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Eye injuries resulting from bird pecking are rare but may cause permanent blindness.  We report a case of penetrating ocular injury following a peck by a white-breasted waterhen.  A 13-year-old girl presented with painful visual loss in her left... see more

Background: Glycation causes severe damage to the protein structure, instigating different diseases like cataracts, nephropathy, vasculopathy, retinopathy, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative disease, diabetes, and age-dependent complications. Formaldehyde... see more

A 32-year-old black woman was evaluated due to the cosmetic appearance of her blind left eye, with exotropia and leukocoria, which were interfering with her professional, social and personal life. The eye showed a clear cornea, quiet anterior chamber, nor... see more

Nubia constituted the area in the Nile Valley in the present day Sudan, the area which spread from the first cataract up to the place where the White Nile meets the Blue Nile. The area was inhabited by the population using a common language – Old Nubian. ... see more

Glaukoma eksfoliasi dengan luksasi lensa ke posterior pada satu mata dan subluksasi lensa ke anterior pada mata yang lain dengan tanda dan gejala glaukoma akut. Dilaporkan seorang pria berusia 54 tahun datang ke Rumah Sakit dr. M. Djamil Padang dengan kel... see more

No AbstractDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v6i2.11718Nepal J Ophthalmol 2014; 6(12): 242-243 

Background: Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an opportunistic microsporidian parasite that can affect a number of different species of mammalian animals and humans. The parasite can pose also threat for rabbits even though it causes several sporadic and asympt... see more

Caracterización de pacientes adultos mayores con diagnóstico de Miopía degenerativa y baja visión, y su rehabilitación visual Caracterización de pacientes adultos mayores con diagnóstico de Miopía degenerativa y baja visión, y su rehabilitación visualIntroducción: En el adulto mayor conservar la visión constituye un elemento fundamental, es responsable de alrededor de 80% del total de las sensaciones que recibimos. Objetivo: Caracterizar a pacientes adultos mayores con diagnóstico de miopía degenerativa y baja visión, y exponer los resultados de su rehabilitación visual. Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo en 50 pacientes atendidos en el servicio de Baja Visión en el período de 2013 al 2014 en el ICO "Ramón Pando Ferrer". Se recogieron los datos generales, los antecedentes generales y oculares, chequeo refractivo, diagnóstico definitivo, motivación y evaluación de la rehabilitación visual. La información obtenida se plasmó en una base de datos, posteriormente se procesaron y analizaron para dar salida a los objetivos del estudio. Resultados: Predominó el sexo femenino de la raza blanca y entre 70 y 79 años. La mayor parte de los pacientes presentaron antecedentes de enfermedad sistémica y de los antecedentes oculares prevaleció la catarata. La principal motivación fue la lectoescritura y la ayuda óptica de las hipercorrecciones. En la mayoría de los casos se logró una adecuada rehabilitación. Conclusiones: En la mayoría de  los casos la rehabilitación fue evaluada como satisfactoria y su resultado está en relación con variables demográficas, antecedentes, motivación y adaptación  a las ayudas ópticas.Palabras clave: Baja visión, rehabilitación visual, adulto mayor, discapacidad visual, Miopía degenerativa. ABSTRACTIntroduction: To keep vision in elder people is a goal, it is responsible for 80% of senses that we receive.  Objective: Characterizing the patients with degenerative myopia and their visual rehabilitation. Material and Methods: Was carried out a descriptive, retrospective study in 50 patients assisted in the service of Low Vision in the period from the 2013 to the 2014 at the ICO "Ramón Pando Ferrer". The general data and the general and ocular antecedents were collected, refractive defect, definitive diagnosis, motivation, and evaluation of the visual rehabilitation. The obtained information was captured in a database, later on were processed and analysed to yield the objectives of the study. Results: The feminine sex, the white race and the age group between 70 and 79 years were prevailed. Most of the patients presented systemic illness and cataract was the most prevalent ocular pathological antecedents. The main motivation was the lecture-write and the optic devices were hypercorrection, in most of the cases a satisfactory rehabilitation was achieved. Conclusions: The rehabilitation was evaluated satisfactory in most of cases and the results are related with the demographic variables, the antecedents, the motivation and the optic help. Key words: Low vision, visual rehabilitation, old people, visual incapacity, degenerative myopia.

Key words: Low vision, visual rehabilitation, old people, visual incapacity, degenerative myopia.

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