Publications by authors named "Fabiana dos Santos Paris"
Purpose: To describe quantitative and qualitative features of eyes with advanced bullous keratopathy assessed using ultrasound biomicroscopy, before and after anterior stromal puncture (ASP) or amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) procedures to relieve chronic pain.
Methods: The present descriptive comparative study included 40 eyes of 40 patients with chronic intermittent pain due to bullous keratopathy who were randomly assigned to one of the two treatments (AMT or ASP). Ultrasound biomicroscopy (Humphrey, UBM 840, 50 MHz transducer, immersion technique) was used, and a questionnaire about pain intensity was completed preoperatively and postoperatively at days 90 and 180, respectively.
Purpose: To compare amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) and anterior stromal puncture (ASP) in the management of pain in patients with symptomatic bullous keratopathy (BK).
Methods: In this prospective comparative study, 40 eyes of 40 patients with symptomatic BK (chronic intermittent pain) were randomised and divided into two groups (AMT and ASP) according to the technique used to treat symptomatic BK. The patients were examined on days 1, 14, 30, 90 and 180 postoperatively.
Aim: To evaluate, by impression cytology (IC), the cytological features of the central area of corneal epithelial surface of patients with symptomatic bullous keratopathy (BK). Design Cross-sectional observational case series.
Methods: IC of the central cornea was performed in 72 eyes of 72 patients with symptomatic BK between June 2005 and December 2006.
Purpose: To report the outcome of postoperative subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone in eyes that underwent pterygium surgery and were at risk for recurrence.
Methods: Twelve eyes of 11 patients with primary (7 eyes) or recurrent (5 eyes) pterygia underwent excision and conjunctival autografting (4 eyes, 33.3%), amniotic membrane grafting (6 eyes, 50%), or both (2 eyes, 16.