Results: 17

Bilateral tractional retinal detachment in hemoglobin SC disease patient

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT A 36-year-old black male presented with a progressive loss of visual acuity in both eyes for 7 years. He had a history of tractional retinal detachment in the right eye and vitreous hemorrhage followed by retinal detachment in the left eye. He denied any systemic illness, trauma, or drug abuse. ...

Ocular manifestations in patients diagnosed with dengue in a reference hospital in the city of Manaus, Brazil

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of ocular alterations in patients diagnosed with dengue, admitted to a reference center for infectious and parasitic diseases in Manaus (AM), Brazil. Methods: This was an observational, analytical, and prospective case series study with 33 patients admitt...

Doença de Tay-Sachs: relato de caso

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 82 (), 2023
RESUMO A doença de Tay-Sachs é um distúrbio neurodegenerativo autossômico recessivo, o qual envolve o metabolismo dos lipídios, levando ao acúmulo de gangliosídeos nos tecidos, devido à deficiência da enzima hexosaminidase A. Esse depósito progressivo resulta em perda da função neurológica e...

Bilateral symmetrical maculopathy and heterochromia in Waardenburg syndrome

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 82 (), 2023
ABSTRACT Waardenburg syndrome is a rare congenital genetic disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentary abnormalities of the hair, skin, and eyes. Based on the different clinical presentations, it is divided into four subtypes as in WS1 to WS4. This report describes a 15-year-old b...

Retinal lipemia as expression of hyperchylomicronemia syndrome

Colomb. med; 52 (1), 2021
Abstract Case description: Case of lipemia retinalis secondary to hyperchylomicronemia in a 40-year-old man with a history of total body irradiation and immunosuppressive treatment that was attended in this hospital due to decreased visual acuity and abdominal pain. Clinical findings: Hyperchylomicron...

Retinal ischemia as the first manifestation of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is characterized by the development of venous and/or arterial thrombosis and by gestational morbidity (recurrent fetal losses) in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who was diagnosed with primary APS fro...

Inyección de gas intravítreo combinada con fotocoagulación con láser de argón para el tratamento de la maculopatía de la foseta del disco óptico sin vitrectomía

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2021
RESUMEN Presentamos el caso de un paciente con foseta del disco óptico, quien presentó una disminución de la agudeza visual secundaria a desprendimiento seroso de retina. Se decidió realizar una inyección intravítrea de 0.3ml de gas C3F8 (100%), seguida de fotocoagulación con láser de argón en e...

Pseudoretinitis pigmentosa due to syphilis: a case report and literature review

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Ocular involvement can occur at any time, and it may affect 10% of patients in the secondary stage, and from 2% to 5% in the tertiary stage. Uveitis is the most common presentation of ocular syphilis, affec...

O ensino do exame de fundo de olho: vivências e percepções de estudantes de medicina

Rev. bras. educ. méd; 45 (2), 2021
Resumo: Introdução: O ensino médico vem passando por transformações nas últimas décadas. Objetivos educacionais tendem a se alterar com os avanços tecnológicos recentes, em especial na área de tecnologias de informação. Objetivo: Esta pesquisa aborda o exame do fundo de olho explorando e an...

Straatsma syndrome

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (1), 2020
Abstract The presence of retinal myelinated nerve fibers is not a rare finding during routine examinations, and it is usually a benign and isolated finding. However, in some rare cases, it can be associated with other ophthalmological conditions. We describe a case of a patient with the triad myelin nerv...