Browsing by Subject "Doenças da córnea"
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Ability of corneal biomechanical metrics and anterior segment data in the differentiation of keratoconus and healthy corneas
(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 ...
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Anestesia congênita de córnea: relatos de casos
(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 ...
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Autologous serum for ocular surface diseases
(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 ...
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Avaliação morfológica de diferentes técnicas de desepitelização da membrana amniótica humana
(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 ...
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Boston type I keratoprosthesis: Review
(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 ...
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Características dos doadores de córneas do Banco de Olhos de Cascavel: impacto do exame anti-HBc para hepatite B
(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. ...
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Ceratopatia bolhosa: etiopatogênese e tratamento
(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 ...
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Citologia de impressão no diagnóstico de infecção corneana por Acanthamoeba: relato de caso
(Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2007-03-01)To describe three cases of corneal infection due to Acanthamoeba sp in which was possible to detect Acanthamoeba sp cysts by the corneal impression cytology technique. Three patients referred to the External Eye Disease ...
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Clinical treatment of corneal infection due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: case report
(Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2005-04-01)To report an unusual case of fungus keratitis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi that developed after corneal trauma. Case report: A 18-year-old male presented with a corneal ulcer in the right eye, 28 days after a trauma with glass ...
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Corneal biomechanical evaluation in healthy thin corneas compared with matched keratoconus cases
(Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2011-02-01)PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) in healthy eyes with a central corneal thickness (CCT) < 505 µm with CH and CRF in gender-, age-, and CCT-matched keratoconus ...