Abstract
Objetivo: Avaliar as condições oftalmológicas da população indígena do Alto Rio Negro, fronteira do Brasil com a Colômbia. Métodos: Exame oftalmológico de 179 índios habitantes do Rio Tiquié, afluente do Rio Negro, em julho de 1999. Resultado: Opacidades numulares corneanas 28,5%; pterígio 12,8%; tracoma 55%. Do total de índios examinados 2,8% apresentavam visão inferior a contar dedos a 5 metros, devido a lesões corneanas secundárias ao tracoma.
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