Maria Regina Chalita

Corneal reshaping: an experiment with a type I collagen-based vitrigel for remodeling porcine corneas

Maria Carolina Marquezan, Denise de Freitas, Shoumyo Majumdar, Xiaokun Wang et autres

PURPOSE: This study aimed to report an experiment designed to determine anatomical changes in porcine corneas following placement of a novel polymer implant into the cornea. METHODS: An ex vivo porcine eye model was used. A novel type I collagen-based vitrigel implant …

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Conjunctivitis Related to not Severe COVID-19: A Case Report

Maria Carolina Marquezan, Joao Paulo Marquezam, Heloísa Nascimento, Maria Regina Chalita et autres

PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to report a bilateral conjunctivitis case in a patient with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). CASE REPORT/OBSERVATIONS: A 24-year-old healthy man developed severe conjunctivitis in his right eye, followed by his left eye 4 …

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Factors influencing endothelial cell density of corneas for transplantation

Thatiane Lima Sampaio, Isabela Pereira Rodrigues, Micheline Borges Lucas Cresta, Anna Cláudia de Oliveira Queiroz et autres

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LONG-TERM MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE HUMAN CORNEA LAYERS

Merry Elizabeth Goedert, Micheline Borges Lucca, Felipe Medeiros, Maria da Glória Silva et autres

ABSTRACT Purpose To describe and compare the morphology of the corneal layers from adults and aging individuals. Methods The study was conducted with normal corneas (n = 15) of predominantly male individuals grouped into two classes (group I: < 40 years; group …

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Causa mortis dos doadores e motivo de descarte das córneas: banco de olhos do Distrito Federal 2014-2017

Diogo Souza Loiola, Sônia Nair Báo, Thayssa Neiva da Fonseca Victer, Micheline Borges Lucas et autres

Objetivo: Identificar as causas do descarte de córneas no Banco de Olhos do Distrito Federal, em Brasília, Brasil, descrever as variáveis sociodemográficas e causa de morte dos doadores de córnea de 2014 a 2017. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo descritivo exploratório e …

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Ocular Surface Evaluation After the Substitution of Benzalkonium Chloride Preserved Prostaglandin Eye Drops by a Preservative-free Prostaglandin Analogue.

Nara Lídia Vieira Lopes, Carolina P. B. Gracitelli, Maria Regina Chalita, Nubia Vanessa Lima de Faria

To evaluate ocular surface changes after withdrawal of Benzalkonium chloride (BAK) in patients with glaucoma in monotherapy with BAK-preserved prostaglandin. This was a prospective observational study. All patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examination and evaluation of ocular surface. A questionnaire was filled regarding …

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Causes of death and discard of donated corneal tissues: Federal District eye bank analysis 2014 -2017

Diogo Souza Loiola, Sônia Nair Báo, Thayssa Neiva da Fonseca Victer, Micheline Borges Lucas et autres

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the causes for discarding corneas at the Eye Bank of the Federal District in Brasilia, Brazil, and describe the social and demographic variables and Causa Mortis of cornea donors from 2014 to …

The first Acanthamoeba keratitis case in the Midwest region of Brazil: diagnosis, genotyping of the parasite and disease outcome

Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Gustavo Souza Gonçalves, Aline Silva Moraes, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

We report an Acanthamoeba keratitis case associated with the use of contact lens in a 28-year-old female from Brasília, Brazil. Samples from corneal scraping and contact lens case were used for culture establishment, PCR amplification, and partial sequencing (fragments of ~400kb) of …

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Morphological and functional findings in Alström syndrome: a study of two families

Álvaro Buno Botentuit Serra de Castro, Bruno Nobre Lins Coronado, Ráysa Hellen Assunção Costa, Maria Regina Chalita et autres

Alström syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by mutations to the ALMS1 gene and clinical findings of childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, dilated cardiomyopathy, sensorineural hearing loss, and progressive cone-rod dystrophy, which may result in blindness. Ocular manifestations occur in the first decade …

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Morphological and functional findings in Alström syndrome: a study of two families

Álvaro Buno Botentuit Serra de Castro, Bruno Nobre Lins Coronado, Ráysa Hellen Assunção Costa, Maria Regina Chalita et autres

ABSTRACT Alström syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by mutations to the ALMS1 gene and clinical findings of childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, dilated cardiomyopathy, sensorineural hearing loss, and progressive cone-rod dystrophy, which may result in blindness. Ocular manifestations occur in the first …

The first Acanthamoeba keratitis case in the Midwest region of Brazil: diagnosis, genotyping of the parasite and disease outcome

Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Gustavo Souza Gonçalves, Aline Silva Moraes, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

Abstract We report an Acanthamoeba keratitis case associated with the use of contact lens in a 28-year-old female from Brasília, Brazil. Samples from corneal scraping and contact lens case were used for culture establishment, PCR amplification, and partial sequencing (fragments of ~400kb) …

Morphological and functional findings in Alström syndrome: a study of two families

Álvaro Buno Botentuit Serra de Castro, Bruno Nobre Lins Coronado, Ráysa Hellen Assunção Costa, Maria Regina Chalita et autres

ABSTRACT Alström syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by mutations to the ALMS1 gene and clinical findings of childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, dilated cardiomyopathy, sensorineural hearing loss, and progressive cone-rod dystrophy, which may result in blindness. Ocular manifestations occur in the first …