Diabetic retinopathy and visual disabilities among patients in a rehabilitation program

OBJETIVO: Verificar a prevalência da retinopatia diabética e as condutas desenvolvidas entre deficientes visuais atendidos pelo Programa de Reabilitação no CEPRE da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. MÉTODOS: O estudo retrospectivo transversal foi desenvolvido a partir da análise de prontuários de pacientes que participaram do programa…

Visual pathway abnormalities were found in most multiple sclerosis patients despite history of previous optic neuritis Anormalidades nas vias visuais foram encontradas na maior parte dos pacientes com esclerose múltipla independentemente da história de neurite óptica

ABSTRACT Objective: It was to investigate visual field (VF) abnormalities in a group of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in the remission phase and the presence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions in the optic radiations. Methods: VF was assessed in 60 participants (age range 20–51…

Optical aids for low vision: use of the Internet to guide teachers of the visually impaired Auxílios ópticos para baixa visão: uso de internet na orientação de professores de deficientes visuais

Purposes: To describe and interpret teachers’ opinions about and responsiveness to guidance on optical aids for low vision. Methods: It was conducted a cross-sectional analytical study. The convenience, non-random sample consisted of 58 teachers from the public school network of the city of Campinas. It…