LEONARDO PROVETTI CUNHA
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LIM/33 - Laboratório de Oftalmologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Bruch Membrane Opening Minimum Rim Width and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Helps Differentiate Compressive Optic Neuropathy From Glaucoma(2022) ANDRADE, Thais de Souza; ARAUJO, Rafael Barbosa de; ROCHA, Arthur Andrade do Nascimento; MELLO, Luiz Guilherme Marchesi; CUNHA, Leonardo P.; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.center dot PURPOSE: To compare optical coherence tomography measured Bruch membrane opening minimum rim width (MRW), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) measurements, and MRW:pRNFL ratios in eyes with compressive optic neuropathy (CON) and glaucoma and controls, and evaluate the ability of these parameters to differentiate CON from glaucoma. center dot DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional study. center dot METHODS: Setting : Single-center tertiary hospital and outpatient clinic. Patient population : One hundred fifteen eyes of 77 participants, 34 with CON from chiasmal lesions, 21 with glaucoma, and 22 healthy controls. Observation procedures : Optical coherence tomography-measured MRW, pRNFL, and MRW:pRNFL ratios for each optic disc sector and global average. Main outcome measures: MRW, pRNFL, and MRW:pRNFL ratios compared using generalized estimated equations. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and positive and negative likelihood ratios were calculated. center dot RESULTS: MRW and pRNFL measurements were significantly reduced in CON and glaucoma compared with controls. In glaucoma, MRW was thinner than in CON in the global, inferotemporal, superonasal, inferonasal, and vertical average measurements, but a significant overlap was observed in many parameters. MRW:pRNFL ratios increased the ability to discriminate between CON and glaucoma, as shown by the high area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, high positive likelihood ratios, and low negative likelihood ratios, especially in the nasal disc sector and the nasal and temporal average. center dot CONCLUSIONS: MRW measurements alone cannot reliably distinguish CON from glaucoma, but the combination of MRW, pRNFL, and MRW:pRNFL ratios significantly improves accuracy. When comparing the 2 conditions, MRW:pRNFL ratios yielded higher area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and positive and negative likelihood ratios, suggesting this parameter may be helpful in clinical practice. (Am J Ophthalmol 2021;234: 156-165.
- Optical coherence tomography in disorders(2022) CUNHA, Leonardo Provetti; PIRES, Leopoldo Antonio; CRUZEIRO, Marcelo Maroco; ALMEIDA, Ana Laura Maciel; MARTINS, Luiza Cunha; MARTINS, Pedro Nascimento; SHIGAEFF, Nadia; VALE, Thiago CardosoStructural imaging of the brain is the most widely used diagnostic tool for investigating neurodegenerative diseases. More advanced structural imaging techniques have been applied to early or prodromic phases, but they are expensive and not widely available. Therefore, it is highly desirable to search for noninvasive, easily accessible, low-cost clinical biomarkers suitable for large-scale population screening, in order to focus on making diagnoses at the earliest stages of the disease. In this scenario, imaging studies focusing on the structures of the retina have increasingly been used for evaluating neurodegenerative diseases. The retina shares embryological, histological, biochemical, microvascular and neurotransmitter similarities with the cerebral cortex, thus making it a uniquely promising biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases. Optical coherence tomography is a modern noninvasive imaging technique that provides high-resolution two-dimensional cross-sectional images and quantitative reproducible three-dimensional volumetric measurements of the optic nerve head and retina. This technology is widely used in ophthalmology practice for diagnosing and following up several eye diseases, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration. Its clinical impact on neurodegenerative diseases has raised enormous interest over recent years, as several clinical studies have demonstrated that these diseases give rise to reduced thickness of the inner retinal nerve fiber layer, mainly composed of retinal ganglion cells and their axons. In this review, we aimed to address the clinical utility of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing and evaluating different neurodegenerative diseases, to show the potential of this noninvasive and easily accessible method.
- Comparison of Visual Evoked Potentials in Patients Affected by Optic Neuritis From Multiple Sclerosis or Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder(2022) FILGUEIRAS, Thiago G.; OYAMADA, Maria K.; HOKAZONO, Kenzo; CUNHA, Leonardo P.; APOSTOLOS-PEREIRA, Samira L.; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.Purpose: To compare the visual evoked potentials (VEPs) of optic neuritis (ON) patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and controls. To evaluate correlations between VEP and optical coherence tomography (OCT), contrast sensitivity (CS), and automated perimetry. Methods: Fifty-five eyes with ON from 29 patients (MS = 14 and NMOSD = 15) and 57 eyes from 29 controls were evaluated using VEP, automated perimetry, CS, and optical coherence tomography. Three groups were analyzed: 1) MS eyes with history of ON (ON-MS), 2) NMOSD eyes with ON (ON-NMOSD), and 3) healthy controls. Groups were compared and associations between the parameters were tested. Results: Compared to controls, ON-MS eyes showed significantly delayed N75 and P100 latencies when using a medium-sized stimulus (30 '), and delayed P100 latency when using a large stimulus (1.5 degrees), but similar amplitudes. Compared to controls, ON-NMOSD eyes showed significantly lower N75/P100 amplitudes (both stimulus sizes) and P100/N135 amplitudes (with the 30 ' stimulus), but latencies did not differ, except for a delayed P100 latency with the 30 ' stimulus. When comparing the 2 ON groups using the 1.5 degrees stimulus, there was significant delay in P100 latency in ON-MS eyes and a reduction in N75/P100 amplitude in ON-NMOSD eyes. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer, macular inner retinal layers, and CS measurements were significantly smaller in ON patients than in controls. A strong correlation was found between VEP parameters and inner retinal layer thickness in ON-NMOSD eyes. Conclusions: ON-MS eyes had normal amplitude and delayed VEP latency, whereas ON-NMOSD eyes displayed reduced amplitude and preserved latency when elicited by checkerboard stimulus with large 1.5 degrees checks. Under such conditions, VEP may help distinguish resolved MS-related ON from resolved NMOSD-related ON.