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Tang RT, Gavito-Higuera J, Prospero Ponce CM. A Case of Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis and Orbital-Face Inflammation. Cureus 2024; 16:e56888. [PMID: 38659504 PMCID: PMC11042760 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.56888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause follicular conjunctivitis, keratitis, oculoglandular syndrome, meningitis, and encephalitis. We report a 54-year-old Hispanic male who presented with right pupil-involved complete ophthalmoplegia, orbital and masticatory muscle inflammation, trigeminal enhancement, and new corneal infiltrate highly suggestive of EBV. Labwork was negative except for positive EBV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in serum. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his brain and orbits with contrast showed enhancement of the right ganglion of the trigeminal nerve, oculomotor nerve, all extraocular muscles in the right orbit, and right masticatory and temporalis muscles and a right subacute lacunar infarct. The patient was diagnosed with encephalitis and orbital-face inflammation secondary to EBV infection. The patient improved with systemic steroids.
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- Rui T Tang
- Neurology and Ophthalmology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School UTHealth, Houston, USA
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Henderson AD, Prospero Ponce CM, Lee AG, Van Stavern GP. Should Routine Complete Blood Count and Electrolytes Be Sent as Part of the Initial Diagnostic Workup for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension? J Neuroophthalmol 2023; 43:569-574. [PMID: 37358915 DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000001905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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- Amanda D Henderson
- Wilmer Eye Institute (ADH), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Neuro-Ophthalmology and Ocular Pathology (CMPP), Departments of Surgery and Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas; Blanton Eye Institute (AGL), Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (GPVS), Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Kamal S, Al Othman B, Kini A, Beaver HA, Chaudhry I, Prospero Ponce CM, Chévez-Barrios P, Lee AG. Infectious keratitis as the presenting sign of giant cell arteritis. Can J Ophthalmol 2020; 55:e182-e185. [PMID: 32386787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.02.003] [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: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Texas A and M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX; The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
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Nguyen K, Prospero Ponce CM, Vickers A, Lee AG. Reversible Vision Loss Due to Transependymal Oedema of the Optic Apparatus Secondary to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction. Neuroophthalmology 2020; 44:197-200. [DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2019.1570280] [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: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Kimberly Nguyen
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Division of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Lin WV, Vickers A, Prospero Ponce CM, Lee AG. Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels as the cause of cryptogenic stroke in a young Ashkenazi Jewish female. Can J Ophthalmol 2019; 54:e126-e128. [PMID: 31109499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; UT Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, TX; Center for Space Medicine, Houston, TX; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
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Elizondo Leal JA, Prospero Ponce CM, Lee AG. Optic neuropathy in extramedullary, blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia. Can J Ophthalmol 2019; 54:e128-e131. [PMID: 31109500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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Amin SD, Vickers A, Hong BY, Ponce CMP, Ibrahim IF, Chevez-Barrios P, Lee AG. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia-related vasculitis mimicking giant cell arteritis. Can J Ophthalmol 2019; 54:e140-e145. [PMID: 31109503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Sima D Amin
- Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, N.Y.; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, N.Y.; Division of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; Department of Ophthalmology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas..
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Background: In the absence of confirmatory biopsy, the criteria for diagnosis of neuro-ophthalmic sarcoidosis are not well established. Diagnostic criteria for both intraocular sarcoidosis and neurosarcoidosis have been proposed, but the diagnosis of neuro-ophthalmic sarcoidosis remains challenging. It is our intention to augment what is currently known about the diagnosis of neuro-ophthalmic sarcoidosis by providing a series of biopsy-proven cases that contribute to the continued development of diagnostic criteria for this enigmatic condition. Methods: Case series of four Caucasian women with biopsy-proven neuro-ophthalmic sarcoidosis. Results: The first patient was initially diagnosed with traumatic optic neuropathy following a fall. Years later, the presence of pathologic submandibular lymphadenopathy was identified and biopsied, revealing non-caseating granulomas. The second and third cases involved sarcoidosis of the extraocular muscles without clear or common systemic features of sarcoidosis. In the fourth and final case, the patient presented with a Horner syndrome attributed to sarcoid infiltration of the ipsilateral sympathetic chain. Bronchoscopy with biopsy showed non-caseating granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis. Conclusions: We describe four cases of neuro-ophthalmic sarcoidosis and propose possible neuro-orbital and neuro-ophthalmic criteria both with and without diagnostic biopsy.
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- Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Ocular Pathology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, De Gironcoli Hospital, Conegliano, Italy
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- Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Clinica Villa Anna, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, De Gironcoli Hospital, Conegliano, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.,Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Skanchy DF, Vickers A, Prospero Ponce CM, Lee AG. Ocular manifestations of giant cell arteritis. Expert Review of Ophthalmology 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/17469899.2018.1560265] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- David F. Skanchy
- McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Texas A and M College of Medicine, College Station, TX, USA
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McClard CK, Prospero Ponce CM, Vickers A, Lee AG. Case Report: Late Sequela of a Muslinoma Involving the Optic Chiasm. Neuroophthalmology 2018; 42:385-390. [PMID: 30524491 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2018.1458141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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An 84-year-old woman presented with 3 months of vertical binocular diplopia and difficulty reading at near. She had a history of bilateral ophthalmic artery aneurysm repair involving use of muslin in the 1990s. The patient then developed bitemporal hemianopsia secondary to muslin-induced inflammation ("muslinoma") extending to the optic chiasm, which required surgical decompression. She had a persistent bitemporal hemianopsia but was stable for two decades after surgery. In 2017, the patient re-presented with double vision. Exam showed a non-paretic diplopia due to a small angle comitant right hypertropia attributed to the retinal hemi-field slide. Repeat imaging showed no new aneurysm or recurrent muslinoma. This case had originally been reported two decades ago and represents the longest duration of recurrent symptoms from muslin-related optochiasmatic arachnoiditis in the English language ophthalmic literature. Clinicians should be aware of the potential of delayed and recurrent symptoms or signs years or even decades after muslin wrapping of aneurysms.
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- Cynthia K McClard
- School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, UTMB, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Campagna G, Vickers A, Ponce CMP, Lee AG. Homonymous hemianopsia as the presenting sign of migrainous infarction. Can J Ophthalmol 2018; 53:e229-e232. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stevenson W, Prospero Ponce CM, Agarwal DR, Gelman R, Christoforidis JB. Epiretinal membrane: optical coherence tomography-based diagnosis and classification. Clin Ophthalmol 2016; 10:527-34. [PMID: 27099458 PMCID: PMC4820189 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s97722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a disorder of the vitreomacular interface characterized by symptoms of decreased visual acuity and metamorphopsia. The diagnosis and classification of ERM has traditionally been based on clinical examination findings. However, modern optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proven to be more sensitive than clinical examination for the diagnosis of ERM. Furthermore, OCT-derived findings, such as central foveal thickness and inner segment ellipsoid band integrity, have shown clinical relevance in the setting of ERM. To date, no OCT-based ERM classification scheme has been widely accepted for use in clinical practice and investigation. Herein, we review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and classification of ERMs and propose an OCT-based ERM classification system.
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- William Stevenson
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Enzymatic vitreolysis is currently the focus of attention around the world for treating vitreomacular traction and full-thickness macular hole. Induction of posterior vitreous detachment is an active area of developmental clinical and basic research. Despite exerting an incompletely elucidated physiological effect, ocriplasmin (also known as microplasmin) has been recognized to serve as a well-tolerated intravitreal injection for the treatment of vitreomacular traction and full-thickness macular hole. There are several unexplored areas of intervention where enzymatic vitreolysis could potentially be used (ie, diabetic macular edema). Recent promising studies have included combinations of enzymatic approaches and new synthetic molecules that induce complete posterior vitreous detachment as well as antiangiogenesis. Although no guidelines have been proposed for the use of ocriplasmin, this review attempts to aid physicians in answering the most important question, "Who is the best candidate?"
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- Claudia M Prospero Ponce
- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Prospero Ponce CM, Al Zubidi N, Beaver HA, Lee AG, Huey DA, Chavis PS. HIV and cannot see. Surv Ophthalmol 2014; 59:468-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Butler MR, Prospero Ponce CM, Weinstock YE, Orengo-Nania S, Chevez-Barrios P, Frankfort BJ. Topical silver nanoparticles result in improved bleb function by increasing filtration and reducing fibrosis in a rabbit model of filtration surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013; 54:4982-90. [PMID: 23766475 PMCID: PMC3723376 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare the effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and mitomycin C (MMC) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and external, histologic, and immunohistochemical bleb characteristics in a rabbit model of filtration surgery. METHODS Filtration surgery with concurrent topical application of either AgNPs or MMC was performed on 14 pigmented Dutch Belted rabbits. IOP and bleb characteristics were compared on postoperative day 1 and at weeks 1 through 6. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and smooth muscle actin (SMA) immunohistochemistry were performed at postoperative week 6. RESULTS Average IOP across all time points was reduced 5.8 and 3.8 mm Hg in AgNP- and MMC-treated eyes, respectively. At week 6, IOP was reduced 4.1 and 0.2 mm Hg in AgNP- and MMC-treated eyes, respectively. Blebs were smaller, thicker, and less ischemic in AgNP-treated eyes. AgNP-treated eyes showed less fibrosis and more stromal edema, suggesting increased filtration, and also had fewer SMA-positive myofibroblasts, suggesting reduced bleb contraction. AgNP-treated eyes showed more lymphocytes than MMC-treated eyes. There were few complications in both groups. CONCLUSIONS In a rabbit model of filtration surgery, AgNPs are a reasonable alternative to MMC as adjunctive therapy. Compared to MMC, AgNPs result in an improved and sustained reduction of IOP and promote blebs with decreased fibrosis and ischemia as well as increased filtration despite a smaller overall size. This combination may offer an opportunity to promote long-term surgical IOP reduction with an improved complication profile.
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- Michelle R. Butler
- Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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