Publications by authors named "Heloise Torres-Villaros"
Purpose: To assess macular thickness fluctuations and their association with visual acuity outcomes in eyes with diabetic macular edema treated with an intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant.
Methods: The SD of all postbaseline central subfield thicknesses (CST) recorded over a 12-month period after the first injection of the DEX implant was used to quantify CST fluctuations. Linear regression models were used to identify factors associated with the visual acuity at 12 months (measured with the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study score) and predictors of CST SD.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied how blood vessels in the eyes of patients with sickle cell disease changed over 6 years compared to people without the disease.
- They found that in sickle cell patients, a specific area in the eye (FAZ) got bigger, and blood vessel density (VD) decreased in some parts of the eye, but not in all areas.
- Despite these changes, the patients didn’t show worsening eye problems, indicating that their eye health was still stable even though the macular area was affected.
Purpose: To investigate the association between the 2 acute phase proteins, C-reactive protein (CRP) and pentraxin 3 (PTX3) with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR), as PTX3 is a glucocorticoid-induced protein.
Design: Cross-sectional multicenter study.
Participants: Patients with CSCR compared with age- and sex-matched healthy participants.
Purpose: To describe the first reported case of outer retinal damage following the use of Membrane Blue Dual for epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery.
Observations: A 74-year-old female underwent pars plana vitrectomy and ERM peeling assisted with Membrane Blue Dual for an idiopathic ERM. Postoperatively, the patient reported a decline in visual acuity with a central scotoma.
(1) The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics and multimodal imaging findings of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) between women and men. (2) Women and men with CSCR were compared in terms of their age and risk factors, the clinical form of their disease, multimodal imaging findings and the presence of macular neovascularization (MNV) on optical coherence tomography (OCT)-angiography. (3) Results: The data of 75 women and 75 men were compared.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSickle cell retinopathy (SCR) is classified by Goldberg based on peripheral vascular changes. Ultra-wide field (UWF) imaging has enhanced visualization of the peripheral retina. However, there is no consensus on the optimal imaging technique for the screening of SCR.
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