Publications by authors named "Melissa M Dal Pizzol"
Purpose: A case of Phialemonium curvatum wound corneal infection after phacoemulsification is reported.
Methods: Case report.
Results: The marked aggressiveness of this fungus is demonstrated by the absence of therapeutic response to both medical and surgical treatment.
The identification of some important retinal anatomical regions is a prerequisite for the computer aided diagnosis of several retinal diseases. In this paper, we propose a new adaptive method for the automatic segmentation of the optic disk in digital color fundus images, using mathematical morphology. The proposed method has been designed to be robust under varying illumination and image acquisition conditions, common in eye fundus imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the use of fibrin glue and its complications in different ophthalmic surgeries.
Methods: A retrospective and non-comparative case series study. 161 eyes were evaluated.
Cataract and type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
December 2008
Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of cataract and the possible factors associated with cataract in young type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).
Methods: 293 patients were evaluated. The association of cataract with diabetic retinopathy (DR), retinal laser treatment, hypertension, body mass index, peripheral neuropathy, lipid profile, glycemic control, serum creatinine and albuminuria was evaluated.
Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of cataract and associated risk factors in a diabetic type 1 population.
Methods: 181 patients (362 eyes) were evaluated in a case-control study. Cases were classified when cataract was present at the time of the examination.
Purpose: To describe 9 eyes in 8 patients who received Dohlman-Doane type 1 keratoprosthesis (KPro) with a mean follow-up of 11.2 months (2 to 25 months).
Methods: A retrospective, non-comparative interventional case series.