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Bilateral Severe Vitritis, an intraocular recurrence of B cell lymphoma: a case report

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral vitritis originated from Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Diagnosis was made from a careful history taking and confirmed with vitrectomy. Case report: 65-year-old Vietnamese male had one month of progressive blurred vision in both eyes without other eye comp...

Aqueous misdirection syndrome in persistent fetal vasculature (PFV)

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT We report a case of a 5-year-old girl with persistent fetal vasculature who presented with unilateral acute angle closure caused by aqueous misdirection syndrome that was apparently associated with regression of cycloplegia. Initial treatment with topical steroids, anti-glaucomatous drops, and a...

Successful treatment of fungal endophthalmitis using intravitreal caspofungin

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare condition often associated with poor prognosis. We present a case of postoperative acute fungal endophthalmitis caused by the yeast-like fungus Stephanoascus ciferrii (Candida ciferrii). The fungus was resistant to fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B bu...

Maculopatia viteliforme polimorfa exudativa aguda: um relato de caso

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (2), 2017
Resumo A maculopatia viteliforme polimorfa exsudativa aguda é um distúrbio retiniano extremamente raro, que tem sido considerado como uma forma de retinopatia paraneoplásica, encontrada em pacientes com um tumor primário subjacente. Os sintomas de maculopatia viteliforme polimorfa exsudativa aguda in...

Desprendimiento de retina no regmatógeno: guía de práctica clínica - problema de salud AUGE N°32
Non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: clinical practice guideline - health problem AUGE N°32

OBJETIVOS -Generar recomendaciones basadas en la mejor evidencia disponible acerca del manejo de desprendimiento de retina regmatógeno no traumático. -Entregar recomendaciones para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de personas con desprendimiento de retina regmatógeno no traumático. TIPO DE PACIENTES ...

Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following pars plana vitrectomy for macular hole treatment: case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Herein, we report a case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) following uneventful pars plana vitrectomy for macular hole treatment. A 56-year-old previously healthy woman presented with a full-thickness macular hole in right eye (OD) and small cup-to-disc ratios in both ey...

Utilidad del sistema Scheimpflug por Pentacam para la cuantificación de la opacidad de la cápsula posterior en pacientes pseudofáquicos con aceite de silicona
Usefulness of Pentacam Scheimflug system for quantification of the posterior capsule opacity in pseudophakic patients with silicon oil-filled eyes

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 29 (3), 2016
Objetivo: determinar si el sistema Scheimpflug por Pentacam tiene utilidad en la cuantificación objetiva de la opacidad de la cápsula posterior en los pacientes pseudofáquicos con aceite de silicona. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y observacional en el Instituto Cubano de Of...

Rotura ocular posterior traumática
Traumatic posterior ocular rupture

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 29 (3), 2016
El trauma ocular es una causa importante de morbilidad oftalmológica en el mundo con implicaciones socioeconómicas importantes para el paciente y sus familiares. Ocurre generalmente en adultos jóvenes, con una buena agudeza visual al inicio del evento traumático, la cual se verá comprometida según ...

Microscopic analysis of an opacified OFT CRYL® hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT A 51-year-old patient underwent posterior vitrectomy with perfluoropropane gas injection, phacoemulsification, and implantation of an Oft Cryl® hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) because of traumatic retinal detachment and cataract in the right eye. On the first postoperative day, gas w...

Implantation of foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens in aphakic vitrectomized eyes without capsular support

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of three different surgical techniques for foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation in vitrectomized eyes without capsular support. Methods: A total of 60 patients with aphakic and vitrectomized eyes without capsular support were enroll...