Ocular Onchocerciasis in the Yanomami Communities from Brazilian Amazon: Effects on Intraocular Pressure

dc.creatorHerzog Neto, Guilherme
dc.creatorJaegger, Karen
dc.creatorNascimento, Erika S. do
dc.creatorSilva, Verônica Marchon
dc.creatorBanic, Dalma M.
dc.creatorHerzog, Marilza Maia
dc.date2015-06-22T12:26:38Z
dc.date2015-06-22T12:26:38Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T00:10:58Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T00:10:58Z
dc.identifierHERZOG 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.
dc.identifier0002-9637
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/10937
dc.identifier10.4269/ajtmh.13-0357
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8898269
dc.descriptionTo 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.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectAmazônia
dc.subjectComunidade Yanomani
dc.subjectOcular Onchocerciasis
dc.subjectIntraocular Pressure
dc.subjectBrazilian Amazon
dc.subjectYanomami Communities
dc.subjectOncocercose Ocular
dc.subjectPressão Intraocular
dc.titleOcular Onchocerciasis in the Yanomami Communities from Brazilian Amazon: Effects on Intraocular Pressure
dc.typeArticle


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