ABSTRACT
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 que pode causar impacto na qualidade de vida comparável a enxaqueca, dispnéia e insuficiência renal crônica, dependendo dos sintomas ou complicações que a acompanham. Novos conceitos com relação à fisiopatologia, classificação e tratamento têm sido apresentados e devem ser conhecidos pelos oftalmologistas pela sua larga aplicação no dia-a-dia. Estima-se que haja 100 medicações diferentes em uso para olho seco atualmente, além de outros métodos de tratamento, sendo necessário se estabelecer o que é realmente seguro e eficaz. Este texto faz uma revisão sobre etiopatogênese e tratamento da síndrome do Olho Seco.
Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of tears and ocular surface that causes discomfort, visual disturbance and tear film instability. It is a common disorder that affects specially adults and women and can cause quality of life impairment comparable to migraine, shortness of breath and chronic renal insufficiency, depending on its symptoms or complications. New concepts regarding physiopathology, classification and treatment have been presented and should be known by ophthalmologists because of their relevance on day-by-day application. There are about 100 different medications currently in use for dry eye besides other methods of treatment, so it is necessary to establish what is really safe and effective for dry eye. This paper presents a review about Dry Eye Syndrome etiopathogenesis and treatment.
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Humans , Dry Eye Syndromes , Dry Eye Syndromes/drug therapy , Dry Eye Syndromes/etiology , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
As compared with penetrating keratoplasty(PKP), deep lamellar keratoplasty(DLKP) offers the same effect for recovery of corneal clarity in patients who have corneal stromal abnormality and/or opacity with normal endothelium. Many technical advances have been made for carrying out DLKP during past decade. However, the current status of the surgery is still technical difficulty, time consuming, possibly incomplete removal of recipient stroma or perforation of Descemet's membrane. As there may be further improvement of the technique, DLKP can be mastered by more ophthalmologists to treat patients who are currently considered as candidates for PKP. (Ophthalmol CHN, 2006, 15:156-158 )