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Análise do perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes submetidos a transplante de córnea no Espírito Santo

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2020
Resumo Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes submetidos a transplante de córnea no estado do Espírito Santo. Métodos: Estudo transversal e descritivo realizado entre o período de janeiro de 2017 a janeiro de 2018, com o total de 1310 cadastrados na Central de Notificação, Cap...

Corneal suture for acute corneal hydrops secondary to post-LASIK ectasia: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT Corneal ectasia is one of the main complications of keratorefractive procedures. In this report, we describe a case of corneal ectasia after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), which progressed with acute hydrops and aqueous leakage and required a suture for correction....

Post-operative complications of penetrating corneal keratoplasty in patients with anterior segment toxic syndrome secondary to cataract surgery

ABCS health sci; 45 (Supl. 3), 2020
INTRODUCTION: Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) after cataract surgery may cause severe corneal decompensation that compromises corneal transparency and may require penetrating corneal keratoplasty to improve visual acuity. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the postoperative complications of patients who unde...

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...

Causes of congenital corneal opacities and their management in a tertiary care center

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate causes and management of congenital corneal opacities (CCO) diagnosed in a tertiary care eye center and to compare the data with a previous study at the same institution. Methods: Computerized medical records in all patients with congenital corneal opacities diagnosed in t...

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...

Prevalencia de pacientes con queratocono en la Clínica Barraquer en Bogotá, Colombia

Introducción: Queratocono es un término clínico amplio, que describe un estado de la córnea derivado de su adelgazamiento focal y protrusión secundaria central, paracentral y/o periférica. Los reportes epidemiológicos globales revelan un amplio rango en cifras de prevalencia e incidencia que se po...

Prevalence of corneal astigmatism in cataract surgery candidates at a public hospital in Brazil

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess the frequency of corneal astigmatism before cataract surgery in a Brazilian sample. Methods: This clinic-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Bonsucesso Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Charts of patients who underwent cataract surgery over a two-year pe...

Topical cyclosporine A 0. 05% before and after surgery to prevent pterygium recurrence

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: We evaluated the role of the conjunctival flap rotation technique using 5-fluorouracil and adjuvant therapy with topical cyclosporine A at 0.05% during short pre- and postoperative periods for the prevention of primary pterygium recurrence. Methods: In this prospective study, 76 patie...