Relato de um caso de uma paciente de 18 anos com um quadro clinico de abscesso orbital causado por sinusite etmoidal. A decisão pela intervenção cirúrgica resultou da correlação entre achados clínicos e do diagnóstico dos exames de imagem.

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss in individuals over 50 years in developed countries. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been shown to play a role in the regulation of choroidal neovascularization and vascular permeability. Anti-VEGF drugs have been shown to preserve or improve visual acuity by inhibiting vascular permeability and arresting the growth of neovascularization in the vast majority of treated patients. This review describes the current literature on the use of […]

Será que a velha pergunta – Doutor, minha cirurgia de catarata vai ser feita a laser? – poderá finalmente ter uma resposta verdadeira? Ou pelo menos em parte, quando o médico opta por responder sim? Em parte, porque apenas algumas etapas do ato cirúrgico já podem ser realizadas usando este tipo de energia […].

OBJETIVO: Verificar a prevalência da retinopatia diabética e as condutas desenvolvidas entre deficientes visuais atendidos pelo Programa de Reabilitação no CEPRE da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. MÉTODOS: O estudo retrospectivo transversal foi desenvolvido a partir da análise de prontuários de pacientes que participaram do programa de reabilitação de deficientes visuais, considerando-se as variáveis: sexo, idade, estado civil, escolaridade, situação de seguridade, procedência, tipo e a causa da deficiência visual e condutas reabilitacionais. RESULTADOS: A casuística constou de 155 pacientes, 55,5% […]

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and to evaluate the management of patients with visual disabilities attending at the CEPRE Rehabilitation Program of University of Campinas. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out based on medical records of patients with visual disabilities attending a vision rehabilitation program. The following variables were studied: gender, age, marital status, level of schooling, social security status, origin, type and cause of visual disability and vision rehabilitation actions. RESULTS: The sample consisted of […]

PURPOSE: To correlate optic disc size geometry, corneal architecture and biomechanics. METHODS: Optic disc area and geometry was accessed by HRT III (Heidelberg Retina Tomography – Heidelberg eng), Pentacam (Oculus) was used for accessing IOP and corneal parameters and ORA (Ocular Response Analyze – Reichert) was utilized to access corneal biomechanical properties. Classification based DDLS (Disc Damage Likelihood Scale) scale from retinography was performed. Settings: Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrósio. RESULTS: 244 eyes of 122 patients (75 female) were included. […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of pterygium in small communities along the Solimões and Japurá rivers, State of Amazonas, Brazil. Design: cross-sectional study. METHODS: This study was carried out on populations of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Data were collected by two separate ophthalmologists in three expeditions, covering 55 local communities. A total number of 1295 patients were examined, of which 659 were over 18 years old. The patients diagnosed with pterygium answered a questionnaire addressing gender, age and […]

PURPOSE: To determine the corneal keratometric variation in patients’ eyes with unilateral hemifacial spasm which underwent treatment with botulinum toxin and set against control group. METHODS: Eighteen patients with hemifacial spasm were submitted to complete ophthalmologic exam, corneal topography and Orbscan previously botulinum toxin application and one month afterwards. They were evaluated for keratometry, BFS (anterior and posterior) and Roush value. RESULTS: There were no statistical differences between eyes with hemi facial spasm and normal eyes related to keratometric values […]