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El trasplante de córnea en Villa Clara: diez años transcurridos de la primera intervención quirúrgica
Corneal transplantation in Villa Clara: after ten years the first surgical intervention

Medicentro (Villa Clara); 28 (1), 2024
Introducción: La córnea constituye el elemento más importante del sistema óptico, al ser el primer medio transparente del ojo; tiene la finalidad de mejorar la calidad de la imagen que se forma en la retina, por lo que su transparencia es imprescindible para poder obtener una buena agudeza visual. Cu...

Canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca therapeutics: literature review

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 30 (1), 2023
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a disease commonly seen in dogs that is characterized by the reduction or absence of lacrimal secretions. It can be classified as qualitative or quantitative, and both categories are able to elicit conjunctival and corneal inflammation, ocular pain, progressive corneal...

New surgical maneuver to position the graft in a descemet stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty surgery

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a new surgical maneuver to position the graft in a Descemet Stripping with Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) surgery. Methods: Case series. Results: This technique allows a correct repositioning of the graft in a minimally invasive way. Conclusion: This new su...

Perfil socioclínico de pacientes submetidos a transplante de córnea em hospital de referência

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
RESUMO Objetivo conhecer o perfil clínico e cirúrgico de pacientes que realizaram ceratoplastia em um hospital universitário. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo observacional analítico, do tipo transversal. Foram avaliadas as fichas de descrição cirúrgica dos prontuários dos pacientes transplantado...

Bilateral ocular deposit of chlorpromazine

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Chlorpromazine is a medication widely used in psychiatry for the treatment of psychoses, especially schizophrenia. Since 1964, published articles have been correlating this medication with the appearance of ocular alterations. In this paper, we report the case of a 65-year-old patient with ocula...

Belin/Ambrósio Enhanced Ectasia Display in cataract surgery and relation to final visual acuity

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze and describe the coefficients found on maximum Ambrósio Relational Thickness-Maximum (ART-Max) and Belin/Ambrósio Enhanced Ectasia Display total deviation (BAD-D) in eyes with normal corneal topography subjected to cataract surgery with premium intraocular lens implantat...

Gemelarity-based diagnosis for subclinical keratoconus

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT We report a case of two twins for whom advanced keratoconus is present in one of the siblings and no clear sign of the disease could be found for the other....

Acute corneal melting one week after an uncomplicated cataract surgery in a patient who previously underwent eyelid radiation and with undiagnosed rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT This is a rare case report of acute, paracentral corneal melting and perforation occurring 1 week after an uneventful cataract surgery, with discussions on possible pathogenetic mechanisms. Relevant literature was also reviewed. Herein, a case of an 86-year-old woman with acute, paracentral, and...

Tratamento de crescimento epitelial persistente pós-Lasik com debridamento mecânico, uso de álcool a 20% e cola de fibrina

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2021
RESUMO O Lasik é a técnica de cirurgia refrativa mais utilizada no mundo. Apesar de segura e efetiva, ela pode levar a algumas complicações. O crescimento epitelial pós-Lasik é uma complicação pós-operatória incomum, com prevalência maior em casos de retratamento. Geralmente, é um achado não...

Transplante de córnea em Alagoas: aspectos clínicos e epidemiológicos do Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2021
RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever o perfil clínico, cirúrgico e geográfico de pacientes acompanhados em um hospital universitário e submetidos a transplante de tecido corneano penetrante, com descrição das indicações para o procedimento e do tempo médio na fila de espera. Métodos: Estudo transversal...