Ocular and eyelid alterations observed in the medical school of Botucatu - São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

Study model: observational, retrospective.Purpose :to evaluate the oculopalpebral alterations at Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, São Paulo State. Methods: a retrospective study in the Oculoplastic Service of the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu during the last 12 years was done. The age, sex, place of residence and the patients’ main diagnosis were evaluated. Results: 3323 patients were assisted. 58,3% of them lived in Botucatu area. The older than 60 years( 41.6%) and the females( 55.7%) were the prevalent group of attendance. The eyelid position alterations were the most common pathology observed. Comments: the positional eyelids disorders and the benign lesions were the manly pathologies observed The knowledge of the oculopalpebral alterations frequence is important to prevention and in order to teach new professionals who will act in this Ophthalmology area .