Proliferative vitreoretinopathy and its relationship with inflammatory serum biomarkers.

Aim: To analyze if a relationship between levels of inflammatory serum biomarkers and severity of primary proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) exists.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study. The healthy adult patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and primary PVR were included in the PVR group.

Long-term functional, anatomical outcome, and qualitative analysis by OCTA, as a predictor of disease recurrences in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks.

Background: To report the risk of exudation recurrence and long-term outcomes in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks, according to its morphology and characteristics by optical coherence tomography angiography.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of electronic medical records from three hospitals. We enrolled patients with a clinical diagnosis of angioid streaks choroidal neovascularization that had a minimum follow-up of 12 months.

Suprachoroidal silicone oil as an intraoperative complication during Pars Plana Vitrectomy: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Complications related to silicone oil tamponade are frequent. There are reports of events related to silicone oil (SO) injection during Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV). This case presents the unexpected injection of SO in the suprachoroidal space.

Current Treatments and Innovations in Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema.

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Multiple treatment options have been used over time to attempt to modify the natural progression of the disease in both proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME). These two retinal complications are the result of microvascular occlusions and vascular hyperpermeability and are considered one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in patients of working age.

Relationship of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio With Visual Acuity After Surgical Repair of Open Globe Injury.

To assess the relationship and prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with poor final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after surgical repair of open globe injuries (OGI) in adults. Retrospective analysis of data from an ongoing prospective cohort of consecutive patients. In a tertiary university hospital, 197 eyes of 197 patients were included between 2013 and 2017.

Efficacy, Safety, and Cost-Minimization Analysis of Continuous Infusion of Low-Dose Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin in Patients With Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is rare and aggressive neoplasia, with a poor prognosis; furthermore, the monetary cost of its treatment represents a major challenge for many patients. The economic burden this malignancy imposes is underscored by the fact that asbestos exposure, which is the most frequent risk factor, is much more prevalent in the lower socioeconomic population of developing countries. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and cost of continuous infusion of low-dose Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin (CIGC) as a treatment strategy for patients with unresectable MPM.

Impact of the affordability of novel agents in patients with multiple myeloma: Real-world data of current clinical practice in Mexico.

Background: The treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) has become costly and difficult to access for patients living in low-income to middle-income countries.

Methods: The current retrospective study included 148 patients in Mexico with newly diagnosed MM, and was performed to compare the outcomes of patients with and without access to novel agents. The records of 77 patients admitted to a public hospital (PubC) and 71 patients cared for within private health systems (PrivC) from November 2007 to July 2016 were reviewed.