ALLAN CHRISTIAN PIERONI GONCALVES
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/33 - Laboratório de Oftalmologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/33 - Laboratório de Oftalmologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Evaluation of Ocular Versions in Graves' Orbitopathy: Correlation between the Qualitative Clinical Method and the Quantitative Photographic Method(2020) LEITE, Cristiane de Almeida; PEREIRA, Thais de Sousa; CHIANG, Jeane; GONCALVES, Allan C. Pieroni; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.Purpose. To assess the agreement between the qualitative clinical method and the quantitative photographic method of evaluating normal and abnormal ocular versions in patients with inactive Graves' orbitopathy (GO).Methods. Forty-two patients with inactive GO had their ocular versions evaluated clinically according to three categories: normal, moderate alterations (-1 or -2 hypofunction), and severe alterations (-3 or -4 hypofunction). The subjects were photographed in the 9 positions of gaze, and the extent (mm) of eye movement in each position was estimated using Photoshop(R)and ImageJ and converted into degrees with a well-established method. The agreement between the two methods (qualitative vs. quantitative) for classifying ocular versions as normal or abnormal was assessed.Results. The mean quantitative measurements of versions were significantly different for each clinical category (normal, moderate alterations, and severe alterations) in the following five positions: abduction, adduction, elevation in abduction, elevation, and elevation in adduction (p<0.001). No such pattern was observed for the three infraversion positions (depression in abduction,p=0.573; depression,p=0.468; depression in adduction,p=0.268).Conclusion. The agreement was strong between the quantitative photographic method and the qualitative clinical method of classifying ocular versions, especially in lateral and supraversions, which are typically affected in GO. Digital photography is recommended for the assessment of ocular versions due to its practicality, suitability for telemedicine applications, and ease of monitoring during follow-up. This trial is registered with.
- A randomized comparative study of inferomedial vs. balanced orbital decompression. Analysis of changes in orbital volume, eyelid parameters, and eyeball position(2022) PEREIRA, Thais de Sousa; LEITE, Cristiane de Almeida; KUNIYOSHI, Cristina Hiromi; GEBRIM, Eloisa M. M. S.; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.; GONCALVES, Allan C. PieroniBackground/objectives The objective of this study is to investigate and compare changes in orbital volume, eyelid parameters, and eyeball position after inferomedial and balanced (medial + deep lateral walls) orbital decompression (OD) in patients with Graves' orbitopathy (GO). Subjects/methods Prospective interventional trial. Forty-two patients with inactive GO and clinical indication for OD were randomly assigned to inferomedial or balanced OD. Preoperative and postoperative Hertel exophthalmometry, standardized photography, and computed tomography were used to evaluate upper and lower eyelid margin reflex distances (MRD1 and MRD2), orbital expansion, and changes in eyeball position. Results Clinical and radiological exophthalmometry improved significantly after OD with both surgical techniques (p < 0.001), but more so with balanced OD (p = 0.02). Concurrent eyeball descent (p = 0.01) and orbital volume expansion (p < 0.001) were observed with both techniques. The mean decompression volume was similar for the medial wall and the lateral wall but significantly smaller for the inferior wall (p < 0.05). Significant correlation coefficients were found for Hertel reduction vs. total decompression volume (p < 0.05). In the multivariate linear analysis, lateral wall decompression volume (LWDV) was predictive of exophthalmos reduction (p < 0.05). The two techniques produced a similar reduction in MRD1 and MRD2. A significant correlation was also found between Hertel reduction and lower lid elevation (p < 0.05). Conclusions Both inferomedial and balanced OD successfully expanded orbit capacity, but the latter was more efficient at reducing exophthalmos probably due to the inclusion of the lateral wall. Upper and lower eyelid retraction improved after OD, but only lower eyelid elevation was correlated with exophthalmos reduction.
conferenceObject A RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SURGICAL CORRECTION OF GRAVES UPPER EYELID RETRACTION THROUGH CONJUNCTIVAL OR BLEPHAROTOMY APPROACH(2014) GONCALVES, Allan Christian Pieroni; NOGUEIRA, Thiago Machado; GONCALVES, Ana Carolina A.; SILVA, Luzia D.; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.- Customized Minimally Invasive Orbital Decompression Surgery Improves Lower Eyelid Retraction and Contour in Thyroid Eye Disease(2017) GONCALVES, Allan C. Pieroni; GUPTA, Shivani; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.; DOUGLAS, Raymond S.Purpose: To investigate the outcome of a customized approach with targeted zygomatic basin bone removal orbital decompression in lower eyelid retraction and contour of patients with thyroid eye disease. Methods: In a comparative case series, clinical charts and photos of a consecutive sample of 92 patients with thyroid eye disease submitted to different types orbital decompression were studied. Exophthalmos, midpupil to lower eyelid margin distances (MRD2) at 11 meridians, and globe position were measured and compared according to the types of decompression. Each eyelid was also labeled as within or outside normal limits regarding both contour pattern analysis and MRD2 compared with a control normal range. Eyelid contour and globe position from patients with orbital decompression with zygomatic basin removal were compared with those without basin removal. Results: A total of 105 orbits from 57 patients met the study inclusion criteria. Ninety-eight orbits had lateral orbital wall decompression and in 53% of these cases, bone in the zygomatic basin was removed. Removal of the zygomatic basin did not significantly enhance decrease in proptosis, but significantly induced vertical globe descent and improved MRD2 (p < 0.05). Preoperatively, 37% of the eyelids were in the normal MRD2 range and 18% within the normal contour range. Preoperatively, 77% had normal MRD2 and 55% normal contour range. Conclusions: Our study findings support the practical utility of incorporating a customized approach to orbital decompression, and suggest that an individualized approach with targeted bone removal may obviate the need for additional surgeries such as lower eyelid retraction repair.
- A Comparative Study of Full-Thickness Blepharotomy Versus Transconjunctival Eyelid Lengthening in the Correction of Upper Eyelid Retraction in Graves' Orbitopathy(2018) GONCALVES, Allan C. Pieroni; NOGUEIRA, Thiago; GONCALVES, Ana Carolina Arato; SILVA, Luzia Diegues; MATAYOSHI, Suzana; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.The study was designed to compare the outcome of full-thickness blepharotomy and transconjunctival eyelid lengthening in the correction of upper eyelid retraction (UER) in patients with Graves' orbitopathy (GO). This is a prospective randomized interventional study. Following ophthalmic examination, determination of the ocular surface disease index (OSDI) and photography, 27 patients with UER were randomly assigned to either graded full-thickness blepharotomy (G1) or transconjunctival Muller muscle recession and graded disinsertion of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle (G2). Six months later, patients were reevaluated. Digital images were analyzed with the assistance of customized software. A standardized ""normal range"" of upper eyelid height and contour was calculated based on healthy controls. The outcome of the two groups was compared. Forty-seven eyelids of 27 patients (19 female) with UER were included. Twenty-seven eyelids (15 patients) were allocated to G1 and 20 eyelids (12 patients) to G2. On average, surgery lasted 37.46 +/- 5.73 min in G1 and 32.70 +/- 8.39 min in G2. Based on the margin reflex distance, 93% of the eyelids in G1 and 85% in G2 were within the normal range after surgery. The corresponding figures for lid contour were 63 and 55%. Both groups displayed significant improvement in OSDI scores. No significant difference was observed in the overall comparison. The two surgical techniques were equally effective in the treatment of UER from GO. Postoperative contour outcomes were considerably worse in patients with severe UER than in patients with mild or moderate UER, regardless of group.
- A Comparative Study of Clinical vs. Digital Exophthalmometry Measurement Methods(2020) PEREIRA, Thais de Sous; KUNIYOSHI, Cristina Hiromi; LEITE, Cristiane de Almeida; GEBRIM, Eloisa M. M. S.; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.; GONCALVES, Allan C. PieroniBackground. A number of orbital diseases may be evaluated based on the degree of exophthalmos, but there is still no gold standard method for the measurement of this parameter. In this study we compare two exophthalmometry measurement methods (digital photography and clinical) with regard to reproducibility and the level of correlation and agreement with measurements obtained with Computerized Tomography (CT) measurements. Methods. Seventeen patients with bilateral proptosis and 15 patients with normal orbits diseases were enrolled. Patients underwent orbital CT, Hertel exophthalmometry (HE) and standardized frontal and side facial photographs by a single trained photographer. Exophthalmometry measurements with HE, the digital photographs and axial CT scans were obtained twice by the same examiner and once by another examiner. Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) was used to assess correlations between methods. Validity between methods was assessed by mean differences, interintraclass correlation coefficients (ICC's), and Bland-Altman plots. Results. Mean values were significantly higher in the proptosis group (34 orbits) than in the normal group (30 orbits), regardless of the method. Within each group, mean digital exophthalmometry measurements (24.32 +/- 5.17 mm and 18.62 +/- 3.87 mm) were significantly greater than HE measurements (20.87 +/- 2.53 mm and 17.52 +/- 2.67 mm) with broader range of standard deviation. Inter-/intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.95/0.93 for clinical, 0.92/0.74 for digital, and 0.91/0.95 for CT measurements. Correlation coefficients between HE and CT scan measurements in both groups of subjects (r = 0.84 and r = 0.91, p<0.05) were greater than those between digital and CT scan measurements (r = 0.61 and r = 0.75, p<0.05). On the Bland-Altman plots, HE showed better agreement to CT measurements compared to the digital photograph method in both groups studied. Conclusions. Although photographic digital exophthalmometry showed strong correlation and agreement with CT scan measurements, it still performs worse than and is not as accurate as clinical Hertel exophthalmometry. This trail is registered with NCT01999790.
conferenceObject Comparison Between Pre- and Postoperative Quantitative Analysis of Graves Upper Eyelid Retraction Using Margin Reflex Distance and a Digital Eyelid Image Processing Method(2014) NOGUEIRA, Thiago Machado; GONCALVES, Allan Christian Pieroni; GONCALVES, Ana Carolina A.; SILVA, Luzia D.; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.- Imaging studies for diagnosing Graves' orbitopathy and dysthyroid optic neuropathy(2012) GONCALVES, Allan C. Pieroni; GEBRIM, Eloisa M. M. S.; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.Although the diagnosis of Graves' orbitopathy is primarily made clinically based on laboratory tests indicative of thyroid dysfunction and autoimmunity, imaging studies, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and color Doppler imaging, play an important role both in the diagnosis and follow-up after clinical or surgical treatment of the disease. Imaging studies can be used to evaluate morphological abnormalities of the orbital structures during the diagnostic workup when a differential diagnosis versus other orbital diseases is needed. Imaging may also be useful to distinguish the inflammatory early stage from the inactive stage of the disease. Finally, imaging studies can be of great help in identifying patients prone to develop dysthyroid optic neuropathy and therefore enabling the timely diagnosis and treatment of the condition, avoiding permanent visual loss. In this paper, we review the imaging modalities that aid in the diagnosis and management of Graves' orbitopathy, with special emphasis on the diagnosis of optic nerve dysfunction in this condition.
- Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland 14 Years After En Bloc Resection of a Pleomorphic Lacrimal Gland Adenoma(2016) GONCALVES, Allan C. Pieroni; LIMA, Patricia Picciarelli de; MONTEIRO, Mario L. R.Fourteen years after en bloc resection of an orbital pleomorphic adenoma, a 61-year-old female patient developed progressive left proptosis on the same side. A CT scan revealed a round, well-circumscribed, heterogeneously enhancing mass in the lacrimal fossa of the left orbit without calcification or bone erosion. An MRI scan showed a lesion that was hypointense on T1-weighted images and heterogeneously isointense on T2-weighted images. The tumor was completely resected through combined anterior and lateral orbitotomy. On histopathology, the specimen was identified as epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma. After surgery, the patient received adjuvant therapy with irradiation of the orbit. At a 36-month follow-up evaluation, the patient remained tumor-free. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, a very uncommon tumor of the orbit, apparently behaves like a low-grade malignancy and is associated with good survival rates. However, a good prognosis for survival is tentative at best, in part because of the rarity of the lesion.