Diseases, conditions, and drugs associated with cicatricial ectropion.

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：: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:To evaluate vascular density in super-ficial and deep capillary plexuses of the retina, measured using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion. Affected eyes were compared with the contralateral eye of the same patient and both were compared with normal eyes. MET...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Moura BCFS,Lira RPC,Arantes TEFE,Paiva IB,Bravo Filho VTF

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the unusual case of a 35 year-old woman with stage IV melanoma and widespread metastases, who was undergoing treatment with interferon alpha-2b and who presented with interferon-associated retinopathy. The patient, who had been taking interferon treatment for three months, complained of a sudden loss of vis...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Borrego-Sanz L,Sáenz-Francés F,Fernández-Tresguerres MF,Jiménez-Santos M,Donate-López J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Analysis of the relevance of preoperative evaluation to prevent adverse clinical events, pre- and postoperative, on cataract surgery. METHODS:The study includes 1254 patients submitted to cataract surgery at the Instituto da Catarata do Departamento de Oftalmologia da UNIFESP - EPM, in the period of Jan - Dec ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Tallo FS,Soriano ES,Alvarenga LS

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：: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 Full Threshold (FT) and SITA Standard (SS) strategies in glaucomatous patients undergoing automated perimetry for the first time. METHODS:Thirty-one glaucomatous patients who had never undergone perimetry underwent automated perimetry (Humphrey, program 30-2) with both FT and SS on the same day,...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Schimiti RB,Arcieri ES,Avelino RR,Matsuo T,Costa VP

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：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 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：PURPOSES:To describe a surgical technique utilized in a group of Oriental patients to create a crease in the superior eyelid, associated or not with a blepharoplasty, and to review the main factors to attain a satisfactory final result. METHODS:A retrospective study was made in 12 data of patients submitted to a surge...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Vieira GS,Moura Eda M,Van Baak A

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Traumatic optic nerve avulsion occurs most commonly after blunt ocular trauma. Optic nerve avulsion by high caliber bullet is exceptional and must be thought of in the management of those patients victims of gunshot wounds to the globe and orbit. The present paper reports the first documented case of this singular con...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Tárcia Rde A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we describe an unusual patient with a choreiform movement disorder, misdiagnosed as Huntington disease, who later developed dense vitreitis leading to the identification of Treponema pallidum as the underlying pathogen of both abnormalities. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Pereira LS,Wu AP,Kandavel G,Memarzadeh F,McCulley TJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between quantitative iris parameters and the presence of keratoconus. METHODS:Cross-sectional observational study that included 15 affected eyes of 15 patients with keratoconus and 26 eyes of 26 normal age- and sex-matched controls. Iris parameters (area, thickness, and pupil di...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Bonfadini G,Arora K,Vianna LM,Campos M,Friedman D,Muñoz B,Jun AS

更新日期：2015-09-01 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 in vitro susceptibility of conjunctival and corneal coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) to methicillin, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides. METHODS:A total of 707 conjunctival and corneal CoNS disk diffusion test results were retrospectively analyzed, from January 2000 through December 200...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Azevedo Gayoso Mde F,Oliveira AD,d'Azevedo PA,Yu MC,Höfling-Lima AL,Francisco W

更新日期：2007-11-01 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 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: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:The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of refractive errors in children and adolescents aged between 8 and 17 years old, living in the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga (Colombia). METHODS:This study was a secondary analysis of two descriptive cross-sectional studies that applied sociodemographic ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Galvis V,Tello A,Otero J,Serrano AA,Gómez LM,Castellanos Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in patients with diffuse diabetic macular edema on the visual acuity and intraocular pressure. To report the potential adverse events and to analyze the potential relationship between age and visual acuity and intraocular pressure variability. METH...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Rezende MP,Dias AF,Oshima A,Andrade EP,Serracarbassa PD

更新日期：2010-03-01 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: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：:The point of centration for refractive surgery is a theme of great importance that generates considerable discussion among specialists and surgeons in the field. Notably, any changes in light can alter the size of the pupil, and the visual axis of the fixation line to the fovea is unique in each patient. A variety of ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Rios LC,Silva PGD,Canamary Junior AM,Rodrigues P,Regatieri CVS,Campos M,Moscovici BK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practical advantages of quantifying an angle by a ratio of linear lengths instead of arcs of circles has led to the definition of the prism-diopter, a conventional unity for numbering prisms and measuring strabismic deviations. However, a major inconvenience of using prism-diopter unities to express angular measur...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

authors： Bicas HE

更新日期：2014-10-01 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