Publications by authors named "Joan Giralt"
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of vitreoretinal interface abnormalities in a general population of healthy adults ≥45 years of age.
Design: Cross-sectional study carried out at 17 ophthalmology services throughout Spain.
Participants: Between September 2015 and March 2016, all consecutive healthy persons aged ≥45 years who were accompanying patients to ophthalmology services were invited to take part in the study.
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal dexamethasone implant 0.7 mg (Ozurdex) in radiation maculopathy secondary to plaque brachytherapy in choroidal melanoma.
Methods: Twelve eyes diagnosed of radiation maculopathy secondary to plaque brachytherapy and treated with intravitreal dexamethasone implant were included.
Article Synopsis
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in people over 60, with two main forms: dry (geographic) and wet (neovascular).
- Geographic atrophy makes up 85%-90% of cases and progressively deteriorates retinal tissue, while wet AMD mainly causes significant vision loss due to new blood vessel formation.
- Current treatments for wet AMD include anti-angiogenic drugs and emerging combination therapies like epimacular brachytherapy (EMBT), although research is still needed to establish EMBT's effectiveness for routine use.
We report the case of a 44-year-old woman with breast cancer who experienced visual loss and altered color vision after two cycles of chemotherapy with 5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide. She was referred to our Ophthalmology department with suspicion of toxic optic neuropathy. Clinical examination revealed altered color perception in the right side along with a central scotoma on visual field testing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Ocular toxoplasmosis is associated with vitreoretinal complications that can potentially cause severe visual loss. The aim of this study is to report the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative outcomes of vitreous surgery in eyes with vitreoretinal complications secondary to ocular toxoplasmosis.
Methods: This retrospective study included 15 eyes of 15 patients (8 men, 7 women; mean age at surgery, 37.
Purpose: The clinical findings and outcomes of 12 cases of luetic uveitis are reported.
Methods: Review of clinical records.
Results: Patients included 10 men and 2 women; 7 were homosexual, 9 HIV-positive.
Tuberculous uveitis after treatment with etanercept.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
September 2007
Background: Etanercept is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor that has been licensed in the United States for the treatment of adult and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis as well as psoriatic arthritis. Reactivation of tuberculosis is a complication of its use. We report the first case of tuberculous uveitis due to etanercept.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To offer an alternative to frontalis sling techniques to achieve a more horizontal traction vector force with the frontalis muscle flap. The proposed technique avoids malpositions such as pulling the upper eyelid in an anterior plane during maximum opening and ptosis of the eyelashes.
Methods: The technique, performed in 5 patients with complete unilateral ptosis and an absence of levator function, consisted of advancing a flap of frontalis muscle and creating a pulley with the aponeurosis of the levator muscle.