Comparison of central corneal thickness estimated by an ultrasonic pachymeter and non-contact specular microscopy.

abstract：:Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid is a very rare slow-growing tumor and is considered an aggressive eyelid neoplasm. It can reach mortality rate of about 6%. Diagnosis is often delayed because of its ability to masquerade as other periocular lesions, both clinically and histologically. We present three cases of sebace...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Vianna LM,Cariello AJ,Lowen MS,Sant'Anna AE,Hofling-Lima AL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the characteristics of individuals and the prevalence of ectropium eyelid in a random sample of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS:Data were collected during the Project on Prevention of Blindness, Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu - UNESP, a systematic random household sample was obtained. We ev...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Silva Cdo P,Schellini SA,Padovani CR,Narikawa S

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Cicatricial ectropion may be a consequence of certain systemic diseases as well as the result of drug use. Our goal here was to research the different causes of this condition as reported in the literature, including more recently suspected etiologies. A detailed PubMed literature search indicated many different etiol...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Rossetto JD,Gracitelli CPB,Osaki TH,Osaki MH

更新日期：2019-05-20 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 describe the use of a lid crease incision for upper eyelid margin rotation in cicatricial entropion combining internal traction on the anterior lamella, tarsotomy, and tarsal overlap without external sutures. METHODS:Surgical description: The main steps of the procedure consisted of exposure of the entire t...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Cruz AA,Akaishi PM,Al-Dufaileej M,Galindo-Ferreiro A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the main causes of penetrating keratoplasty indications at "Hospital das Clínicas-UNICAMP" (January, 1999 to December, 2003). METHODS:A non-comparative, retrospective series of case studies. The authors reviewed the files of 857 patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty at "Hospital das Clín...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Flores VG,Dias HL,de Castro RS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the clinical outcomes of the ocular surface in patients with vitamin D deficiency after oral replacement. METHODS:A total of 40 patients with vitamin D deficiency were enrolled in the study. The patients received 50,000 units of oral vitamin D weekly over a period of 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, 1,500-2,...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Karaca EE,Kemer ÖE,Özek D,Berker D,Imga NN

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is an extremely rare tumor that occurs in the head and neck region. Here, we report a unique case of a primary undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the orbital region. A 35-year-old woman presented with a progressive proptosis and periocular edema for 1 year. She had no pr...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Cruz NFSD,Matsuno CA,Cruz SFSD,Miranda AP,Vital Filho J

更新日期：2018-04-01 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 evaluate the percentage of ophthalmologic patients who search for a second opinion and to verify the main reason for this search. METHODS:The methodology of the present study consists of a direct interview with 806 ophthalmologic patients, attended at a specialized hospital, through an adequately elaborated...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Obeid WN,Vieira LA,Frangieh AY

更新日期：2005-05-01 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:Cataract is the main cause of blindness, affecting 18 million people worldwide, with the highest incidence in the population above 50 years of age. Low visual acuity caused by cataract may have a negative impact on patient quality of life. The current treatment is surgery in order to replace the natural lens wi...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Nogueira HN,Alves M,Schor P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) has emerged as a viable option in the surgical management of open-angle glaucoma. Our aim is to assess the cost-effectiveness of NPDS and to compare it to maximum medical treatment in a 5-year follow-up. METHODS:A decision analysis model was built. Surgical (NPDS) arm of...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Guedes RA,Guedes VM,Chaoubah A

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate dacrycystographic examination in patients with suspicion of lacrimal apparatus obstruction. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed to evaluate dacryocystographies of 100 adults suspected of nasolacrimal duct obstruction at the "Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu-UNESP". The data were submitted ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Schellini SA,Hercules LA,Padovani CR,Nascimento SM,Lopes PS,Schellini Rde C

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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：: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：: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：PURPOSE:To assess the ability of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to diagnose macular changes pre- and post-cataract surgery and to identify changes in central foveal thickness (CFT) relative to age, sex, and presence of concomitant ophthalmic pathologies, for a period of 6 months post-surgery. ME...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Moreira Neto CA,Moreira Júnior CA,Moreira AT

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：: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：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：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 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：:This case report describes the production of an ultrathin endothelial donor corneal lamella using a femtosecond laser with low energy and a high frequency. In addition, we report its use in vivo in an eye with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. The outcomes were observed 3 months after surgery in terms of the change in...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Victor G,Nosé W,Sousa SJ,Forseto Ados S,Alves MR

更新日期：2014-04-01 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: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