A5067817553- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
- Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2024
Universidade do Porto
2018-2023
Hospital de Santo António
2013-2023
Centro Hospitalar do Porto
2013-2022
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
2009-2021
Hospital de Santa Maria
1993-2021
CUF Porto Hospital
2020
Hospital de Clínicas
1965
JIA-associated uveitis (JIAU) is a serious, sight-threatening disease with significant long-term complications and risk of blindness, even improved contemporary treatments. The MIWGUC was set up in order to propose specific JIAU activity response items validate their applicability for clinical outcome studies.The group consists 8 paediatric rheumatologists 7 ophthalmologists. A consensus meeting took place on November 2015 Barcelona (Spain) the objective validating previously proposed...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has come with many challenges for healthcare providers and patients alike. In addition to the direct burden it placed on societies health systems, had a significant impact in care of chronic diseases, as resources were deployed fight crisis, major travel social restrictions adopted. field rheumatology, this required notable efforts from departments clinicians adapt novel status quo assure follow-up rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases. present...
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which genetic factors play central role. The efficacy of TNF blockers has reoriented research this field order to explain the influence AS pathogenesis. objective study was access single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at positions –308 and –238 promoter region gene on susceptibility prognosis. SNPs were determined by restriction fragment length patients controls. exhibited decreased frequency A allele position (10%) when...
Abstract: Non-infectious uveitis (NIU) is a group of sight-threatening diseases that generates significant burden for the healthcare systems due to its adverse outcomes, irreversible structural complications in eye with loss visual function, limited clinical expertise and low-grade evidence best practice. The usefulness multidisciplinary care, specifically close collaboration between Rheumatologists Ophthalmologists NIU, has been emphasized literature. In this paper, assessment tools...
Understanding how strabismus impacts a child's quality of life, as well their families, should be an important key to guide treatment, not only from the ophthalmological point view but also regarding psychological and social aspects, which are fundamental for healthy harmonious development.A cross-sectional study was performed evaluate functional vision eye-related life (ER-QOL) in population children with submitted or corrective surgery, using recently developed Pediatric Eye Questionnaire...
Infantile Refsum disease (IRD) is one of the less severe Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs), a group peroxisomal biogenesis resulting from generalized function impairment. Increased plasma levels very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) and phytanic acid are biomarkers used in IRD diagnosis. Furthermore, an increased level known to be associated with neurologic damage. Treatment symptomatic multidisciplinary.The authors report 3-year-old child, born consanguineous parents, who presented...
The purpose of this study to report a patient with amyloidotic angiopathy and neovascular glaucoma who was treated intravitreal injection ranibizumab followed by laser photocoagulation.A 52-year-old liver-transplanted woman familial polyneuropathy presented unilateral rubeosis iridis glaucoma. A complete ocular examination fluorescein indocyanine green angiography were performed.Best-corrected visual acuity before 0.05 (Snellen) in the left eye, intraocular pressure 42 mmHg. Fluorescein...
Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of WINROP algorithm for predicting retinopathy prematurity (ROP) in a population Portuguese preterm infants. Methods: Retrospective study all newborns who underwent ROP screening at Hospital Universitário do Porto from January 2010 to May 2016. Gestational age (GA), birthweight weekly postnatal weight measurements newborns, up postmenstrual 35-36 weeks, were entered online application WINROP, which signals with an alarm [...]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the current state referral children specialty Ophthalmology at our Hospital-Centro Hospitalar do Porto, analyzing reasons for referral, diagnosed diseases, effectiveness and visual impact on children. Methods: Retrospective descriptive medical records aged ≤10 years-old referred Pediatric Clinic, between July 2011 2012. Results: A total 649 were most frequent included suspected strabismus in 41.9%, screening ocular pathology 22.6%, low acuity (VA) 15.2%...
To evaluate the visual impairment of patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), as per national table disabilities (TNI).
Objetivo: Apresentação da implementação de um projeto rastreio fatores risco ambliopia, numa população alargada portuguesa. Métodos: dois centros referência foram selecionados para avaliar todas as crianças 2 anos, na sua área referenciação direta. Para o foto foi utilizado PlusOptix ® A09. Nesta idade, os valores definidos foram: ≥1 Dioptria (D) anosimetropia, ≥1.5 D astigmatismo, ≥2 miopia e hipermetropia. Os resultados reportados [...]
The present study aimed to compare peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2peak), heart rate (HRpeak) and O2 pulse during an incremental a verification test performed on the same day in hand-cyclists with spinal cord injury (SCI). Eight competitive SCI (age: 23 ± 2.7 years; V̇O2peak: 2.24 0.79 l.min-1 or 36.3 14.0 ml.kg-1.min-1) maximal handcycling exhaustion at 100% of V̇O2peak speed oversized treadmill. V̇O2peak, HRpeak O2pulse (i.e. VO2/HR) were compared between tests. obtained (2.51 0.96 l.min-1) was...
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (Pso) are highly heterogeneous inflammatory diseases. Multidisciplinary approaches associated with improved results in both musculoskeletal (MSK) skin manifestations. We describe the experience main diagnostic therapeutic outcomes of one largest longest-running Rheumatology/Dermatology multidisciplinary PsA Clinic.
Purpose: To compare the retinal vasculature characteristics between eyes of patients with and without phacomatosis. Methods: Case–control observational study evaluation by optical coherence tomography angiography macula disk. Results: The included 80 eyes. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 presented a higher central macular thickness ( P = 0.007), lower disk nervous fiber layer 0.006), perimeter, area, circularity foveal avascular zone < 0.05), vascular density (AMVD) 0.004), papillary superficial...
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric uveitis poses challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic presentations high rates of intraocular complications. Objectives This study aimed characterize clinical manifestations approaches pediatric patients a northern Portuguese tertiary hospital. Methodology A retrospective was conducted involving 41 diagnosed with between 2006 2021. All individuals identified by the Opthalmology department were referred Rheumatology...
Introduction: Straatsma syndrome is a rare disease characterized clinically by the exuberant persistence of myelin fibers in retina associated or not with presence myopia, strabismus and amblyopia.The present study aimed to describe two cases this entity.Methods: Retrospective patient's clinical records review. Results:In case 1, 17-year-old male was referred ophthalmology consultation due decreased visual acuity right eye (RE).With no relevant systemic ophthalmological history, he had...
Purpose: To analyze the outcomes of an early ophthalmological intervention in children included pilot project “Rastreio de Saúde Visual Infantil” (RSVI) visual screening program Portugal. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis medical records all RSVI from April 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, and who were referred ophthalmology appointment. Data refractive errors, anisometropia, amblyopia, instituted treatments, acuity at end collected. Results: Two hundred sixty-seven (18.2%) 2-year-old...
JIA related uveitis usually have an insidious onset and chronic evolution. Some remain refractory to treatment with classic immunomodulators topical steroids, but been shown respond the addition of biological agents (anti-tnfα). When start biologicals, how monitor its ocular response when wean it, a matter for debate. The SUN Working Group scales cell flare grading most commonly used method monitoring intra-ocular inflammation clear limitations on follow-up cases. measuring anterior chamber...