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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...

Systemic absortion and adverse effects of topical ocular use of ketorolac tromethamine and sodium diclofenac in New Zealand rabbits for 90 days

The effect of the systemic absorption of 0.1% diclofenac sodium (DS) eyedrop was compared to that of 0.5% ketorolac tromethamine (KT) in female New Zealand white rabbits treated on both eyes three times a day for 90 days. The rabbits were divided in three groups of six animals (n= 18): KT group, DS group...

Antiglaucomatosos tópicos y obstrucción de la vía lagrimal
Topical antiglaucomatous and obstruction of the tear duct

Effectiveness of using preservative-free artificial tears versus preserved lubricants for the treatment of dry eyes: a systematic review

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT This systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness of using preservative-free artificial tears versus preserved lubricants for the treatment of dry eyes in Universidade Federal de Alagoas (PROSPERO 2018 CRD42018089933). Online databases were searched (LILACS, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and CENTRAL) ...

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...

Phacoemulsification and 1% atropine eye drops for treatment of antimetropic congenital microcoria associated with cataracts

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT A rare case of bilateral congenital microcoria associated with antimetropia in a 47-year-old man is here described. The patient presented with a chief complaint of progressive vision loss in his right eye over the past five years. A slit-lamp examination and ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed co...

The challenging approach to a combined neurotrophic and exposure corneal ulcer

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT This study aims to describe a challenging clinical case of a patient with a neurotrophic and exposure corneal ulcer. A 75-year-old male patient, with history of right eye (RE) limbic stem-cell insuficiency due to complications of recurrent herpetic keratitis, underwent successful limbic stem-cel...

Úlcera corneal bilateral en un anciano con pénfigo vulgar
Bilateral corneal ulcer in an old man with pemphigus vulgaris

Medisan; 23 (3), 2019
Se describe el caso clínico de un paciente de 72 años de edad, con diagnóstico de pénfigo vulgar, quien fue asistido en la consulta de Oftalmología del Hospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba porque padecía enrojecimiento ocular, unido a disminución de la visión ...

Degeneración esferoidea. Reporte de caso

Rev. medica electron; 41 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Se reportó el caso clínico de una fémina de 50 años de edad. Acudió a los Servicios de Oftalmología, del Hospital Provincial Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández, de Matanzas. Refirió síntomas irritativos y disminución visual por el ojo izquierdo. El examen oftalmológico mostró en dic...

Evaluating the diameter of eyedropper tips using a computer vision system

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to determine the variation in diameters of outer and inner apertures of eyedropper tips using a computer vision system. Standardizing the size of eye drop nozzles is crucial to reduce the treatment cost of chronic eye diseases and to ensure a continued use of medicatio...