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Manejo oftalmológico en parálisis facial refractaria mediante tira tarsal y suspensión del pliegue nasolabial

Cambios rev. méd; 19 (2), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN. La parálisis facial refractaria produce ectropión paralítico secundario, que predispone a la queratopatía por exposición y otras complicaciones oculares, que deben ser manejadas con cirugía. OBJETIVO. Describir el manejo quirúrgico oftalmoló-gico en parálisis facial re...

Characterization and distribution of viridans group streptococci isolated from infectious endophthalmitis and keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aims of this study were to characterize alpha-hemolytic streptococci among isolates from cases of infectious endophthalmitis and keratitis and to determine their distributions. Methods: The sample included 27 and 35 nonduplicated isolates of alpha-hemolytic streptococci recovered ...

Fungal keratitis management in a referral cornea center in Brazil

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2020
Abstract Purpose: To report etiological diagnosis, predisposing risk factors, therapeutic strategies and visual outcome of patients treated at the Department of Ophthalmology of Federal University of São Paulo. Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive, and observational study from medical and l...

Auriculoterapia en pacientes con queratitis punteada superficial
Auriculotherapy in patients with superficial punctuated queratitis

Medisan; 24 (3), 2020
Introducción: La queratitis punteada superficial es la inflamación corneal por diversas causas, que se caracteriza por pequeños puntos dispersos de pérdida o lesión del epitelio de la córnea. Objetivo: Demostrar la eficacia del tratamiento local convencional combinado con auriculoterapia en paci...

Post-laser in situ keratomileusis interface Arthrographis kalrae keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT We describe a case of keratomycosis caused by Arthographis kalrae after excimer laser keratomileusis. A 38-year-old female developed stromal keratitis eight weeks after refractive surgery. She developed severe corneal stromal infiltration and mild anterior segment inflammation, which could not b...

Infectious keratitis in southern Brazil: a comparison culture negative and culture positive patients

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (1), 2020
Abstract Purpose: To compare clinical-epidemiological profile and treatment outcome between culture negative and culture positive keratitis patients. Methods: Patients with suspected infectious keratitis seen at two ophthalmic hospitals in Curitiba, Brazil, between June 2014 and April 2016, were prospe...

Estudo epidemiológico das queratites infeciosas internadas num centro hospitalar terciário - revisão de 5 anos

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (6), 2019
Resumo Objetivo: A queratite infeciosa é uma doença de incidência relativamente elevada e é responsável por um número importante de internamentos. Neste estudo pretende-se estudar diversas características epidemiológicas e clínicas associadas às queratites infeciosas de alto risco num hospital...

Fusarium solani keratitis: role of antifungal susceptibility testing and identification to the species level for proper management

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT We report a patient with fungal keratitis caused by a multiresistant Fusarium solani in a tertiary care hospital located in southern Brazil. A 55-year-old man with a history of ocular trauma presented with keratitis in left eye. The patient has a complicated clinical course and failed to respond...