Ability of non-ophthalmologist doctors to detect eyes with occludable angles using the flashlight test.

The aim of this study is to assess the ability of non-ophthalmologist doctors to detect eyes with occludable angles using the flashlight test (FLT). For this study, a total of 45 patients were prospectively enrolled. After an ophthalmological examination all patients underwent FLT by two non-ophthalmologist examiners in a masked and standardized fashion.

Immune status and risk perception of acquisition of vaccine preventable diseases among health care workers.

Risk perception of acquiring vaccine preventable diseases and the immune status of 187 health care workers (HCW) from a high-complexity university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, were assessed. The vaccine preventable diseases more cited as at risk for acquisition were hepatitis B (94.1%), influenza (92.