A5034414912- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Malaria Research and Control
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Philosophical Thought and Analysis
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Educational theories and practices
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Various Academic Research Studies
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
Universidad Santo Tomás
2019-2024
Clínica CES
2024
Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas
2022
Industrial University of Santander
2016-2017
Dengue fever is a major public health concern in many parts of the tropics and subtropics. The first dengue vaccine has already been licensed six countries. Given growing interests effective use vaccine, it critical to understand economic burden guide decision-makers setting policy priorities.A standardized cost-of-illness study was conducted three endemic countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Colombia. In order capture all costs during entire period illness, patients were tested with rapid...
Abstract Background Eye injury is a serious worldwide public health problem that may cause blindness. In children, blindness has functional impact and psychosocial implications. As indicated in many studies, identification of risk factors associated with the socio-cultural context prevent eye injuries. The objetive study to describe sociodemographic epidemiological characteristics pediatric its effects on ocular structures hospital from Colombia. Method A retrospective cross-sectional was...
Este artículo tiene como objetivo describir las condiciones de salud, físicas y visuales adultas mayores físicamente activas. Se trata un estudio cuantitativo, observacional, descriptivo corte transversal con mujeres 60 años pertenecientes al grupo adulto mayor la Universidad Santo Tomás Bucaramanga. evaluó agudeza visual, cualidades riesgo caídas. Los datos fueron organizados, depurados en Excel validados EpiData. El análisis se efectuó teniendo cuenta naturaleza distribución los datos.de...
Introduction: Low vision is a sensory impairment that restricts the autonomous execution of activities daily living, negatively affecting quality life and fostering appearance stigma. Objective: To explore experiences feelings about stigma experienced by people with low to provide elements favor their understanding within framework comprehensive care process. Materials Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted, employing in-depth interviews 10 low-vision individuals, selected based on...
We pretend to describe from theoretical references the factors that contribute public stigma of people with visual impairment and its effects on their quality life. An exploratory systematic review was conducted, including independent duplicate search of: Pubmed, ScienceDirect, APA PsycNet, SAGE Journals, Scopus, PsycInfo, Psychology & Behavioral sciences collection, SocINDEX. The findings included are cultural perception disability, use white cane, deterioration family social support...
La calidad de vida relacionada con la función visual es una medida que permite conocer percepción subjetiva tiene el paciente su condición y las implicaciones acarrea enfermedad ocular, al considerar sus: objetivos, expectativas e intereses. Existen instrumentos diseñados para medición éste constructo, como escala del National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 (NEI VFQ-25), igual cualquier otro cuestionario, antes ser empleada, requiere un análisis confiabilidad respalde...
Introduction: Visual training has been used to improve locomotion fall risk in older adults. Objective: This study evaluates the effects of visual on physical abilities and functions adults from Bucaramanga, Colombia. Methodology: A quasi-experimental who underwent evaluation assessment through Senior Fitness Test, a standardized obstacle course, eye-hand coordination test. For 10 weeks, all attended daily recreational activities. Additionally, those assigned experimental group received...
Objetivo: identificar criterios de derivación y barreras percibidas por los optómetras para la rehabilitación personas con baja visión en Santander. Métodos: estudio corte transversal que incluyó 82 municipios Santander, seleccionados mediante muestreo intencionado. Se diseñó un cuestionario 36 preguntas recolectar datos son reportados empleando estadística descriptiva. Resultados: el 47,5 % profesionales tiene claro nivel agudeza visual clasificar a una persona visión. Las principales...
Objetivo: Describir los avances de la citología impresión conjuntival empleada para el análisis morfológico y morfométrico patologías del segmento anterior, según lo reportado en literatura últimos años, evidenciar las ventajas técnica como prueba diagnóstica confirmatoria. Pregunta PICO: ¿Cuáles son técnicas empleadas determinar presencia metaplasias neoplasias conjuntivales que permiten confirmar diagnóstico anterior película lagrimal? Metodología: La presente revisión empleó elementos...
People with low vision need a rehabilitation process that allows them to optimize their remaining and thus mitigate the impact of disability. To describe conditions for access in Bucaramanga its metropolitan area. A collective case study was conducted by taking elements from phenomenology. The theoretical position Andersen collaborators assumed. Semi-structured interviews were 11 patients professionals involved care residing municipalities area Bucaramanga. analysis done three stages:...
Aim: To translate and adapt for the Colombian population a Spanish version of Adult Strabismus Quality life (AS-20) questionnaire that assesses quality in adults with strabismus. Methodology: The translation cultural adaptation AS-20 was carried out, where relevance, experiential character, writing, semantics were evaluated. Questionnaire applied two different groups: patients strabismus professionals, both whom contacted through telephone interview. In case people strabismus, clinical...
Culturally significant interventions to prevent lead exposure of battery recyclers are required. Sulfuric acid used in batteries causes skin lesions and could facilitate the recognition hazards. This study explored whether joint sulfuric can be manage hazardous work conditions. Data were collected from 120 informal workers, blood level was measured. Predictors levels using a tobit model. The median 9.45 µg/dL (Q75-Q25: 48.9 µg/dL); when occurred, increased 11.44 µg/dL, other substances 11.50...
Purpose: To Evaluate the inter-observer reproducibility of a mobile pediatric auto refractor in an infant Colombian population. Methodology: Quantitative longitudinal prospective study. Variables age, sex, ocular history and refractive defect were measured. The sample size was estimated assuming as values intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). descriptive statistical analysis variables performed ICC calculated to evaluate data taken independently by two examiners. Results: 138...