ABSTRACT A 62-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic with the complaints of periorbital ecchymosis and subconjunctival hemorrhage that are visible, especially on the right eye. We noted that her complaints began the day after she underwent leech therapy on the glabella area for headache. On the glabel...
ABSTRACT Objective: To observe clinically, in rabbits, the side effects of topical injection of subconjunctival cyclophosphamide, studying its role as an antifibrotic drug. Methods: Prospective study in 20 albino rabbits of New Zealand race. All rabbits were treated with cyclophosphamide, 10mg/ml in a ...
Ciclofosfamida/administración & dosificación,
Ciclofosfamida/farmacología,
Fibrosis/prevención & control,
Inyecciones Intraoculares,
Conjuntiva/efectos de los fármacos,
Cicatrización de Heridas/efectos de los fármacos,
Ciclofosfamida/efectos adversos,
Microscopía con Lámpara de Hendidura,
Fibroblastos/metabolismo,
Mitomicina/farmacología,
Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos,
Estudios Prospectivos
ABSTRACT Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been a major challenge for the international scientific community. Since its inception, studies aiming to describe pathophysiological aspects and clinical manifestations of the disease have been conducted, raising hypotheses and confirming possible asso...
SARS-CoV-2,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/transmisión,
COVID-19,
Manifestaciones Oculares,
Infecciones Virales del Ojo/transmisión,
Ojo/virología,
Conjuntiva/virología,
Conjuntivitis Viral/transmisión,
Betacoronavirus/aislamiento & purificación,
Lágrimas/virología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/complicaciones,
Oftalmopatías/virología
RESUMO A amiloidose é caracterizada pela deposição extracelular de fibrilas amiloides proteicas nos tecidos, incluindo conjuntiva, motivada por sua insolubilidade em proteínas proteolíticas. A amiloidose conjuntival, afetando especificamente a conjuntiva palpebral, é um achado raro na prática clí...
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe ocular surface findings in impression cytology obtained from healthy rabbit conjunctiva treated with interferon alpha-2b eyedrop, and compare them to findings after use of mitomycin C 0.02%. Methods: An experimental study using a rabbit model was performed between Septem...
Conjuntiva/citología,
Técnicas Citológicas,
Citodiagnóstico/métodos,
Conjuntiva/efectos de los fármacos,
Conjuntiva/ultraestructura,
Celulosa,
Filtros Microporos,
Neoplasias de la Conjuntiva/tratamiento farmacológico,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Mitomicina/uso terapéutico,
Mitomicina/farmacología,
Interferón alfa-2/uso terapéutico,
Interferón alfa-2/farmacología,
Técnicas de Cultivo de Célula,
Córnea/citología,
Córnea/efectos de los fármacos,
Córnea/ultraestructura
Abstract The dog is the main domestic reservoir of Leishmania and font of infection for the vector, constituting an important host for the transmission of the parasite to humans. Non-invasive collection of swab samples for leishmaniasis diagnosis has been a promising alternative. This study analyzed the ...
ABSTRACT A 42-year-old male presented with a 4-week history of a mass in the right inferior palpebral conjunctiva close to the punctum. An excisional biopsy of the lesion and histopathological examination revealed that the mass was composed of Schwann cells with thin conical nuclei, fine chromatin, and u...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the frequency of ocular squamous surface neoplasia associated with pterygium in an ophthalmology reference center in Central Mexico. Methods: We reviewed histopathological reports and slides of all patients who underwent pterygium surgery from 2014 to 2016 at the Institut...
ABSTRACT To identify and classify available information regarding COVID-19 and eye care according to the level of evidence, within four main topics of interest: evidence of the virus in tears and the ocular surface, infection via the conjunctival route, ocular manifestations, and best practice recommenda...
Infecciones por Coronavirus/complicaciones,
Oftalmopatías/complicaciones,
Neumonía Viral/complicaciones,
COVID-19,
Conjuntiva/virología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/prevención & control,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/transmisión,
Medicina Basada en la Evidencia,
Oftalmología,
Pandemias/prevención & control,
Neumonía Viral/prevención & control,
Neumonía Viral/transmisión,
Literatura de Revisión como Asunto,
Lágrimas/virología
