Publications by authors named "Maria Ximena Nunez"
Aim: To compare the safety and effectiveness of eyelid treatment with the ILux-MGD Treatment System in one session versus five sessions of mechanical meibomian gland expression (MMGE) in patients with moderate to severe meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
Methods: A prospective, randomized, open-label, and controlled clinical trial that compared one session of the ILux MGD Treatment System versus five sessions of MMGE in both eyes of 130 patients aged ≥18y with Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores ≥13, total meibomian gland scores (MGS) of <15 in the lower eyelid of each eye, and non-invasive tear break-up time (NI-TBUT) <10s, who were randomized 1:1 to ILux or MMGE.
Results: The mean age was 58±17.
Purpose: To determine species of staphylococci in chronic conjunctivitis, their antibiotic susceptibility pattern, patient treatments, clinical course, and clinical conditions.
Methods: In this prospective study, 243 conjunctival cultures were taken from 191 patients with chronic conjunctivitis, we obtained staphylococci susceptibility patterns with E-test, and they were analyzed in coagulase-positive and negative. The minimum inhibitory concentration for 90% of isolates (MIC90) was determined for Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Introduction: Anterior and posterior corneal elevations are measurements used to detect keratoconus suspects.
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of Orbscan II and Pentacam when assessing their elevation maps.
Materials And Methods: The efficacy of the Orbscan II and Pentacam measuring the anterior and posterior corneal elevations were evaluated in a sample of 68 eyes.