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Pigment deposits in the retrolental space of Berger: a rare feature of pigment dispersion syndrome?

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Pigment dispersion syndrome is associated with clinical features such as Krukenberg's spindles, trabecular pigmentation, Scheie's stripe and Zentmayer's ring. Another less common feature of this syndrome is retrolental pigment deposits due to anterior hyaloid detachment or a defect in the Wieger...

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in a 27-year-old patient: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is more frequent in people aged >50 yeears, and its prevalence increases with age. Few reports have described cases in younger patients, all with a history of ocular surgery, especially iris resection. Herein, we describe the case of a 27-year old man with bilateral...

Caracterización clínica y epidemiológica del síndrome pseudoexfoliativo
Clinical and epidemiological characterization of pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 33 (4), 2020
Objetivo: Determinar las características clínicas y epidemiológicas del síndrome pseudoexfoliativo. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de 109 ojos correspondientes a 55 pacientes atendidos en el Centro de Microcirugía Ocular y en el Servicio de Glaucoma del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología "Ramón P...

Pseudoexfoliación ocular: un signo de alerta temprana de enfermedades sistémicas
Ocular pseudoexfoliation: an early warning signal in systemic diseases

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 33 (4), 2020
El síndrome pseudoexfoliativo es una enfermedad relacionada con la edad, que afecta a la población mayor de 60 años y tiene una distribución mundial. Se caracteriza por la producción y la acumulación progresiva de un material fibrilar extracelular a nivel de las distintas estructuras del ojo, con r...

Aqueous humor heat-shock protein 70, periostin, and irisin levels in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To measure humor heat-shock protein 70, periostin, and irisin levels in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and cataract (without glaucoma), and compare them with those of patients with cataract but without pseudoexfoliation. Methods: We examined 31 eyes of 31 patients with pseud...

Prevalence of cataract complications in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Northwestern Spain

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess the relationship between pseudoexfoliation syndrome and incidence of complications and related clinical factors in patients undergoing cataract surgery. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 503 of 551 patients who underwent phacoemulsification surgery over 2...

The effect of pseudoexfoliation syndrome on choroidal thickness in open-angle glaucoma

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the effect of pseudoex foliation syndrome on choroidal thickness as compared with healthy individuals and subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma. Methods: This prospective, randomized study included 30 primary open angle glaucoma patients and 30 pseudoexfoliation gla...

Evaluation of renin and angiotensin II levels in pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome has been linked to impaired function of the heart and blood vessels. We conducted a study to investigate the role of the renin-angiotensin system in the etiopathogenesis of pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Methods: The subjects were 14 patients with pseudoexfolia...

Exfoliation syndrome associated with LOXL1 gene polymorphisms in a Black patient from Latin America: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT A 89-year-old Black female with a 6-year history of advanced open-angle glaucoma was referred to the Glaucoma Service of the Ophthalmology Department - Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye. Pseudoexfoliatio...

Comparison of anterior segment parameters in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome, and normal subjects

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the anterior segment parameters of patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome, patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, and normal subjects. Methods: This prospective, controlled, comparative study included 150 eyes of 150 patients. The patients were divided into the pseudoe...