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Queratoglobo. Presentación de caso
Keratoglobus. Case presentation

Rev. medica electron; 40 (6), 2018
RESUMEN Se presenta un caso clínico de un varón de 27 años de edad, con una ectasia corneal y presencia de queratoglobo en ambos ojos. La manifestación clínica fue disminución lenta y progresiva de la agudeza visual en ambos ojos y dolor en el ojo izquierdo. Al examen oftalmológico se constató hi...

Effect of the bioprotectant agent trehalose on corneal epithelial healing after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of eye drops containing a combination of sodium hyaluronate and trehalose and sodium hyaluronate for the treatment of corneal cross-linking and epithelial healing. Methods: This study included 46 eyes of 23 keratoconus patients who underwe...

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...

Classic homocystinuria and keratoconus: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Homocystinuria is one of a group of genetic disorders called inborn errors of metabolism. It is characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme that converts homocysteine to cystathionine. Keratoconus is an ophthalmologic condition characterized by thinning of the corneal stroma, which causes the co...

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 ...

Avaliação da melhora da acuidade visual após adaptação de lentes de contato em pacientes portadores de ceratocone

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (3), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a eficácia na adaptação de lentes de contato em relação à melhora da acuidade visual em pacientes portadores de ceratocone. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo, através de revisão de prontuários médicos, em 175 pacientes (326 olhos) portadores de ceratocon...

Degeneração marginal pelúcida superior

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (3), 2018
Resumo A degeneração marginal pelúcida (DMP) é uma ectasia corneana rara. Caracteriza-se por afinamento periférico, sem sinais inflamatórios, tipicamente inferior e bilateral, separado do limbo por área de espessura normal. Há protrusão da córnea acima da área de afinamento, resultando em elev...

Rechazo corneal en pacientes operados de queratoplastia penetrante óptica
Corneal rejection in patients undergoing ophthalmic penetrating keratoplasty

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 31 (2), 2018
Objetivo: describir los factores que infuyen en la aparición del rechazo al trasplante en los pacientes operados de queratoplastia penetrante óptica, en el 1er. año de evolución. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, cuyo universo estuvo constituido por todos los pacientes oper...

Análise clínica, terapêutica e dos parâmetros tomográficos de pacientes portadores de ceratocone atendidos na Fundação Hilton Rocha

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (1), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: Analisar dados clínicos, terapêuticos e parâmetros tomográficos dos pacientes portadores de ceratocone atendidos na Fundação Hilton Rocha. Métodos: É um estudo retrospectivo com amostra aleatória de 150 pacientes submetidos a tomografia de córnea e segmento anterior (Pentacam...

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...