ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA (ABO, ISSN 0004-2749 - printed version and ISSN 1678-2925 - online version) is the official bimonthly publication of the Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia). The purpose of the journal is to publish scientific studies in Ophthalmology, Visual Sciences, and Public Health, encouraging research, as well as qualification and updating of the professionals involved in this field. ABO is Indexed at: PubMed (NCIS) Thomson Reuters - ISI Wed of Knowledge SCOPUS Periódica LILACS - Literatura Latino-americana em Ciências da saúde EMBASE.com Scielo Latindex