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Visual performance of scleral lenses and their impact on quality of life in patients with irregular corneas

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the visual quality performance of scleral contact lenses in patients with keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, and post-keratoplasty astigmatism, and their impact on quality of life. Methods: We included 40 patients (58 eyes) with keratoconus, pellucid mar...

Corneal Astigmatism in cataract surgery candidates

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (5), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To report the prevalence and analyse corneal astigmatism patterns in cataract surgery candidates. Methods: Researchers examined 2136 eyes from 1204 patients for cataract surgery from 1 January to 31 December 2016. All the candidates were evaluated with partial coherence interferometry...

Manejo do astigmatismo residual após implante de lente intraocular

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (4), 2018
RESUMO Relatamos um caso de astigmatismo residual, após cirurgia de catarata com implante de lente intra-ocular (LIO) tórica (Acrysof Toric, Alcon, Frot Worth TX). A refração residual (+1,25 -2,50 x 105º) e o posicionamento da LIO implantada neste olho, foram correlacionados com a aberrometria total...

Two-staged treatment for advanced keratoconus in children

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (3), 2018
Abstract We present a case of a 12-year-old patient with advanced keratoconus in both eyes who received a two-staged treatment in the right eye (OD) to decrease keratoconus progression rate and rehabilitate patient's vision. At the initial clinical examination, visual acuity without correction in OD was ...

Pellucid marginal degeneration: postponing penetrating keratoplasty for over a decade

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Abstract Pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) treatment can be challenging in moderate to advanced cases and penetrating keratoplasty should be avoided due to high risk of complications, such as graft rejection. We report a case of a 30-year-old female patient with PMD that was referred to our service wi...

Análise da curvatura corneana após exérese de pterígio: o impacto do procedimento cirúrgico de forma objetiva em nossa prática

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Resumo Introdução: O pterígio é uma proliferação de tecido fibrovascular centrípeta, que avança da conjuntiva bulbar em direção ao centro da córnea. A excisão do pterígio pode causar melhora na acuidade visual. A excisão cirúrgica tem como objetivo atingir uma superfície ocular topografi...

Manejo del astigmatismo con lentes tóricos en cirugías de catarata
Handling astigmatism with toric lenses in eye cataract surgery

Cambios rev. méd; 16 (2), 2017
Introducción: El objetivo de la cirugía de catarata es proporcionar un buen estado visual e intentar disminuir o eliminar el uso de lentes correctivos en el posoperatorio. Para lograrlo hay que corregir el astigmatismo que está presente en el 15% al 29% de los pacientes con catarata. Una de las opcion...

Indications and visual outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation in a large patient series

Clinics; 72 (6), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To describe the indications for and visual outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation. METHODS: A large retrospective case-series chart-review study was conducted using Sorocaba Ophthalmological Hospital medical records. This study included 1222 eyes (1196 patients) that were...

Lentes intraoculares fácicas de câmara posterior

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (2), 2017
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo foi reunir estudos que reportam resultados disponíveis na literatura científica, considerando a previsibilidade, segurança, eficácia, e estabilidade das lentes intraoculares fácicas de câmara posterior. E relatar as complicações documentadas para estas lentes. A rev...

Visual rehabilitation using mini-scleral contact lenses after penetrating keratoplasty

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report the visual rehabilitation outcomes and complications of patients fitted with mini-scleral rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lenses (mini-SCLs) after penetrating keratoplasty. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 27 eyes (21 patients) that were fitted with mini-SCLs between O...