– A série Five Thinks to Know About – do Canadian Medical Association Journal, traz pontos-chave de diferentes temas médicos, abordando desde o diagnóstico, tratamento e as recomendações especiais sobre uma condição clínica
– Iniciaremos com três importantes temas no campo da Oftalmologia: intraocular foreing bodies, eyelid ptosis and glaucoma
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■ Intraocular foreing bodies
– Risk of intraocular foreign body is associated with mechanism of injury
– Ophthalmic examination should include dilation of the pupil
– Imaging should be conducted promptly do diagnose and localize intraocular foreign bodies
– Antibiotics should be prescribed early to prevent endophthalmitis
– Patents with an intraocular foreing body require urgent referral to an ophthalmologist
■ Intraocular foreing bodies
K Xu, D R P Almeida
CMAJ 2017, vol 189 (4): E163
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/4/E163
■ Eyelid ptosis
– Eyelid ptosis can obscure vision and impair activities of daily living
– Many conditions can cause ptosis
– Physical examination is usually sufficient to determine the diagnosis
– Surgical treatment is highly effective
– Some treatments are covered by public health insurance in Canada
■ Eyelid ptosis
C W McInnes, M Lee-Wing
CMAJ 2015, vol 187 (14): 1074
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/187/14/1074
■ Glaucoma
– Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world
– Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy with characteristic damage to the optic nerve leading to loss of visual field
– Primary open-angle glaucoma is a slow and silent thief of vision
– Patients require timely therapy to slow the progression of open-angle glaucoma
– Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency requiring prompt referral to an ophthalmologist
■ Glaucoma
C J Hong, G E Trope
CMAJ 2015, vol 187 (12): E398-E399
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/187/14/1074
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