ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate patients’ clinical-epidemiological profile and causative agents of infectious keratitis on patients submitted to culture obtained from corneal smears in an ophthalmological emergency in a reference hospital. Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records and corneal culture examination results. The data were collected after the approval of the Human Research Ethics Committee. Results: Most patients were male, with an average age of 47.6 years old, Caucasian ethnicity, low level of education, and from the Greater Florianópolis area. Ocular […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on corneal donations and the operation of the eye bank in the Zona da Mata Mineira Region. Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of all donations obtained by the Banco de Olhos Hospital Regional Dr. João Penido/FHEMIG, Juiz de Fora – MG between 2017 and 2022, comparing pre (January/2017 – March 11/2020) and post-pandemic (12/March/2020 – December/2022) periods. Results: There was a reduction in cornea donations and the number of […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this case report was to share the successful management of severe endophthalmitis, aiming at ocular integrity and visual acuity. A 73-year-old man presented with visual acuity of 20/30 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. On the 21st day postoperatively after phacoemulsification in the left eye, he developed symptoms of endophthalmitis, including ocular discomfort, blurred vision, and whitish discharge. Despite negative cultures, his condition worsened, resulting in corneal perforation on the 31st day. […]

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate intraocular lens power calculation and postoperative refractive errors in patients with high myopia undergoing cataract surgery, comparing predicted target refraction and actual postoperative refraction measured 30 days after surgery with SRK/T formula. Methods This retrospective analysis comprised 39 eyes of 31 patients undergoing cataract surgery through phacoemulsification with in-the-bag IOL implantation. Axial length was measured by partial coherence interferometry or immersion ultrasound biometry, with measurements greater than 26 mm and preoperative myopia greater than -6.0 D […]

STATUS REFRACIONAL: DEFINIÇÃO E APLICAÇÃO CONCEITUAL Apesar de tradicionalmente limitado ao sinônimo de refração manifesta e acuidade visual (com e sem correção),(,) o termo “status refracional” se estende à maneira como a ametropia do paciente e sua correção óptica em uso se relacionam com as atividades do dia a dia, englobando correções refracionais suplementares, como lentes de contato. Em outras palavras, status refracional se refere à compreensão detalhada da forma em que a correção óptica atual do paciente se aplica […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of repeated corneal cross-linking in eyes of children and adolescents with progressive keratoconus. Methods: This retrospective study included nine eyes of nine consecutive patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent repeated corneal cross-linking 3.9 (range of 1.6 to 5.6) years after a primary one. All patients were followed for a mean period of 9.11 (range of 6 to 11) years after first treatment and 5.44 (range of 4 to 9) years, after […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify whether there are pathological dysfunctions in the cornea of patients with endometriosis. Methods: Case-control research with a quantitative approach that compared topographic and tomographic examinations of the cornea of patients with a laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis, without the use of hormonal medications, to the control group. Results: We analyzed 78 eyes, 34 from the endometriosis group and 44 from the control group. The loss of orthogonality between the axes of the corneal curvatures was more frequent […]

ABSTRACT The global cosmetic industry growth and the desire for aesthetics and rejuvenation have increased the aesthetic procedures. Autologous fat is the most common and most serious type of filling related to iatrogenic blindness. Iatrogenic occlusion of the ophthalmic artery is a rare but devastating complication of facial filler injections. Although several treatments have been reported and proposed, to date there is no proven efficacy. In identifying central retinal artery occlusion, timing is crucial to the patient’s visual prognosis. The […]