ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the reason why patients sought emergency eye care during the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study based on the analysis of medical records of patients seen at an ophthalmology emergency department of a private service in the city of Santos (SP) between March 11, 2020 and July 16, 2020. Results A total of 386 patients were seen in the analyzed period. Most appointments (60.36%) were attended by women. People between 19 and […]

Os autores fazem uma atualização da presença do espessamento de coroide, um achado de tomografia de coerência óptica com imagem de profundidade melhorada (EDI-OCT) empatologias retino-coroidianas como coroido-retinopatia central serosa, espessamento de coroide com neovascularização, vasculopatiacoroidianapolipoidal e espessamento de coróide com epiteliopatia.

O conjunto de qualidades e características para que um médico se torne retinólogo cirúrgico de alto nível é, muitas vezes, esquecido, quando gestores reduzem nossos honorários, empresas nos convertem em assalariados, seguros glosam nossos procedimentos, sistemas públicos limitam nossos números de intervenções, e, no setor privado, enquanto os custos aumentam, cada vez menos pacientes conseguem ter acesso ao serviço de retina de excelência… Porém o que leva um médico que decidiu exercer a bela arte da Oftalmologia a escolher uma […]

* Artigo publicado na Rev Bras Oftalmol.2014;73(1):16-22 * A bioestatística ganha crescente importância e relevância nos últimos anos, sendo um dos principais pilares da investigação científica. Possui uma série de conceitos e regras que devem ser bem compreendidos para se realizar ou analisar um artigo. Nesta revisão são abordadas algumas das principais ferramentas utilizadas nos trabalhos de interesse da área oftalmológica, suas aplicações e limitações.

ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the cost-utility of the iStent inject® for the treatment of mild-to-moderate open-angle glaucoma (OAG) within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Methods A Markov model was developed, in which the effectiveness outcome measure was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER: R$ / QALY quality-adjusted life-year). Direct medical costs were obtained from the SUS perspective. The base case comprised of a hypothetical cohort of patients with OAG using topical medication and being managed according to the Clinical Protocol […]

ABSTRACT With the advent of the pandemic scenario caused by SARS-CoV-2 in the beginning of the year 2020, a vast clinical picture was noticed among the infected individuals. Among the most common eye symptoms caused by Covid-19, dry eye (DE) has become quite prevalent in this environment. The narrative review study seeks to assess the risk factors associated with the emergence or intensification of DE conditions in the population during the pandemic period. A literature review showed the influence of […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate a new type of muscle hook (Felício’s millimeter hook) and its effectiveness in strabismus surgeries. Methods: Seeking an independent approach, with minimal assistance from the assistant, the new instrument was used in retrocession and resection surgeries, to compare its efficacy and safety with the traditional technique. Results: 14 patients participated in the study, divided into two groups. The group who underwent surgery with the traditional technique had a mean age of 14.7 years and the group […]

Dear Editor, We read with interest the paper entitled “Estimating the cost of training an ophthalmologist in Brazil” by Kara-Junior N. and Scherer R., which was recently published at Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, and congratulate the authors for raising this important topic. The authors demonstrated how expensive the cost of medical and ophthalmology education is in the private setting in Brazil, and how hard it is for the newly graduated to get out of the debt burden.() […]