Publications by authors named "M Paez-Escamilla"
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults. Recent advances highlight the role of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (TEV) and circulating hybrid cells (CHC) in UM tumorigenesis. Bridged with liquid biopsies, a novel technology that has shown incredible performance in detecting cancer cells or products derived from tumors in bodily fluids, it can significantly impact disease management and outcome.
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- Anterior uveitis is inflammation in the front part of the eye and can have different causes, which doctors need to understand.
- This review aims to help doctors identify types of anterior uveitis that are often overlooked, as well as other conditions that might look like it.
- Misdiagnosing these eye problems can lead to serious issues with vision or even life-threatening situations, so it's important for doctors to be careful in their assessments.
Background: With the clinical advances in the field of gene therapy, the development of objective measures of visual function of patients with inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) is of utmost importance. Here, we propose one such measure.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from a cohort of 194 eyes of 97 genetically diagnosed patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common IRD, followed at the UPMC Vision Institute.
Challenges in posterior uveitis-tips and tricks for the retina specialist.
J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect
August 2023
Article Synopsis
- Posterior uveitis is an eye condition that can affect anyone and is often a reason people visit eye doctors.
- It can be caused by infections, autoimmune diseases, and some conditions that look like uveitis but aren’t really it, which makes it tricky to diagnose.
- This study looked at different types of uveitis and their confusing similarities to other diseases to help doctors better recognize and treat these eye problems.
Background: Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a noninvasive imaging modality used to analyze the retinochoroidal vasculature and detect vascular flow. The resulting images can be segmented to view each vascular plexus individually. While fluorescein angiography is still the gold standard for the diagnosis of posterior uveitis, it has limitations, and can be replaced by OCTA in some cases.
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