PURPOSE: To investigate whether there is a difference in topographic characteristics of optic nerve head analyzed by Heidelberg retina tomography (HRTII) in relatives of normal patients with or without history of open angle glaucoma. METHODS: Retrospective study analyzing the optic disc morphometry of normal patients with or without family history of glaucoma. Each participant underwent a routine examination, visual field testing, pachimetry and optic nerve head topography. Patients were classified according their family history of glaucoma in groups as first-degree […]

PURPOSE: To assess the repeatability of central corneal thickness measurement at the geometrical center (Central Corneal Thickness – CCT) given by the Pentacam High Resolution (HR) Comprehensive Eye Scanner (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) over time. METHODS: Prospective, single center, observational study. Two separate CCT measurements were taken by the Pentacam corneal tomography exam (CTm) 3 to 12 months apart, and compared. RESULTS: One hundred and sixteen eyes (n=116) of 62 health patients were included in this study. Average CCT in first […]

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a reprodutibilidade da medida da espessura corneana central, no seu centro geométrico, com medidas obtidas pelo sistema Pentacam de Alta Resolução (HR) com o decorrer do tempo. MÉTODOS: Realizado estudo observacional prospectivo em Centro Oftalmológico. Duas medidas isoladas da espessura central da córnea (ECC) foram realizadas com exame de tomografia do segmento anterior Pentacam HR em períodos com intervalos maiores que 3 e em até 12 meses, sendo então comparadas os resultados. RESULTADOS: Cento e dezesseis olhos (n […]

OBJECTIVES: To assess the palpebral position in patients with congenital or acquired ptosis, related to margin, sulcus and eyebrow, trying to identify differences between types of ptosis. METHODS: A retrospective evaluation of patients with palpebral ptosis treated at the Ambulatory of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery – Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (UNESP) was conducted, from 1995 to 2006. Data were recovered from electronic medical charts as well as digital image files. Eighty-seven patients were assessed, according to age, gender and data […]

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the visual conditions self-reported by institutionalized elderly and their relation to accidental falls. METHODS: Prospective study in which we interviewed 59 elderly residents of long-stay institutions for elderly in Goiânia, between 2005 and 2007. Two surveys were conducted with an interval of two years to perform the assessments proposed. The visual conditions in the first survey and the report of falls in the wake were self-reported. The elderly were classified according to the presence of visual impairment […]

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the management of Sorocaba Eye Bank (BOS) and Santa Casa de Campo Grande Eye Bank (BOSC) with distinct results regarding number of donations using Prêmio Nacional Gestão em Saúde (PNGS) criteria for performance excellence. METHODS: All the personel of the two eye banks were submitted to an interview using the ‘Are We Making Progress?’ questionnaire from Malcolm Baldrige Quality Program. The questionnaire items were organized by the seven criteria categories, as the PNGS’s (Leadership, Strategic Planning, Customer […]

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of keratoconjuntivitis sicca and secondary Sjögren syndrome (SS) in patients with RA from Southern Brazil and to analyze their relationship with RA duration, activity and patient’s functional class. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have keratoconjuntivitis sicca that can be considered an extra articular manifestation of this disease. METHODS: We studied 82 RA patients for sicca symptoms, Schirmer test, DAS-28 (RA activity index) and functional class. RESULTS: There were eye sicca symptoms in 57.3%, positive […]

OBJECTIVE: To identify how the simulators are being used for education, training, therapy and tests in medicine, particularly ophthalmology. Virtual reality has emerged as an auxiliary tool in education and medical training. In ophthalmology, the progress of this technique has been published in some health magazines. Based on these sources, we investigated the ophthalmology have interacted with virtual reality, this tool that came to support the teaching of medicine. METHODS: A systematic review of articles in leading journals on the […]