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Circulating levels of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in age-related macular degeneration

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess whether the serum levels of mannose-binding lectin of the lectin complement pathway are associated with age-related macular degeneration. Methods: Patients with age-related macular degeneration and age-matched controls underwent full ophthalmologic examination and optical co...

Análise da variação da pressão intraocular após injeção intravítrea de ranibizumabe

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (1), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: O tratamento com anti-angiogêncios é uma das modalidades mais utilizadas em patologias relacionadas ao edema macular. A injeção intravítrea de um inibidor do VEGF-A tem alta efetividade, porém está relacionada com efeitos adversos, como o aumento da pressão intraocular. O objeti...

Glaucoma e qualidade de vida

Objetivos: 1) Investigar as propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa do “National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire” (NEI VFQ-25) num grupo de pacientes com diferentes doenças oculares (catarata, glaucoma e degeneração macular relacionada à idade - DMRI). 2) Analisar de mane...

Qualitative assessment of online information about age-related macular degeneration available in Portuguese

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of online information on age-related macular degeneration available in Portuguese. Methods: The search term "age-related macular degeneration" was used to browse the web using four different search engines. The first 40 websites appearing on match lists provi...

Dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: We evaluated dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis (TDH), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and catalase (CAT) activity in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). All analyzes were conducted on plasma samples. Methods: Thirty-two patients with AMD and 38 age-matched healthy co...

Choroidal neovascularization silent on optical coherence tomography: report of two cases

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Herein, we report two cases of vision loss after successful cataract surgery, associated with drusenoid retinal pigment epithelial detachment without features of choroidal neovascularization on optical coherence tomography along with angiographic examinations suggestive of choroidal neovasculari...

Manifestaciones retinianas secundarias a Dengue. Reporte de caso
Retinal manifestations after Dengue fever. A case report

Introducción: El Dengue es una infección viral aguda, causada por un virus de la familia Flaviviridaeque se transmite por la picadura del mosquito Aedes Aegypti. Se han descrito manifestaciones oculares asociadas a esta enfermedad como son: maculopatía, hemorragias retinales, neuritis óptica, retinit...

Structure-functional correlation using adaptive optics, OCT, and microperimetry in a case of occult macular dystrophy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT We report retinal functional and structural changes of a 40-year-old man diagnosed with occult macular dystrophy. Comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation was performed, followed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OC - Heidelberg) and image acquisition using an adaptive optics ...

Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy: a case report with molecular study

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by sparse scalp hair caused by hair follicle abnormalities as well as progressive retinal degeneration leading to blindness in the second or third decade of life. It is associated with mutations of...

Efficacy of aflibercept on exudative age-related macular degeneration in patients exhibiting complete ranibizumab resistance and tachyphylaxis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study compared the efficacy of aflibercept for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD) in patients with complete ranibizumab resistance and tachyphylaxis. Methods: Forty-four eyes of 38 neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients were evaluated. Eye...