Publications by authors named "Carmel L Mercado"
Given increasing rates of visual impairment worldwide, we call on national health plans and global development agencies to urgently focus funding and resources toward vision and eye health, with an emphasis on data collection surrounding new and changing burden of eye disease.
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- The study aimed to determine how common cytomegalovirus (CMV) ocular disease is in children and identify risk factors related to it.
- Conducted at four pediatric centers between 2005 and 2018, the research found that 37% of hospitalized children with CMV viremia underwent eye exams, primarily for baseline screening.
- Out of 296 examined, 13 cases of CMV ocular disease were identified, notably mostly occurring in children who had undergone stem cell transplantation, suggesting the condition is rare but important to monitor in specific patient groups.
Background: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of rare inherited retinal disorders characterized by diffuse progressive degeneration of the retina that typically presents bilaterally. Unilateral RP has not often been reported in children. We present a series of cases that illustrate discrimination between unilateral and asymmetric disease and between dystrophy and acquired degeneration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report a case of disseminated silicone granulomatosis presenting with ptosis, proptosis and vision loss.
Observations: A 56-year-old female presented with ptosis, proptosis, and vision loss and was noted to have palpable, erythematous masses involving the orbit, face, trunk, and body. She had a history of bilateral silicone breast implants and cosmetic facial filler injections.
A 92-year-old man presented with months of progressive blurry vision, worsening acutely in his right eye. He denied pain, diplopia, or photopsias. His history was significant for multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and malignant melanoma of his right shoulder treated with local excision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to assess whether there is a disparity in distance and near best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in cataract eyes. 102 patients with cataract (N = 121 eyes) were seen in clinic between January and November 2013 at the Wilmer Eye Institute Comprehensive Eye Service. An age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) group (N = 27 eyes) was also identified for comparison.
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