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Early Postoperative Intraocular Pressure as a Prognostic Factor in Glaucoma Sur...
Viana, Ana Rita; Basto, Rita; Correia Barbosa, Renato; Silva, Alexandre; Bastos, Ricardo; Vale, Carolina; Gonçalves, Rita; Tenedório, PaulaINTRODUCTION: The relationship between early and late postoperative intraocular pres- sure (IOP) after glaucoma surgery remains unclarified. Few published studies have investigated the long-term effects of early IOP after trabeculectomy and nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy, and the existing ones have differing results. This study aims to evaluate the effects of early postoperative IOP after these two procedures ...
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemics in Patients Submitted to Glaucoma Surgery: A 3-yea...
Reis Silva, Alexandre; Gonçalves, Rita; Basto, Rita; Correia Barbosa, Renato; Viana, Ana Rita; Tenedório, PaulaINTRODUCTION: COVID-19 pandemics forced the reorganization of healthcare systems in order to provide care for ill patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Ophthalmology departments had to reduce elective procedures with mobilization of resources for non-ophthalmological purposes. This study aims to describe the glaucoma surgical volume during the pandemic year and to compare with the pre-pandemic and post-...
Exposing the Great Masquerader: Five Consecutive Cases of Ocular Syphilis with ...
Barbosa, Renato Correia; Ramos Oliveira, Susana; Gonçalves, Maria João; Mota, Ágata; Basto, Rita; Viana, Ana Rita; Silva, Alexandre; Gonçalves, RitaINTRODUCTION: Ocular syphilis has a highly heterogeneous clinical presentation, which can overlap with many other etiologies. Its diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Ophthalmological manifestations may appear in virtually all anatomical regions of the eye, in both the anterior and posterior segments. Uveitis is the most common ophthalmologic presentation of syphilis, and the timing of onset is variabl...
Retropupillary Iris-Claw Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Refractive and Safety...
Correia Barbosa, Renato; Carvalho, Rui; Mota, Ágata; Basto, Rita; Viana, Ana Rita; Silva, Alexandre; Tenedório, PaulaINTRODUCTION: Iris-claw intraocular lenses are one of the surgical alternatives to treat patients without capsular and zonular support after complicated cataract surgery, trauma, or diseases that disrupt the normal anatomy of the eye’s posterior chamber. Retropupillary fixation, through the enclavation of the lens to the posterior iris, constitutes a modification of the original technique, and is associated wit...