OBJETIVO: Verificar os resultados da cirurgia de implante de segmentos de anel estromal para ceratocone e as possíveis correlações existentes entre o resultado cirúrgico e o estado biomecânico da córnea no pré-operatório. MÉTODOS: Dezenove olhos de 19 pacientes com ceratocone foram avaliados ant...
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Queratocono/cirugía,
Implantación de Prótesis/métodos,
Prótesis e Implantes,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Córnea/fisiología,
Paquimetría Corneal,
Topografía de la Córnea,
Sustancia Propia/cirugía,
Sustancia Propia/fisiopatología,
Fenómenos Biomecánicos,
Agudeza Visual,
Presión Intraocular,
Elasticidad/fisiología
Relato de caso de uma paciente, com córnea espessa, por distrofia de Fuchs em fase inicial, ainda com transparência corneana preservada (edema corneano subclínico), associado à pressão intraocular (PIO) normal por tonometria de aplanação de Goldman (TAG), que teve entretanto, o diagnóstico de gla...
Fenómenos Biomecánicos,
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/diagnóstico,
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/fisiopatología,
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/patología,
Tonometría Ocular/métodos,
Paquimetría Corneal/métodos,
Elasticidad/fisiología,
Córnea/patología,
Córnea/fisiopatología,
Presión Intraocular/fisiología,
Distrofia Endotelial de Fuchs/fisiopatología,
Nervio Óptico/patología
A avaliação da camada de fibras nervosas da retina tem grande importância no diagnóstico e acompanhamento de várias afecções da via óptica anterior. Nesta revisão, discutiremos os principais métodos de análise clínica e instrumental da camada de fibras nervosas da retina e revisamos os princi...
Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico/diagnóstico,
Disco Óptico/patología,
Nervio Óptico/patología,
Fibras Nerviosas/patología,
Retina/patología,
Células Ganglionares de la Retina/patología,
Vías Visuales/patología,
Fondo de Ojo,
Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico/patología,
Polarimetría de Barrido por Laser/métodos,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos,
Técnicas de Diagnóstico Oftalmológico,
Quiasma Óptico/lesiones
Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) is one of the main drugs used in the treatment of hepatitis C. Use of IFN-alpha has some limitations that result in poor treatment efficacy and low patient compliance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) microspheres containing IFN-a...
This study was conducted to evaluate the potential induction of genotoxic effects of white bean flour using the Comet assay. The test was conducted with human lymphocytes present in whole blood immediately after collection, by incubation with white bean flour in three concentrations (3.92, 9.52 and 18.18...
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray is an Asteraceae shrub, popularly known as Mexican sunflower and cultivated for ornamental and therapeutic uses in different countries. In folk medicine, it is of value for treating diabetes, malaria and infectious diseases. These indications have been corroborated ...
The main objective of the study was to enhance the dissolution of nifedipine, a poorly water soluble drug by betacyclodextrin complexation and to study the effect of the preparation method on the in vitro dissolution profile. The stoichiometric ratio determined by phase solubility analysis for inclusion ...
The objective of the present study was to develop a simple and selective HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of hesperidin (HP), caffeic acid (CA), ferulic acid (FA) and p-coumaric acid (p-CA) in rat plasma after intravenous administration of Portulaca oleracea L. extract (POE). With the hyper...
The belief that mechanical bowel preparation is related to the reduction of complications in elective colorectal surgery is based on observational studies and expert opinion. This question led the authors to a systematic literature review, with the completion of meta-analysis, followed by three updates. ...
OBJECTIVE: Develop a prototype using computer resources to optimize the management process of clinical information and video colonoscopy exams. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Through meetings with medical and computer experts, the following requirements were defined: management of information about medical profe...
