Citicoline may be used in many neurological disorders. Combined treatment of citicoline with patching in amblyopia has previously been researched. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the effect of citicoline in non-patching amblyopic patient. A 11-year-old amblyopic boy underwent complete ophthalmological examinations, including VEP with flash and pattern stimulus. Two averages of 100 sweep were performed for flash stimulus. Pattern reversal stimulus obtained with high contrast was performed with 60′, 30′ and 15′ checks stimuli. The VEP was […]

A citicolina pode ser utilizada em vários problemas neurológicos. O tratamento combinado de citicolina e oclusão na ambliopia já foi previamente relatado. O objetivo deste estudo é ilustrar o efeito da citicolina em paciente amblíope sem o tratamento oclusivo. Um menino de 11 anos de idade foi submetido a um exame oftalmológico completo incluindo PEV do tipo flash e do tipo padrão reverso. Para o PEV tipo flash, foram analisadas duas médias de 100 estímulos cada uma. Para o PEV […]

The aim of this review is to discuss current knowledge about pathophysiology and clinical, therapeutic and prophylactic approaches for malignant glaucoma. This type of glaucoma can occur after different surgical procedures. It can also occur in aphakic, phakic and pseudophakic eyes and develop spontaneously in individuals with no ocular surgical history, or associated with topical miotics. Currently, the ultrasound biomicroscopy has provided many interesting and useful findings for diagnosis and monitoring the treatment of malignant glaucoma. It occurs more often […]

*Artigo publicado na Rev Bras Oftalmol.2012;71(5):331-337 * O objetivo deste artigo de revisão é discutir o conhecimento atual sobre a fisiopatologia e as abordagens diagnóstica, terapêutica e profilática do glaucoma maligno. Este tipo de glaucoma pode ocorrer após diferentes procedimentos cirúrgicos. Pode ocorrer em olhos áfacos, fácicos e pseudofácicos e se desenvolver espontaneamente em olhos não-operados, ou associado ao uso de mióticos. Atualmente, a biomicroscopia ultrassônica tem revelado muitos achados úteis e importantes para o diagnóstico e o tratamento do […]

Scientific research is traditionally divided into two categories: basic research and applied research. Basic research is needed to provide a better understanding of disease, but not directly translating that knowledge into useful clinical application. Translational research would be the advancement of science applied to the development of new diagnostic tests, drugs and or intervention techniques for patients with established understanding of disease development and progression. The main goal of translational research is to integrate advances in biotechnology, clinical trials, boosting […]

PURPOSE: To determine the reproducibility of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and optic nerve head parameters measured with the optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in normal eyes. METHODS: Thirty-four eyes of 34 healthy patients were included in the study. The Cirrus OCT optic disc cube 200×200 protocol was used to obtain three scans from each eye to evaluate the reproducibility. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated for the measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and optic nerve head […]

Telangiectasias perimaculares idiopáticas são também conhecidas como telangiectasias retinianas juxtafoveolares ou telangiectasias parafoveais ou perifoveais. Clinicamente, se caracterizam por conjunto de alterações telangiectásicas capilares, perimaculares, uni ou bilaterais e não associadas a doenças sistêmicas […].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how much decreases intraocular pressure (IOP) with bimatoprost 0,03%  (Glamigan, Germed, Brazil) in patiens with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OH) and possible side effects. Study: Controlled and randomized study. METHODS: There were evaluated 66 eyes of 35 patients with age of 18 years old or more diagnosed with POAG and OH. All the patients had Glamigan® as first drop for treatment used once daily (at night) and 30 days later they had IOP […]