R. Bouchikh-El Jarroudi , P. Romera-Romero , J. Botella-Garcia , J. Loscos-Arenas
{"title":"Multidisciplinary approach on the management of glaucoma: the role of corneal biomechanics","authors":"R. Bouchikh-El Jarroudi , P. Romera-Romero , J. Botella-Garcia , J. Loscos-Arenas","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 12","pages":"Pages 525-526"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142482871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Picasso Simón , M. Castro-Rebollo , B. Sastre Borregón , J. González-Martín-Moro
{"title":"Recurrent VI cranial nerve paralysis secondary to idiopathic cavernous sinus pachymeningitis: a case report","authors":"L. Picasso Simón , M. Castro-Rebollo , B. Sastre Borregón , J. González-Martín-Moro","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A 55-year-old woman with a history of severe endometriosis, followed at our center for 16 years due to multiple episodes of horizontal binocular diplopia, was diagnosed with recurrent paresis of the VI cranial nerve of her right eye. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed localized pachymeningitis in her right cavernous sinus. Initial episodes were treated with botulinum toxin. Subsequently, she declined treatment during inter-crisis periods because she remains asymptomatic. Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare condition of unknown cause, characterized by chronic inflammation of the meninges resulting in localized or diffuse dural thickening. Clinical manifestations vary widely, from generalized processes with complex neurological symptoms to localized processes with monosymptomatic expression, as presented in this case.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 12","pages":"Pages 558-561"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142482875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N.C. Pereyra , L.G. Otonelli , M.A. Arriaga , L.L. Iacono , M.L. Braccia Gancedo , L. Sarotto
{"title":"Non-osteoblastic rhinosinusal and orbital metastasis due to prostate adenocarcinoma","authors":"N.C. Pereyra , L.G. Otonelli , M.A. Arriaga , L.L. Iacono , M.L. Braccia Gancedo , L. Sarotto","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Context</h3><div>Bone metastases from prostate adenocarcinoma usually present osteoblastic characteristics in imaging studies.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Case report.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A 77-year-old patient diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma with osteoblastic metastases in the dorsal spine and ribs, empirically treated with decongestants for symptoms associated with nasal polyposis, presented with binocular diplopia and ptosis of the right eyelid. Painful ophthalmoplegia and ipsilateral frozen orbit were observed. CT scan revealed a soft tissue density neoformation infiltrating the paranasal sinuses and extending to the skull base and extraocular muscles. Biopsy by endoscopic sinus surgery allowed for the diagnosis of metastasis.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Regardless of the characteristics evident in imaging studies, the onset of symptoms in other organs and systems in patients with a history of prostate adenocarcinoma should prompt the histopathological study of the lesions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 12","pages":"Pages 570-573"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142482872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Rego-Lorca, J. Català-Mora, A. López-de-Eguileta, J. Díaz-Cascajosa
{"title":"Choroidal neovascularization in children: etiology, clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes","authors":"D. Rego-Lorca, J. Català-Mora, A. López-de-Eguileta, J. Díaz-Cascajosa","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To provide data on the most frequent causes, main characteristics, management, and outcomes of pediatric choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a major tertiary referral hospital for children, together with a review of the current literature.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Case series including children diagnosed with CNV between 2008 and 2023. Age, sex, date of diagnosis, CNV etiology, CNV localization, treatment with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and ophthalmological examination data at diagnosis and after one year of follow-up were recorded.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>42 eyes (31 patients) were included. Best’s disease (35.5%) was the most frequent etiology, followed by intraocular inflammation (25.8%). Most neovascular membranes (78.6%) were located within 1 disc diameter of the fovea centre. 78.6% of eyes received anti-VEGF treatment. Mean visual acuity (VA) significantly improved from logMAR 0.57 to 0.31 after one year of follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>CNV in children is a serious condition with severe ophthalmological consequences. Although certain patients may spontaneously improve or maintain good VA without treatment, in many others anti-VEGF treatment may lead to significant visual improvement. VA impairment, signs of exudative CNV on OCT images and the location of CNV seem to be the most important features in the decision to treat or not to treat these patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 12","pages":"Pages 534-539"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Klein-Burgos , L. Sanjuán-Riera , M. Larrañaga-Cores , E. Fernández-Gutiérrez , A. Boto-de los Bueis
{"title":"Thermokeratoplasty and amniotic membrane transplantation for refractory corneal hydrops in a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration","authors":"C. Klein-Burgos , L. Sanjuán-Riera , M. Larrañaga-Cores , E. Fernández-Gutiérrez , A. Boto-de los Bueis","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A 57-year-old male presented at our clinic with acute corneal hydrops. He had been diagnosed with pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) three years before.</div><div>Conservative treatment as well as intracameral air injections failed to resolve the corneal edema, so we decided to perform a thermokeratoplasty (TKP) associated with an amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT). Two weeks after the procedure the patient did not report having any pain, corneal edema resolved, and best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) improved from counting fingers to 1 logMAR. During the two-year follow-up the patient has been asymptomatic, BSCVA is 0.2 logMAR, corneal steepness has reduced in inferior perifery from 71.3 diopters (D) to 56.7 D and just a mild leukoma is present at the original hydrops presentation site.</div><div>TKP combined with AMT should be considered as a treatment option in acute corneal hydrops, especially in those with peripheral location as PMD, uncompliant patients, and refractory cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 12","pages":"Pages 566-569"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142482876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Alamar Pérez, J. Montero Hernández, E. Cervera Taulet
{"title":"Ciliary body melanoma: multimodal composition","authors":"B. Alamar Pérez, J. Montero Hernández, E. Cervera Taulet","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 11","pages":"Pages 523-524"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141725281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Ortiz , M. Garcés , J. Toala , E. Vazquez , J. Ortiz
{"title":"Post-traumatic retinal siderosis, a case report","authors":"A. Ortiz , M. Garcés , J. Toala , E. Vazquez , J. Ortiz","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A thirty-year-old patient attended a few hours after an ocular trauma while hammering, receiving trauma with a metal splinter at the left eye. Due to an unfavorable clinical picture, surgical management was decided, which was initially rejected by the patient. He returned six months later with a profound decrease in left eye visual acuity, reaching counting finger at one meter despite optical correction. The anterior segment shows a lower scarring leukoma, associated with Tyndall (++), retrokeratic pigment, lower posterior synechiae and a total cataract. Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation and a posterior vitrectomy with intraocular foreign body extraction were indicated. At postoperative control it was shown that post-traumatic ocular siderosis did not significantly affect his central vision, which remains until now.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 11","pages":"Pages 508-511"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Cifre Fabra , I. Gil Hernández , R. Martínez Belda , A. Duch Samper
{"title":"Female ophthalmologists’ perception of occupational hazards during pregnancy","authors":"Y. Cifre Fabra , I. Gil Hernández , R. Martínez Belda , A. Duch Samper","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Woman ophthalmologists of childbearing age are exposed to different types of occupational risks which can be harmful to pregnancy and to the development of the fetus. The objective of this paper is to analyze the perception of these risks during pregnancy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We designed a survey which was answered by 42 ophthalmologists who had been working during pregnancy. We report the perception of global and specific risk according to the type of agent.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>38.1% of the ophthalmologists perceive that the overall risk of working during pregnancy is high, and 35.7% consider it moderate. Regarding specific risk, the most relevant agents are the ergonomic and psychosocial ones. Physical agents are considered the least important.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Although most of the surveyed ophthalmologists perceived the occupational risk as high or moderate, only 19% of them took time off work due to this reason. The most important agents were ergonomic and psychosocial.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 11","pages":"Pages 471-476"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141725282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Parrilla Vallejo , J.A. Aguiar Caro , M. Girón Ortega , C.J. Cortés Laborda , M.J. Cano Gómez , P. Molina Solana , E. Rodríguez de la Rúa Franch
{"title":"Three-year analysis of results, safety and progression in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, undertaking trabecular microsurgery","authors":"M. Parrilla Vallejo , J.A. Aguiar Caro , M. Girón Ortega , C.J. Cortés Laborda , M.J. Cano Gómez , P. Molina Solana , E. Rodríguez de la Rúa Franch","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>To evaluate the efficacy, safety, structural and functional progression following the insertion of iStent inject ® implants in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension at a tertiary-level hospital.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A retrospective study included 98 eyes (57 males and 41 females) with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, which underwent iStent inject W® implantation (Glaukos, Corporation, CA) between December 2018 and December 2022. Differences in intraocular pressure (IOP), the number of hypotensive eye drops used, and structural and functional tests were assessed between preoperative values and subsequent reviews during a follow-up period of one (n = 98), two (n = 55), and three years (n = 15) after surgery.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among the 98 eyes studied, 85% were diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma (50% mild, 32% moderate, and 18% severe) and 15% with ocular hypertension. There was a statistically significant reduction in IOP compared to preoperative values for all visits except the 1-month (p = 0.36) and 3-year (p = 0.39) visits. Visual acuity increased from 0.39 ± 0.25 to 0.72 ± 0.24 (p < 0.01), considering that a significant portion of the interventions included cataract surgery. Before surgery, 66% of the sample used 2 or more hypotensive medications. Post-surgery, the number of hypotensive medications decreased (from 1.88 ± 0.84 to 0.21 ± 0.59 at 3 years) (p < 0.01), with an 88.9% reduction in the number of medications over three years. After surgery, 75% of cases did not require any medication.</div><div>Regarding structural and functional tests, thickness of retinal nerve fiber layers (RNFL (p = 0.35), excavation / papilla ratio E/P (p = 0.31), visual function index</div><div>(VFI (p = 0.06), and deviation mean (MD (p = 0.06) showed no statistically significant differences post-intervention. However, standard deviation of the pattern (DSM) did exhibit differences, decreasing from 5.46 ± 4.03 dB to 5.34 ± 3.48 dB (p = 0.02).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The results of this study suggest that the iStent inject W® technique constitutes an effective and safe option for tension control and glaucoma treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 11","pages":"Pages 485-492"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141725285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.M. Valentín-Pastrana Aguilar , I. Platas Moreno , N. Muñoz Sanz , B. Sandoval Cortés , J. Herrera Pereiro , I. Jiménez-Alfaro Morote
{"title":"Suture dehiscence in patients with connective tissue disease: Marfan and Weill-Marchesani syndromes","authors":"M.M. Valentín-Pastrana Aguilar , I. Platas Moreno , N. Muñoz Sanz , B. Sandoval Cortés , J. Herrera Pereiro , I. Jiménez-Alfaro Morote","doi":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oftale.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Marfan and Weill-Marchesani syndromes have a mutation of the fibrillin gene (FBN1), producing alteration of connective tissue, within ophthalmology, it is important to take into consideration this type of diseases in cogenetic alterations in this system will produce modifications at the level of the ocular structures generating problems of various types, Most of the literature refers to ectopia lentis and the complications derived from it, as secondary glaucoma.</div><div>We present two patients, one with Marfan syndrome and the other with Weill-Marchesani syndrome, who developed lens dislocation, typical of their pathologies, which led them to undergo different surgeries. Both developed suture dehiscence after these surgeries, as a complication derived from their connective tissue involvement. We thus highlight the need for vigilance and extreme caution in the postoperative period of patients affected by this type of syndromes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":93886,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia","volume":"99 11","pages":"Pages 512-516"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142334233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}