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Abstract

FROMETA-AVILA, Maricely; DIAZ-MATOS, Marilis  and  COBAS-DIAZ, Liuba. Corneal ulcers in patients treated at the General Teaching Hospital “Dr. Agostinho Neto”, Guantanamo 2014-2019. Rev. inf. cient. [online]. 2020, vol.99, n.1, pp. 38-45.  Epub Jan 30, 2020. ISSN 1028-9933.

Introduction:

Corneal ulcers have not been characterized in the General Teaching Hospital “Dr. Agostinho Neto” from Guantanamo.

Objective:

To characterize the corneal ulcer in patients treated in the Ophthalmology Service of this hospital in the period from January 2014 to July 2019.

Method:

A descriptive, retrospective and longitudinal study was carried out with 40 patients. The variables were studied: sex, age, origin, occupation, risk factors, etiology, treatment and complications of this type of ulcer and the modifications of visual acuity according to the treatment applied to them.

Results:

75.0% of the patients were male who were 65 years of age or older (47.5%), came from rural areas (72.5%) and carried out agricultural activities (45.0%). Corneal trauma was the most usual risk factor (25.0%). In 47.5% the ulcer was of fungal etiology. 100% received drug treatment, especially with fortified antibiotic eye drops (25.0%). Surgical treatment was applied to 27.5%, the most common technique was the conjunctival lining (15.0%). Visual acuity improved in 75.0% of patients after treatment.

Conclusions:

In the General Teaching Hospital “Dr. Agostinho Neto” corneal ulcer is not a health problem, but it does determine the visual acuity of affected patients, in which the fungal etiology and the need for the use of fortified eye drops are more common.

Keywords : corneal ulcer; ophthalmological urgency; ophthalmic treatment.

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