ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of repeated corneal cross-linking in eyes of children and adolescents with progressive keratoconus. Methods: This retrospective study included nine eyes of nine consecutive patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent repeated cor...
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Queratocono/tratamiento farmacológico,
Reticulación Corneal/métodos,
Retratamiento,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Queratocono/diagnóstico,
Riboflavina/uso terapéutico,
Rayos Ultravioleta,
Reactivos de Enlaces Cruzados/uso terapéutico,
Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/uso terapéutico,
Paquimetría Corneal
Objetivo: La leucoplasia oral es el desorden maligno
de la mucosa bucal más prevalente a nivel global y su manejo
clínico sigue siendo un desafío. Se llevó a cabo una revisión
sistemática para determinar la eficacia clínica de la terapia
fotodinámica mediada por ácido 5-aminolevu...
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of gabapentin in the management of neuropathic pain in patients with keratoconus, who were treated with fast (10 minutes) epi-off corneal crosslinking (CXL). Methods: This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized study. The sample compri...
Queratocono/terapia,
Reactivos de Enlaces Cruzados/uso terapéutico,
Colágeno/metabolismo,
Riboflavina/uso terapéutico,
Rayos Ultravioleta,
Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/uso terapéutico,
Córnea/metabolismo,
Dolor Postoperatorio/tratamiento farmacológico,
Dolor Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico,
Dimensión del Dolor,
Gabapentina/uso terapéutico,
Analgésicos/uso terapéutico,
Gabapentina/administración & dosificación,
Administración Oral,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Método Doble Ciego,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the outcomes of accelerated corneal cross-linking in keratoconic corneas with thinnest pachymetry values of <400 µm. Methods: The study included 28 eyes of 24 patients. The uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuities (logMAR), flattest and s...
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados clínicos do Crosslinking Transepitelial (CXL) analisando sua eficácia em pacientes portadores de ceratocone progressivo. Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo com 49 olhos e 37 pacientes com idades entre 10 e 50 anos, submetidos à técnica de CXL em 2017...
Estudios Transversales,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Agudeza Visual,
Queratocono/tratamiento farmacológico,
Reactivos de Enlaces Cruzados/uso terapéutico,
Riboflavina/uso terapéutico,
Fotoquimioterapia/métodos,
Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/uso terapéutico,
Topografía de la Córnea,
Colágeno/metabolismo,
Epitelio Corneal,
Rayos Ultravioleta,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Progresión de la Enfermedad
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report our initial experience in the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis with accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking. Methods: Retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis with progressive corneal melting who were treated with accelerated collage...
Queratitis por Acanthamoeba/metabolismo,
Queratitis por Acanthamoeba/terapia,
Colágeno/efectos de los fármacos,
Colágeno/metabolismo,
Colágeno/efectos de la radiación,
Córnea/efectos de los fármacos,
Córnea/metabolismo,
Córnea/efectos de la radiación,
Úlcera de la Córnea/metabolismo,
Úlcera de la Córnea/terapia,
Reactivos de Enlaces Cruzados/uso terapéutico,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/uso terapéutico,
Riboflavina/uso terapéutico,
Terapia Ultravioleta/métodos
ABSTRACT Fournier's Gangrene (FG) is an infectious disease caused by several synergic microbes, with high morbidity and mortality rates; therefore, the search for new less invasive and mutilating treatments, with faster recovery, has been proposed. Surgical intervention, the use of several systemic and t...
Abstract: Pigmented purpuric dermatoses are chronic vascular inflammatory conditions characterized by the presence of pigmented macules. Among its different presentations, lichen aureus is distinguished by the lichenoid conformation of its plaques and the predilection for lower limb involvement. Its segm...
Abstract: Port-wine stain is a type of common congenital superficial telangiectasia in the dermal layer mostly occurring on the forehead, face, and neck. The affected skin shows abnormal red or purple lesions, which darken and thicken. Nodular changes may develop with advancing age. If untreated, port-wi...
ABSTRACT Daylight photodynamic therapy has been used in countries with high latitudes during the summer for actinic keratoses treatment with reports of similar efficacy to conventional photodynamic therapy. We evaluate its safety in 20 patients in the city of Fortaleza, a local with low latitude and high...
Dermatosis Facial/tratamiento farmacológico,
Queratosis Actínica/tratamiento farmacológico,
Fotoquimioterapia/métodos,
Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/tratamiento farmacológico,
Luz Solar,
Ácido Aminolevulínico/análogos & derivados,
Ácido Aminolevulínico/uso terapéutico,
Relación Dosis-Respuesta en la Radiación,
Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/uso terapéutico,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
