Primary angle closure is an acute medical emergency. There are various predisposing factors in primary angle closure glaucoma such as age > 60 years, female gender, Eastern and Indian Asian race, positive family history, hypermetropia, eyes with short axial length and thicker...
Background: Several investigators tried to modify the technique of 20-gauge vitrectomy to preserve the conjunctiva aiming to decrease surgical trauma and time. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 20-gauge trans-conjunctival vitrectomy for various surgical indications. Set...
Aim: To assess the effects of internet search on patient knowledge regarding ocular conditions, its effectiveness comparable to counselling which considered to be gold standard. Methods: We enrolled consecutive patients freshly diagnosed for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. We...
Introduction: Although the high risk of postoperative endophthalmitis in cases of posterior capsular rupture (PCR) has been well-known, no specific prophylaxis has been proposed. In recent years, the safety of intracameral moxifloxacin (MFLX) has been established. Therefore, we h...
Pedro H. M. Smolka, João M. Ferreira, Martha A. C. A. Pinho, Gabriel B. Affonso, Giovanna M. Smolka, Hugo R. B. Costa & Erika C. O. Naliato·Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal·2017
Aim: To screen amblyopia in children aged five to nine attending public schools in the city of Teresópolis – Brazil. Place and Duration of Study: Public schools in the city of Teresópolis – Brazil, from May to September 2016. Methodology: This study consisted of a cross-sectional...
Aims: To collect normative data in adult readers with the TETRA Analyzer™, a tool developed to detect the visuoperceptive alterations supposedly involved in dyslexia. Study Design: Epidemiological study. Place and Duration of Study: Service of Neuro-Ophthalmology, University of T...
Introduction: Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It is more common in areas where people are socio-economically deprived. Although trachoma is endemic in 571 districts in Ethiopia, its prevalence has not been studied among school children in Harari R...
Colour vision deficiency and colour vision blindness are synonymous terms describing poor colour discrimination by the visual senses. Nowadays, screening for these disorders is an established practice, so that those affected can be advised about occupational preclusions. Since po...
Purpose: Long-term bedridden patients frequently present with refractory chronic conjunctivitis. Multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are often isolated; infections caused by such bacteria are treated with vancomycin, although...
Aim: To present a clinical case of acute unilateral intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation in the emergency room (ER) that required a complex differential diagnosis, including acute angle closure, trauma, hypertensive uveitis, Posner-Schlossman Syndrome (PSS) or Glaucomatocyclic Cr...