Use of amniotic membrane in trabeculectomy for the treatment of glaucoma: a pilot study.

abstract：:Orbital emphysema is the abnormal presence of air in the orbit. Occurrence in the absence of orbital fracture is rare. We report a case of a 40-year-old female presenting unilateral orbital emphysema after vigorous nose blowing. She developed sudden visual loss as a result of elevated intraocular pressure and urgent t...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Furlani Bde A,Diniz B,Bitelli LG,Martins EN

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the benefits after cataract surgery in professional activities. METHODS:A prospective, randomized study was conducted at the Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo. The patients had cataract surgery by phacoemulsification (PHACO) and by extracapsular extraction (EECP). RESULTS:The sample ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Kara-Junior N,Santhiago MR,Parede TR,Espindola RF,Mazurek MG,Germano R,Kara-Jose N

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Infectious keratitis is rare following laser vision correction. We present a case of aggressive fungal keratitis caused by Aspergillus flavus, following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in the setting of a unique environmental risk factor. We describe the key features of the acute case presentation, which guided e...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Au J,Plesec T,Rocha K,Dupps W Jr,Krueger R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior infectious uveitis worldwide. It is often impossible to determine its congenital or acquired nature. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) in peripheral blood has been described as a possible marker for acquired toxoplasmosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the histo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Miyamoto C,Mattos Neto RB,Cesare SD,Belfort Junior R,Burnier MN Jr

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the postoperative results of phacotrabeculectomy with implantation of PMMA, foldable silicone or foldable hydrofobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL). SETTING:Glaucoma unit, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom. METHODS:We studied a total of 124 eyes of three consecutive...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Serpa Junior E,Wishart PK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26 years old female patient was examined twenty-four hours after observing laser-induced plasma formation in a process of nanoparticle production complaining of bilateral central scotoma. The ophthalmologic evaluation included dilated fundus observation, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Freitas C,Moreno-Perdomo N,Gentil R,Baptista AM,Macedo AF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cataract is considered the main preventable cause of blindness and visual impairment mainly in poor countries. This study was done to evaluate if cataract is still an important cause of blindness in Central-West region of State of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted with a systemat...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Carlos GA,Schellini SA,Espíndola RF,Lana FP,Rodrigues AC,Padovani CR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To show the subperiosteal midface lift as an option to treat cicatricial eyelid ectropion. METHODS:Nine patients submitted to 12 surgeries to correct cicatricial eyelid ectropion, were evaluated according sex, age and treatment results. All the patients had the surgery done under local anesthesia and the midfa...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Schellini SA,Sampaio Junior Ade A

更新日期：2005-07-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess scientific production related to ophthalmology and vision in Latin America during the period from 2006 to 2015. METHODS:The PubMed, Lilacs (Bireme), Google Scholar, SciELO, and Medigraphic databases were evaluated for this retrospective, descriptive, and comparative study. RESULTS:A total of 1,510 a...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Galván LC,Ríos N,Lansingh VC,Lee Á,Wu L,Lopez E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare knowledge of medical students about the cornea donation process among those who already studied Ophthalmology and the others. METHODOS: A questionnaire containing data as: age, sex, graduation year, and 10 multiple-choice questions about the subject was applied to medical students from the interior o...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： de Espíndola RF,Rodrigues BA,Penteado LT,Tan-Ho G,Gozzan JO,de Freitas JA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the reliability of ultrasound in determining the size and identify the sonographic features and artifacts generated by intraocular foreign bodies of different materials. METHODS:Experimental study using 36 enucleated porcine eyes. Fragments of nine different compositions (wood, glass, plastic, c...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Costa MA,Garcia PN,Barroso LF,Ferreira MA,Okuda ÉA,Allemann N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To evaluate changes in ocular blood flow and subfoveal choroidal thickness in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis after carotid artery stenting. METHODS:We included 15 men (mean age, 63.6 ± 9.1 years) with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis and 18 healthy volunteers (all men; mean age, 63.7 ± 5...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Biberoglu E,Eraslan M,Midi I,Baltacioglu F,Bitargil M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose::To analyze the indications and types of eye removal at Latin America's highest-volume ophthalmic reference center in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods::A retrospective analysis was conducted of surgical pathological reports in the electronic database of the Ophthalmology Department of the Universidade Federal de São...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Hime B,Isenberg J,Rocha G,Lowen M,Morales M,Fernandes BF,Belfort RN

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity following corneal cross-linking (CXL) in patients with progressive earlier stage keratoconus. METHODS:Thirty-eight eyes of 19 patients (11 women, 8 men) were included in a prospective, nonrandomized clinical study. The mean patient age was 22 years (range, 18-26 years...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Lago Ade M,Nassaralla BR,Stival LR,Nassaralla Junior JJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose::To evaluate whether reducing eyelid muscular force through the administration of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) to the orbicularis oculi muscles of patients with keratoconus affected corneal parameters indicative of disease progression. Methods::In this prospective parallel randomized clinical trial, 40 eyes ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Renesto ADC,Osaki TH,Osaki MH,Hirai FE,Campos M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the frequency of ocular diseases among recipients of disability benefits in the metropolitan region of Recife, Brazil. METHODS:A review was performed of 217,221 cases of disability benefits granted between 2010 and 2015 by the executive managerial department of the Brazilian National Institute of S...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Veloso JCB,Câmara Filho JWS,Gaete MIL,Lira RPC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveal melanoma is the most common adult primary intraocular cancer. Although liver metastasis is common to the natural history of the disease, metastasis to the fellow eye is extremely rare. Here we report the case of a 59-year-old man with choroidal melanoma in his right eye who underwent enucleation at a different c...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Belfort RN,Müller MS,Isenberg J,Ferraz P,Szejnfeld D

更新日期：2018-11-01 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 compare the outcomes of two surgical techniques of penetrating keratoplasty with different surgical time, regarding the crystalline and the intraocular lens. METHODS:This retrospective study included 37 patients' eyes divided into 2 groups: extracapsular cataract extraction, posterior chamber intraocular le...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Leão DM,de Sousa LB

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate rabbit adipocytes of the orbital fat tissue after enucleation and evisceration. METHODS:Twenty-tree specimens from 23 rabbits aged 42 days which had undergone socket surgery (evisceration and enucleation) were evaluated. The animals were sacrificed on the 30th, 90th and 180th postoperative day. The...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Shiratori CA,Schellin SA,Marques ME,Padovani CR,Padovani CR

更新日期：2005-09-01 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:Mitomycin C has been used in ophthalmic surgery to mitigate postoperative scarring. However, the outcomes of endoscopic-assisted probing for the treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction with adjunctive mitomycin C in children remain unknown. Our study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety o...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Galindo-Ferreiro A,Khandekar R,Akaishi PM,Cruz AAV,Galvez-Ruiz A,Dolmetsch A,Schellini SA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To evaluate the retina nerve fiber layer by laser polarimetry in patients in chronic use of chloroquine. METHODS:Forty-four eyes of twenty-two patients were studied. These were in use of chloroquine due to rheumatic diseases during at least one year. As a control group, twenty patients without use of chloroqu...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Antunes Dde A,Cavalcanti HD,Leal D,Santana HV,Santos RA,Santos LP

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the first three years of The Amazon Ocular Oncology Center, the first ocular cancer center in the North of Brazil. METHODS:Here, we report patient information including patients' age, gender, diagnosis, treatment, and city of origin. RESULTS:Two hundred and twenty-one patients were included on thi...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Cohen S,Pretyman CS,Sant'Ana R,Singh N,Morales M,Belfort RN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ocular akinesia, the use of anticoagulants, and patient collaboration are some of the factors that must be taken into consideration when choosing the appropriate anesthesia for phacoemulsification cataract surgery. The satisfaction of patients with the use of topical anesthesia and conscious sedation for this p...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Fernandes MB,Souza RV,Vasconcelos GC,Ribeiro KG,Andrade BB,Fernandes CR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ichthyosis follicular, alopecia, and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome is a rare disease, with possible X-linked mode of inheritance. The patient presented with ocular findings of photophobia, corneal scarring and erosions, superficial and deep corneal vascularization and myopia. He was treated with artificial tears and pun...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Höpker LM,Ribeiro CG,Oliveira LM,Moreira AT

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A new model of orbital implant, matching the low cost of acrylic implants (PMMA) with the advantages of medpor (Porex) is presented herein. The new implant model consists of a PMMA implant with a dura mater scrap adhered on its anterior face of the same diameter of the acrylic implant and a medpor snip adhered on its ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Araf D,Assae OM,Brito RV,Aquino G Jr,Silva TA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00