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Retinal diseases in a reference center from a Western Amazon capital city

Overview of attention for article published in Einstein (São Paulo), January 2015
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Title
Retinal diseases in a reference center from a Western Amazon capital city
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Einstein (São Paulo), January 2015
DOI 10.1590/s1679-45082015ao3538
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Fernando Korn Malerbi, Nilson Hideo Matsudo, Adriano Biondi Monteiro Carneiro, Claudio Luiz Lottenberg

Abstract

Objective To describe retinal diseases found in patients who were waiting for treatment at a tertiary care hospital in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. Methods Patients underwent slit lamp biomicroscopy, dilated fundus exam and ocular ultrasound. Patients were classified according to phakic status and retinal disease of the most severely affected eye. Results A total of 138 patients were examined. The mean age was 51.3 years. Diabetes was present in 35.3% and hypertension in 45.4% of these patients. Cataract was found in 23.2% of patients, in at least one eye. Retinal examination was possible in 129 patients. The main retinal diseases identified were rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (n=23; 17.8%) and diabetic retinopathy (n=32; 24.8%). Out of 40 patients evaluated due to diabetes, 13 (32.5%) had absent or mild forms of diabetic retinopathy and did not need further treatment, only observation. Conclusion Diabetic retinopathy was the main retinal disease in this population. It is an avoidable cause of blindness and can be remotely evaluated, in its initial stages, by telemedicine strategies. In remote Brazilian areas, telemedicine may be an important tool for retinal diseases diagnosis and follow-up.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Argentina 1 2%
Unknown 56 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 9 16%
Researcher 7 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 11%
Student > Postgraduate 3 5%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 5%
Other 9 16%
Unknown 20 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 23 40%
Engineering 2 4%
Social Sciences 2 4%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Other 4 7%
Unknown 23 40%
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#16,046,765
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#233
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#8
of 25 outputs
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