Article
Ocular Onchocerciasis in the Yanomami Communities from Brazilian Amazon: Effects on Intraocular Pressure
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HERZOG NETO, Guilherme et al. Ocular Onchocerciasis in the Yanomami Communities from Brazilian Amazon: Effects on Intraocular Pressure. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 90, n. 1, p. 96-98, 2014.
0002-9637
10.4269/ajtmh.13-0357
Autor
Herzog Neto, Guilherme
Jaegger, Karen
Nascimento, Erika S. do
Silva, Verônica Marchon
Banic, Dalma M.
Herzog, Marilza Maia
Resumen
To determine the influence of onchocercal eye disease on the intraocular pressure of the Yanomami Tribe Aratha-u´ of Roraima State, Brazil, considered endemic for onchocerciasis, a total of 86 patients were submitted to an ophthalmologic exam that included external examination, slit lamp examination, intraocular pressure measurement, and a fundus ophthalmoscope examination. A high prevalence of onchocerciasis-related eye lesions was encountered in 68.6% of the patients. Punctate keratitis and microfilariae in the anterior chamber were found in ~28%. The mean of intraocular eye pressure found was 10.47 mm of Hg.