Degeneração macular relacionada à idade: prevalência e fatores de risco em dois centros oftalmológicos de referência em Pernambuco

Santos, Laura Patrícia Ferreira; Diniz, José Ricardo; Leão, Ana Cecília de Souza; Sena, Marília Fernandes de

doi:10.1590/s0004-27492005000200014

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“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a very common cause of legal blindness in the United States among people 40 years of age and older (10) . In Brazil, this disease is also frequent and it can provoke a bilateral visual impairment among older people (11) .…”

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confidence: 99%

Toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis after photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone for a supposed choroidal neovascularization: a case report

Nóbrega¹,

Rosa²

2007

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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The purpose is to report a complication after photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal triamcinolone for a presumed choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration. Photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone were used in an 84-year-old man with choroidal neovascularization in the left eye. Forty-five days after therapy, the patient returned with a severe necrotizing uveitis in the posterior pole and vitritis. Laboratory investigation disclosed a high anti-Toxoplasma IgG titer. Therapy with pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine and folinic acid resulted in total lesion healing although central vision was lost. Intravitreal triamcinolone may have had an influence on the exacerbation of retinochoroiditis in the posterior pole of the patient. Although rare, this complication may not be disregarded in the cases that require intraocular corticosteroids for treatment of several conditions, especially in patients who had previously suffered from toxoplasmosis infection.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis after photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone for a supposed choroidal neovascularization: a case report

Nóbrega¹,

Rosa²

2007

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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“…The frequency of AMD in the age group from 55 to 64 years is 13 to 19%, of 31 to 35% in the age group from 65 to 74 years, and 27 to 60% in the group with more than 75 years (Santos et al, 2005). Data from the Brazilian Council of show that approximately 2.9 million Brazilians over 65 years of age have macular degeneration (Stringheta et al, 2009).…”

Section: Age-related Macular Degeneration (Amd)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The age-related macular degeneration is an eye disease that can cause image distortion (microspsia and metamorphopsia), spots in the view (relative scotoma) and loss of central vision (absolute scotoma) (Fletcher et al, 2008;Santos et al, 2005). This pathology accounts for approximately 50% of the causes of irreversible blindness (Guimarães and Gerenutti, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Vegetable breeding as a strategy of biofortification in carotenoids and prevention of vitamin A deficiency

Ronaldo¹,

Ronaldo²,

Cleverson³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Carotenoids are a class of yellow-orange-red pigments distributed in various fruits, spices, herbs and especially in vegetables. These pigments are bioactive components essential to human health. Among the numerous classes of carotenoids, a smaller number is known for having provitamin A activity. This vitamin is essential to the organism in the proper functioning of the vision and the immune system. On the other hand, the deficiency in this vitamin is related to a great number of diseases, which can in severe cases, lead to death. This makes essential the proper supplying of this vitamin to human nutrition. There are two sources from which vitamin A can be derived: (a) vitamin A preformed with retinol esters from animal food sources and (b) from carotenoid found in plant foods. Thus, food fortification is presented as an alternative to reduce vitamin A deficiency. Currently, plant breeding has contributed to the development and introduction of biofortified products. Improved varieties obtained from biofortification have a higher content of nutrients and vitamins, leading to the improvement of human diet. The genetic breeding of vegetables aiming nutritional biofortification is a promising strategy for the increasing of carotenoid concentration in agricultural products and prevention of vitamin A deficiency. Besides the crops that have commonly been used in the biofortification programs, a series of horticulture crops are also promising for insertion in the programs of biofortification in pro vitamin A. Thus, the objective of this review is addressing the problems resulting from vitamin A deficiency and the adoption potential of horticulture species by genetic breeding programs aiming the biofortification in carotenoids.

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“…Degeneração macular relacionada à idade (DMRI) é a principal causa de cegueira legal em pacientes acima de 60 anos no mundo ocidental (1)(2)(3)(4) . Os fatores de risco estabelecidos para a doença são: idade avançada, etnia caucasiana, fumo, e hipertensão arterial sistêmica.…”

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Tratamento da forma neovascular de degeneração macular relacionada à idade com drogas antiangiogênicas

Rodrigues¹,

Rossi²,

Grumann³

et al. 2006

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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Degeneração macular relacionada à idade: prevalência e fatores de risco em dois centros oftalmológicos de referência em Pernambuco

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

Toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis after photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone for a supposed choroidal neovascularization: a case report

Toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis after photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone for a supposed choroidal neovascularization: a case report

Vegetable breeding as a strategy of biofortification in carotenoids and prevention of vitamin A deficiency

Tratamento da forma neovascular de degeneração macular relacionada à idade com drogas antiangiogênicas

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