Refractive error and ocular alignment in school-aged children from low-income areas of São Paulo, Brazil.

Background: Uncorrected refractive errors and amblyopia are reported as the two main causes of childhood visual impairment and blindness worldwide. Our purpose was to evaluate refractive status, ocular alignment and effective refractive error coverage (eREC) of school-aged children from low-income areas of Sao Paulo city, Brazil.

Methods: Data from the "Ver na Escola" Project were used for the current study.

Surgical classification for large macular hole: based on different surgical techniques results: the CLOSE study group.

Background: The CLOSE study group proposes an updated surgical classification for large macular holes based on a systematic review of new treatments. Recently, many new techniques have been introduced to treat large full-thickness macular holes (FTMH); although the indications are not clear. An updated surgical classification is needed to help surgical decision-making.

Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation: Report of a novel optical coherence tomography finding and clinical response to plasmapheresis.

Purpose: To describe a novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) finding in a case of bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation (BDUMP) and to report the clinical response to plasmapheresis.

Observations: We report the case of a 54-year-old man who was being treated with adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He had suffered from bilateral progressive vision loss without ocular pain.

Comparing Resident Outcomes in Cataract Surgery at Different Levels of Experience.

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of resident-performed cataract surgeries in different training levels in a retrospective case series.

Patients And Methods: A total of 730 surgeries performed by residents were evaluated into three groups: surgeries performed during residents' first semester of training in phacoemulsification (Level 1 - L1), surgeries performed during the second semester (Level 2 - L2), and surgeries performed during the third semester (Level 3 - L3). The primary outcome was the incidence of intraoperative complications in each group.

Macular and choroidal thickness after intracameral moxifloxacin for prevention of postcataract endophthalmitis.

Purpose: To determine any changes in macular or choroidal thickness associated with the use of intracameral moxifloxacin as postcataract endophthalmitis prophylaxis.

Setting: University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Design: Prospective, randomized, partially masked, single-site clinical trial.

Evaluation of contrast sensitivity in patients with advanced glaucoma: comparison of two tests.

Aims: To evaluate contrast sensitivity (CS) in patients with advanced glaucomatous visual field damage, and to compare two clinical CS tests.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional test-retest study. Twenty-eight patients with open-angle glaucoma, visual acuity (VA) better than 20/40 and visual field mean deviation (MD) worse than -15 dB were enrolled.

Safety and efficacy of intracameral moxifloxacin for prevention of post-cataract endophthalmitis: Randomized controlled clinical trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intracameral (IC) 0.5% moxifloxacin in the prevention of post-cataract endophthalmitis.

Setting: University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Excessive weight loss in exclusively breastfed full-term newborns in a Baby-Friendly Hospital.

Objective: To determine the risk factors for weight loss over 8% in full-term newborns at postpartum discharge from a Baby Friendly Hospital.

Methods: The cases were selected from a cohort of infants belonging to a previous study. Healthy full-term newborns with birth weight ≥2.