Publications by authors named "Manuel A Paez Escamilla"

Purpose: To report a case of a unique late complication of the Xen gel stent, stent-related endophthalmitis was preceded by flattening of the bleb.

Case Report: A 63-year-old female was presented with late-onset endophthalmitis preceded by flattening of the bleb two years post-insertion of Xen gel stent. B-scan of the posterior chamber revealed vitritis and hyaloid condensation, with no viral, fungal, or bacterial pathologies identified on anterior chamber tap.

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Importance: Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma, the most common intraocular cancer, can save both a child's life and vision. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that many children across the world are diagnosed late. To our knowledge, the clinical presentation of retinoblastoma has never been assessed on a global scale.

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Purpose: We sought to formally compare Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) and similar-shaped (circular) eye physics (EP) plaques dosimetrically by examining both tumor coverage and critical structure doses.

Methods And Materials: The plans of patients with uveal melanoma treated consecutively with eye plaque brachytherapy at a single institution from January 2016 to December 2017 were reviewed. Both a COMS plan and an EP plan using plaques of the same shape were generated for each patient using the Isoaid Plaque Simulator software such that >90% of the tumor + 2 mm margin received 85 Gy over 72 hours from iodine-125 sources.

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. To report a case of hemiretinal artery occlusion in a child with dextrocardia, visceral heterotaxia, and secondary polycythemia. .

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