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Vision is considered one of the most important senses for the neuropsychomotor development of children and is essential for learning and socialization from the first years of life. However, the changes in anatomical and physiological conformations of the child's eye, which occur during growth, make children susceptible to eye health problems, requiring early identification and treatment so that they can be resolved. Therefore, this paper aims to present an experience report on the extension project "Visual Acuity Screening and Ametropia Identification in an Urban Terena Community in Campo Grande (Brazil)" developed by an academic team from the Medical School of the Mato Grosso do Sul State University. This project aimed at assessing the visual acuity in children aged 3 to 12 years old and was developed in four stages: planning of activities with the community, training of the work team, application of the visual acuity screening test, and strategies for health education in ophthalmology. Because the course of its development was affected by the Covid-19 scenario, it was essential for the academic team to make adaptations to minimize the negative impacts of the pandemic on the project, which had the participation of about 30 children. The results of this action provided early detection of low visual acuity in 4 children, 13% of the total surveyed. In addition, the action strengthened the institution-community relationship amid the Covid-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dyschromatopsia is defined as an abnormality of color vision, a deficiency that can cause difficulties in the day-to-day of some careers in the health area, including medicine, as it makes clinical practice difficult and may lead to potential errors. The objective was identify the presence of Dyschromatopsias in the student and teaching community of UEMS Medicine School course and the repercussions they bring to the performance of activities related to medical activity. It is a quantitative, observational, cross-sectional and descriptive research. 160 individuals were evaluated, including Medicine School students and professors at the campus of UEMS - Campo Grande Unit, by reading pseudo-isochromatic slides from the Book of Ishihara. Data were tabulated in Excel and analyzed using non-parametric statistics. Of the 160 volunteers, 25 were professors (15.6%) and 135 students (84.3%). Most were female. Only 02 of the 58 volunteers (1.25%) surveyed, had color vision deficiency. Both patients with dyschromatopsia were already aware of their clinical conditions, and were classified in the research as having Deutan deficiency (green, red-green by Ishihara plates 16 and 17). The participants denied having a family history of this disease and both reported difficulties in the microscopies study and during medical prescriptions, due to the color of the pens to be used. The prevalence of Dyschromatopsias was 1.25%, and the 2 affected participants in the medical field already had knowledge of their disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Infection caused by the new Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) causes a variable clinical feature. Due to its high transmissibility, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic. In view of this, in Brazil, the Ministry of Education (MEC) published an ordinance that temporarily suspended face-toface activities at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Despite this and other measures, the number of cases and deaths in Brazil has, so far, has increased exponentially, a fact that impacts the health and educational authorities, due to the exceptionality imposed on the development of teaching activities. Because of such context, the present study aimed to measure the frequency of the Flu Syndrome in medical students from Mato Grosso do Sul during the Covid-19 pandemic period, in order to propose resolutions for conducting academic activities. A descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study carried out among students enrolled in medicine school courses in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The data were obtained through a semi-structured, online questionnaire and based on the Google Forms platform. Descriptive results were prepared automatically, from the platform itself. Result: 371 responses were computed. Approximately 50% had flu-like symptoms, the most common of which were runny nose, nasal obstruction and cough. Among the diagnoses reported, the most described one was rhinosinusitis, with 7 participants presenting Covid-19. It was possible to measure the condition of flu-like syndrome among medicine school students in this state, seeking to provide support and possible basis for decision-making by the medical courses coordinators in Mato Grosso do Sul regarding the referral of academic activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]