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Torras-Sanvicens J, Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora M, Figueras-Roca M, Amescua G, Carletti P, Casaroli-Marano RP, Patel SV, Rocha-de-Lossada C. Translation and validation of the Visual Function and Corneal Health Status (V-FUCHS) questionnaire into Spanish language. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2024; 99:9-15. [PMID: 37944642 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftale.2023.11.004] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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PURPOSE To translate and validate the V-FUCHS questionnaire into Spanish in a population of patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (DEF). METHODS The V-FUCHS consists of 15 short, easily understandable questions that assess visual aspects of quality of life in patients with DEF, which can be gathered into a group of seven that assess the "Visual Difficulty" factor and another group of eight that assess the "Glare Factor". For the translation and cultural adaptation, the standardized norms for this process were followed, among other phases, a translation, a back-translation and an application in patients with DEF. RESULTS In the first phase, consensus was reached on the Spanish translation of the V-FUCHS. Subsequently, 25 patients were included to carry out the pre-test phase with the aim of assessing the applicability and feasibility of the test. The score obtained a minimum value of -0.88 and a maximum value of +2.44, according to the Rasch probabilistic scale. The mean value obtained from the Visual Difficulty factor was 0.61 (±0.71), while the mean for the Glare Factor was 0.41 (±0.51). CONCLUSION The validation of the V-FUCHS questionnaire, after its translation and adaptation into Spanish, proved to be a useful tool for assessing the visual quality of patients with DEF. Patients with a more advanced stage of the disease presented a greater severity in the test result. Likewise, the Glare Factor (Glare) correlates better with the pachymetric increase than with the visual acuity of the patient.
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- J Torras-Sanvicens
- Service of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Qvision, Ophthalmology Department, VITHAS Almería Hospital, Almería, Spain; Ophthalmology Department, VITHAS Málaga, Málaga, Spain; Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Service of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States; University of Miami-Miller, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States; University of Miami-Miller, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Service of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Qvision, Ophthalmology Department, VITHAS Almería Hospital, Almería, Spain; Ophthalmology Department, VITHAS Málaga, Málaga, Spain; Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Málaga, Spain; Departamento de Cirugía, Área de Oftalmología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
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Sabater-Cruz N, Figueras-Roca M, Martinez-Conesa EM, Vilarrodona A, Casaroli-Marano RP. Pterygium surgery with lyophilized versus cryopreserved amniotic membrane graft. J Fr Ophtalmol 2023; 46:258-265. [PMID: 36792470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2022.08.014] [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: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate surgical outcomes (recurrence rate, aesthetics and symptoms) of pterygium surgery with two different amniotic membrane preservation approaches - lyophilized (LAM) and cryopreserved (CAM). METHODS Primary pterygium patients were randomized to either LAM or CAM surgery. Demographic data, ocular surface disease index (OSDI), aesthetic grading (1 to 4), recurrences and complications were recorded over a 6-month follow-up period. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients were recruited. Recurrence at month 6 was detected in 11 cases (37.9%) and was more prevalent with CAM grafts, without reaching statistical significance (P=0.196). Aesthetic outcome grading showed no differences between LAM and CAM at month 6 (P=0.124). Aesthetic results were mostly unsatisfactory (grade 3 and 4) without statistical differences between groups (P=0.514). Baseline OSDI was similar in both groups (P=0.888), and it significantly decreased by the last follow-up visit (P<0.001) for both the LAM and CAM groups. This decrease did not significantly differ between amniotic membrane preservation approach surgery groups (P=0.714). CONCLUSION LAM might be considered a legitimate alternative to CAM, showing no inferiority in outcomes, since clinical and aesthetic outcomes were similar for both groups.
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- N Sabater-Cruz
- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Tissue Bank (BST-BTB), Barcelona, Spain; Admiravision, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank (BST-BTB), Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IIB-Sant Pau, SGR1113), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank (BST-BTB), Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IIB-Sant Pau, SGR1113), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Tissue Bank (BST-BTB), Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IIB-Sant Pau, SGR1113), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Figueras-Roca M, Rey A, Mesquida M, Pelegrín L, Llorens V, Fontenla JR, Adán A. [Retinal vasculopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case of lupus vasculitis and a case of non-vasculitis venous occlusion]. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2014; 89:66-69. [PMID: 24269411 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2012.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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CLINIC CASE Two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with vision loss, and were diagnosed with retinal vasculopathy. Patient 1 had occlusive vasculitis with macular oedema and retinal ischaemia in the right eye. Corticosteroid therapy was increased and intravenous rituximab added. Intravitreal therapy and panretinal photocoagulation were performed. Patient 2 presented with a left central retinal vein occlusion without vasculitis but was on anticoagulation therapy due to having an antiphospholipid syndrome. Both patients maintained a stable visual acuity. DISCUSSION Occlusive lupus retinal vasculitis has severe visual and systemic consequences (central nervous system vasculitis). It is crucial to differentiate it from standard vascular occlusion syndromes.
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- M Figueras-Roca
- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Retina y Segmento Posterior, Institut Clínic de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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