Browsing by Subject "Corneal diseases"

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    • Ability of corneal biomechanical metrics and anterior segment data in the differentiation of keratoconus and healthy corneas 

      Fontes, Bruno Machado [UNIFESP]; Ambrósio Junior, Renato; Jardim, Daniela; Velarde, Guillermo Coca; Nosé, Walton [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2010-08-01)
      PURPOSE: To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and test accuracy of corneal biomechanical metrics and anterior segment data in differentiating keratoconus from healthy corneas. METHODS: Comparative case series. Patients ...

    • Adaptação de lente de contato gelatinosa especial para ceratocone 

      Yamazaki, Ester Sakae [UNIFESP]; Silva, Vanessa Cristina Batista Da [UNIFESP]; Morimitsu, Vagner [UNIFESP]; Andrade Sobrinho, Marcelo Vicente de [UNIFESP]; Fukushima, Nelson [UNIFESP]; Lipener, César [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2006-08-01)
      PURPOSE: To evaluate the fitting and use of a soft contact lens in keratoconic patients. METHODS: Retrospective study on 80 eyes of 66 patients, fitted with a special soft contact lens for keratoconus, at the Contact Lens ...

    • Anestesia congênita de córnea: relatos de casos 

      Lana, Flávia Pelinsari [UNIFESP]; Oliveira, Renato Correa Souza De [UNIFESP]; Vieira, Ana Carolina Cabreira [UNIFESP]; Araújo, Maria Emília Xavier Santos [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2012-06-01)
      Case series of nine patients with congenital corneal anesthesia, six of them showed systemic changes in association with the ocular status. Three patients were submitted to electromyography, two showed isolated bilateral ...

    • Anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings in type I Boston keratoprosthesis 

      Silva, Luzia Diegues [UNIFESP]; Santos, Albert [UNIFESP]; de Sousa, Luciene Barbosa [UNIFESP]; Allemann, Norma; de Oliveira, Lauro Augusto [UNIFESP] (Consel Brasil Oftalmologia, 2018)
      Purpose: To report the results of high-resolution anterior segment optical coherence tomography of patients implanted with a type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro). Methods: The retrospective study cohort included 11 eyes ...

    • Autologous serum for ocular surface diseases 

      Quinto, Guilherme Goulart; Campos, Mauro Silveira de Queiroz [UNIFESP]; Behrens, Ashley (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2008-12-01)
      Autologous serum has been used to treat dry eye syndrome for many years. It contains several growth factors, vitamins, fibronectin and other components that have been considered important for corneal and conjunctival ...

    • Avaliação morfológica de diferentes técnicas de desepitelização da membrana amniótica humana 

      Melo, Gustavo Barreto de [UNIFESP]; Gomes, José Álvaro Pereira [UNIFESP]; Glória, Maria Aparecida da [UNIFESP]; Martins, Maria Cristina [UNIFESP]; Freymüller-Haapalainen, Edna [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2007-06-01)
      PURPOSE: To evaluate the morphological features of the amniotic membrane denuded by different techniques. METHODS: Human amniotic membrane was collected at the time of delivery, fixed in increasing concentrations of glycerol ...

    • Boston type I keratoprosthesis: Review 

      Magalhães, Fernanda Pedreira [UNIFESP]; Sousa, Luciene Barbosa de [UNIFESP]; Oliveira, Lauro Augusto de [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2012-06-01)
      Regardless of significant progress in the field of corneal transplantation to treat corneal opacification, some cases of corneal blindness still present a poor prognosis for conventional penetrating keratoplasty. In patients ...

    • Características dos doadores de córneas do Banco de Olhos de Cascavel: impacto do exame anti-HBc para hepatite B 

      Shiratori, Cesar Nobuo; Hirai, Flávio Eduardo [UNIFESP]; Sato, Elcio Hideo [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2011-02-01)
      PURPOSE: To describe the characteristics of human ocular tissue donors from the Cascavel Eye Bank in the State of Paraná (PR) and investigate the impact of hepatitis B serologic test positivity on discarded ocular tissues. ...

    • Ceratite infecciosa em crianças: estudo microbiológico e epidemiológico em um hospital universitário de Assunção - Paraguai 

      Maidana, Eduardo; González, Richard; Melo Júnior, Luiz Alberto Soares De [UNIFESP]; Souza, Luciene Barbosa De [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2005-12-01)
      PURPOSE: To describe the microbiologic aspects of infectious keratitis in children (0-18 years old) examined at the Department of Ophthalmology of the National University of Asunción - Paraguay, during a 14-year period ...

    • Ceratopatia bolhosa: etiopatogênese e tratamento 

      Gonçalves, Eliana Domingues [UNIFESP]; Campos, Mauro Silveira de Queiroz [UNIFESP]; Paris, Fabiana dos Santos [UNIFESP]; Gomes, José Álvaro Pereira [UNIFESP]; Farias, Charles Costa de [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2008-12-01)
      Bullous keratopathy is characterized by corneal stromal edema with epithelial or subepithelial bullae due to cell loss and endothelial decompensation. In more advanced cases, subepithelial fibrosis, formation of a posterior ...