Dexamethasone intravitreal implant as an adjuvant treatment for pediatric patients with Coats' disease.

We report two cases of stage 3A unilateral Coats' disease in pediatric patients. In both cases, disease control was achieved using a dexamethasone intravitreal implant in addition to other treatments. The treatment improved visual acuity in one patient and prevented the worsening of the decline in visual acuity in the other patient during follow-up periods of 7 and 3 years, respectively.

Anidulafungin versus fluconazole in the treatment of Candida albicans chorioretinitis.

Background: Candida albicans chorioretinitis is the most common cause of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis. Echinocandins are recommended as first-line therapy in the treatment of invasive candidiasis (IC), but in clinically stable patients with IC and endophthalmitis caused by Candida species susceptible to azole compounds these are the first-line treatment due to their better intraocular penetration.

Case Report: A 42-year-old woman admitted to hospital for duodenal perforation after gastrointestinal surgery and treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics developed C.

Contribution of Optical Coherence Tomography to the Diagnosis of Childhood-Onset Stargardt Disease in Its Early Stages.

Stargardt disease may present with alterations in optical coherence tomography before symptoms and fundus abnormalities appear. With this non-invasive test, a presumptive diagnosis can be made and genetically confirmed in the subclinical stages of the disease. .

Conjunctival Tarsal Actinic Keratosis Treated with Interferon Alfa-2b: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review.

Conjunctival neoplasia is one of the most frequent tumors in the eye. Actinic keratosis (AK) or solar keratosis is a precancerous lesion that is included with other epithelial tumors. This alteration does not break the basal membrane.

Evaluation of Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections and Associated Risk Factors Related to the Disease.

Purpose: To analyze patients' anxiety levels using the Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VASA), in regard to intravitreal injection treatment and to determine possible associated risk factors related to the disease and treatment characteristics.

Methods: Cross-sectional observational study with consecutive sampling of patients who were going to receive an intravitreal injection. Subjects completed the VASA prior to the procedure, and afterwards, their data were collected from the electronic medical history.