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Contaminación bacteriana de cámara anterior durante la cirugía de catarata
Anterior chamber bacterial contamination during cataract surgery

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 32 (1), 2019
RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar la existencia de contaminación bacteriana en cámara anterior durante la cirugía de catarata. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal de serie de casos, en el cual participaron los pacientes sometidos a cirugía de catarata en el Servicio de Microcirugía Ocular del...

National survey of blindness and visual impairment in Guatemala, 2015

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT - Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in older adults living in Guatemala. Methods: Participants ³50 years of age were selected using random cluster sampling and evaluated using the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness method. Visual acuity was measured, ...

Fatores clínicos e cirúrgicos e as complicações intraoperatórias em pacientes que realizaram ceratoplastias penetrantes

Objetivo identificar as principais complicações intraoperatórias dos pacientes que realizaram ceratoplastias e sua relação com fatores clínicos e cirúrgicos. Método estudo transversal, observacional. Realizou-se um censo dos pacientes submetidos a ceratoplastias que totalizou 258 procedimentos...

The effects of cataract surgery on autonomic heart rate control: a prospective cross-sectional and analytical study

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the effects of cataract surgery on cardiac autonomic modulation. METHODS: A cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted at the Hospital Maria Braido in the city of São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, between 2015 and 2016. We investigated 19 patients of both sexes wh...

Comparison of different surgical approaches for pediatric cataracts: complications and rates of additional surgery during long-term follow-up

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To compare long-term postoperative complications of pediatric cataract surgery with primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation associated with posterior capsulotomy (PC) and anterior vitrectomy (AV) between patients treated with a corneal or pars plicata/pars plana approach. METHODS: Childr...

Ultrasound power and irrigation volume in different lens opacity grades: comparison of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and conventional phacoemulsification

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To compare the amount of ultrasound energy and irrigation volume in conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery versus femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification at different nuclear-cortical cataract grades. METHOD: This was a prospective, consecutive, investigator-masked nonrando...

Saberes e experiências de idosos sobre a catarata e o processo cirúrgico: subsídios à construção de material educativo

O processo de envelhecimento inclui mudanças importantes, dentre elas, a perda da cor nos cabelos, perdas visuais, de memória e de firmeza da pele e auditivas. Estes eventos resultam em vulnerabilidades para os idosos, que pioram com o desconhecimento de si mesmos, já que o surgimento de doenças dege...

Avances de la crioanalgesia en la facoemulsificación

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 31 (4), 2018
Objetivo: Describir los resultados de la aplicación de la crioanalgesia en la cirugía de catarata por facoemulsificación bilateral simultánea en pacientes portadores de catarata, con historia de reacciones alérgicas a los anestésicos farmacológicos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de ...

Técnica de fijación frontal en cirugía de ptosis palpebral mediante banda de silicona
Silicone band brow fixation in ptosis surgery

Rev. medica electron; 40 (6), 2018
RESUMEN Se presentó un caso operado de ptosis palpebral severa del ojo izquierdo, en un paciente de 83 años de edad, chofer profesional. el mismo fue corregido mediante la técnica de Fox, fijando el párpado superior al músculo frontal con una banda de silicona de 1 mm de ancho. Se presentaron los bu...

Evaluation of renin and angiotensin II levels in pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome has been linked to impaired function of the heart and blood vessels. We conducted a study to investigate the role of the renin-angiotensin system in the etiopathogenesis of pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Methods: The subjects were 14 patients with pseudoexfolia...