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Trends in corneal transplantation from 2001 to 2016 in Brazil

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT A retrospective and analytical study was conducted by using data from the National Transplantation System on 184,575 corneal transplantations performed between January 2001 and December 2016 in order to analyze thetrends in corneal transplantation from 2001 to 2016 in Brazil. The Cochran-Armitag...

Análise crítica das diferentes fontes de dados sobre transplante de córnea no Brasil

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (3), 2018
Resumo As doenças da córnea são responsáveis por cerca de 4 a 5% da cegueira reversível no mundo. O transplante de córnea é o tecido mais transplantado em todo o mundo e o único tratamento amplamente aceito para promover a transparência corneana e restaurar a visão. O monitoramento incorporou-s...

Endothelial assessment of donated tectonic corneas: a viable option for posterior lamellar transplantation

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: Donated corneas are classified as tectonic if there are defects within any layers of the cornea which would prevent a satisfactory visual outcome after transplantation. This study aimed to evaluate whether some tectonic corneas have sufficient endothelial characteristics to allow their...

Situação atual dos transplantes em Goiás

A Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Goiás (SES-GO) por meio da Central Estadual de Transplantes de Goiás/ Superintendência de Acesso a Serviços Hospitalares e Ambulatoriais – SUPRASS, deu um salto qualitativo em favor das pessoas que necessitam da realização de transplantes de órgãos e tecidos ...

Persistence of granular corneal dystrophy type-1 deposits in the predescemetic layer after big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT We report intraoperative finding of Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type-1 (GCD1) deposits after stromal pneumodissection in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in a 61-year-old female. Pneumodissection was performed from the center to the periphery of the cornea, characterizing a big bubble t...

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings in type I Boston keratoprosthesis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report the results of high-resolution anterior segment optical coherence tomography of patients implanted with a type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro). Methods: The retrospective study cohort included 11 eyes of 11 patients (average age, 58.4 years; range, 34-83 years). All subject...

Eye bank procedures: donor selection criteria

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Eye banks use sterile procedures to manipulate the eye, antiseptic measures for ocular surface decontamination, and rigorous criteria for donor selection to minimize the possibility of disease transmission due to corneal grafting. Donor selection focuses on analysis of medical records and specif...

Avaliação do conhecimento de médicos com especialidade em clínica médica e clínica cirúrgica sobre o processo de doação de córneas

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (2), 2017
Resumo Objetivo: Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar o conhecimento de médicos com formação nas especialidades de clínica médica e cirúrgica acerca do processo de doação de córneas, bem como avaliar a segurança por parte desses profissionais neste processo e, se há insegurança, os motivo...

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...

Toxic anterior segment syndrome following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT We present the case of a 31-year-old patient with toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) that developed after undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). She had keratoconus, and despite wearing hard contact lenses for many years in the left eye, her vision had deteriorated; therefore...