INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to assess optic disc structural, vascular and functional parameters in patients with primary Raynaud’s phenomenon (PRP). METHODS: This study enrolled patients with PRP and healthy age-matched controls. Subjects underwent evaluation of intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior chamber angle, optic disc structural and vascular parameters (measured by optical coherence tomography) and visual f...
INTRODUÇÃO : A retinopatia é a manifestação oftalmológica mais frequente da doença de células falciformes (DCF). Os avanços em imagem multimodal retiniana têm revelado a presença de retinopatia em doentes assintomáticos. O presente estudo tem como objetivo caracterizar as alterações retinianas típicas por imagem multimodal numa população pediátrica com DCF, permitindo observar os efeitos vascul...
Apresentamos um caso clínico de hipertensão intracraniana (HIC) numa criança com síndrome de Turner sob tratamento com hormona do crescimento (HC). Criança de 14 anos com síndrome de Turner sob terapêutica hormonal com estrogénio e hormona de crescimento (1,6 mg/dia) apresentou-se no serviço de urgência por diminuição da acuidade visual. A fundoscopia revelou edema bilateral da papila, confirmada po...
Introduction: Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of eye rubbing discontinuation on the epithelial thickness profile by spectral-domain AS-OCT (anterior segment optical coherence tomography) in allergic children with no tomographic sign of corneal ectasia. Methods: Right-handed boys (average age 11.2 years, 8-12 years) with history of eye rubbing and relatively normal Pentacam (Oculus; Wetzlar, Germany) ex...
Purpose: Retinal folds (RF) are an underestimated complication of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery. Our aim was to report a case of spontaneous resolution of a full-thickness RF with foveal involvement following an uncomplicated pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with intraocular gas tamponade for a superior on-macula RRD. Materials and Methods: Case report. Results: A 61-year old male underwent PPV...
Information technology has being evolving in a very fast pace in the last decades. Contemporary organisations rely on information technology tools to support its modern necessities. Therefore, such tools may determine the success or failure of the organisation, because modern information technology tools have become very sophisticated, they need careful planning before implanted on the organisation’s systems. T...