Publications by authors named "Filomena Palmieri"

Diabetic macular edema (DMO) poses a significant risk to vision, primarily caused by the leakage of retinal vessels. Traditional treatments involve anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents and corticosteroids, though responses vary, necessitating frequent treatments. This retrospective study at a London-based tertiary eye hospital evaluates the efficacy of faricimab, a bispecific antibody inhibiting angiopoietin 2 (Ang-2) and VEGF-A, in treating DMO.

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Purpose: To report real-world clinical evidence of brolucizumab in treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Methods: This study included 37 eyes with nAMD treated with intravitreal injections of brolucizumab. The main outcomes were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) changes, central retinal thickness (CRT), and serious ocular adverse events.

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Purpose: Faricimab, a novel pharmaceutical agent targeting both angiopoietin-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor-A pathways, has gained approval for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema. While clinical trials have demonstrated its favorable safety profile, this research presents two cases of hypertensive uveitis following intravitreal Faricimab injections.

Methods: Medical history, clinical findings and multimodal images were retrospectively collected.

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Purpose: This study seeks to report the clinical and multimodal imaging findings of eight eyes of seven patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) who developed bacillary layer detachment (BALAD). Setting/Venue: The patients were analysed at the Western Eye Hospital in London, UK.

Methods: The approaches of this research include clinical examinations and multimodal imaging-based description of cases of nAMD with BALAD.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perfusion of the choriocapillaris (CC) and retinal sensitivity in eyes with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD).

Methods: This prospective study included patients with iAMD and healthy controls. All enrolled subjects underwent optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) in order to compute the percent perfused choriocapillaris area (PPCA).

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It is extremely important for the health to understand the regulatory mechanisms of energy expenditure. These regulatory mechanisms play a central role in the pathogenesis of body weight alteration. The hypothalamus integrates nutritional information derived from all peripheral organs.

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