI. Os confirmados foram submetidos a um protocolo compreendendo acuidade visual, […]

Objective: To evaluate the profile and severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in ophthalmology ambulatory of Federal University of Parana in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with data collected among the 6155 outpatients ophthalmic appointments (november 2011 to november 2013). In this 6155 patients, a total of 346 patients had retinal diseases and were screened by two retinal specialists for signs of AMD. If present, they were submitted to a protocol including a new ophthalmic evaluation […]

Objective: To evaluate the increased prevalence of myopia among patients in different periods in an ophthalmologic hospital in Goiânia. Methods: There were compared data collected in two scientific studies carried out in the same ophthalmologic hospital in different periods of time, they evaluated among other factors, the refractive errors of the participants, from this data there were compared the percentage of patients with myopia between the two studies. Results: There was an increase in the prevalence of myopia among the […]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to promote the teaching of trachoma and to act in the combat of this leading cause of preventable blindness. Methods: This proposal was approved by the Ministry of Health (PET Program – Health/Health Surveillance), predicting the service training of medicine and nursing graduate students and health workers, in Botucatu, Sao Paulo – Brazil, in 2010. The training covered theory and practice, which consisted of cross-sectional study, with a randomized sampling to study the […]

Objective: To know the perception of the patient after surgery keratoconus. Methods: descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Data were obtained through audio-taped interviews with keratoconus patients undergoing surgery and the transcripts were subjected to content analysis, thematic modality. Results: Transcripts allowed the formation of two categories: Experiencing the disease and change of life after surgery.The first has listed the experience of patients with keratoconus, faced difficulties, mutatis mutandis, search for resources and frustrations and the second category highlights […]

Objective: To identify factors that influence on the early detection of visual impairment and in early intervention onset for children with developmental disorders. Methods: The study consisted of a exploratory and descriptive survey, which included the use of questionnaires with institutional representatives, professional team of early intervention and mothers or caregivers of children served in these services. The data received statistical analysis through software SAS Statistical Analysis System 9.3, Wolfram Mathematica and Microsoft Excel. The sample consisted of 434 subjects […]

Purpose: To evaluate if Eyesi cataract surgical simulator training using its standard course curriculum is effective in improving performance of cataract surgery trainees on creating capsulorhexis on high-tension capsules on the simulator. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed training reports of ophthalmic surgery trainees (2nd and 3rd year residents and cataract fellowship trainees) that have accomplished the standard Eyesi cataract surgery simulator training course version 2.1 between May 2012 and August 2013 at Instituto de Diagnostico e Terapia Ocular, Rio de Janeiro, […]