Results: 24

New surgical maneuver to position the graft in a descemet stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty surgery

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a new surgical maneuver to position the graft in a Descemet Stripping with Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) surgery. Methods: Case series. Results: This technique allows a correct repositioning of the graft in a minimally invasive way. Conclusion: This new su...

Acute corneal melting one week after an uncomplicated cataract surgery in a patient who previously underwent eyelid radiation and with undiagnosed rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT This is a rare case report of acute, paracentral corneal melting and perforation occurring 1 week after an uneventful cataract surgery, with discussions on possible pathogenetic mechanisms. Relevant literature was also reviewed. Herein, a case of an 86-year-old woman with acute, paracentral, and...

Queratoplastia penetrante con fines ópticos. Presentación de cuatro casos
Penetrating keratoplasty with optical aims. Presentation of four cases

Rev. medica electron; 42 (3), 2020
RESUMEN La queratoplastia penetrante ha sido el procedimiento empleado, de forma casi universal, para el tratamiento de las patologías corneales que afectan de forma irreversible a la visión. Se reportaron 4 casos clínicos de pacientes con afecciones corneales con compromiso visual severo, dado por vi...

Comparação dos meios de preparação e preservação de membrana amniótica humana para uso no tratamento de doenças da superfície ocular

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (1), 2020
Resumo Atualmente a membra amniótica (MA) tem obtido importância devido à comprovada capacidade de reduzir inflamação, auxiliar a cicatrização e epitelização, possuindo propriedades antimicrobianas e antivirais, além de baixa imunogenicidade. As indicações de seu uso na oftalmologia têm aume...

Degeneración esferoidea. Reporte de caso

Rev. medica electron; 41 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Se reportó el caso clínico de una fémina de 50 años de edad. Acudió a los Servicios de Oftalmología, del Hospital Provincial Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández, de Matanzas. Refirió síntomas irritativos y disminución visual por el ojo izquierdo. El examen oftalmológico mostró en dic...

Bilateral clear lens extraction and intraocular lens implantation in a child with microspherophakia and Marfan syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT We report the case of a 4-year-old boy with Marfan syndrome whose parents reported he had had low visual acuity since birth. On examination, there was microspherophakia and a small subluxation of the lens. The objective refraction was -23.75 - 2.75 x 70 in the right eye and -25.50 -3.50 x 90 in ...

Amniotic membrane as a biological scaffold for dental pulp stem cell transplantation in ocular surface reconstruction

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the ability of human immature dental pulp stem cells, which are mesenchymal stem cells of neural crest origin, to differentiate into the corneal epithelium for purposes of corneal transplantation and tissue engineering when cultured on de-epithelized amniotic membranes. Me...

Pellucid marginal degeneration: postponing penetrating keratoplasty for over a decade

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Abstract Pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) treatment can be challenging in moderate to advanced cases and penetrating keratoplasty should be avoided due to high risk of complications, such as graft rejection. We report a case of a 30-year-old female patient with PMD that was referred to our service wi...

Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty with a simplified technique and low complication rate: the samba technique

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: We report a simplified Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) technique that involves safe and effective preparation and introduction, correct orientation, and easy unfolding of the donor graft inside the recipient anterior chamber. Methods: In this retrospective study, w...

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings in type I Boston keratoprosthesis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report the results of high-resolution anterior segment optical coherence tomography of patients implanted with a type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro). Methods: The retrospective study cohort included 11 eyes of 11 patients (average age, 58.4 years; range, 34-83 years). All subject...