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Comparison of linear measurements of optic cup-to-disk ratio obtained with RTVue OCT and digital retinography

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the linear measurements of the optic disk cup obtained using RTVue optical coherence tomography (OCT) with those obtained using digital retinography. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed with digital retinography and RTVue OCT images from patients with glauc...

An innovation in glaucoma surgery: XEN45 gel stent implantation

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report follow-up data for patients who underwent XEN45 gel stent implantation, a new method of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Methods: Fifteen eyes in fifteen patients who underwent XEN45 gel stent implantation surgery were investigated in the study. All patients were examine...

Conjunctival tattoo: report on an emerging body modification trend

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT We report the case of a patient who received conjunctival tattooing for cosmetic purposes with associated complications. A 28-year-old male experienced severe ocular pain after undergoing conjunctival tattooing. Slit-lamp examination revealed blue deposits over the conjunctiva in association wit...

Factores predictivos de ceguera en pacientes con glaucoma crónico simple
Predictive factors of blindness in patients with simple chronic glaucoma

Medisan; 21 (11), 2017
Se realizó un estudio analítico de casos y controles para estimar la carga causal de la hipertensión ocular y el espesor corneal central como factores predictivos de ceguera en 300 pacientes con glaucoma crónico simple, pertenecientes al Policlínico Frank País García de Santiago de Cuba, durante e...

Caracterização clínica e histopatológica de bulbos oculares de cães e gatos (2005-2015)

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (10), 2017
Objetivou-se realizar a caracterização clínica e histopatológica de bulbos oculares de cães e gatos, removidos cirurgicamente por indicação clínica, no período entre 2005-2015. Foram realizados 101 procedimentos de remoção do bulbo ocular, 93 enucleações (92%) e 8 exenterações (8%). Os pro...

Corneal biomechanical features in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the corneal biomechanical features and central corneal thickness in ankylosing spondylitis patients and to evaluate correlations of these parameters with disease activity. Methods: The study included 51 patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (mean age, 40.80 ± 13....

Intraocular pressure and central corneal thickness in full-term newborns

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in full-term newborns and to correlate these values with the following variables: weight, sex, and post-conception age (PCA). Methods: IOP and CCT were determined in 52 full-ter...

Relationship between anterior segment and optic nerve head parameters in healthy subjects

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the relationship between anterior segment and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters. Methods: Two hundred healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. The par­ticipants underwent measurement of anterior segment parameters with a Pentacam Scheimpflug system and imaging of th...

Doença de Behçet ocular: a nossa realidade

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (4), 2017
Resumo Objetivo: A doença de Behçet é uma vasculite inflamatória sistémica, de etiologia desconhecida. Pode atingir virtualmente todos os sistemas, sendo as manifestações oculares comuns. O objectivo deste trabalho foi analisar doentes com doença de Behçet ocular quanto aos parâmetros demográ...