Visual rehabilitation in pre phthisis bulbi's patient: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Priscila Ciocler Froiman¹  Carlos Eduardo Villas Bôas Júnior²  Maria Auxiliadora Monteiro Frazão Sibinelli²  Silvia Veitzman²  Giceli Rodrigues Chaves Rinaldo² 

[1] ,Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo Departamento de Oftalmologia São Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: Uveitis;    Uveitis;    Vision;    low;    Human;    Female;    Adult;    Uveíte;    Uveíte;    Baixa visão;    Humano;    Feminino;    Adulto;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492009000400020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Uveitis is a group of intraocular inflammatory diseases that affects mainly patients of working age. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease is a chronic, granulomatous, systemic and autoimmune disease with manifestations in the eye, skin, and hearing and nervous systems. Ocular complications include cataract, glaucoma, choroidal neovascular membrane formation, and subretinal fibrosis, which can lead to phthisis bulbi with profound low vision or even blindness. The purpose of this article is to present the visual rehabilitation of a young patient with pre phthisis bulbi as a complication of the uveitis. During the active stage of the disease the patient quit her studies in a crucial phase of her life. After clinical treatment and surgery, training program of optical device adaptation and residual visual optimization were performed. Due to the great patient's motivation, it was possible to reintegrate her to social life.

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