Tratamento cirúrgico do descolamento macular secundário à fosseta congênita do disco óptico: relato de caso [PDF]
, 2008 The authors describe a patient with macular detachment in the right eye, secondary to congenital pit of the optic disc, submitted to vitrectomy, drainage of the subretinal fluid, perfluorocarbon, endolaser and perfluoropropane gas (C3F8). A sample of the
MAIA JÚNIOR, Otacílio de Oliveira +3 more
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Zika Infection Disrupts Proteins Involved in the Neurosensory System
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 Newly re-emerging viruses are of great global concern, especially when there are no therapeutic interventions available during the time of an outbreak.
Kathleen K. M. Glover +11 more
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Characterization of serous retinal detachments in uveitis patients with optical coherence tomography [PDF]
, 2012 To determine the prevalence of serous retinal detachments (SRD) using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in a large database of patients with uveitis from a tertiary referral setting, to describe clinical features of patients with SRD, and to ascertain ...
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Diagnosing and monitoring diabetic macular edema: structural and functional tests. [PDF]
, 2015 Diabetic macular edema remains a major cause of visual impairment in adults despite the use of intensive glycemic control, photocoagulation therapy and new intravitreal drugs in the treatment of this disease.
Midena, Edoardo, Vujosevic, Stela
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Tracking the Transplanted Neurosphere in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Degeneration Model
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2021 Introduction: Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) layer deterioration is a leading cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), i.e., the most significant reason for irreversible blindness.
Hamid Aboutaleb Kadkhodaeian +3 more
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Neuroprotective effects of lutein in a rat model of retinal detachment [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Retinal detachment (RD) is a leading cause of blindness, and although final surgical re-attachment rate has greatly improved, visual outcome in many macula-off detachments is disappointing, mainly because of photoreceptor cell death.
Lai, WWK +4 more
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Effects of hydroquinone on retinal and vascular cells in vitro
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Aim: To explore the molecular pathophysiology that might explain the epidemiologic association between cigarette smoke and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by examining the effects of hydroquinone (HQ), a toxic compound present in high ...
Ashish Sharma +5 more
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Bilateral diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge Weber syndrome: a case report highlighting the role of multimodal imaging and a brief review of the literature [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a patient with bilateral choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and highlight multimodal imaging techniques for early detection and management of ocular alterations.
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2014 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, especially in Western countries. Although the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical course of the disease are well described, its pathogenesis is not ...
Milosz P. Kawa +3 more
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Vital dyes in chromovitrectomy [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of this article is to present the current data with regard to the application of vital dyes during vitreoretinal surgery, chromovitrectomy, as well as to overview the current literature regarding the properties of dyes, techniques of application,
Costa, Elaine de Paula Fiod +7 more
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