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Chatziralli I, Theodossiadis P, Theodossiadis G. Current management of optic disc pit. Expert Review of Ophthalmology 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/17469899.2016.1224654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and compare it with that of healthy controls. Additionally, our study aims to investigate the possible risk factors for poor quality of life in AMD patients. METHODS Participants in the study were 114 patients with AMD, 63 male and 51 female, mean-aged 76.5 ± 6.1 years. Demographic data, lifestyle factors, and medical history were recorded. All patients underwent a routine examination for AMD, including best-corrected visual acuity measurement, dilated fundoscopy and optical coherence tomography, and completed three questionnaires assessing quality of life (SF-36, EQ-5D, NEI VFQ-25). In addition, 100 controls, adjusted for gender and age, were included in the study. Risk factors for quality of life in AMD patients were investigated. Univariate analysis was performed using SPSS 22.0. RESULTS Patients with AMD scored lower in vision- and health-related quality-of-life questionnaires compared to controls. Risk factors associated with quality of life in patients with AMD were found to be the female gender, alcohol consumption, the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, myosceletal problems, migraine, anxiety/depression, subretinal or intraretinal fluid, pigment epithelium detachment, previous treatment for AMD, visual acuity, the stage of the disease, and the integrity of the ellipsoid zone. CONCLUSION Patients with AMD presented lower quality of life in comparison with controls. Potential risk factors should be taken into account and clinicians should thus focus on the most vulnerable subgroups.
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- Irini Chatziralli
- a Second Department of Ophthalmology , Ophthalmiatrion Athinon , Athens , Greece
- b Hellenic Open University , Faculty of Social Sciences , Patra , Greece
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- a Second Department of Ophthalmology , Ophthalmiatrion Athinon , Athens , Greece
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- b Hellenic Open University , Faculty of Social Sciences , Patra , Greece
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- b Hellenic Open University , Faculty of Social Sciences , Patra , Greece
- c Department of Ophthalmology , University Hospital of Alexandroupolis , Alexandroupolis , Greece
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Chatziralli I, Theodossiadis G, Datseris I, Parikakis E, Theodossiadis P. Anatomical and Functional Changes in the Coexistence of Vitreomacular Traction and Epiretinal Membrane: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study. Ophthalmic Res 2016; 57:54-59. [PMID: 27424310 DOI: 10.1159/000446658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and functional findings in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT) combined with epiretinal membrane (ERM) in the same eye. METHODS In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we studied 65 patients with VMT and ERM. In 36 of them, ERM/VMT had a 'unified' appearance (group Ι) but in 29, VMT and ERM coexisted without an interrelationship (group ΙΙ). All patients were examined with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). We recorded the macular thickness, the presence, type and location of macular edema, the horizontal diameter of VMT, ellipsoid zone/external limiting membrane (EZ/ELM) status, the vitreofoveal angle of VMT nasally and temporally and the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). RESULTS Group Ι presented with increased macular thickness, a broader adhesion diameter, extensive EZ/ELM defect and decreased BCVA compared to those where VMT and ERM were not intercorrelated. In group I ('unified' VMT and ERM), cystoid macular edema was found at a greater percentage (41.7%), while in patients where the 2 entities were not intercorrelated, diffuse macular edema was more evident (69%). There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in the vitreofoveal angle temporally and nasally. CONCLUSIONS Macular thickness, type of macular edema, adhesion diameter, the extent of the EZ/ELM defect and BCVA appeared different in cases where VMT and ERM were unified compared to cases where ERM and VMT coexisted but were not intercorrelated.
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- Irini Chatziralli
- 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Nicholson L, Goh LY, Marshall E, Vazquez-Alfageme C, Chatziralli I, Clemo M, Hykin PG, Sivaprasad S. Posterior Segment Distortion in Ultra-Widefield Imaging Compared to Conventional Modalities. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2016; 47:644-51. [PMID: 27434896 DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20160707-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chatziralli I, Sergentanis T, Zagouri F, Chrysikos D, Ladas I, Zografos GC, Moschos M. Ocular Surface Disease in Breast Cancer Patients Using Aromatase Inhibitors. Breast J 2016; 22:561-3. [PMID: 27296769 DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are widely used as adjuvant hormonal therapy in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential impact of AIs on the anterior segment of the eye and especially the ocular surface. Participants in our study were 41 hormone receptor-positive early stage breast cancer patients (80 eyes), treated with AIs, while 80 eyes of 40 age- and gender-matched healthy controls, not previously used AIs for any purpose, were also evaluated. All participants underwent a complete ophthalmological examination, including best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) assessment, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and dilated fundus examination. Ocular surface disease-related symptoms and signs were also recorded. The most common symptom was found to be blurred vision, while other symptoms included foreign body sensation, tearing, redness, and photophobia. Slit-lamp examination revealed blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction in 75% and 42.5% of patients, respectively. Superficial punctate keratitis and conjunctival injection were also present. Our results demonstrated a high prevalence of ocular surface disease-related symptoms and signs in patients receiving AIs compared to healthy controls. This study may raise a flag regarding the use of AIs. However, further and larger prospective longitudinal studies are needed to examine the possible effect of AIs alone or in combination with chemotherapy in the eyes of breast cancer patients.
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- Irini Chatziralli
- 1st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Breast Unit, 1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Breast Unit, 1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Breast Unit, 1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Theodossiadis G, Chatziralli I, Theodossiadis P. Abnormal traction of the vitreous detected by swept-source optical coherence tomography is related to the maculopathy associated with optic disc pits. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2016; 254:1857-8. [PMID: 27169806 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-016-3379-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. .,, 28, Papanastasiou street, Agios Dimitrios, 17342, Athens, Greece.
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Chatziralli I, Theodossiadis G, Xanthopoulou P, Miligkos M, Sivaprasad S, Theodossiadis P. Ocriplasmin use for vitreomacular traction and macular hole: A meta-analysis and comprehensive review on predictive factors for vitreous release and potential complications. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2016; 254:1247-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-016-3363-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Chatziralli I, Nicholson L, Sivaprasad S, Hykin P. Intravitreal steroid and anti-vascular endothelial growth agents for the management of retinal vein occlusion: evidence from randomized trials. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2015; 15:1685-97. [DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2015.1086744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chatziralli I, Theodossiadis G, Panagiotidis D, Emfietzoglou I, Grigoropoulos V, Theodossiadis P. Long-Term Changes of Macular Thickness after Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Optic Disc Pit Maculopathy: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study. Semin Ophthalmol 2015; 32:302-308. [PMID: 26308104 DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2015.1068345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate macular thickness (MT) changes, using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in patients with optic disc pit (ODP) maculopathy after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with or without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. PROCEDURES Our retrospective study included nine patients with ODP maculopathy, treated with either PPV (n = 5) or PPV with ILM peeling (n = 4). All participants, who had a mean long-term follow-up of 33.4 ± 7.0 months, underwent a complete ophthalmological examination and SD-OCT. Due to the preoperative macular elevation, the postoperative MT in the operated patients was compared with that of fellow eyes and with normative data. RESULTS A significant reduction in MT was noticed in all macular sectors of the operated cases at the last examination. The reduction was more evident in the group of PPV with ILM peeling. At the last examination of the follow-up, there was a statistically significant improvement regarding BCVA in both groups in comparison with baseline, while the two groups did not differ significantly in between (p = 0.245). CONCLUSIONS In the long-term follow-up period, our study demonstrated a significant reduction in MT in patients with ODP maculopathy treated with PPV, which was more profound in those cases where PPV included ILM peeling. .
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- Irini Chatziralli
- a Second Department of Ophthalmology , Ophthalmiatrion Athinon , Athens , Greece
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Crosby-Nwaobi R, Chatziralli I, Sergentanis T, Dew T, Forbes A, Sivaprasad S. Cross Talk between Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. J Diabetes Res 2015; 2015:191382. [PMID: 26295054 PMCID: PMC4532932 DOI: 10.1155/2015/191382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between metabolic and inflammatory markers in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS 208 adult patients with type 2 diabetes participated in this study and were categorized into (1) mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) without clinically significant macular edema (CSME), (2) NPDR with CSME, (3) proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) without CSME, and (4) PDR with CSME. Variable serum metabolic markers were assessed using immunoassays. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was performed. RESULTS Diabetes duration and hypertension are the most significant risk factors for DR. Serum Apo-B and Apo-B/Apo-A ratio were the most significant metabolic risk factors for PDR and CSME. For every 0.1 g/L increase in Apo-B concentration, the risk of PDR and CSME increased by about 1.20 times. We also found that 10 pg/mL increase in serum TNF-α was associated with approximately 2-fold risk of PDR/CSME while an increase by 100 pg/mL in serum VEGF concentration correlated with CSME. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, it seems that there is a link between metabolic and inflammatory markers. Apo-B/Apo-A ratio should be evaluated as a reliable risk factor for PDR and CSME, while the role of increased systemic TNF-α and VEGF should be explored in CSME.
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- Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi
- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London EC1V 2PD, UK
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London EC1V 2PD, UK
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Chatziralli I, Douvali M, Theodossiadis P, Rouvas AA. Reply to the comment by Ilhan et al. on our paper entitled 'effect of macular ischemia on intravitreal ranibizumab treatment for diabetic macular edema'. Ophthalmologica 2014; 233:116. [PMID: 25547525 DOI: 10.1159/000369982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Irini Chatziralli
- 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmiatreion Athinon Eye Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Moschos MM, Markopoulos I, Chatziralli I, Rouvas A, Papageorgiou SG, Ladas I, Vassilopoulos D. Structural and functional impairment of the retina and optic nerve in Alzheimer's disease. Curr Alzheimer Res 2013; 9:782-8. [PMID: 22698074 DOI: 10.2174/156720512802455340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the macular and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, and the electrical activity of the macula in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). MATERIAL AND METHODS 30 patients with AD and 30 age and sex matched healthy controls were studied. The thickness and the electrical activity of the macula were evaluated by means of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and multifocal-electroretinogram (mf-ERG). RESULTS Visual acuity, as well as visual fields and colour vision testing of all patients were normal. However, the mean foveal thickness was 148.50 μm (vs. 171.50 μm in the control group, p=0.001) and the RNFL thickness was 104.5 μm in the superior area (vs 123 μm in the control group, p < 0.0001) and 116.5 μm in the inferior area (vs. 138 μm in the control group, p < 0.0001) around the optic nerve. The mean P1 response density amplitude of the foveal area was 146.50 nV/deg2 (vs. 293 nV/deg2 in the control group, p < 0.0001) and the perifoveal area was 56.60 nV/deg2 (vs. 81.50 nv/deg2 in the control group, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Our study showed that in patients with AD, even without visual failure there was a decrease in macular and RNFL thickness, as well as a decrease of the electrical activity of the macula.
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- Marilita M Moschos
- Laboratory of Electrophysiology, 1st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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Tsimpida M, Chatziralli I, Ezra E, Reddy MA. Delayed diagnosis of occult ocular juvenile xanthogranuloma mimicking non-accidental injury. Eye (Lond) 2013; 27:895-6. [PMID: 23598670 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Papadopoulou D, Chatziralli I, Filitatzi C, Demertzidis C. Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma. Hippokratia 2011; 15:191. [PMID: 22110312 PMCID: PMC3209693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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