[Melanosis in eyelid margin with malignancy suspect: case report]. / Melanose da margem palpebral com suspeita de malignidade: relato de caso.

A case of a patient with an irregular pigmented lesion of the lower eyelid margin simulating malignant tumor, which was treated based on the results of impression cytology and diagnosed by histopathological study is presented. The importance of cytological technique is emphasized as an effective and safe method that avoids unnecessary and extensive procedures.

Melanose da margem palpebral com suspeita de malignidade: relato de caso / Melanosis in eyelid margin with malignancy suspect: case report

Apresenta-se relato de caso de paciente parda, com 47 anos de idade, havendo lesão pigmentada na margem palpebral inferior do olho direito, de aspecto irregular e heterogêneo, suspeitando-se clinicamente de lesão maligna. A paciente foi tratada com base no resultado da citologia de impressão e diagnosticada pelo exame histológico. Demonstra-se a importância da citologia para o planejamento da ressecção de lesões suspeitas como um método seguro e efetivo para assim se evitar cirurgias em áreas extensas da superfície ocular e de anexos.

A case of a patient with an irregular pigmented lesion of the lower eyelid margin simulating malignant tumor, which was treated based on the results of impression cytology and diagnosed by histopathological study is presented. The importance of cytological technique is emphasized as an effective and safe method that avoids unnecessary and extensive procedures.

[Refractive errors as causes of visual impairment in children from public schools of the Botucatu region - SP]. / Erros de refração como causas de baixa visual em crianças da rede de escolas públicas da regional de Botucatu - SP.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the refractive errors as cause of visual impairment in school children from the Botucatu region. METHODS: A sectional study was conducted evaluating preschool and elementary school students, according to gender, refractive error, visual acuity and treatment. RESULTS: Four thousand six hundred and twenty-three (4,623) children were submitted to visual acuity evaluation and 8.1% of them were submitted to complete ocular examination. There were 63.2% hyperopic astigmatism, 15.7% myopic astigmatism, 12.5% astigmatism, 4.9% hyperopia and 3.7% myopia. Corrective lenses were prescribed for 48.7% of the evaluated children. CONCLUSION: The most frequent refractive error was hyperopic astigmatism and 50% of the children received treatment. The frequency of refractive errors was 3.9% of the studied population.

Erros de refração como causas de baixa visual em crianças da rede de escolas públicas da regional de Botucatu - SP / Refractive errors as causes of visual impairment in children from public schools of the Botucatu region - SP

Objetivo: Estudar a ocorrência dos erros refracionais em escolares de nosso meio. Métodos: Estudo transversal avaliando crianças da préescola e do ensino básico, quanto ao sexo, tipo de erro refracional, acuidade visual e tratamento realizado. Resultados: Quatro mil seiscentos e vinte e três crianças foram submetidas a exame de acuidade visual, das quais 8,1% apresentaram necessidade de exame oftalmológico completo. Houve 63,2% de portadores de astigmatismo hipermetrópico, 15,7% de astigmatismo miópico, 12,5% de astigmatismo misto, 4,9% de hipermetropia e 3,7% de miopia. Foi indicada a prescrição de lentes corretoras para 48,7% da amostra estudada. A frequência de erros refracionais na população foi de 3,9%. Conclusão: O astigmatismo hipermetrópico foi o erro de refracional mais frequente, havendo necessidadede tratamento em cerca de 50% das crianças triadas com frequência de 3,9%de erro refracional passível de correção na população de estudo.

Purpose: To evaluate the refractive errors as cause of visual impairment in school children from the Botucatu region.Methods: A sectional study was conducted evaluating preschool and elementary school students, according to gender, refractive error, visual acuity and treatment. Results: Four thousand six hundred and twenty-three (4,623) children were submitted to visual acuity evaluation and 8.1% of them were submitted to complete ocular examination. There were 63.2% hyperopic astigmatism, 15.7% myopic astigmatism, 12.5% astigmatism, 4.9% hyperopia and 3.7% myopia. Correctivelenses were prescribed for 48.7% of the evaluated children. Conclusion: The most frequent refractive error was hyperopic astigmatism and 50% of the children received treatment. The frequency of refractive errors was 3.9% of the studied population.