Amblyopia: neural basis and therapeutic approaches.

abstract：:A case of inadvertent retention of Descemet's membrane after penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs dystrophy is reported. The challenges to remove it during cataract surgery are commented, as well as a proposal of a new surgical approach. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Marback E,Melo CL

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) remains a leading cause of blindness in the western world. Several clinical forms of the disease are recognized, whereas choroidal neovascularization (CNV) represents an important manifestation suitable for treatment. The treatment of CNV has been a major focus of research in th...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Rodrigues EB,Rossi EE,Grumann Junior A,Meyer CH,Ho AC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the aqueous humor (AH) concentrations of moxifloxacin 0.5% and gatifloxacin 0.3% solutions alone or when treatment was combined with steroids, and to correlate these concentrations with the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for the most common endophthalmitis-causing organisms. METHODS:Patient...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Gomes RLR,Viana RG,Melo LAS Jr,Cruz AC,Lima AAS Filho,Suenaga EM,Campos M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of this report is to describe a case of ectopia lentis et pupillae syndrome, highlighting the secondary ocular complications and their differential diagnoses. A 27-year-old man presented with complaint of low visual acuity. No evidence of the syndrome was found at presentation. The results of suppleme...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Bernardes CS,Leite LV,Castro FA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optical coherence tomography (OCT) and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) findings of a 58-year-old male with acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis are reported herein. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/150 in the right eye (OD) and 20/30 in the left eye (OS) at presentation. On funduscopy, there ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Meira-Freitas D,Farah ME,Höfling-Lima AL,Aggio FB

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To report a case of gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina associated with retinal detachment. Hyperornithinemia confirmed the diagnosis of gyrate atrophy. Pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil infusion was performed with good anatomical results, despite the persistence of low visual acuity. Retinal detachment is ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Berbel RF,Rauen PI,Pallone RF,Casella AM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to identify, according to an systematic review, the best treatment for acute retinal necrosis. METHODS:Following the methodologic guidance of the Cochrane Collaboration and its editorial subgroup "Eye and Vision Group", using search strategy for study identification, articles abou...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Zajdenweber ME,Muccioli C

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：Purpose::This study aimed to explore the effects of the Valsalva maneuver (VM) on ectatic corneas during anterior segment tomography scans using a Scheimpflug camera. Methods::This prospective observational study included 100 eyes of 50 patients with bilateral keratoconus (KC). Anterior segment tomography was first pe...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Koçluk Y,Sukgen EA,Cevher S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical evolution of cases with avulsed retinal vessels without retinal detachment treated with laser or scleral buckle. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of cases with avulsed retinal vessels treated between 2001-2003. Laser photocoagulation or scleral buckle was used. The minimum follow-up was ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Zeni LP,Vilela MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare condition often associated with poor prognosis. We present a case of postoperative acute fungal endophthalmitis caused by the yeast-like fungus Stephanoascus ciferrii (Candida ciferrii). The fungus was resistant to fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B but susceptible to caspof...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Danielescu C,Cantemir A,Chiselita D

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe costs and outcomes of phacoemulsification for cataracts performed by ophthalmology residents. METHODS:We obtained medical records from patients operated on in 2011 by third year residents (R3) using phacoemulsification (n=576). Our expenses estimation included professionals' and hospital costs (fee...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Saad Filho R,Moreto R,Nakaghi RO,Haddad W,Coelho RP,Messias A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe different techniques for the detection of diabetic foveal edema. A retrospective review of the detection of diabetic foveal edema. Noncontact lens biomicroscopy is relatively insensitive in mild foveal thickening apparent on optical coherence tomography. Optical coherence tomography measurements can detect...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Hannouche RZ,Avila MP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To report a case of ocular toxicity due to chloroquine. The best visual acuity was measured in both eyes with the Snellen chart. Slit-lamp examination of anterior segment, refraction, dilated fundus examination, fluorescein angiography and retinography was done in a 53-year-old patient, female, with rheumatoid arthrit...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Inada ET,Watanabe KP,Tanaka SG,Sakakisbara LA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders are a group of complex strabismus syndromes that present as congenital and non-progressive ophthalmoplegia. The genetic defects are associated with aberrant axonal targeting onto the motoneurons, development of motoneurons, and axonal targeting onto the extraocular muscles. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Tavares ILG,Arruda FCF,Simão ML,Antunes-Foschini R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the safety and efficacy of human preserved amniotic membrane (AM) in the trabeculectomy for treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma. METHODS:A prospective, randomized clinical trial compared primary trabeculectomy with amniotic membrane (study group) and without amniotic membrane (control group) in...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Eliezer RN,Kasahara N,Caixeta-Umbelino C,Pinheiro RK,Mandia C Jr,Malta RF

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study's aim was to compare the biomechanical properties of corneal tissue in patients who underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) surgery, with successful big bubble formation and manual lamellar dissection, during failed big bubble formation. METHODS:This retrospective comparative stu...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Akdemir MO,Acar BT,Acar S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports two cases of symptomatic essential trichomegaly. Trichomegaly may develop in various diseases, including anorexia nervosa, hypothyroidism, pregnancy, pretibial myxedema, systemic lupus erythematosus, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, and uveitis. The exact incidence trichomegaly is unknown, and th...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Rossetto JD,Nascimento H,Muccioli C,Belfort R Jr

更新日期：2013-01-01 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 evaluate the correlation between the preoperative visual acuity (VA) obtained by the potential acuity meter (PAM) and the postoperative VA in a patient submitted to cataract surgery, as well as its correlation with the dominant morphologic classification of the cataract. METHODS:This is a prospective study ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Chiacchio BB,Sato RM,Siqueira RB,Marques FF

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the frequency of ocular changes in patients with Hansen's disease, living in a colony hospital; to confirm the predilection for the anterior segment of the eye instead of the posterior segment. METHODS:Transversal study of 115 eyes of 58 in-patients at João Paulo II colony, Marituba-Pará, from Augu...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： de Souza FS,de Almeida LN,Costa JP,da Rocha PV,de Almeida Sobrinho EF

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：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：:To report a case of aberrant regeneration followed by acute palsy of the oculomotor nerve caused by intracranial aneurysm. A 59-year-old patient was attended in February 2006 complaining of headache with diplopia and blepharoptosis in the right eye. At the external ocular motility exam. Aduction, supraduction and infr...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Damasceno RW,Corrêa MA

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the RPS Adenodetector, a rapid immunochromatographic test, in the diagnosis of patients with clinical overt adenoviral conjunctivitis. METHODS:Consecutive case series. Patients underwent conjunctiva scraping for RPS Adenodetector test and culture to identify adenovirus. RESULTS:A total of 11 patie...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Barbosa Junior JB,Regatieri CV,de Paiva TM,Benega MA,Ishida MA,Corrêa KO,de Freitas D,Belfort Junior R

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with uveitis in an emergency eye care center. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, observational study of patients with active uveitis admitted between May 2012 and July 2012 to an emergency eye care center. RESULTS:The majority of patient...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Camilo EN,Moura GL,Arantes TE

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The following report describes a case of apical leucoma syndrome after hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy following hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis and the subsequent treatment of this complication with focal phototherapeutic keratectomy. The patient underwent focal transepithelial phototherapeutic keratecto...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Ghanem VC,Passos ML,Piccinini AL,Ghanem RC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00