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Unilateral floppy eyelid syndrome with ipsilateral intolerance to brimonidine

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (3), 2017
Abstract The authors report a case of unilateral floppy eyelid syndrome with ipsilateral intolerance to brimonidine in a 65-year-old man. The singularity of this case is the combination of two rare illnesses of great phlogistic potentiality in the same eye. The purpose of this article is to report a case...

The reasons for evisceration after penetrating keratoplasty between 1995 and 2015

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the indications and frequency of evisceration after penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent evisceration after PK between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2015 at Ankara Training and Research ...

Corneal backscatter in insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients: a pilot study

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare central corneal backscatter obtained from Scheimpflug images between patients with insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM and NIDDM, respectively) and healthy controls. Methods: Seven patients with IDDM (7 eyes), eleven patients with NIDDM (11 e...

Adjuvant treatment or primary topical monotherapy for ocular surface squamous neoplasia: a systematic review

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT In this systematic review, we evaluated studies involving adjuvant and primary topical treatment for ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). The findings were: (i) adjuvant 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) reduces the risk of relapse after surgical excision with mild side effects [level Ib, grade of reco...

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cornea transplant patients of a reference hospital

ABSTRACT Objective: clinically characterizing cornea transplant patients and their distribution according to indicated and post-operative conditions of cornea transplantation, as well as estimating the average waiting time. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study performed for all...

Oculoectodermal syndrome: twentieth described case with new manifestations

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Oculoectodermal syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the association of aplasia cutis congenita, epibulbar dermoids, and other abnormalities. This report describes the twentieth case of the disease. We report a 4-year-old female child who presented with the classical features of the syndr...

Excisão, crioterapia e mitomicina C no tratamento da neoplasia intraepitelial córneo-conjuntival

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a segurança e eficácia de três técnicas distintas para o tratamento de neoplasia intraepitelial córneo-conjuntival. Métodos: Vinte e seis pacientes, 11 mulheres e 15 homens, com idade entre 32 e 88 anos (média 64,84 anos), atendidos entre 1999 e 2014, foram incluídos ne...

Acquired anterior staphyloma after corneal ulcer associated with the use of crack

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT We describe an unusual case of acquired anterior staphyloma in a patient addicted to crack cocaine. At the beginning of his crack cocaine abuse, he noticed redness and irritation of his eyes. Over the next 4 months, the patient also noticed the onset of decreasing visual acuity in his right eye ...