Introducción: El envejecimiento requiere de acciones urgentes para poner la protección de los derechos de las personas mayores en el centro de las respuestas de las políticas públicas. Objetivo: Valorar los sustentos para abordar las afecciones oftalmológicas del envejecimiento y su importancia en l...
Introducción: La oftalmología es la ciencia de la medicina que se encarga del estudio del sistema visual y el órgano de la visión, así como de sus anexos. Para ello es dotada de un conjunto de tecnologías de avanzada que permite describir las múltiples patologías que tienen los pacientes. En la a...
RESUMO Objetivo Descrever e validar um modelo oftalmológico para treinamento de transplante e microssutura de córnea utilizando globo ocular bovino. Métodos Para a montagem do modelo de treinamento, o globo ocular foi disposto sob o campo cirúrgico, apoiado sobre um recipiente plástico cilíndri...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate if there is knowledge improvement over the Residency years, as well as students' satisfaction about progress test. Finally, to describe the implementation of the online progress test in some Ophthalmological Residency programs in Brazil. Methods It was an observation...
ABSTRACT Introduction: It is estimated that 23% of the Brazilian population does not have access to an ophthalmologist, mainly because of the irregular geographical distribution of experts. It may be expensive to train ophthalmologists in Brazil. Objective: To estimate the cost of training an ophthalmo...
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop and examine the usability of a mobile application aimed at improving knowledge about ocular surface tumors among medical students, general practitioners and ophthalmologists. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out by a multidisciplinary team and dev...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To describe a new accessible model of ophthalmological training using chicken eggs. Methods: With the aid of a spherical drill, the external calcified layer and the cuticle of the chicken eggshell were removed in a 2cm diameter circle. Using a video-magnification system, the film was ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: The use of tridimensional (3D) printing in healthcare has contributed to the development of instruments and implants. The 3D printing has also been used for teaching future professionals. In order to have a good 3D printed piece, it is necessary to have high quality images, such a...
