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Damasceno NA, Miranda P, Bekman F, Yannuzzi NA, Lima LH, Farah ME, Flynn H, Damasceno EF. Branch retinal artery occlusion with paracentral acute middle maculopathy related to a COVID-19 infection in a patient with Anosmia. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024; 34:NP57-NP60. [PMID: 38031317 DOI: 10.1177/11206721231217129] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To report a case of paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) due to branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) as a complication of COVID-19. METHODS A case report evaluated through spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fluorescein angiography, and OCT angiography. RESULTS A 55-year-old man complained of blurred vision in the right eye. He presented with anosmia and tested positive for COVID-19 one week before. Fundus examination revealed a superior temporal whitening of the retina, SD-OCT showed a hyperreflective band-like lesion on the nuclear layer consistent with PAMM. CONCLUSION COVID-19 infection involves inflammatory and thrombotic events. Even patients with just anosmia may have complications such as BRAO associated with PAMM.
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- Nadyr A Damasceno
- Departament of Ophthalmology, Marcilio Dias Navy Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista Medical School, SP, Brazil
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- Departament of Ophthalmology, Marcilio Dias Navy Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Fluminense University, School of Medicine, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista Medical School, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista Medical School, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Fluminense University, School of Medicine, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
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Lima LH, Braga JPR, Melo GB, Cella WP, Brandão ASL, Meirelles RL, Zett C, Cyrino FVR, Jorge R. Serous maculopathy with absence of retinal pigment epithelium (SMARPE) associated with large drusen. Int J Retina Vitreous 2024; 10:8. [PMID: 38254230 PMCID: PMC10802009 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-024-00529-5] [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: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To describe the association of serous maculopathy with absence of retinal pigment epithelium (SMARPE) and large drusen in patients with non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS A retrospective study of ophthalmic examination and multimodal imaging data of individuals with SMARPE and large drusen observed over a period of 12-month was accomplished. SMARPE was defined as subretinal accumulation of fluid within the macular area due to retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) aperture. Large drusen were identified by the presence of sub-RPE deposits using multimodal imaging analysis (color fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography). RESULTS Twelve eyes of 7 white patients with a mean age of 77 years were observed to have SMARPE associated with large drusen. The median visual acuity was 20/100. Bilateral SMARPE lesions were observed in 71% of study patients. All SMARPE lesions were hypoautofluorescent, located in the subretinal space between the RPE and the ellipsoid zone, and presented as complete or incomplete RPE apertures associated with subretinal fluid. The SMARPE in this study had coincident multimodal imaging features as the SMARPE described in other reports in the literature. CONCLUSIONS Bilateral SMARPE can occur in association with typical AMD large drusen. Anomalisms resulting in drusen biogenesis or mechanisms that act alongside to these may be related to SMARPE development.
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- Luiz H Lima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil.
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil
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- Hospital de Referência Oftalmológica, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Hospital de Referência Oftalmológica, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Mansour AM, López-Guajardo L, Belotto S, Lima LH, Charbaji AR, Schwartz SG, Wu L, Smiddy WE, Ascaso J, Jürgens I, Foster RE, Elnahry AG, Sinawat S, Pinilla I, Pérez-Salvador García E, Suarez Leoz M, Olivier Pascual N, Zago Ribeiro L, Arroyo Castillo R, Navea A, Kadayifcilar S, Ellabban AA, Rey A, Mansour HA, Tripathy K, Kozak I, Uwaydat SH, Valero MS, Cobo-Soriano R, Díaz-Barreda MD, Monje Fernández L, González Del Valle F, López Liroz I, Vazquez Cruchaga E, Fonollosa A, Esteban Floria O, Relimpio Lopez MI, Shah G, Wingelaar MJ, Ravani R, Donate-López J, Rubio Velázquez E, Parodi M. Recovery course of persistent posterior subretinal fluid after successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Eur J Ophthalmol 2023:11206721231210693. [PMID: 37901895 DOI: 10.1177/11206721231210693] [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] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), subretinal fluid (SRF) absorption time or ellipsoid zone (EZ) restoration time and various variables in patients with persistent SRF after successful primary repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). METHODS This retrospective multicenter study allowed independent analysis of the healing pattern by two observers based on composite of serial cross-sectional macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. Univariate and multivariate analyses were implemented. RESULTS One hundred and three cases had persistent SRF after pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckling, or pneumatic retinopexy. By univariate analysis, SRF resolution time correlated positively with the number of retinal breaks (p < 0.001) and with increased myopia (p = 0.011). Using multivariate analysis, final BCVA (log MAR) correlated positively with age, duration of RRD, initial BCVA (OR = 3.28; [95%CI = 1.44-7.47]; p = 0.015), and SRF resolution time (OR = 0.46 [95%CI 0.21-1.05]; p = 0.049). EZ restoration time was longer with increasing number of retinal tears (OR = 0.67; [95%CI 0.29-1.52]; p = 0.030), worse final BCVA, and presence of macula-off RRD (OR = 0.26; [95%CI 0.08-0.88]; p = 0.056). SRF resolution time correlated marginally with prone position. CONCLUSIONS Residual posterior SRF is more common in eyes with multiple breaks or in myopic eyes. Final BCVA is better in younger subjects and in eyes with shorter duration of RRD. Persistent SRF is a self-limited disorder with a mean resolution of 11.2 months with good visual prognosis improving from a mean baseline logMAR of 1.08 to 0.25 at one year.
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- Ahmad M Mansour
- Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Applied Statistics & Research Methods, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Asociados de Macula Vitreo y Retina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinic Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinic Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Suez Canal University, Ismaïlia, Egypt
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, UK
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- Institut Català de Retina, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Ophthalmology, ASG Eye Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinic Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinic Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, ASG Eye Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute Milan, Milan, Italy
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Sousa MMD, Zett C, Arraes JCD, Lima LH. Presumed acute posterior multifocal placoid pigmentary epitheliopathy associated with Bartonella infection. Arq Bras Oftalmol 2023; 87:e20220032. [PMID: 37851739 DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To report a unique case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) in a patient with positive serology for Bartonella, presenting with ocular signs and symptoms not attributable to other diseases. A 27-year-old woman presented with decreased visual acuity in both eyes. Multimodal fundus image analysis was performed. A color fundus photograph of both eyes revealed peripapillary and macular yellow-white placoid lesions. The fundus autofluorescence of both eyes demonstrated hypo- and hyperautofluorescence of the macular lesions. Fluorescein angiography showed early-stage hypofluorescence and late staining of placoid lesions in both eyes. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) of both eyes revealed irregular elevations in the retinal pigment epithelium with the disruption of the ellipsoid zone on the topography of macular lesions. At 3 months after the treatment initiation for Bartonella infection, the placoid lesions became atrophic and hyperpigmented, and SD-OCT revealed loss of both the outer retinal layers and retinal pigment epithelium on the topography of macular lesions in both eyes.
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Lima LH, Ribeiro LZ, Arrais L, Akira D, Oliveira TF, Maia M, Campos MS. Does contact lens wear affect choroidal thickness measurements? Int J Retina Vitreous 2023; 9:31. [PMID: 37161508 PMCID: PMC10170751 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-023-00451-2] [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: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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- Luiz H Lima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sahoo NK, Ong J, Selvam A, Maltsev D, Sacconi R, Venkatesh R, Reddy NG, Madan S, Tombolini B, Lima LH, Pramil V, Anantharaman G, Casella AM, Ledesma-Gil G, Waheed N, Borrelli E, Querques G, Chhablani J. Longitudinal follow-up and outcome analysis in central serous chorioretinopathy. Eye (Lond) 2023; 37:732-738. [PMID: 35365777 PMCID: PMC9998630 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02044-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To analyse the longitudinal changes in visual acuity and risk factors for recurrence or development of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) in eyes with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). METHODS This was a retrospective, multicentric, longitudinal, observational study done in patients with a diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral CSCR and having at least 4 years of follow-up between the years 1999 and 2020. Kaplan-Meier curves were used for assessing cumulative risks. Multivariate logistic, linear and cox regression models were used for risk factor analyses. The trend in visual acuity, cumulative risks of recurrence and CNV formation was analysed. RESULTS A total of 117 out of 175 eyes (66.8%) had stable or improvement in vision at last follow-up, while 24 eyes had more than/equal to 3 line loss of vision. Four eyes (7.7%) with acute CSCR at initial presentation developed features of chronic CSCR at the final presentation. Thirty-seven eyes had recurrence during the follow-up with a 10-year cumulative recurrence rate of around 30%. On Cox proportional hazard regression analysis, history of previous treatment and male gender (p = 0.03) were associated with a lower risk of recurrence. Twenty-four developed de novo CNV by the end of follow-up and higher age (p = 0.001) and a higher number of recurrences (p = 0.05) were associated with a higher risk of early de novo CNV formation. The cumulative 10-year CNV development rate was 17.4%. CONCLUSION A non-temporal relationship between acute and chronic CSCR was seen. Previous treatment, smoking and baseline RPE abnormality affected recurrence of SRF or CNV formation.
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- Niroj Kumar Sahoo
- Department of Retina and Vitreous, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Vijayawada, India
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- UPMC Eye Centre, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- UPMC Eye Centre, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Deptartment of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, Benguluru, India
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- Department of Vitreo-Retina, Giridhar Eye Institute, Ponneth Temple Road, Kadavanthra, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Vitreo-Retina, Giridhar Eye Institute, Ponneth Temple Road, Kadavanthra, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Clinical Surgical Department, Ophthalmology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, USA
- Retina Department, Institute of Ophthalmology, Fundación Conde de Valenciana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- UPMC Eye Centre, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Fuganti RM, Casella AM, Roisman L, Zett C, Maia M, Farah ME, Lima LH. Case series bacillary layer detachment associated with acute central serous chorioretinopathy in patients with COVID-19. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022; 28:101690. [PMID: 36090956 PMCID: PMC9448706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bacillary layer detachment (BALAD) may be associated with the systemic inflammatory reaction related to COVID-19 disease, and steroid use. The causality spectrum of BALAD and vision losses can be followed by acute central serous chorioretinopathy presentation.
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Zago Ribeiro L, Lima LH, Farah ME. Multimodal Evaluation of Unilateral Multilevel Retinal Hemorrhages. Ophthalmol Retina 2022; 6:1008. [PMID: 36100533 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.07.007] [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: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Lucas Zago Ribeiro
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Shiroma HF, Lima LH, Shiroma YB, Kanadani TC, Nobrega MJ, Andrade G, de Moraes Filho MN, Penha FM. Retinal vascular occlusion in patients with the Covid-19 virus. Int J Retina Vitreous 2022; 8:45. [PMID: 35739568 PMCID: PMC9219213 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-022-00371-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome with dyspnea, anosmia, fever, and cough. Few studies describing ocular findings have been reported. The current case series, reports the clinical findings and natural history of patients with retinal vascular occlusion after COVID-19 infection. Case presentations Patients from multiple Brazilian hospitals who had clinical and laboratory diagnoses of COVID-19 with retinal vein or arterial occlusion were analyzed retrospectively. The baseline demographics, clinical presentations of COVID-19, comorbidities, risk factors for thromboembolic events, and use of anticoagulant drugs were reviewed. The relevant clinical findings associated with the retinal vascular occlusive event, management, and outcomes were reported. Fourteen cases of retinal vascular occlusion within 3 months of the laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection were identified. Three of which required hospitalization for COVID-19 management. Eight cases had central retinal vein occlusion, three branch retinal vein occlusion, one hemispheric retinal vein occlusion, and two central arterial occlusion. The mean patient age at presentation was 48 years; the visual acuity ranged from light perception to 20/20. Nine patients received intravitreal injections of anti-angiogenic drugs and one received ketorolac tromethamine drops for the management of secondary macular edema; four were untreated. Conclusions COVID-19 patients may rarely have ocular manifestations of the disease. It was presented a case series of vascular occlusion events that may be related to COVID-19 infection, since these thrombotic events are actively involved in the disease pathophysiology. These cases emphasize the need for further investigation of ocular complications associated with this disease.
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- Helio F Shiroma
- Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, Rua Rui Barbosa 152, Florianopolis (SC), ZIP: 88025-301, Brazil. .,Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, Rua William Richard Schisler 900 apto 622, 88.034-100, Florianopolis (SC), Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu 822, Sao Paulo (SP), ZIP: 04023-062, Brazil
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- Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Parana, Rua Imaculada Conceicao 1155, Curitiba (PR), ZIP: 80215-901, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Rua Antonio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte (MG), ZIP: 31270-901, Brazil
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- Hospital Sadalla Amin Ghanem, Rua Camboriu 35, Joinville (SC), ZIP: 89216-222, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu 822, Sao Paulo (SP), ZIP: 04023-062, Brazil
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- Fundacao Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Rua Antonio Veiga 140, Blumenau (SC), ZIP: 89030-903, Brazil
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Mansour HA, Uwaydat SH, Parodi M, Jürgens I, Smiddy W, Ellabban AA, Schwartz SG, Foster RE, Ascaso J, Leoz MS, Belotto S, Mateo J, Olivier-Pascual N, Lima LH, Navea A, Neila EMR, Castillo RA, Alaman AS, Mansour AM. Correction to: Recovery course of foveal microstructure in the nonsurgical resolution of full-thickness macular hole. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 260:3403. [PMID: 35648224 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-022-05712-8] [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] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Hana A Mansour
- Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Vitreoretina Surgery, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
- Department of Ophthalmology, Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Naples, FL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinic Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinic Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Mansour HA, Uwaydat SH, Parodi M, Jürgens I, Smiddy W, Allabban AA, Schwartz SG, Foster RE, Ascaso J, Leoz MS, Belotto S, Mateo J, Olivier-Pascual N, Lima LH, Navea A, Neila EMR, Castillo RA, Alaman AS, Mansour AM. Recovery course of foveal microstructure in the nonsurgical resolution of full-thickness macular hole. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 260:3173-3183. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-022-05672-z] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Ribeiro LZ, Roisman L, Lima LH. Central Retinal Artery Occlusion with Cilioretinal Artery Sparing: Multimodal Analysis. Ophthalmol Retina 2022; 6:335. [PMID: 35393079 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2021.12.012] [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] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Lucas Zago Ribeiro
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Prazeres J, Lucatto LF, Ferreira A, Moraes N, Braga JAP, Lima LH, Regatieri C, Maia M. Retinal and choroidal thickness in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional cohort study. Int J Retina Vitreous 2022; 8:15. [PMID: 35246275 PMCID: PMC8895628 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-021-00351-3] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To measure the retinal/choroidal thicknesses in the macular area of asymptomatic pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). METHODS This cross-sectional cohort study included 40 children (79 eyes) with SCD and 19 control patients (36 eyes). All subjects underwent spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with enhanced-depth imaging OCT. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) were applied to compare the outcomes between groups. P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS The choroidal thickness in the macular area in the study subfields was significantly thinner in the SCD eyes compared with control eyes (subfoveal subfield and temporal parafoveal subfield, p < 0.0001; nasal parafoveal subfield, p < 0.0001 temporal perifoveal subfield, p < 0.0001; and nasal perifoveal subfield, p < 0.0001). The variations in the retinal thickness were not significant. CONCLUSION EDI-OCT showed that the macular choroidal thickness is thinner in asymptomatic pediatric patients with SCD.
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- Juliana Prazeres
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 806, Botucatu Street, São Paulo, 04026-062, Brazil.
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Lucatto LFA, Prazeres JMB, Guerra RLL, Arantes R, Barbosa GCS, Badaró E, Lima LH, Rodrigues E. Evaluation of quality and utility of YouTube vitreoretinal surgical videos. Int J Retina Vitreous 2022; 8:9. [PMID: 35109918 PMCID: PMC8812238 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-022-00360-w] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We evaluated the utility and quality of surgical videos posted on the main retinal YouTube channels by surgeons at different career stages and assessed how well the steps of the vitrectomy videos conformed to the parameters in the Casey Eye Institute Vitrectomy Indices Tool for Skills assessment (CEIVITS) scale. Methods Forty-five videos were included from nine retinal YouTube channels posted from 2011 to 2021. For each surgeon, 10 videos were randomized and the utility, quality, and educational content were assessed. For each video, the surgeons also assessed how the validated CEIVITS items were presented in the videos. The surgeons were divided based on years of experience: fellows (0–3 years), young surgeons (4–10 years), and senior surgeons (more than 10 years). Results The video image quality was rated as good in 63.52% of evaluations, moderate in 30.37%, and poor in 6.11%. The quality assessment of the videos among the groups did not differ. The fellows rated the use of the videos as educational tools higher (3.99) than the young (3.87) and senior surgeons (3.47) (p < 0.0002, Kruskal–Wallis test); 34.76% of the fellows reported learning something new from the videos compared with 19.17% of the senior surgeons (p < 0.05). The CEIVITS scale item that was seen more frequently was related to core vitrectomies (72.29%) and the least represented was about checking infusion lines (80.17%). Conclusions Vitreoretinal surgical videos are useful educational tools during all stages of surgeons’ careers, and the evaluation of the quality of the images did not differ significantly among the groups, however, surgeons with expertise shorter than 10 years report significantly greater use of videos than experienced surgeons. Videos posted to the public domain on different social media, most often YouTube, are widespread and unregulated for providing complimentary surgical education. Retinal societies should formulate guidelines and improve the educational value of the surgical videos posted on the Internet. Trial Registration The Federal University of São Paulo institution’s Research Ethics Committee reviewed and approved this study protocol (Approval Number, 4.726.589). Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40942-022-00360-w.
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- Luiz Filipe Adami Lucatto
- Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), R. Botucatu-822, São Paulo, SP, 04023-900, Brazil.
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- Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), R. Botucatu-822, São Paulo, SP, 04023-900, Brazil
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- Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), R. Botucatu-822, São Paulo, SP, 04023-900, Brazil
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- Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), R. Botucatu-822, São Paulo, SP, 04023-900, Brazil
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- Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), R. Botucatu-822, São Paulo, SP, 04023-900, Brazil
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- Ophthalmology Department, Saint Louis University Eye Institute (SLUEI), St. Louis, MO, USA
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Silva LSCD, Finamor LPS, Andrade GC, Lima LH, Zett C, Muccioli C, Sarraff EP, Marinho PM, Peruchi J, Oliveira RDDL, Giralt L, Charcan I, Fonollosa A, Diaz JD, Davis JL, Nascimento H, Belfort Jr R. Vascular retinal findings after COVID-19 vaccination in 11 cases: a coincidence or consequence? Arq Bras Oftalmol 2022; 85:158-165. [DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20220071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Melo GB, Cruz NFS, Monte Agra LL, Emerson GG, Lima LH, Linkuviene V, Maia M, Farah ME, Carpenter JF, Rodrigues EB, Probst C. Silicone oil-free syringes, siliconized syringes and needles: quantitative assessment of silicone oil release with drugs used for intravitreal injection. Acta Ophthalmol 2021; 99:e1366-e1374. [PMID: 33890418 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to quantify the amount of silicone oil (SO) released across a variety of syringe and needle models routinely used for intravitreal injection. METHODS The release of SO was assessed in eight models of syringes, two of which were reported to be 'SO-free', and eleven models of needles with unknown SO content. To evaluate SO release within the context of anti-VEGF therapeutics, syringes were evaluated using aflibercept, bevacizumab, buffer, ziv-aflibercept and formulation buffer. All syringe tests were performed with or without agitation by flicking for syringes. Needles were evaluated without agitation only. Samples were fluorescently labelled to identify SO, and triplicate measurements were collected using imaging flow cytometry. RESULTS Seven out of 8 syringe models showed a statistically significant increase in the SO particle count after agitation. The two SO-free syringe models (HSW Norm-Ject, Daikyo Crystal Zenith) released the least SO particles, with or without agitation, whereas the BD Ultra-Fine and Saldanha-Rodrigues syringes released the most. More SO was released when the syringes were prefilled with formulation buffer than with ziv-aflibercept. Syringes filled with aflibercept and bevacizumab had intermediate levels. Agitation increased the release of SO into each of the drug solutions. Silicone oil (SO) was detected in all needles. CONCLUSIONS Agitation of the syringe by flicking leads to a substantial increase in the number of SO particles. Silicone oil (SO)-free syringes had the best performance, but physicians must also be aware that needles are siliconized and also contribute to the injection of SO into the vitreous.
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- Gustavo Barreto Melo
- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
- Hospital de Olhos de Sergipe Aracaju Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
- Hospital de Olhos de Sergipe Aracaju Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Colorado Denver CO USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Colorado Denver CO USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
- Department of Ophthalmology Saint Louis University School of Medicine Saint Louis MO USA
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- Department of Research and Development Sciences Luminex Corporation Seattle WA USA
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Ledesma-Gil G, Essilfie J, Gupta R, Fung AT, Lupidi M, Pappuru RR, Nayak S, Sahoo NK, Kaliki S, Yannuzzi LA, Reid K, Lim L, Sacconi R, Dave V, Singh SR, Ayachit A, Gabrielle PH, Cai S, Lima LH, Querques G, Arevalo JF, Freund KB, Shields CL, Chhablani J. Presumed Natural History of Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Ophthalmol Retina 2021; 5:1156-1163. [PMID: 33516918 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2021.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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PURPOSE To correlate structural changes of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) with patient age. DESIGN Retrospective study. PARTICIPANTS Fifty eyes of 49 patients (age range, 1-74 years) with CHRRPE studied at 9 tertiary vitreoretinal institutions. METHODS We analyzed the clinical findings with respect to lesion topography and pigmentation as well as investigated the OCT findings regarding the thickness, vitreoretinal interface, outer plexiform layer distortion, ellipsoid zone disruption, and retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex involvement of CHRRPE. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical and imaging findings of CHRRPE at different ages. RESULTS Analysis of 50 CHRRPE patients revealed that younger patients were more likely to demonstrate partial thickness involvement of the retina (P = 0.009) with predominantly inner retinal layer involvement (P = 0.04). The inverse was true for older patients with CHRRPE. In addition, older patients more commonly showed pigmentary changes. Eyes with CHRRPE were more likely to show an increase in central macular thickness independently of tumor location. CONCLUSIONS Based on these findings, we believe that CHRRPE typically begins in the inner retina and continues toward the outer retina over time, with increase in central macular thickness, despite the location of the tumor.
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- Gerardo Ledesma-Gil
- Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York; Retina Department, Institute of Ophthalmology, Fundación Conde de Valenciana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- The Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York; LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Jacobs Retina Center at Shiley Eye Institute, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Vitreoretina, M. M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubballi, Karnataka, India
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- Ophthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France; Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour, INRA, Dijon, France
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York; LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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de Amorim Garcia Filho CA, de Oliveira RA, Meirelles RL, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Agarwal A, de Amorim Garcia CA. UNUSUAL CASE OF BILATERAL MACULAR DETACHMENT PRECEDING RENAL FAILURE. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S21-S24. [PMID: 34171898 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001147] [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: 06/13/2023]
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; and
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Teixeira LF, Caran EMM, Mangeon MK, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Sarraf D, Meirelles RL. CRYSTALLINE RETINOPATHY IN A MAN WITH PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMORS. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S39-S41. [PMID: 34171905 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001151] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- Luiz F Teixeira
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Pediatric Oncology Institute Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pediatric Oncology Institute Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pediatric Oncology Institute Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; and
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- Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Hilgert CR, Japiassú RM, Hilgert ÁH, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Yannuzzi LA, Vianna RNG. BACILLARY DETACHMENT IN AN IDIOPATHIC CHORIORETINITIC DISORDER. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S2-S6. [PMID: 34171906 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001177] [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: 11/25/2022]
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói/RJ, Brazil
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Moraes RT, Peixoto AL, Moraes LS, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Sarraf D, Vianna RNG. MULTIPLE EVANESCENT WHITE DOT SYNDROME MASQUERADER. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S45-S48. [PMID: 34171902 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001156] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- Remo T Moraes
- Instituto Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (IBOL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (IBOL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital da Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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Moreira-Neto CA, Moreira CA, Nobrega MJ, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Pulido JS, Souza EC. AN ASYMPTOMATIC CHILD WITH A JUXTAPAPILLARY LESION: DIAGNOSTIC CONUNDRUM. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S35-S38. [PMID: 34171900 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001150] [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: 11/27/2022]
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- Carlos A Moreira-Neto
- Hospital de Olhos do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
- Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Hospital de Olhos Sadalla Amin Ghanem, Joinville, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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Pereira FB, Soares Dutra Oliveira H, Lima VC, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Pulido JS, Cunha de Souza E. RETINAL HEMORRHAGES IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE ATAXIA. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S32-S34. [PMID: 34171899 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001149] [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: 11/25/2022]
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- Frederico Braga Pereira
- Centro Oftalmológico de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Olhos Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Hospital Julia Kubitschek, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Centro Oftalmológico de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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Sallum JMF, Filho FMR, Pedroso JL, Goldbaum M, Barsottini OGP, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Pulido JS, Cunha de Souza E. ASYMPTOMATIC RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKENING IN A PATIENT WITH ATAXIA. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S7-S10. [PMID: 34171901 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001171] [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: 11/25/2022]
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- Juliana M F Sallum
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia ; and
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Pimentel SLG, Misawa MAM, Conci LS, Takahashi BS, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Agarwal A, Cunha de Souza E. MYSTERY CASE: RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL DYSTROPHY IN A PATIENT WITH POLYNEUROPATHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S25-S31. [PMID: 34171904 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001148] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), SP, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia ; and
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Pimentel SLG, Conci LS, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Yannuzzi LA, Shields CL. MACULAR EDEMA IN A PECULIAR CASE OF PIGMENTARY MACULOPATHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S11-S20. [PMID: 34171897 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001146] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- Sergio L G Pimentel
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Gonçalves AN, Lima LH, Balaratnasingam C, Agarwal A, Jorge R. VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE IN A PATIENT WITH POLYNEUROPATHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:S42-S44. [PMID: 34171903 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001152] [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: 11/25/2022]
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- Annelise N Gonçalves
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto/São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto/São Paulo, Brazil
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Lima LH, Mello LGM, Polido J, Biccas Neto L, Saraiva FP, Cabral T. Sequence of focal choroidal excavation types in a patient with bilateral central serous chorioretinopathy. Arq Bras Oftalmol 2021; 84:387-390. [PMID: 34008800 DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20210063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A 39-year-old policeman complained of decreased bilateral central vision over the last two years. On examination, visual acuity was 20/40 and 20/400 in the right (OD) and left eye (OS), respectively, and fundoscopy revealed a bilateral hypopigmented macular lesion. Fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography demonstrated leakage and hyperintense spots, respectively, within the macular areas. At baseline, optical coherence tomography showed subretinal fluid in the OD and a conforming focal choroidal excavation in the OS. Focal choroidal excavation converted from conforming to nonconforming type at 4-month follow-up and then reversed to conforming type at 12-month follow-up, and was associated with incomplete retinal pigment epithelium and outer retina atrophy over the area of excavation. Pachyvessels were also evidenced in the choroid, without neovascularization. We report for the first time a case of focal choroidal excavation that progressed from conforming to nonconforming type and then reverted to its primary configuration (conforming type) in a patient with concurrent bilateral central serous chorioretinopathy.
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- Luiz H Lima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Specialized Medicine, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.,Vision Center Unit, Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Specialized Medicine, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.,Vision Center Unit, Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Specialized Medicine, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.,Vision Center Unit, Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Specialized Medicine, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.,Vision Center Unit, Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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Junqueira NB, Lima LH, Ferreira RB, Garcia DM, Furtado JM, Jorge R. Microperimetry differences in macular sensitivity threshold between first and second tested eyes. Arq Bras Oftalmol 2021; 84:203-208. [PMID: 33567023 DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20210034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To comparatively assess the macular sensitivity threshold of microperimetry and the fixation stability between the first (right) and second (left) tested eye of normal participants. METHODS Thirty healthy patients were randomly assigned to two groups. The participants underwent microperimetry in the fast mode and expert mode in groups I and II, respectively. Each participant underwent a single test and the right eye was tested first. RESULTS The mean macular sensitivity threshold (± standard deviation [SD]) was 24.5 ± 2.3 dB and 25.7 ± 1.1 dB in the first (right) and second (left) eyes of group I, respectively (p=0.0415) and 26.7 ± 4.5 dB and 27.3 ± 4.0 dB in the first (right) and second (left) eyes of group II, respectively (p=0.58). There was no statistically significant difference between eyes in either group (p=0.1512). Regarding fixation stability (evaluated in the microperimetry expert mode group), the mean ± SD percentage of fixation points within the 1-degree central macula (P1) was 87.9 ± 11.5% in the right eye and 93.8 ± 6.6% in the left eye. The paired t-test did not show a statistically significant difference between eyes (p=0.140). Mean ± SD P2 value was 95.5 ± 4.9% in the right eye and 98.5 ± 2.1% in the left eye. The analysis demonstrated an increase in the percentage of fixation points in the second tested eye compared with the first one (paired t-test= 2.364; p=0.034). There was a negative correlation between the macular sensitivity threshold of the right eye and the duration of the examination for both groups (microperimetry expert mode: r=-0.717; p=0.0026; microperimetry in the fast mode: r=-0.843; p<0.0001). CONCLUSION Mean macular sensitivity threshold was higher in the second tested eye in the microperimetry in the fast mode group and was similar in both eyes in the expert mode. Our data suggest that comprehension of the examination by the individual may impact the results of the microperimetry test.
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- Natacha B Junqueira
- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Uwaydat SH, Mansour A, Ascaso FJ, Parodi MB, Foster R, Smiddy WE, Schwartz SG, Charbaji A, Belotto S, Jürgens I, Mateo J, Ellabban AA, Wu L, Figueroa M, Olivier Pascual N, Lima LH, Alsakran WA, Caliskan Kadayifcilar S, Sinawat S, Assi A, Mansour HA, Casella AM, Navea A, Neila ER, Saatci AO, Govindahari V, Esteban Floria O, Agarwal K, Bakkali El Bakkali I, Alaman AS, Larripa SF, Rey A, Pera P, Bruix L, Lopez-Guajardo L, Pérez-Salvador E, Lara Medina FJ, Hrisomalos FN, Chhablani J, Arevalo JF. Clinical characteristics of full thickness macular holes that closed without surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 2021; 106:1463-1468. [PMID: 33926863 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE To ascertain the anatomic factors that help achieve non-surgical sealing in full thickness macular hole (FTMH). METHODS Retrospective collaborative study of FTMH that closed without surgical intervention. RESULTS A total of 78 patients (mean age 57.9 years) included 18 patients with blunt ocular trauma, 18 patients that received topical or intravitreal therapies and 42 patients with idiopathic FTMH. Mean±SD of the initial corrected visual acuity (VA) in logMAR improved from 0.65±0.54 to 0.34±0.45 (p<0.001) at a mean follow-up of 33.8±37.1 months. FTMH reopened in seven eyes (9.0%) after a mean of 8.6 months. Vitreomacular traction was noted in 12 eyes (15.8%), perifoveal posterior vitreous detachment in 42 (53.8%), foveal epiretinal membrane in 10 (12.8%), cystoid macular oedema (CME) in 49 (62.8%) and subretinal fluid (SRF) in 20 (25.6%). By multivariate analysis, initial VA correlated to the height (p<0.001) and narrowest diameter of the hole (p<0.001) while final VA correlated to the basal diameter (p<0.001). Time for closure of FTMH (median 2.8 months) correlated to the narrowest diameter (p<0.001) and the presence of SRF (p=0.001). Mean time for closure (in months) was 1.6 for eyes with trauma, 4.3 for eyes without trauma but with therapy for CME, 4.4 for eyes without trauma and without therapy in less than 200 µm in size and 24.7 for more than 200 µm. CONCLUSION Our data suggest an observation period in new onset FTMH for non-surgical closure, in the setting of trauma, treatment of CME and size <200 µm.
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- Sami H Uwaydat
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon .,Department of Ophthalmology, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Naples, Florida, USA
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- Research and Applied Statistics, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.,Research and Applied Statistics, CHARBAJI Consultants, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institut Català de Retina, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institut Català de Retina, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, Yorkshire, UK.,Department of Ophthalmology, Suez Canal University, Faculty of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Apdo 144-1225 Plaza Mayor, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Ophthalmology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beirut Eye and ENT Specialist Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de la Retina, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.,Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institut Català de Retina SL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institut Català de Retina, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lima LH, Melo GB, Zett C, Morais FB, Leal BC, Farah ME, Belfort R. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Findings in Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2021; 51:76-83. [PMID: 32084279 DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20200129-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To report a unique case series of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) patients imaged with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective case series, multimodal imaging was performed in four patients with DUSN at the time of patient visit. The study patients underwent standard clinical treatment for DUSN. RESULTS The clinical findings were consistent with the diagnosis of DUSN. Cross-sectional OCT showed disruption of outer retinal layers in the foveal area and an irregular structure of the outer plexiform layer. En face OCT revealed hyperreflective spots and a large hyperreflective lesion in the foveal area correspondent to the outer retina disruption seen on cross-sectional OCT. OCTA demonstrated decreased vascular perfusion in both the superficial and deep retinal capillary plexuses along with choriocapillaris preservation. CONCLUSION OCTA may provide a more detailed assessment of the retinal microvascular changes, allowing a more precise anatomical-functional correlation in DUSN. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2020;51:76-83.].
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Moreira-Neto CA, Lima LH, Zett C, Pereira R, Moreira C. En-face OCT and OCT angiography analysis of macular choroidal macrovessel. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2021; 21:101012. [PMID: 33490717 PMCID: PMC7811033 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Purpose To analyze en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) and decorrelation signals on OCT angiography (OCTA) in two cases of macular choroidal macrovessel (MCM). Observations Case report. Both the 64-year-old and 71-year-old females presented for a routine evaluation, and multimodal imaging analysis, including color fundus photography, indocyanine green angiography (ICG), spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and OCTA, was performed to diagnose a MCM. En-face OCT, en-face OCTA and decorrelation signals were analyzed through the MCM. In both reported cases, color fundus photograph revealed a serpiginoid lesion in the temporal macula. Red-free imaging enhanced the appearance of this lesion resembling a dilated choroidal vessel. Cross-sectional OCT showed an enlarged choroidal vessel causing elevation of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) within the fovea. En-face OCTA with segmentation below the choriocapillaris enhanced the MCM delineation. En-face OCT with segmentation below the choriocapillaris showed MCM with a greater distinctness than the en-face OCTA imaging. Decorrelation signals were not observed within MCM on cross-sectional OCTA. Conclusion and importance En-face OCT and decorrelation signals on OCTA may have diagnostic value in distinguishing macular choroidal macrovessel from other choroidal vascular diseases.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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Arantes TE, Lima LH, Bressanin GL, Marques CD, Duarte ÂB, Muccioli C. PRESUMED TUBERCULOUS MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS IN PATIENTS UNDER TREATMENT WITH BIOLOGIC AGENTS. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021; 15:56-61. [PMID: 29746443 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000000747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To report unique retinal fundus lesions and treatment outcomes of intraocular tuberculosis in patients under anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment. METHODS Retrospective review of two patients with laboratorial evidence of tuberculosis who had bilateral ocular signs and symptoms not attributable to other diseases. Multimodal imaging was analyzed at the time of presentation and after the treatment initiation. The study patients underwent standard treatment for tuberculosis. RESULTS Clinical and laboratory findings were consistent with the diagnosis of presumed tuberculosis. Color fundus photograph revealed the presence of multifocal yellowish retinal spots in the study eyes. On fluorescein angiography, the retinal lesions seen on color fundus photograph showed early hypofluorescence with progressive staining of its edges. Occlusive vasculitis with peripheral nonperfusion was also observed in both cases. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography demonstrated increased reflectivity and thickness on the topography of retinitis lesions. After specific antibiotic treatment for tuberculosis, there was complete disappearance of the retinal lesions in all study eyes. CONCLUSION We report two unique cases of bilateral presumed intraocular tuberculosis presenting as multifocal retinitis in patients under biologic agent treatment. Anti-tumor necrosis factor agents may be related to unusual fundus manifestations of tuberculosis.
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- Tiago E Arantes
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fundação Altino Ventura, Recife, Brazil
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Olhos Sadalla Amin Ghanem, Joinville, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital da Visão de Toledo, Toledo, Brazil; and
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- Department of Rheumatology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Department of Rheumatology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Singh SR, Iovino C, Zur D, Masarwa D, Iglicki M, Gujar R, Lupidi M, Maltsev DS, Bousquet E, Bencheqroun M, Amoroso F, Lima LH, Padhy SK, Govindahari V, Chandra K, Souied EH, Rodriguez FJ, Daza LA, Rios HA, Cagini C, Peiretti E, Behar-Cohen F, Chhablani J. Central serous chorioretinopathy imaging biomarkers. Br J Ophthalmol 2020; 106:553-558. [PMID: 33288526 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-317422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE To identify the factors predicting the visual and anatomical outcomes in eyes with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) through 12 months. METHODS Patients with diagnosis of CSCR, either acute or chronic, were included in this multicentric, retrospective study. Demographic factors; systemic risk factors; central macular thickness (CMT), subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), linear extent of ellipsoid zone (EZ) and interdigitation zone damage on optical coherence tomography; details of leak on fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography were included as predictors of anatomical and visual outcomes. Regression analysis was performed to correlate the changes in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and resolution of disease activity. RESULTS A total of 231 eyes of 201 patients with a mean age (49.7±11.8 years) were analysed. A total of 97 and 134 eyes were classified as acute and chronic CSCR. BCVA (0.35±0.31 to 0.24±0.34; p<0.001), baseline optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters including CMT (p<0.001), subretinal fluid (SRF) height (p<0.001) and SFCT (p=0.05) showed a significant change through 12 months. Multivariate regression analysis showed change in CMT (p≤0.01) and SRF height at baseline (p=0.05) as factors predictive of good visual outcome. Logistic regression analysis revealed changes in both CMT (p=0.009) and SFCT (p=0.01) through 12 months to correlate with the resolution of disease. CONCLUSION OCT parameters such as changes in both CMT and SFCT along with subfoveal EZ damage can be predictive of disease resolution whereas changes in CMT and baseline SRF height correlate well with changes in BCVA through 12 months.
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- Sumit Randhir Singh
- Jacobs Retina Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Eye Clinic, Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Barzilai University Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
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- Private Retina Service, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Ophthalmology, Military Maedical Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Ophtalmopôle, Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Université Paris Est, Creteil, France
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- Ophthalmology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Retina and Uveitis Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, MTC Campus, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Dept. of Vitreoretina, Disha Eye Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Kolkata, India
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- Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, Creteil, France
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- Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
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- Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Perugia School of Medicine and Surgery, Perugia, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Universita degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lima LH, Zett C, Casella MB, Pereira F, Rodrigues EB, Parameswarappa DC, Chabblani J. Occult inflammation detected by autofluorescence May Be the cause of idiopathic choroidal neovascularization. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2020; 20:100965. [PMID: 33117916 PMCID: PMC7581823 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Purpose To describe retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) disease detected by fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging in eyes with idiopathic choroidal neovascularization (ICNV). Methods A retrospective review of patients seen during a 14-month period with the diagnosis of ICNV was performed to identify patients with RPE disease, defined as hypo or hyperautofluorescent lesions on FAF. The presence of ICNV was confirmed by clinical history, ophthalmoscopic examination, fluorescein angiography (FA), and spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). The clinical diagnosis of an underlying inflammatory condition was based on the FAF appearance of multiple punched-out hyper or hypoautofluorescent spots in the retinal fundus. Results The mean age was 27 years (range, 21-33 years). Best-corrected visual acuity ranged from 20/25 to 20/200 with a median visual acuity of 20/80. Ten eyes of 8 patients presented RPE abnormalities on FAF. Of the 10 study eyes, ICNV was observed in 8 eyes. ICNV appeared as a type 2 neovascular membrane at the macular area on FA, and SD-OCT revealed neurosensory detachment in all study eyes. FAF demonstrated abnormalities of the RPE that were not appreciated on clinical examination or by other imaging modalities. Conclusions FAF may reveal an underlying inflammatory condition in patients diagnosed as ICNV, modifying the diagnosis and management.
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- Luiz H. Lima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Corresponding author. Federal University of Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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PURPOSE To report a unique case of intraocular inflammation and outer retinal changes in a patient with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). CASE REPORT A 57-year-old woman was seen 12 days after COVID-19 symptoms onset confirmed by positive IgM and IgG serological tests. No anterior chamber cells were seen. Color fundus photograph showed a yellowish lesion within the macular area, and fluorescein angiography revealed hyperfluorescence on the topography of the macular lesion in both eyes. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography demonstrated hyperreflective pinpoints at the level of posterior vitreous hyaloid, corresponding to vitritis, hyperreflective lesions at the level of inner plexiform and ganglion cell layers, and disruption of the ellipsoid zone. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE COVID-19 is known to affect the inner retinal layers. The current case not only supports but also adds a vitreal and an outer retinal layer involvement that might also be caused by this infectious disease.
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- Luiz A Zago Filho
- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of Paraná , Curitiba, Brazil.,Retina Service, Oftalmolages Day Hospital , Lages, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine , São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine , São Paulo, Brazil.,Retina Service, Hospital de Olhos de Sergipe , Aracaju, Brazil
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso , Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine , São Paulo, Brazil
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Lima LH, Cunha LP. Optical coherence tomography angiography in a case of multiple retinal arterial macroaneurysms. J Fr Ophtalmol 2020; 43:442-443. [PMID: 32362402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2019.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- L H Lima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, State University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lima LH, Pimenta R, Zett C. Multimodal imaging of choroidal macrovessel. J Fr Ophtalmol 2020; 43:371-372. [PMID: 32093959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- L H Lima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 821, Rua Botucatu, Vila Clementino, 04023-062 São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, 821, Rua Botucatu, Vila Clementino, 04023-062 São Paulo, Brazil; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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Souza CE, Lima LH, Nascimento H, Zett C, Belfort R. Objective assessment of YAG laser vitreolysis in patients with symptomatic vitreous floaters. Int J Retina Vitreous 2020; 6:1. [PMID: 31988795 PMCID: PMC6971902 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-019-0205-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background To objectively evaluate YAG laser vitreolysis for symptomatic vitreous floaters using color photo imaging. Methods In this interventional and prospective study, 32 eyes of 32 patients with symptomatic vitreous floaters secondary to posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) were treated with a single session of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser. Primary outcomes were objective and subjective changes measured by masked grading of color fundus photographs and National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire 25 (NEI VFQ-25), respectively. Secondary outcomes included Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and adverse events. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the results of the objective and subjective assessments at each time point. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Thirty-two patients (32 eyes; 13 men and 19 women) with symptomatic vitreous floaters were enrolled in this study (mean age: 59.4 years). All study patients were followed up for 6 months. Following the laser vitreolysis, there was a statistically significant improvement in both the near visual function (z = - 2.97; p = 0.003; r = 0.633) and visual disturbance rate (z = - 3.97; p < 0.001; r = 0.84). Distance visual function did not show statistically significant difference after the laser procedure (p = 1.00). Color fundus photograph did reveal vitreous opacity improvement over time in 93.7% of study eyes (partial improvement in 37.5% and total improvement in 56.2% of study eyes). During the follow-up period, recurrence of vitreous floaters, BCVA deterioration and adverse events were not observed. Conclusions YAG laser vitreolysis decreased the amount of vitreous floaters opacities seen on color fundus imaging and improved related symptoms according to the NEI VFQ-25 responses.
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- Carlos E Souza
- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.,2Instituto Da Visão (IPEPO), São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.,2Instituto Da Visão (IPEPO), São Paulo, Brazil
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- 3Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.,2Instituto Da Visão (IPEPO), São Paulo, Brazil
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Schauren JS, Torres ACMBG, de Almeida RC, Santos PSC, Mulinari-Brenner F, Lima LH, Zago Filho LA, Shiokawa N, Bicalho MDG, Sato MT. Novel CDH3 variants in Brazilian families with hypotrichosis and juvenile macular dystrophy revealed by exome sequencing. Clin Genet 2019; 97:529-531. [PMID: 31696509 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13659] [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: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Juliana S Schauren
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Retina e Vítreo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Oftalmo-Otorrinolaringologia da Faculdade de Medicina, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Oftalmo-Otorrinolaringologia da Faculdade de Medicina, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Oftalmo-Otorrinolaringologia da Faculdade de Medicina, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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Singh SR, Fung AT, Fraser-Bell S, Lupidi M, Mohan S, Gabrielle PH, Zur D, Iglicki M, M López-Corell P, Gallego-Pinazo R, Farinha C, Lima LH, Mansour AM, Casella AM, Wu L, Silva R, Uwaydat SH, Govindahari V, Arevalo JF, Chhablani J. One-year outcomes of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation. Br J Ophthalmol 2019; 104:678-683. [PMID: 31401554 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the visual and anatomical outcomes in eyes with peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) through 12 months. METHODS This was a multicentre, retrospective, interventional case series which included treatment-naïve cases of peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Multimodal imaging which comprised optical coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein angiography and/or indocyanine green angiography was performed at baseline and follow-up visits. OCT parameters included central macular thickness (CMT), subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and retinal and choroidal thickness at site of CNV. Patients were treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) on pro re nata protocol, photodynamic therapy, laser photocoagulation or a combination. Main outcome measures were change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and OCT parameters. RESULTS A total of 77 eyes (74 patients; mean age: 61.9±21.8 years) with a mean disease duration of 9.2±14.1 months were included. BCVA improved significantly from 0.55±0.54 logMAR (20/70) at baseline to 0.29±0.39 logMAR (20/40) at 12 months (p<0.001) with a mean of 4.9±2.9 anti-VEGF injections. CMT, SFCT and retinal thickness at site of CNVM reduced significantly (p<0.001, <0.001 and 0.02, respectively) through 12 months. The most common disease aetiologies were neovascular age-related macular degeneration, and idiopathic, inflammatory and angioid streaks. Age (p=0.04) and baseline BCVA (p<0.001) were significant predictors of change in BCVA at 12 months. CONCLUSION Peripapillary CNVM, though uncommon, is associated with diverse aetiologies. Anti-VEGF agents lead to significant visual acuity and anatomical improvement in these eyes over long term irrespective of the aetiology.
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- Sumit Randhir Singh
- Smt Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.,Retina and Uveitis Department, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hanumanthawaka Junction, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Academy for Eye Care Education, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Dijon, France.,Eye and Nutrition Research Group, Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, INRA Centre de Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Private Retina Service, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Ophthalmology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Center, Coimbra, Portugal.,Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Ophthalmology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Deaprtment of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Vitreo-retinal Department, Instituto de Cirugia Ocular, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Ophthalmology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Center, Coimbra, Portugal.,Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Smt Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.,Retina and Uveitis Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, MTC Campus, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Smt Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Takahashi VKL, Takiuti JT, Jauregui R, Xu CL, Duong JK, Lima LH, Tsang SH. Correlation between B-scan optical coherence tomography, en face thickness map ring and hyperautofluorescent ring in retinitis pigmentosa patients. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019; 257:1601-1609. [PMID: 31049658 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-019-04265-7] [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: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the B-scan OCT loss of ellipsoid zone, OCT en face thickness map constriction, and hyperautofluorescent ring constriction in RP patients. METHODS Retrospective case series study. Forty-eight eyes of 24 RP patients with a parafoveal hyperautofluorescent ring were studied. The diagnosis of RP was established by the presence of rod response impairment and a prevalent decrease of scotopic over photopic responses on electroretinography. The FAF and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images were obtained from 24 patients with RP. The measurements of the EZ line width on B-scan OCT, hyperautofluorescent ring area on FAF, and hyperautofluorescent ring area on en face thickness map were performed by two independent graders. The measurements of these three parameters were correlated. RESULTS The mean age of study patients was 46 years old (sd = 19). The external and internal FAF rings involving the fovea were identified in all study eyes. The area of the thickness ring decreased at an average rate of 0.5 (sd 0.4) mm2 per year (P < 0.001). The average rate of EZ-line constriction was estimated to be 123 (sd 63) μm per year (P < 0.001). The hyperautofluorescent ring area decreased at an average rate of 0.9 (sd 0.98) mm2 per year (P < 0.001). The strongest correlation was observed between hyperautofluorescent ring area and EZ-line width (r = 0.78). CONCLUSIONS We observed that the hyperautofluorescent ring area exhibits a faster progression rate than the area of the thickness ring. In addition, we found that the EZ-line width had a high positive correlation with the hyperautofluorescent ring area and a moderate positive correlation with area of the thickness ring.
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- Vitor K L Takahashi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Jonas Children's Vision Care and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, New York, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Jonas Children's Vision Care and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, New York, USA.,Division of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Jonas Children's Vision Care and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, New York, USA.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Jonas Children's Vision Care and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, New York, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. .,Jonas Children's Vision Care and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, New York, USA. .,Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI), Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. .,Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, 635 West 165th Street, Box 212, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Gupta R, Fung AT, Lupidi M, Pappuru RR, Nayak S, Sahoo NK, Kaliki S, Yannuzzi L, Reid K, Lim L, Sacconi R, Dave V, Singh SR, Ayachit A, Gabrielle PH, Cai S, Lima LH, Querques G, Arevalo JF, Freund KB, Shields CL, Chhablani J. Peripapillary Versus Macular Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium: Imaging Characteristics. Am J Ophthalmol 2019; 200:263-269. [PMID: 30689986 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare clinical, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) characteristics of peripapillary vs macular variants of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (combined hamartoma). DESIGN Retrospective observational, comparative case series. METHODS Setting: Multicenter collaborative study. STUDY POPULATION Fifty eyes with a clinical diagnosis of combined hamartoma. Observational Analysis: A comparative analysis of color fundus photographs (CFPs), OCT, and FAF was performed for peripapillary and macular variants of combined hamartoma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pigmentation and OCT features of macular and peripapillary combined hamartoma. RESULTS The review of imaging from 50 eyes of 49 patients diagnosed with combined hamartoma identified 18 (36%) peripapillary lesions, 27 (54%) macular lesions, and 5 (10%) peripheral lesions. A comparative analysis of peripapillary vs macular combined hamartoma identified differences in the following features: lesion pigmentation on CFPs corresponding to hypoautofluorescent FAF (88% vs 0%, P < .001) and OCT features of full-thickness involvement (88% vs 3%, P < .001), preretinal fibrosis (27% vs 81%, P < .001), maxi peaks (5% vs 88%, P < .001), intraretinal cystoid spaces (72% vs 40%, P < .038), outer plexiform layer involvement (5% vs 96%, P < .001), ellipsoid zone disruption (83% vs 3%, P < .001), RPE disruption (77% vs 3%, P < .001), and choroidal neovascularization (16% vs 0%, P = .028). CONCLUSIONS This comparative analysis identified a higher frequency of pigmentation with hypoautofluorescence, full-thickness retinal involvement, intraretinal cystoid spaces, ellipsoid zone disruption, RPE disruption, and choroidal neovascularization in peripapillary combined hamartoma. These findings suggest that lesions occurring near or at the optic nerve are associated with a more severe degree of pigmentary changes and retinal disruption than those located in the macula.
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- Rajan Gupta
- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases
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- Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases
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- The Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, New York University, New York, New York, USA; Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases
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- Department of Vitreoretina, M M Joshi Eye Institute, Hubballi, Karnataka, India
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- Ophthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France; Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour, INRA, UMR1324, Dijon, France
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, New York University, New York, New York, USA; Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York, USA
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases.
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Lima LH, Farah ME, Gum G, Ko P, de Carvalho RAP. Correction to: Sustained and targeted episcleral delivery of celecoxib in a rabbit model of retinal and choroidal neovascularization. Int J Retina Vitreous 2019; 5:3. [PMID: 30631484 PMCID: PMC6322268 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-018-0141-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Luiz H Lima
- 1Federal University of Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP CEP: 04023-062 Brazil
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- 1Federal University of Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP CEP: 04023-062 Brazil
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Mansour AM, Stewart MW, Yassine SW, Mehanna CJZ, Casella AMB, Hamam RN, Chhablani J, Lima LH, Shinojima A, Kaneko H, Younis MH, Shahin HK, Jalali S, Kucukerdonmez C, Saatci AO, Chakurkar R, Shields CL. Unmeasurable small size superficial and deep foveal avascular zone in nanophthalmos: the Collaborative Nanophthalmos OCTA Study. Br J Ophthalmol 2018; 103:1173-1178. [DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AimTo study the macular structure and vasculature in consecutive nanophthalmic eyes using optical coherence tomography angiography.MethodsThis is a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study of patients with nanophthalmos (one or both eyes). The superficial and deep foveal avascular zones (FAZ) were measured both manually and with the machine’s built-in automated measurement tool. Correlations between best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT) and subfoveolar choroidal thickness (SFCT) were calculated.ResultsSixty-five eyes of 35 subjects (16 men and 19 women) with a mean age of 37.4 years were analysed. The mean±SD of refractive error was 14.3±3.2 dioptres, axial length was 16.4±1.6 mm, CMT was 410.2±128.3 µm and SFCT was 450.1±108.3 µm. FAZ was unmeasurable small size in both the superficial and deep capillary plexus in all eyes, along with tortuosity of the superficial foveal capillaries and large vessels. Foveal folds were present in 29 eyes. Disc drusen was detected in 27 eyes and was absent in 31 eyes, while fundus autofluorescence was positive in 17 and negative in 24 eyes. BCVA varied from 20/20 to 20/800, with a mean of 20/76. Using Spearman’s correlation, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution BCVA correlated negatively with axial length (r=−0.30; p=0.015).ConclusionsFAZ attenuation, capillary tortuosity, foveal folds and thickened subfoveal choroid characterise the nanophthalmic macula. These findings may result from a redundant retina and the absence of apoptotic foveolar retraction because of developmental arrest of the optic vesicle after closure of the embryonic fissure.
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Pereira F, Lima LH, de Azevedo AGB, Zett C, Farah ME, Belfort R. Swept-source OCT in patients with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 2018; 8:16. [PMID: 30317398 PMCID: PMC6186261 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-018-0159-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) has a higher scanning rate and longer wavelength in comparison with spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT), allowing an improved imaging of retinal vascular plexuses and choriocapillaris. The present two patients diagnosed with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) underwent fundus autofluorescence (FAF), en-face SS-OCT, and SS-OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging, and its features were described and correlated. Results The clinical and imaging findings of both cases were consistent with the diagnosis of MEWDS. Color fundus photograph revealed subtle deep retinal white spots in the posterior pole and around the optic disk. FAF showed several hyperautofluorescent lesions corresponding topographically to the subtle deep retinal white lesions observed on color fundus photographs. Cross-sectional SS-OCT showed disruption of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) within the macular area in all study patients. En-face SS-OCT at the level of the outer retina showed lower reflectivity correspondent to the diffuse attenuation due to the EZ disruption on cross-sectional OCT. SS-OCTA demonstrated flow preservation within the retinal vasculature and choriocapillaris. Conclusions SS-OCT imaging allows a better visualization of the choriocapillaris, and its normal appearance in MEWDS may suggest that the outer retina and photoreceptors represent the primary site of inflammation.
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- Felipe Pereira
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil.,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil.,Vision Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 821, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil.,Vision Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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Takahashi VKL, Takiuti JT, Jauregui R, Lima LH, Tsang SH. Structural disease progression in PDE6-associated autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. Ophthalmic Genet 2018; 39:610-614. [PMID: 30153077 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2018.1509354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To evaluate the progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) caused by mutations in either PDE6A or PDE6B by measuring the progressive constriction of the hyperautofluorescent ring and shortening of the ellipsoid zone (EZ)-line width. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images were obtained from seven patients with autosomal recessive RP caused by mutations in either PDE6A or PDE6B. Measurements of the EZ line width on SD-OCT images and horizontal, vertical diameter, and ring area on FAF images were performed by two independent graders. The measurements of these four parameters were correlated with one another. RESULTS We observed that the EZ line width decreased by an average of 91 ± 64 µm per year, while the horizontal and vertical diameters decreased by 103 ± 53 µm and 92 ± 49 µm per year, respectively. The ring area decreased by a rate of 0.3 ± 0.18 mm2 per year. Progression rates were similar for the left eye. CONCLUSIONS We observed a progressive loss of EZ line width and Short-wavelength fundus autofluorescence (SW-AF) ring constriction over time. These results may serve as reference for better prognostic prediction and patients selection for clinical trials promoting cone rescue.
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- Vitor K L Takahashi
- a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University , New York , New York , USA.,b Jonas Children's Vision Care and the Bernard & Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,c Department of Ophthalmology , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University , New York , New York , USA.,b Jonas Children's Vision Care and the Bernard & Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,d Division of Ophthalmology , University of São Paulo Medical School , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University , New York , New York , USA.,b Jonas Children's Vision Care and the Bernard & Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,e Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- c Department of Ophthalmology , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University , New York , New York , USA.,b Jonas Children's Vision Care and the Bernard & Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,f Department of Pathology & Cell Biology , Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI), Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University , New York , New York , USA
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Maltsev DS, Kulikov AN, Uplanchiwar B, Lima LH, Chhablani J. Direct navigated laser photocoagulation as primary treatment for retinal arterial macroaneurysms. Int J Retina Vitreous 2018; 4:28. [PMID: 30151240 PMCID: PMC6104015 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-018-0133-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy and safety of conventional and navigated laser photocoagulation as the primary treatment option for retinal arteriolar macroaneurysm (RAM). METHODS Eleven (9 male and 2 females, mean age 65.1 ± 12.1 years) and 17 (13 male and 4 females, mean age 66.2 ± 8.9 years) patients were included in conventional laser photocoagulation (CLP) and navigated laser photocoagulation (NLP) groups, respectively. The primary outcome measures were LogMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness at the end of the follow-up. The secondary outcome measure was total laser energy applied during the procedure. RESULTS At the end of the mean follow-up of 11.4 ± 4.0 months, baseline LogMAR BCVA increased significantly from 0.65 ± 0.14 to 0.26 ± 0.12 (p < 0.001) in CLP group and from 0.57 ± 0.33 to 0.29 ± 0.34 (p < 0.001) in NLP group. Central retinal thickness decreased significantly from 514.5 ± 53.2 µm to 295.3 ± 11.3 µm (p < 0.001) and from 494.0 ± 111.2 µm to 285.8 ± 51.4 µm (p < 0.001) in CLP and NLP group, respectively. Total laser energy and number of laser burns applied per procedure in NLP group was statistically significantly lower than in CLP group (0.28 ± 0.13 J vs 0.59 ± 0.06 J, p < 0.001 and 28.5 ± 14.2 burns vs 48.9 ± 5.1 burns, respectively, p < 0.001). No adverse events related to laser treatment was noted in study groups during the follow-up. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated superiority of navigated laser photocoagulation compared to conventional laser photocoagulation in primary treatment of RAM which results from similar efficacy and safety of both techniques with lower mean total laser energy and number of laser burns required for navigated laser photocoagulation.
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- Dmitrii S. Maltsev
- Department of Ophthalmology, Military Medical Academy, 5 Klinicheskaya St, St. Petersburg, Russia 194044
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Military Medical Academy, 5 Klinicheskaya St, St. Petersburg, Russia 194044
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Centre, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500 034 India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Centre, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500 034 India
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Lima LH, Farah ME, Gum G, Ko P, de Carvalho RA. Sustained and targeted episcleral delivery of celecoxib in a rabbit model of retinal and choroidal neovascularization. Int J Retina Vitreous 2018; 4:31. [PMID: 30116590 PMCID: PMC6083501 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-018-0131-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Busch C, Rehak M, Sarvariya C, Zur D, Iglicki M, Lima LH, Invernizzi A, Viola F, Agrawal K, Sinawat S, Couturier A, Mehta A, Juneja R, Jain H, Agarwal AK, Goel N, Nagpal M, Gupta V, Banker A, Loewenstein A, Okada M, Saatci AO, Mansour AM, Chhablani J. Long-term visual outcome and its predictors in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion treated with dexamethasone implant. Br J Ophthalmol 2018; 103:463-468. [DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundTo evaluate the functional long-term outcome in patients with macular oedema (MO) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) treated with dexamethasone implant (DEX implant) and to identify its clinical predictors.MethodsA 24-month, retrospective, multinational, real-world study. Chart review of patients with either naïve or recurrent MO secondary to CRVO/BRVO treated with DEX implant, including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central subfield thickness (CST), demographic baseline characteristics and details of any additional treatment during follow-up.ResultsA total of 155 eyes (65 CRVO, 90 BRVO) from 155 patients were included. At 24 months, mean BCVA did not change significantly in CRVO (−2.1±24.5 letters, p=0.96) and BRVO patients (1.3±27.0 letters, p=0.07). A worse baseline BCVA (p<0.001), visual acuity (VA) gain ≥5 letters at 2 months (p=0.006) and no need for adjunctive intravitreal therapy after first DEX implant (p=0.001) were associated with a better final BCVA gain. Treatment-naïve patients (p=0.006, OR: 0.25, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.57) and those with a baseline CST≤400 µm (p=0.02, OR: 0.25, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.63) were identified as being less likely to need additional intravitreal therapy.ConclusionClinical baseline characteristics and the early treatment response were identified as possible predictors for long-term outcome and the need of adjunctive intravitreal therapy in MO secondary to BRVO/CRVO treated by DEX implant.
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