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Síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 36 (2), 2023
El síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada es una enfermedad autoinmune multisistémica crónica, caracterizada por panuveítis difusa granulomatosa bilateral con desprendimiento exudativo de retina y papilitis. Compromete el sistema nervioso central (meninges, disacusia neurosensorial) así como piel y mucosa...

Desprendimiento de la capa bacilar de la retina asociado a enfermedad inflamatoria ocular
Detachment of the Bacillary Layer of the Retina Associated with Ocular Inflammatory Disease

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 36 (2), 2023
El desprendimiento de la capa bacilar de la retina es la separación de los segmentos internos de los fotorreceptores del resto de la retina neurosensorial, o separación entre la zona miode y elipsoide de la retina, que en un hallazgo reciente se puede identificar mediante la tomografía de coherencia Ã...

Descolamento seroso da retina neurossensorial associado à mácula dome-shaped: relato de dois casos

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
RESUMO A mácula dome-shaped consiste na elevação convexa da região macular, encontrada principalmente em pacientes com alta miopia. O significado clínico e a correlação com outras patologias oculares ainda são incertos. Este artigo tem como objetivo descrever dois casos de mácula dome-shaped com...

Serous retinal detachment in pre-eclampsia: Case report and literature review

Abstract Pre-eclampsia (PE) is an obstetric disease with a multifactorial cause that affects ∼ 5% of pregnant women. Vision can be affected with varying severity, and retinal detachment is a very rare complication. It tends to be bilateral, diagnosed postpartum, and more prevalent in women who are ...

Multiple retinal pigment epithelial detachments: what should we do? A propos of an idiopathic case

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (2), 2020
Abstract The purpose is to report the management of multiple retinal epithelial detachments (PEDs) in a 50-year-old male with bilateral PEDs not associated with chorioretinal or systemic pathologies after a complete study. Idiopathic multiple PEDs could be a variation of central serous chorioretinopathy,...

Ultrasonographic characteristics of active ocular toxoplasmosis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate ophthalmic ultrasonographic findings associated with active ocular toxoplasmosis. Methods: Forty-seven eyes with active ocular toxoplasmosis in 47 patients were subjected to ocular ultrasonography using the transpalpebral technique (10-MHz transducer) and fundus photograph...

Intravitreal Angiostrongylus cantonensis: first case report in South America

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT This study reports the first case of intravitreal angiostrongyliasis in South America treated with posterior worm removal via pars plana vitrectomy. This was a retrospective, observational case study. Data from medical charts, wide-field digital imaging, ocular ultrasound, and visual evoked pote...

Optical coherence tomography angiography artifactual choroidal neovascularization in optic disc pit maculopathy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT This case report describes a 19-year-old Caucasian man presented with decreased visual acuity in the right eye for 3 months. Dilated funds exam revealed optic disk pit associated with serous macular detachment. Optical coherence tomography identified communication between the optic disk pit and ...

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...

Photoreceptor assessment using adaptive optics in resolved central serous chorioretinopathy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT We present a case of a patient with resolved central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in the left eye with persistent mild visual alterations 4 years after the resolution of the disease. Left eye exam revealed a best corrected visual acuity of 20/25 and a slight change of macular pigmentation. Opt...