Patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for adults may be at greater risk for injUry to the cornea because, generally, are sedated or comatose, unable to an effective eyelid closure. This type of injury can cause significant ...

Olho seco é uma doença multifatorial das lágrimas e da superfície ocular que resulta em desconforto, distúrbios visuais e instabilidade do filme lacrimal. É uma desordem comum que afeta principalmente adultos e mulheres e ...

Critically ill patients are at greater risk for injury to the cornea, since the mechanisms responsible for lubrication and eye protection may be compromised. However, the literature differs on the best clinical practice ...

Objective: To identify in peer literature publications on the risk of dry eye in patients admitted to adult intensive care units. Methods: A study in the databases MedLine, CINAHL, Web of Knowledge, LILACS, Cochrane, IBECS ...

Objectives: to estimate the incidence of dry eye, to identify risk factors and to establish a risk prediction model for its development in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a public hospital. Method: ...

PURPOSE: To study the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of nine patients with corneal and scleral involvement associated to connective tissue disease. METHODS: Description of anterior segment abnormalities ...

Objectives This thesis aims to present new perspectives involving the corneal biomechanical properties and to optimize the application of corneal crosslinking (CXL) in the treatment of keratoconus (KC). Secondary objectives ...

Amniotic fluid bathes the fetus during intrauterine life and is in permanent contact with the fetal ocular surface in this important period of development. It contains a series of growth factors that may have multiple ...