Eye fungal infections: a mini review.

Ocular fungal infections annually affect more than one million individuals worldwide. The management of these infections is problematic, mainly due to the limited availability of effective antifungal agents. Thus, ocular infections are increasingly recognized as important causes of morbidity and blindness, especially keratitis and endophthalmitis.

Antifungal Efficacy and Safety of Cycloheximide as a Supplement in Optisol-GS.

Purpose: The incidence of fungal infection after corneal transplant has increased significantly in recent years, especially spp. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the addition of cycloheximide in Optisol-GS media in decreasing the growth of spp. strains.

Phialemonium curvatum infection after phacoemulsification: a case report.

Purpose: A case of Phialemonium curvatum wound corneal infection after phacoemulsification is reported.

Methods: Case report.

Results: The marked aggressiveness of this fungus is demonstrated by the absence of therapeutic response to both medical and surgical treatment.

Segmentation of the optic disk in color eye fundus images using an adaptive morphological approach.

The identification of some important retinal anatomical regions is a prerequisite for the computer aided diagnosis of several retinal diseases. In this paper, we propose a new adaptive method for the automatic segmentation of the optic disk in digital color fundus images, using mathematical morphology. The proposed method has been designed to be robust under varying illumination and image acquisition conditions, common in eye fundus imaging.

[Use of fibrin glue in ocular surgery].

Purpose: To evaluate the use of fibrin glue and its complications in different ophthalmic surgeries.

Methods: A retrospective and non-comparative case series study. 161 eyes were evaluated.

Cataract and type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of cataract and the possible factors associated with cataract in young type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: 293 patients were evaluated. The association of cataract with diabetic retinopathy (DR), retinal laser treatment, hypertension, body mass index, peripheral neuropathy, lipid profile, glycemic control, serum creatinine and albuminuria was evaluated.

[Cataract and type 1 diabetes mellitus].

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of cataract and associated risk factors in a diabetic type 1 population.

Methods: 181 patients (362 eyes) were evaluated in a case-control study. Cases were classified when cataract was present at the time of the examination.

[Experience with Dohlman-Doane keratoprosthesis: case reports].

Purpose: To describe 9 eyes in 8 patients who received Dohlman-Doane type 1 keratoprosthesis (KPro) with a mean follow-up of 11.2 months (2 to 25 months).

Methods: A retrospective, non-comparative interventional case series.