Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of ophthalmic diseases seen in the emergency department of a specialized center in Brazilian Center-Western area. METHODS: This is a retrospective transverse observation study based on patients chart who were seen at Ophthalmic Reference Center (CEROF), Federal University of Goiás,Goiânia (GO) Brazil, between april, 2009 to march, 2010. Age, gender, origin, ocular and associated systemic diseases were identified. RESULTS: 2105 charts were analyzed. The age of patients ranged between 15-29 years-old (30.2%), 30-39 years-old (20.9%) [...]
Highlights
The majority of patients live in Goiania (80.7%) and the remaining (19.3) came from other cities in the county area or from other states in Brazil
Ocular diseases in patients presenting at the emergency department of an ophthalmic reference center in the Center-Western area have a similar prevalence as in other centers in Brazil
Most of them can be treated in common health facilities and don’t need to be referred to specialized centers
Summary
Estudos em pronto-socorro de referência em hospital universitário do sul do Brasil referem que os trabalhadores mais acometidos foram os operários das indústrias, serralheiros e agricultores e o uso de óculos de proteção foi baixo nos traumas oculares por acidentes de trabalho[2]. Na região sul do Brasil estudos relatam que além dos traumas, as inflamações palpebrais, os transtornos de conjuntiva, da córnea e esclera foram os diagnósticos predominantes, dentre os quais, o corpo estranho de córnea, as ceratites superficiais, a conjuntivite, o pterígio, a blefarite são causas frequentes de procura ao oftalmologista na urgência[5,6].
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