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Astigmatism management in cataract surgery with Precizon(®) toric intraocular l...
Vale, C.; Menezes, C.; Firmino-Machado, J.; Rodrigues, P.; Lume, M.; Tenedório, P.; Menéres, P.; Brochado, M.PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the visual and refractive outcomes and rotational stability of the new aspheric Precizon(®) toric intraocular lens (IOL) for the correction of corneal astigmatism in cataract surgery. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Geral de Santo António - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE and Hospital de Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal. DESIGN: This was a pro...
Purtscher-Like Retinopathy
Massa, R.; Vale, C.; Macedo, M.; Furtado, M.; Gomes, M.; Lume, M.; Meireles, A.Purtscher-like retinopathy is associated with retinal hemorrhages and ischaemia probably due to the complement-mediated leukoembolization. It is a rare and severe angiopathy found in conditions such as acute pancreatitis. Case. We present a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with the development of acute pancreatitis in the context of a Klatskin tumour (a hilar ...
Bilateral proliferative retinopathy as the initial presentation of chronic myel...
Macedo, M.; Figueiredo, A.; Ferreira, N.; Barbosa, I.; Furtado, M.; Correia, N.; Gomes, M.; Lume, M.; Menéres, M.; Santos, M.; Meireles, M.The authors report a rare case of a 48-year-old male with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who initially presented with a bilateral proliferative retinopathy. The patient complained of recent visual loss and floaters in both eyes (BE). Ophthalmologic evaluation revealed a best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/50 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye (LE). Fundoscopy showed the presence of bilateral peri...