A dacriocistocele representa uma rara anomalia congênita da região medial da órbita, causada pela obstrução distal (ao nível da válvula de Hasner) e proximal (ao nível da válvula de Rosenmüller) da via lacrimal, com subsequente dilatação do saco lacrimal. Recebe o nome de mucocele, quando seu conteúdo representa muco, ou amniocele, quando o seu conteúdo é preenchido por fluido amniótico. Acomete somente 0.1% das crianças, com obstrução do ducto lácrimonasal, sendo comumente unilateral e mais frequente no sexo feminino e […]

A paquidermoperiostose é uma síndrome caracterizada por acometimento cutâneo e ósseo, e em alguns casos ocorre comprometimento palpebral leve. É uma síndrome rara, idiopática ou hereditária, com provável herança autossômica dominante de penetrância variável. Descreve-se o caso de um paciente com ptose grave por paquidermoperiostose elucidando sua fisiopatologia e conduta cirúrgica aplicada.

No artigo Victor G, Nosé W, Souza SJ, Pineda R, Alves MR. Analysis of low-energy and high-frequency femtosecond laser for the construction of deep anterior donor corneal lamellae. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2014;73(2): 71-4, para afiliações leia-se […].

When one makes up a clinical study, after posing a question to be answered by means of the data obtained by research, one can define the population to be studied. As it is not possible in general to evaluate all the population studied, one can select a sample. Sampling is when the analysis is performed based in a (representative) part of a population. In this stage, it is important to bear in mind that the only form of guarantee the […]

Purpose: Register and compare anatomical changes, structural and quantitative found in optical coherence tomography Stratus and Topcon 3D in chronic users of chloroquine. Methods: Five patients were diagnosed with toxic “bull’s eye” maculopathy was submitted to macular optical coherence tomography examination (Stratus and Topcon 3D). Results: Both tools demonstrated an increase reflectivity of choriocapillaris unit just foveal retinal pigment epithelium atrophy. However, Topcon 3D provided to all patients better description of the line corresponding to the transition between inner and […]

Objetivo: Comparar e registrar as alterações quantitativas e qualitavivas na tomografia de coerência óptica nos pacientes com uso prolongado de cloroquina. Métodos: Avaliaram-se cinco pacientes com diagnóstico de bull’s eye no exame de tomografia de coerência óptica macular com dois modelos de aparelhos: Stratus e Topcon 3D. Resultados: Ambos aparelhos registraram aumento da refletividade coriocapilar foveal provocada pela atrofia do epitélio pigmentar da retina. Somente o Topcon 3D permitiu melhor visibilização da linha de transição entre o segmento interno e […]

Objective: To compare the influence of two techniques for corneal epithelial removal in photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) – blunt scrape versus rotary brush – regarding duration of technique application, intraoperative comfort, and reepithelization. Methods: This prospective randomized study included 58 eyes of 29 patients that underwent simultaneous and sequential PRK in both eyes – blunt scrape (scraped group) in one eye and rotary brush (brushed group) in the fellow eye. Results: The faster technique, measured in seconds, was the rotary brush […]

Objective: To evaluate job satisfaction of non-medical professionals in order to identify potential service failures and propose changes for improvements. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study of 14 employees in the Ophthalmologic Center Divinolândia Regional Hospital in São Paulo state. Was used as a research tool, a self-administered questionnaire developed by the authors. The collected data were tabulated and presented in tables. Results: Reported great satisfaction with the work performed (71,4%). The factor that most pleased the employees in the workplace […]