Corneal dystrophy is a hereditary non-inflammatory disorder in which substances accumulate in the cornea. A 32-year-old woman presented for routine ophthalmic examination. The patient has myopia of −6.25 in both eyes with best corrected visual acuity at 8/10 bilaterally. On slit-lamp examination, she was found to have crumb-like and star opacities, grey-white deposits in the anterior corrneal stroma (-). Clear areas were present between the opacities. The peripheral cornea was clear. Her best corrected visual acuity was 8/10 bilaterally. A […]

ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease is the most common hemoglobinopathy, and the perioperative period can be an exacerbation of the disease. The aim of this report is to describe the case of a patient with Sickle Cell Disease who underwent surgery to correct his strabismus and developed Acute Thoracic Syndrome, the most feared complication in patients with this disease. The adversities of this disease result from the sickling process of red blood cells, which can be triggered by cold, dehydration, and […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the acute effect of resistance exercise on ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) in healthy individuals. Methods: The recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were used. Searches were conducted in the databases: Medline, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus. Studies that assessed OPP before and after physical exercise were included. The risk of bias was analyzed by the Quality Assessment Tool for Before-After (Pre-Post) Studies with No Control Group. Random effect […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the ophthalmologic emergency care provided at a public hospital in Northern Minas Gerais. Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. The data were obtained from medical records regarding ophthalmologic emergency care provided in 2022 at a public hospital in Northern Minas Gerais. Results: A total of 314 ophthalmologic consultations were evaluated, with traumatic injuries being the most frequent, accounting for 58.6% of cases. Foreign bodies were the most common cause of traumatic injury, and iron filings […]

We report a case of a 57-year-old woman with a 23-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus treated with hydroxychloroquine at a daily dose of 400 mg/d (6.51 mg/ kg/day), resulting in a cumulative dose of 3,358 g. […]

ABSTRACT This article presents the main recommendations and instructions necessary for ophthalmologists to organize a program to prevent blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity in both public and private hospitals.

ALTERAÇÕES OFTALMOLÓGICAS PRESENTES NOS PACIENTES PORTADORES DE ALBINISMO O portador de albinismo apresenta diversas alterações oftalmológicas, que levam à baixa permanente da acuidade visual, severamente comprometida na maioria dos casos. Estudos mostram que a visão dos albinos pode variar de 20/40 a 20/400.(,,) Não são raros os portadores de albinismo que apresentam visão em ambos os olhos abaixo de 20/200, considerada como deficiência visual grave pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS).() As alterações visuais causam muitas restrições aos pacientes com […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of corneal disorders diagnosed in the Corneal Department of the Ophthalmology Reference Center, Universidade Federal de Goiás, between 2009 and 2018. Methods: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed by reviewing of the patients’ medical record. The data collected were registered according to sex, age, and diagnosed eye disorder. The need for corneal transplantation was also assessed. Results: The charts of 3,079 patients were analyzed, of which 52.7% were men. In the sample […]