ABSTRACT A 27-year-old healthy man with a history of bilateral photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) enhancement after femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) presented with decreased uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) of 20/125 in the right eye (OD) and 20/300 in the left eye (OS) six months after PRK. Examination revealed bilateral dense subepithelial opacities. Both eyes (OU) were treated with superficial keratectomy combined with phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and adjunctive application of mitomycin C 0.02%. At three months follow up UDVA was […]

ABSTRACT We propose a novel surgical technique in cases of aggressive recurrent pterygium non-subsidiary of treatment with conjunctival autografts or antimetabolites. Two presented cases were treated with surgical excision and a sutured plasma rich in growth factors membrane (mPRGF) followed by rich in growth factors (PRGF) eye drops treatment. After surgery, dexamethasone, tobramycin and PRGF eye drops were prescribed for 6 weeks. After a 12-month and 3-year post-surgical follow-up respectively, treated eyes with mPRGF did not present relapse, and visual […]

ABSTRACT Retinal detachment (RD) is a common ophthalmic emergency that could bring permanent blindness if it is untreated or treatment is delayed. We conducted a review of Cochrane systematic reviews regarding retinal detachment interventions after a search strategy, we showed and analyzed the data narratively in Ophthalmologic Departure of Escola Paulista de Medicina-UNIFESP. As result, the group of pneumatic retinopexy was less susceptible to choroidal detachment and myopic shift as adverse events when compared with scleral buckle. Although there is […]

In the scientific article “Amniotic membrane transplantation in ocular surface diseases” by the authors Nayara Teixeira Flügel, Bruna Girardi, Daniel Wasilewski, published in issue number 6 – volume 79 of the Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, November-December 2020, pages 374-379 , with DOI 10.5935/0034-7280.20200082. There is an error on page 376, in table 1 – Demographic characteristics, affected eye, diagnosis and corrected visual acuity (CVA) pre-and postoperatively in the column – Postoperative CVA (column 6), with line 13, Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Where […]

ABSTRACT Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative retinal disorder that affects extremely premature infants and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in childhood. Objective: This study presents a review of Cochrane systematic reviews about ROP. Methods: We analyzed and summarized the results of all intervention, prevention and treatment, from Cochrane Systematic Reviews (SR) for ROP designed to the highest standard of rigor to show the current position and propose studies that are missing for decision making. Results: […]

ABSTRACT Objectives: To describe the epidemiological and clinical profile, evolution and outcomes of keratoconus patients diagnosed in the ophthalmologic reference service of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods: The medical records of all patients with keratoconus attended at the Cornea service of the Regional Hospital of São José, between January 2016 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The following data were extracted: sex, age, disease stage, systemic diseases, ophthalmological symptoms, adaptation of contact lenses, previous treatments, best monocular visual […]

ABSTRACT Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is characterized by the development of venous and/or arterial thrombosis and by gestational morbidity (recurrent fetal losses) in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who was diagnosed with primary APS from thromboembolic abnormalities in the retinal periphery that led to retinal ischemia. The aim of this study is to share with physicians and medical undergraduates an atypical manifestation of the syndrome that is the most common acquired thrombophilia, […]

ABSTRACT X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) is a vitreoretinal degeneration caused by mutations in the RS1 gene, generally characterized by bilateral maculopathy and peripheral retinoschisis leading to progressive visual loss during the first 2 decades of life and complications like retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage. Herein, we present late ophthalmology findings in a XLRS patient.