ABSTRACT Purpose: To provide guidance on the frequency and components of eye examinations for healthy children aged 0 to 5 years. Methods: These guidelines were developed based on the medical literature and clinical experience of an expert committee. PubMed/Medline searches were performed, with selected publications not restricted to systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, or observational studies. Th...
ABSTRACT Allergic conjunctivitis is an increasingly frequent condition with a higher prevalence in children. It can be debilitating and is responsible for a great economic burden. These guidelines were developed on the basis of the medical literature (PubMed/Medline database) and the experience of an Expert Committee composed of members of the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology, the Brazilian Council ...
PURPOSE: To determine age norms for grating visual acuity and interocular acuity differences measured by the sweep-visually evoked potentials (VEP) technique in the first three years of life. METHODS: Monocular grating visual acuity was measured using the sweep-VEP in 67 healthy normal infants and children in the first 36 months of life. RESULTS: Sweep-VEP grating acuity ranged from 0.80 logMAR (20/125 Snellen ...
Objetivo: Analisar retrospectivamente os resultados do tratamento cirúrgico de catarata pela técnica de "Mini-Nuc" de Blumenthal. Método: Foram, assim, submetidos à extração extracapsular de catarata pela referida técnica, realizada sempre pelo mesmo cirurgião (MW), 454 olhos de 284 pacientes (148 mulheres e 136 homens), em período de seis anos (fevereiro de 1994 a março de 2000). Resultados: Os resultados apon...