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Esclerectomía profunda no penetrante en el glaucoma avanzado
Non-penetrating deep sclerectomy in advanced glaucoma

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 33 (4), 2020
El tratamiento del glaucoma se realiza con el objetivo de disminuir los niveles de presión intraocular, único factor tratable hasta el momento, y debe ser individualizado. Se presenta un paciente masculino de 54 años de edad, de piel mestiza, intelectual, con antecedentes de aparente salud y diagnóst...

Pseudoexfoliación ocular: un signo de alerta temprana de enfermedades sistémicas
Ocular pseudoexfoliation: an early warning signal in systemic diseases

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 33 (4), 2020
El síndrome pseudoexfoliativo es una enfermedad relacionada con la edad, que afecta a la población mayor de 60 años y tiene una distribución mundial. Se caracteriza por la producción y la acumulación progresiva de un material fibrilar extracelular a nivel de las distintas estructuras del ojo, con r...

Implante de la válvula de Baerveldt en un caso con glaucoma refractario
Baerveldt valve implantation in a case of refractory glaucoma

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 33 (4), 2020
Se presenta una paciente femenina, de 52 años de edad, con antecedentes de asma bronquial, miopía y glaucoma juvenil diagnosticado a los 22 años de edad. Le fueron realizadas dos trabeculectomías en el ojo izquierdo y una en el ojo derecho. En el año 2008 se le realizó cirugía de facoemulsificaci...

Associação entre diabetes mellitus e doenças oculares em pessoas com deficiência visual

Objetivo: verificar associação entre diabetes mellitus e doenças oculares em pessoas com deficiência visual. Método: estudo transversal com 51 pessoas com diabetes e deficiência visual, em um centro de reabilitação visual do interior paulista, que participaram de entrevista estruturada, em 2018. ...

Aqueous humor heat-shock protein 70, periostin, and irisin levels in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To measure humor heat-shock protein 70, periostin, and irisin levels in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and cataract (without glaucoma), and compare them with those of patients with cataract but without pseudoexfoliation. Methods: We examined 31 eyes of 31 patients with pseud...

Changes in anterior segment parameters following insertion of ExPRESS mini glaucoma implant vs. trabeculectomy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare changes in anterior segment parameters following ExPRESS Mini Glaucoma Shunt surgery vs. trabeculectomy using the Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera. Methods: In this prospective, comparative study, 27 patients with glaucoma treated at the Rabin Medical Center from 2009 t...

Effects of axial length on retinal nerve fiber layer and macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer measured by spectral-domain OCT

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the influence of ocular axial length on circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness in healthy eyes after correcting for ocular magnification effect. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated 120 eyes from 60 volun...

Anti-fibrotic effects of rosmarinic acid on Tenon's capsule fibroblasts stimulated with TGF-ß: therapeutic potential in ocular surgery

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: Collagen deposition and myofibroblast differentiation are critical factors related to excessive scarring in ocular surgeries. This study evaluated the anti-fibrotic activity of rosmarinic acid on rabbit Tenon's capsule fibroblasts stimulated with transforming growth factor- β2. M...

Impacto financeiro no tratamento cirúrgico do glaucoma

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2020
Resumo Objetivo: Segunda maior causa de cegueira mundial, o glaucoma, ocasionalmente necessita de procedimento cirúrgico para controle. Tendo o Brasil um Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), e crise político-econômica em 2016, objetiva-se avaliar o impacto financeiro na decisão terapêutica do glaucoma n...

Patients compliance to clinical treatment that benefit from the Brazilian National Glaucoma Program

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2020
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the adherence to clinical glaucoma treatment in patients that benefit from the Brazilian National Glaucoma Program and receive antiglaucomatous eye drops free of charge. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 255 patients that benefit from the Brazilian National Gl...