Detecção de tracoma e doenças corneanas em índios da região do Alto Rio Negro

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the ophthalmic conditions of Brazilian Indians from the Alto Rio Negro at the border of Brazil and Colombia. Methods: Ophthalmologic examination of 179 indians in July 1999. Results: Nummular corneal opacities in 28.5%; pterygium in 12.8%; trachoma in 55%. Of the total examined indians 2.8% had vision below counting fingers at 5 meters because of corneal lesions secondary to trachoma.