Objective: To compare the result between two types of tonometres, using as gold standard the aplanation tonometry, relating to the corneal thickness and its validations as instruments of population screening. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out with 400 eyes from the ophthalmology clinic of Adachi Ophthalmology, in Macapá (Amapá), between the mean values of ocular pressure measured by the Icare® tonometro, the Pneumatic Tonometer and the Goldmann Flattening Tonometro as a function of corneal thickness. They were divided […]

Objective: To identify direct and indirect non-medical costs in a population of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) receiving treatment in Brazil. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we obtained the costs through an interview with a population of patients with POAG at a glaucoma referral clinic in the city of Juiz de Fora – MG. In order to assess the direct non-medical costs, we investigated the following variables transportation expenses, lodging expenses, food and companion expenses for each visit. In […]

Objective: Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and commonly affects elderly or immunocompromised patients. It has the potential to generate severe complications such as corneal ulcers, uveitis, retinal necrosis and post herpetic neuralgia. This study aimed to evaluate patients at the acute onset of the disease and describe their clinical profile and ophthalmologic findings. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed from March 2014 to October 2015. All consecutive patients with the diagnosis of acute HZO (at […]

Objetivos: Herpes Zoster Oftálmico (HZO) é uma doença causada pelo vírus varicella-zoster que comumente afeta idosos ou doentes imunossuprimidos, com potencial para gerar graves comorbidades oculares, incluindo úlceras corneanas, uveíte, necrose retiniana e neuralgia pós-herpética. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar estes pacientes na forma aguda da doença e descrever seu perfil clínico e achados oftalmológicos. Métodos: Um estudo transversal foi realizado entre março de 2014 e outubro de 2015. Todos os pacientes consecutivos com o diagnóstico de HZO (na […]

Objective: Evaluate the epidemiology of ocular emergencies in a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia, with emphasis on acute infectious conjunctivitis, morbidity with a higher incidence in this Service. It aims to delineate the main etiologies found among infectious conjunctivitis and to compare them with those found in several others Ophthalmology reference services, thus guiding future diagnoses and treatments of ocular infectious diseases. Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted with 783 patients seen at the ophtalmological emergency of the […]

The AA present Phacomorphic Glaucoma discussing the clinic presentation, diagnose and treatment of the disease in four patients.

Objective: To analyze the causes of blindness among students of the Lar Escola Santa Luzia Para Cegos in the city of Bauru, State of São Paulo. We also evaluated and discussed the degrees of social insertion of the students and the access to health and locomotion of the visually impaired. Methods: A prospective, qualitative and quantitative study was performed with all 66 students of the Lar Escola Santa Luzia para Cegos in the city of Bauru. Each person with visual […]

Posterior fractures of the orbital floor are challenging, since an incomplete visualization of the defect through conventional surgical accesses may compromise the surgical outcome. The use of the endoscope as an auxiliary method during orbital reconstructions may be considered as a tool of considerable importance, mainly due to the visualization of the whole extension of fracture and adaptation of meshes or bone grafts. This study aims to report a clinical case of a patient diagnosed with extensive blowout fracture showing […]