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Effects of the epiretinal membrane on the outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implantation for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 86 (1), 2023
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the effects of epiretinal membrane formation on the clinical outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implantation for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion. Methods: This retrospective interventional case series includes the treatment of naive patients...

Pars plana vitrectomy and visual stimulation for treatment of vitreomacular traction secondary to toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis in a 5-year-old child

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: A unusual case of ocular toxoplasmosis with significant vitreomacular traction is reported. The patient improved significantly following pars plana vitrectomy combined with visual stimulation and occlusion therapy. Methods: The case of a 5-year-old girl with significant unilateral v...

Identación escleral y retinopexia neumática
Scleral buckling and neumatic retinopexy

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 34 (4), 2021
Objetivo: Determinar los resultados de la técnica quirúrgica de identación escleral y la de retinopexia neumática en el desprendimiento regmatógeno de retina. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo en pacientes operados con la técnica de identación escleral y la d...

Ultrastructural changes detected using swept-source optical coherence tomography in severe vitreopapillary traction: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Vitreopapillary traction is an uncommon condition characterized by strong adhesion and the traction of the posterior hyaloid onto the optic disc and peripapillary retina, leading to optic disc elevation and visual loss. An 85-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of slow, progressive vis...

Desarrollo de membrana epirretinal en pacientes con glaucoma que utilizan análogos de las prostaglandinas
Epiretinal membrane development in glaucoma patients who use prostaglandin analogues

Influence of the epiretinal membrane on ranibizumab therapy outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the influence of the epiretinal membrane (ERM) on intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: This retrospective study included 56 eyes of 48 patients with DME divided into two groups: the DME with ERM (study) and only DME (control)...

Evaluation of inner segment/outer segment junctions in different types of epiretinal membranes

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationships of inner/outer segment (IS/OS) junction disruption, macular thickness, and epiretinal membrane (ERM) grade with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), as well as the relationship between IS/OS junction disruption and ERM grade. Meth...

State of the art in chromovitrectomy

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (6), 2014
Vitrectomy is a surgery that involves complex and delicate techniques that treat diseases such as macular hole, epiretinal membrane and diabetic macular edema. Chromovitrectomy is one of these techniques and includes the use of coloring agents such as vital dyes or crystals to enhanced visibility of tran...

Desarrollo de un nanosistema para la liberación de fármacos intravítreo

La inyección intravítrea ha sido la vía de administración más eficaz para el tratamiento de enfermedades vitreorretinianas. Su práctica continua, no es agradable para los pacientes y a su vez podría causar complicaciones indeseadas. El presente trabajo t...