SUMMARY
Authors studied 20 cases of cornea ulcer in the Hospital das Clínicas da UNICAMP. They emphasize the importance of the cases all with visual acuity less than 0,2 and only 25% without future complications. They analize previous treatment with cases neither using fortified antibiotic eye drops nor having laboratory eye examination. They emphasize that though 60% had an ophthalmologic examination 45% had no convencional examination (20% without medication 15% not aware about the medication used, 5% with anaestesic eyedrop and 5% with adstringent). They found 55% of the patients were using antibiotics, 20% only one antibiotic, and the others using association of antibiotics with corticosteroids, anti-fungic or anti-viral. They found 90% were male and 40% were rural workers, and the risk factors more frequency: trauma (40%), alcoholism (15%), herpes (10%), contact lens (10%) and glaucoma (10%).
They finnaly call for the necessity of preventive measures for the risk group in addition to better divulgation between the ophthalmologists of the most up-to-date treatment for corneal ulcers.