Results: 21

Assessment of visual acuity improvement in patients with AMD referred to the low vision department

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the vision improvement through the use of visual aids of patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) those were examined in the low vision department. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by reviewing medical records of 61 patients with AMD who were referr...

Driving and visual deficits in stroke patients

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present study was to conduct an exploratory assessment of visual impairment following stroke, and to discuss the possibilities of reintroducing patients to the activity of driving. Methods: The Useful Field of View test was used to assess visual processing and visual ...

A need for standardization in visual acuity measurement

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Standardization of terminologies and methods is increasingly important in all fields including ophthalmology, especially currently when research and new technology are rapidly driving improvements in medicine. This review highlights the range of notations used by vision care professionals around...

Repeatability of contrast sensitivity testing in patients with age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataract

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze the intrasession and intersession repeatability of contrast sensitivity (CS) measurements in patients with glaucoma, cataract, or age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and healthy controls. Methods: CS measurements were performed using the OPTEC-Functional Vision Analyzer ...

Development of the Portuguese version of a standardized reading test: the Radner-Coimbra Charts

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To develop 27 short sentence optotypes for the Portuguese version of the Radner Reading Charts. Methods: Thirty-four Portuguese sentences were constructed following the concept of the Radner Reading Charts to obtain highly comparable sentences in terms of lexical difficulty, syntactic...

Relação entre visão referida e visão aferida na primeira avaliação oftalmológica

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (1), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a acuidade visual referida com a aferida no primeiro exame oftalmológico e correlacionar os achados com as variáveis: idade, gênero, escolaridade e nível de acuidade visual. Métodos: Foram levantadas fichas de pacientes atendidos em primeira consulta oftalmológica em uma c...

Teller test with functional vision evaluation in children with low vision

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 74 (6), 2015
ABSTRACT Objective: To know the effectiveness of Teller card test along with the functional vision evaluation in low vision preschool children presenting normal or delayed development. Methods: Transversal study comprising patients from the children visual stimulation Ambulatory Service of the Faculty of...

Sacadas, anti-sacadas e perseguição lenta neurossemiologia

Rev. bras. neurol; 47 (3), 2011
Diversos aspectos do exame neurológico envolvem conhecimentos oriundos de especialidades afins. Os objetivos principais deste artigo são: tornar manifesto ao exame à beira-do-leito, três tipos de movimento ocular considerados do domínio da neuro-oftalmologia e da neuro-otologia - sacadas, anti-sacad...

Estudo da acuidade visual em escolares em um projeto de atenção primária à saúde do nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul

Rev. AMRIGS; 51 (3), 2007
Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de baixa acuidade visual em escolares do nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul. Métodos: Durante o Projeto Saúde É Cidadania/Ação Comunitária, programa de atenção primária à saúde realizado em cidades do nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul, do período de março a setembro d...