ABSTRACT Purpose: To examine subbasal corneal nerve changes in patients with bacterial infectious keratitis using in vivo confocal microscopy. Methods: Thirteen patients (13 eyes) with unilateral bacterial keratitis and 12 healthy controls were prospectively enrolled in the study. In vivo confocal microscopy was performed in all the patients at 2 time points, in the acute phase of infectious keratitis and at 28...
ABSTRACT 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 of 11 patients (average age, 58.4 years; range, 34-83 years). All subjects underwent anterior segment optical coherence tomography at a single posteoperative time point. The main outco...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of Boston type I keratoprosthesis (B-Kpro) in the management of patients with ocular burn injuries. Methods: This prospective study included all patients with ocular burns who underwent B-Kpro implantation at a tertiary eye care center between February 2008 and November 2015. Twelve patients (12 eyes) were enrolled. The procedures performed for managing ocula...
ABSTRACT Purpose: The optical quality of the interface after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique has been shown to be excellent, leading to results comparable to penetrating keratoplasty. However, there is little in the literature with respect to the controversy surrounding the preparation of the donor cornea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate visual acuity (VA) in ...
ABSTRACTPurpose:Epidemiological analysis of limbal transplantation surgeries performed in the Ophthalmologic Hospital of Sorocaba.Methods:Retrospective medical records review of 30 patients who underwent limbal stem cell transplants between January 2003 and March 2008. Cases involving conjunctival limbal autograft were classified as group I, and those involving conjunctival limbal allograft as group II.Results:...
OBJETIVO: Descrever a taxa de complicações e os tipos de complicações intraoperatórias e pós-operatórias da ceratoplastia endotelial com desnudamento da Descemet (DSEK). MÉTODOS: Revisão retrospectiva de prontuários de pacientes submetidos à DSEK de 2008 a 2010 no Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba. O estudo teve caráter descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa. RESULTADOS: Cento e dezenove olhos de 118 pacientes...
OBJETIVO: Reportar complicações precoces numa série de transplantes endoteliais realizados por estagiários de córnea. MÉTODOS: Revisão retrospectiva dos transplantes endoteliais realizados por estagiários de córnea do segundo ano. Descritas as complicações precoces e respectivo tratamento. RESULTADOS: Foram realizados 34 transplantes endoteliais pelos estagiários de córnea entre julho de 2007 e agosto de 2008. ...
OBJETIVO: Comparar os dados topográficos de pacientes com ceratocone entre os sistemas de avaliação: Orbscan IIz® (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, USA) e Wavetek Chroma®. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados em 29 pacientes com diagnóstico clínico e topográfico de ceratocone atendidos no Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba em março de 2010. Para a comparação dos dados foram avaliados os índices dióptricos dos meridi...
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 with repeated graft failure and/or with severe ocular surface disease, the Boston type I keratoprosthesis (type I BKPro) has become a viable option. Modifications in its design and postoper...
OBJETIVO: Determinar os principais patógenos envolvidos na etiologia das ceratites bacterianas no Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba/SP e a susceptibilidade in vitro dos principais antimicrobianos utilizados no tratamento desta afecção ocular. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo de todos os prontuários submetidos a exame microbiológico por suspeita de ceratite infecciosa, atendidos no Hospital Oftalmológico de Soroca...