[Treatment of acute retinal necrosis: systematic review].

abstract：:Permanent visual loss can be caused by improper use of immunosuppressive therapy in cases of uveitis without differential diagnosis of syphilitic uveitis. We present four cases of syphilitic uveitis that were incorrectly diagnosed as being secondary to rheumatic diseases and were subsequently treated with immunosuppre...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Afonso VC,Nascimento H,Belfort RM,Sato EI,Muccioli C,Belfort R Jr

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure, using the retinal thickness analyzer, the mean foveal thickness and the mean perifoveal thickness values on patients suffering from mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy without clinically detectable macular edema (classified by the ETDRS study), and compare them with healthy individuals. MET...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Ramalho LH,Avila MP,Moraes Júnior HV,Damasceno Ede F

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the pain responses of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) undergoing panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) using either pattern scan laser (PASCAL) or navigated laser photocoagulation (NAVILAS). METHODS:Patients diagnosed with PDR were randomly assigned to undergo either PASCAL or NAV...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Inan UU,Polat O,Inan S,Yigit S,Baysal Z

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old male with a history of eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis presented with headache and double vision since 48 h. Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis was diagnosed based on nuclear magnetic resonance and comprehensive systemic study findings. Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis and idiopathic hypertroph...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Suárez AR,Capote AC,Barrientos YF,Soto ML,Moreno SG,Martín FG

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the retrospective experience of a reference center in the diagnosis and treatment of orbital eosinophilic granuloma. METHODS:A review of the files in the Opththalmic Pathology Laboratory, of the Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, between 1974 and 2004, was ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Marback EF,Guimarães RD,Nader M,Moitinho LM,Marback RL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To evaluate the effects of nalbuphine 1% on the expression of metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1), metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), and opioid growth factor (OGF) in rabbit corneas after lamellar keratectomy. METHODS:The rabbits were assigned to two groups: group nalbuphine (GN, n=30), which received 30 µL of nalbuphine ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Silva ML,Ribeiro AP,Silva GA,Sanchez IX,Renzo R,Uscategui R,Lima TB,Aldrovani M,Laus JL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waardenburg syndrome (WS) type I is a non-progressive auditory-pigmentary disorder comprising congenital sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentary disturbances of the iris, hair, and skin, along with dystopia canthorum (lateral displacement of the inner canthi). Affected individuals may have higher risk of: neural tub...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Silva PC,Rangel P,Couto A Jr

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The outcomes of the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) seem to be better in inborn patients than in those patients who were referred for ROP treatment. This study aims to investigate the timing of treatment and the outcomes in inborn patients and in patients referred for treatment to the Hospital de ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Fortes Filho JB,Eckert GU,Valiatti FB,Santos PG,Costa MC,Procianoy RS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the microsurgery dexterity outcomes of two sequential training evaluations using virtual reality technology. METHODS:This was a multicenter cross-sectional study of all candidates who were accepted as first-year residents at one of six ophthalmology teaching institutions. Residents were subjected to ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Vieira IV,Sakaya BN,Soares LVB,Chamon W

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pediatric cataracts constitute an important cause of low visual acuity. PURPOSE:The objective of the present work is to know the characteristics of this pathology in an ophthalmic attention unit of a developing country. METHODS:A retrospective, descriptive, transversal study was carried out in 328 cases ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Zimmermann-Paiz MA,Quiroga-Reyes CR

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in visual processing caused by visual deprivation or abnormal binocular interaction may induce amblyopia, which is characterized by reduced visual acuity. Occlusion therapy, the conventional treatment, requires special attention as occlusion of the fellow normal eye may reduce its visual acuity and impai...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Bretas CC,Soriano RN

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we report two cases of vision loss after successful cataract surgery, associated with drusenoid retinal pigment epithelial detachment without features of choroidal neovascularization on optical coherence tomography along with angiographic examinations suggestive of choroidal neovascularization in which anatomi...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Borges FP,Siqueira RC,Scott IU,Cardillo JA,Jorge R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral orbital metastases restricted to the extraocular muscles (EOMs) are exceedingly rare. We report a case of bilateral extraocular muscle metastases from a small cell lung carcinoma and provide a review of the relevant literature. A 56-year-old smoker presented with proptosis, motility changes, and a relative a...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Crisostomo S,Cardigos J,Fernandes DH,Luís ME,Pires GN,Duarte AF,Boavida AM

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the measurement of the palpebral fissure done either manually and by computer analysis of image of individuals without lid alterations. METHODS:One hundred two palpebral fissures from 51 normal subjects have been analyzed. The patients' age ranged from 17 to 84 years, with 25 (49%) males and 26 (51%...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Nunes TP,Oliveira TF,Matayoshi S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate ocular straylight before and after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for low myopia with and without topical mitomycin (MMC) treatment. METHODS:Patients who underwent PRK for low myopia were enrolled into the study. PRK without MMC was performed in 21 eyes (12 patients), whereas PRK with topical 0....

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Torricelli AA,Parede TR,Netto MV,Crestana FP,Bechara SJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Description of two cases of infectious keratitis in patients after Boston Type 1 keratoprosthesis (Boston KPro) implantation. The first case refers to a patient that had the device indicated due to limbal deficiency secondary to severe dry eye who presented a fungal infection by Aerobasidium pullulans that was success...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Nascimento HM,Oliveira LA,Höfling-Lima AL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the ametropy, way of acquisition, the care and complications related to contact lens wear among medical students from Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu da Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP--Botucatu (SP). METHODS:Questionnaire applied to students from the 1st to the 6th year of the Medical school...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Vidotti VG,Kamegasawa A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate the average blinking time in conversation and in Video Display Terminal use of young adults and adults in the presbyopic age group. METHODS:A transversal analytical study in a readily accessible sample consisting of Volkswagen do Brasil - Curitiba, Paraná employees was performed. The cohort group...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Schaefer TM,Schaefer AR,Abib FC,José NK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the results of strabismus surgery under peribulbar and general anesthesia in cases of small and moderate angle of horizontal strabismus. METHODS:Medical records of eighty-four patients with small and moderate angle horizontal strabismus who underwent strabismus surgery were reviewed. Forty-two patie...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Carvalho KM,Millán T,Minguini N,Wakamatsu TH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the most common approach to repair the anophthalmic socket in Brazil, and to compare the data with the trends in other countries. METHODS:Exploratory study using electronic questionnaire sent by Internet to ophthalmologists members of the Brazilian Orbit and Oculoplastic Society (SBCPO). The recei...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Sousa RL,Schellini SA,Zornoff Dde C,Padovani CR

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

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 specific post-mortem serologi...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Sousa SJFE,Sousa SBFE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a case of childhood glaucoma refractory to angle and trabeculectomy surgery. The patient was treated with an Ahmed™ drainage implant that was subsequently complicated by rapid-onset panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Intravenous and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was initiated and the drainage tub...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Esporcatte BL,Teixeira LF,Rolim-de-Moura C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the incidence of positive corneoscleral rim cultures preserved in Optisol GS medium, to identify pathogens involved and possible recipient eye infection. METHODS:A hundred sixty-three corneoscleral rim cultures penetrating keratoplasties performed from January 2001 to January 2003 in the Hospital ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Borowsky CM,Wallau AD,Reetz A,Kwitko S,Rymer S,Locatelli CI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a seven year-old male patient, born at term without any perinatal complications, referred to the Retina/Vitreous Service for diagnostic elucidation. He had a history of progressive visual acuity loss on his left eye that started four years ago. On examination, he had decreased corneal diameter an...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Lavezzo MM,Barreira AK Jr,Zacharias LC,Takahashi WY

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the preliminary surgical results of pars plana vitrectomy with a transconjunctival technique using the TSV-25 Millennium system. METHODS:Twenty consecutive patients (20 eyes) that underwent transconjunctival vitrectomy with the TSV-25 Millennium system, between July 2003 and January 2004, were prospe...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Rezende Filho F,Alcântara S,Régis LG

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of arteriolar retinal macrovessel, diagnosed by routine ophthalmologic examination, as well as its optic coherence tomography aspects. Congenital retinal macrovessel is a large aberrant vessel, often unilateral, usually a vein, rarely an artery, located in the posterior pole which can cross t...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Silva Bde M,Rosa AA,Santos EM,Almeida Sobrinho EF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with sickle cell disease who presented to the emergency room after being hit by a mud pie in the left frontal region. Examination evidenced left eye proptosis, eyelid swelling, reduced visual acuity and afferent pupillary defect, without any inflammatory signs such as fever, h...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Procianoy F,Brandão Filho M,Cruz AA,Alencar VM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of the combined use of bevacizumab (Avastin®) and combined with infliximab (Remicade®) in the treatment of naive choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration eyes. METHODS:Intravitreal injections of bevacizumab combined with infliximab in 6 neovascular age-re...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Freitas LG,Isaac DL,Tannure WT,Gabriel LA,Reis RG,Rassi AR,Freitas CA,Ávila MP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose::To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of healthy individuals obtained with ultrasonic pachymetry (UP) and non-contact specular microscopy (NCSM). Method::In total, 148 eyes of 74 subjects with no ocular or systemic diseases were included in the study. Central corneal thickness measurements o...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Çevik SG,Duman R,Çevik MT,Kıvanç SA,Akova-Budak B,Perente I,Duman R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Metabolic syndrome denotes a common cluster of naturally connected risk factors including obesity, elevated blood pressure, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, proinflammatory state and prothrombotic state. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is an acute ischaemic disorder of the optic nerve head and may lead to s...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Kosanovic-Jakovic N,Ivanovic B,Milenkovic S,Risovic D,Dimitrijevic-Sreckovic V,Radosavljevic A,Risimic D,Resan M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00