Efficacy and Safety of Diode Laser Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Patients with Glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transscleral diode cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) at 2 years of follow up.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of the records of all adult patients who underwent their first TSCPC treatment between 2014 and 2019 at Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, Porto, Portugal. Data regarding intraocular pressure (IOP), best corrected visual acuity, number of IOP-lowering medications, use of oral acetazolamide, retreatments and complications during a 2-year period following TSCPC were registered.

Effect of Repeated Intravitreal Injections in Glaucoma Spectrum Diseases.

Purpose: To evaluate whether repeated intravitreal injections (IVI) with an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agent are associated with glaucomatous progression in eyes with glaucoma spectrum diseases (GSD).

Methods: Single-center, retrospective, longitudinal study of patients with bilateral and similar GSD who: (1) received ≥8 IVI in only one eye during the study period; (2) had ≥2 retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) measurements obtained by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) at least 12 months apart. The primary outcome was the absolute RNFL thickness change, comparing injected and fellow uninjected eyes.

The Relationship between Intraocular Pressure and Optic Nerve Structural and Functional Damage in Patients with Optic Nerve Head Drusen.

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate if, in ocular normotensive patients, at the time of diagnosis of optic nerve head drusen (ONHD), perimetric mean deviation (PMD) on visual field (VF) examination and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness on optical coherence tomography correlated with intraocular pressure (IOP). There was a significant association between IOP and PMD (Spearman's rho = -0.863, < .

Cataract phacoemulsification performed by resident trainees and staff surgeons: intraoperative complications and early postoperative intraocular pressure elevation.

Purpose: To determine the incidence of intraoperative complications of phacoemulsification cataract surgery in a teaching hospital and to compare the intraoperative complication rate between resident trainees and staff ophthalmologists, to ascertain the overall rate of intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation on postoperative day 1 (POD1), and, again, to compare this value between resident trainees and staff surgeons.

Setting: Centro Hospitalar São João, Oporto, Portugal.

Design: Retrospective study.

Choroidal Thickness and Urinary Albumin Excretion in Type 2 Diabetic Patients without Retinopathy.

The role of retinal vasculature's dysfunction in the physiopathology of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) has been extensively described. Recently, the existence of a diabetic choroidal vasculopathy has been proposed. The purpose of this study was to compare choroidal thickness (CT) in nondiabetic patients and in type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy, using EDI SD-OCT.

Acute phase treatment in central retinal artery occlusion: thrombolysis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy or both?

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a neuro-ophthalmological emergency. There is a finite time window for acute interventions such as revascularization (e.g.

Microbiological Profile of Infectious Keratitis in a Portuguese Tertiary Centre.

The microbiological profile of infectious keratitis has shown great differences across the world. Due to the continuous shifting trends in microbiological profile and antibiotic resistance patterns reported in several studies, constant local updates are crucial to provide an adequate treatment. The propose of this study was to analyze the incidence of infectious keratitis, possible changing trends in microbiological profile, and bacteria sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics, in our tertiary center, in the last 10 years.

WAGNER syndrome: anatomic, functional and genetic characterization of a Portuguese family.

Purpose: To report the clinical (anatomic and functional) and genetic findings of Wagner Syndrome (WS) in a Portuguese family.

Methods: Nine members of the family agreed to be examined. All had complete clinical eye examinations.

Malignant hypertensive retinopathy as a presenting sign of an occult dead fetus.

We report one case of malignant hypertensive retinopathy as a presenting sign of fetal death in utero. Ophthalmic examination (including intravenous fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography) and obstetric and systemic evaluation were performed, providing a multidisciplinary approach. A 33-year-old overweight woman (body mass index 47 kg/m(2)) with no systemic or ocular known disease was admitted to our emergency department with a one-week history of bilateral vision loss and no systemic complaints.