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Resultados del cálculo de la lente intraocular con la fórmula Holladay 2 en pacientes con catarata
Results of intraocular lens calculation with the Holladay 2 formula in cataract patients

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 33 (3), 2020
RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar los resultados refractivos en pacientes operados de catarata, según el cálculo del poder dióptrico de la lente intraocular con la fórmula Holladay 2. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo prospectivo y longitudinal en 222 ojos de 173 pacientes operados de catar...

Clinical experience after tetrafocal intraocular lens implantation "PANOPTIX"

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (1), 2020
Abstract Purpose: To assess long, intermediate and near uncorrected visual acuity after a tetrafocal diffractive intraocular lens implantation, presence of dystopic phenomenon and patient satisfaction after surgery. Methods: Retrospective, observational study performed in Puerta de Hierro Specialties H...

Diabetes mellitus tipo 2: cambios densitométricos del cristalino
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: lens densitometric changes

La diabetes mellitus es la responsable de la quinta parte de todas las cataratas, el sistema de cámara rotatoria scheimpflug permite estudiar a profundidad los primeros cambios en la densidad de estos cristalinos, estableciendo valores densitométricos en pacientes con Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, con buen...

Ocular findings in Fabry disease in Colombian patients

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Fabry disease is a rare X-linked disorder caused by an alpha-galactosidase enzyme deficiency, which leads to a progressive lysosomal glycosphingolipids accumulation, mainly globotriaosylceramide, in multiple organism tissues including the eye. This case series describes the first ophthalmologica...

WAGRO syndrome: a rare genetic condition associated with aniridia and additional ophthalmologic abnormalities

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Aniridia is a congenital eye disorder with a variable degree of hypoplasia or absence of iris tissue. It is caused by loss of function of the PAX6 gene and may be an isolated ocular abnormality or part of a syndrome. WAGRO refers to a rare genetic condition leading to Wilms tumor, aniridia, geni...

Catarata y queratocono: una sorpresa refractiva
Cataract and keratoconus: a refractive surprise

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 32 (1), 2019
RESUMEN El queratocono es una ectasia corneal bilateral en la cual la córnea asume una forma cónica irregular teniendo en cuenta su afinamiento y protrusión. Su etiología es probablemente multifactorial. Está considerada una enfermedad rara por su baja incidencia; no obstante, se considera que esta ...

Complicaciones en cirugía de catarata por facoemulsificación en pacientes con miopía axial alta

Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia de complicaciones en pacientes con miopía axial alta y catarata, a los que se les realizó extracción de catarata por facoemulsificación. Diseño del estudio: observacional descriptivo de frecuencia. Método: se incluyeron 107 ojos de pacientes con miopía axial alt...

Analysis between two optical biometric devices in patients with cataract

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the correlation of optical biometry and target with variable ages, anterior chamber depth, axial length, R1/K1 and R2/K2 established by two optical biometry devices in patients with cataract. Methods: The study included the analysis of 348 medical records, from which 503 c...

Barriers between community screening for visual problems and treatments in a tertiary center

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of mobile ophthalmic unit screenings and to investigate barriers between community care and resolution of the problem at a tertiary center. METHODS This prospective study evaluated a convenience sample from 10 municipalities in São Paulo State, Brazil...

Proteomics: a tool to develop novel diagnostic methods and unravel molecular mechanisms of pediatric diseases

Abstract: Proteomics is the study of the expression of changes and post-translational modifications (PTM) of proteins along a metabolic condition either normal or pathological. In the field of health, proteomics allows obtaining valuable data for treatment, diagnosis or pathophysiological mechanisms of d...