ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate clinical-epidemiological profile, risk factors, and quality of life of patients with meibomian gland dysfunction. Methods: A total of 108 patients were prospectively studied. Symptoms of dry eye, eyelid disorders and secretory function were analyzed. Laboratorial exams included fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Quality of life was analyzed using the Ocular Surface Disease Index©. Results: Mean age was 53.6 ± 17.9 years, 69.4% were females, 82.7% with gynecological history, 46.3% with cardiovascular history, and 80.6% […]

ABSTRACT Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis compare the safety and efficacy of phacoemulsification alone versus combined phacoviscocanalostomy in glaucoma and cataract patients. Methods: We followed PRISMA guidelines. PubMed®, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase were searched for randomized clinical trial and non-randomized clinical trial studies comparing phaco versus phacoviscocanalostomy in patients with any glaucoma and cataract type. Statistical analysis was conducted using RevMan software. Results: The study included 889 patients from one randomized clinical trial and three non-randomized clinical […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) on resource savings and medication costs. Methods: Retrospective study of patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) who underwent SLT as a replacement therapy for eye drops and were followed for up to 1 year. The ability to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) and the amount of eye drops were evaluated, as well as the monthly cost of medications during the follow-up. The annual cost of medications was also calculated. The results […]

ABSTRACT We describe a case of Irvine-Gass syndrome and the clinical decompensation of glaucoma after uneventful cataract surgery with resistance to conventional clinical treatment. Drainage tube implantation and intravitreal injection of dexamethasone were performed simultaneously with the resolution of cystoid macular edema and good control of intraocular pressure, which remained consistent after 1 year of follow-up.

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the diabetic autonomic neuropathy through the comparison between the pharmacological mydriasis in patients without diabetes and with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, case-control study. The patients were dilated with phenylephrine 10% and tropicamide 1% eye drops. They were divided into patients without diabetes mellitus (Control or Group Zero) and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Case Group). These patients with diabetes were divided into six groups according to the international classification of […]

ABSTRACT Retinal vasoproliferative tumor is a rare disease associated with several sight-threatening complications. The optimum management of retinal vasoproliferative tumor is unknown and the need of surgery arises when there is diagnostic uncertainty or sight-threatening complications, such as 23G pars plana vitrectomy, perfluorooctane retinal flattening, fluid drainage through a peripheral retinotomy, fluid-air exchange, laser photocoagulation of the retinal vasoproliferative tumor, and 12.5% C3F8 tamponade. We described two cases of retinal vasoproliferative tumor with exudative retinal detachment threatening the macula, treated […]

ABSTRACT Our objective was to report the case of the use of Xen® Gel Stent in the surgical treatment of glaucoma secondary to iridocorneal endothelial syndrome. Female patient, 38 years old, with unilateral glaucoma secondary to iridocorneal endothelial syndrome in the right eye, using maximum tolerable medications (three medications), with medicated intraocular pressure oscillating between 16 and 18 mmHg, demonstrating structural and functional progression, underwent minimally invasive bleb surgery with ab interno closed-conjunctival implantation of a Xen® Gel Stent. The […]

ABSTRACT This study aimed to explore the relationship between doctors and renowned artists with chronic ocular diseases, emphasizing how these conditions have affected their visual perception and artistic expression. The study conducted a narrative review of 24 articles and books, with 15 selected as particularly relevant, analyzing the adaptations made by artists like Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Leonardo da Vinci in response to their visual impairments. The study found that Monet’s cataracts led him to use […]