MARCONY RODRIGUES DE SANTHIAGO
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LIM/33 - Laboratório de Oftalmologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Predictability and Vector Analysis of Laser In Situ Keratomileusis for Residual Errors in Eyes Implanted With Different Multifocal Intraocular Lenses(2016) SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.; VENTURA, Bruna V.; GHANEM, Ramon C.; KARA-JUNIOR, Newton; MORAES JR., Haroldo V.; GHANEM, EmirPurpose:To investigate potential differences in predictability, efficacy, and safety of corneal excimer laser to correct residual myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism in eyes previously implanted with multifocal intraocular lenses using distinct optical surfaces and platforms for multifocality.Methods:This prospective comparative study included 37 eyes submitted to laser in situ keratomileusis correction for residual errors after implantation of either an apodized diffractive-refractive (Restor) or a full-diffractive (Tecnis) multifocal intraocular lens. Data analysis included investigation of predictability, efficacy, and safety of excimer laser surgery to correct residual errors. A double-angle plot, using vector analysis, was also created to evaluate predictability of astigmatism correction.Results:At 6-month follow-up, statistical analyses revealed a significant improvement when comparing preoperative (0.51 0.25 and 0.44 +/- 0.18) and postoperative values (0.17 +/- 0.10 and 0.09 +/- 0.07) of uncorrected distance visual acuity (P < 0.0001 and <0.0001), preoperative (0.92 +/- 0.61 and 1.02 +/- 0.45) and postoperative values (0.33 +/- 0.23 and 0.19 +/- 0.17) of manifest refractive spherical equivalent (P = 0.0006 and <0.0001), and preoperative (-1.08 +/- 0.70 and -0.65 +/- 0.42) and postoperative values (-0.25 +/- 0.28 and -0.14 +/- 0.21) of astigmatism (P < 0.0001 and <0.0001) in eyes implanted with Restor and Tecnis, respectively. Vector analysis revealed a predictable correction of astigmatism in all groups. Ninety-two percent of total eyes achieved a manifest refractive spherical equivalent within +/- 0.5 of emmetropia.Conclusions:Corneal excimer laser refractive surgery seems to be equally effective to correct different residual errors, including astigmatism, in eyes implanted with intraocular lenses with various platforms for multifocality.
- Intracorneal Ring Segments Implantation for Corneal Ectasia(2016) GIACOMIN, Natalia T.; MELLO, Glauco R.; MEDEIROS, Carla S.; KILIC, Alyin; SERPE, Cristine C.; ALMEIDA, Hirlana G.; KARA-JUNIOR, Newton; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the predictability, safety, and efficacy of intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation as a tool to improve visual acuity and its association with other techniques such as corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL), addressing biomechanical outcomes, models, surgical planning and technique, indications, contraindications, and complications in ectatic corneas. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: ICRSs have been used to regularize the corneal shape and reduce corneal astigmatism and higher order aberrations, improve visual acuity to acceptable limits, and delay, or eventually prevent, a corneal keratoplasty in keratoconic eyes. Changes in ICRS thickness and size, combination of techniques, and the addition of femtosecond lasers to dissect more foreseeable channels represent an improvement toward more predictable results. Several studies have shown, over time, the long-term efficacy and safety of ICRS treatment for keratoconus, with variable predictability, maintaining the early satisfactory outcomes regarding visual acuity, keratometry, and corneal thickness. It is just as important to ensure that the disease will not progress as it is to improve the visual acuity. Therefore, many studies have shown combined techniques using ICRS implantation and CXL. Also, further limitations of ICRS implantation can be addressed when associated with phakic intraocular lens implantation and photorefractive keratectomy. CONCLUSIONS: ICRS implantation has shown effectiveness and safety in most cases, including combined procedures. In properly selected eyes, it can improve both refraction and vision in patients with keratoconus.
- Cataract surgery in patients with chronic severe graft-versus-host disease(2016) SHAH, Ankit; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.; ESPANA, Edgar M.PURPOSE: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of cataract extraction with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in patients with severe chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). SETTING: University of South Florida Eye Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA. DESIGN: Retrospective case study. METHODS: A chart review was performed to identify patients with clinically severe, biopsy-proven chronic ocular GVHD who had cataract extraction. Outcome parameters included preoperative and postoperative corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), type of cataract, postoperative complications, type of underlying malignancy, and time from bone marrow transplant to cataract extraction. RESULTS: This study comprised 10 eyes of 6 patients with severe GVHD. Posterior subcapsular cataract accounted for all cataracts that were surgically removed in this patient cohort. The mean preoperative CDVA was 20/84, which improved to 20/30 at the 1-month postoperative visit and remained stable at 20/28 at the final visit noted in the charts (both P<.05). Two patients developed postoperative corneal melting. All but 1 patient had improved visual acuity after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: With meticulous preoperative biometric measurements and calculations and aggressive assessment and treatment of dry-eye syndrome, patients with severe ocular GVHD who had cataract extraction had excellent postsurgical refractive outcomes. Postoperative corneal melting was a complication seen with greater frequency than anticipated in this patient cohort. (C) 2016 ASCRS and ESCRS
- Corneal Collagen Cross-linking in Advanced Keratoconus: A 4-Year Follow-up Study(2016) GIACOMIN, Natalia T.; NETTO, Marcelo V.; TORRICELLI, Andre A. M.; MARINO, Gustavo K.; BECHARA, Samir J.; ESPINDOLA, Rodrigo F.; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.PURPOSE: To analyze the safety and efficacy of standard corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in advanced cases of progressive keratoconus after 4 years of follow-up. METHODS: A retrospective case series of patients with advanced progressive keratoconus (stages 3 and 4 of Amsler-Krumeich classification) underwent standard CXL treatment. The parameters examined were changes in uncorrected visual acuity (UDVA), corrected visual acuity (CDVA), keratometry values (mean, flat, steep, and apical), pachymetry, and endothelial cell count at the baseline and at 12, 24, and 48 months postoperatively. RESULTS: Forty eyes of 40 patients were enrolled in the study. The mean patient age was 22.5 years (range: 15 to 37 years). Both mean UDVA and CDVA remained stable during the time points; no statistically significant change was noted. Although a slight reduction was observed in all keratometric readings, a statistically significant reduction was only reached in the apical keratometry (P = .037) at 4 years after CXL. A significant reduction in the corneal thickness was also found (ultrasonic: 388 +/- 49 to 379 +/- 48 mu m; slit-scanning: 362 +/- 48 to 353 +/- 51 mu m); however, this change was likely not clinically meaningful. Endothelial cell count was not significantly different at the end of the study. Treatment failure or progression was noted in two patients (5%) over the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: Standard CXL treatment was safe and able to stabilize both visual acuity and topographic parameters at 4 years of follow-up in eyes with advanced keratoconus.
- Accelerated Corneal Cross-linking: We Must Acquire Knowledge as Fast(2016) SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.
- Percent tissue altered and corneal ectasia(2016) SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.Purpose of reviewThis article reviews the association of a novel metric, percentage tissue altered (PTA), with the occurrence of ectasia after laser in-situ keratomileusis in eyes with normal corneal topography, and analyses the influence of the variables that comprise it, and its role on eyes with suspicious topography.Recent findingsPTA is derived from [PTA=(FT+AD)/CCT] where FT=flap thickness, AD=ablation depth, and CCT=preoperative central corneal thickness. Our studies revealed that there is a robust relationship between high PTA and ectasia risk in eyes with normal preoperative topography. PTA higher or equal to 40% presented the highest odds ratio and highest predictive capabilities for ectasia risk than each of the variables that comprise it, residual stromal bed or age. Average thicker flaps alone were insufficient to create ectasia unless coupled with greater ablation depths, meaning a high PTA. In eyes with suspicious topography, even low PTA value is sufficient to induce ectasia.SummaryThis new metric, PTA, should be taken into account when screening patients for refractive surgery. Patients with normal topography or tomography, presenting a PTA higher or equal to 40% should be considered at higher risk for post laser in-situ keratomileusis ectasia.
- Corneal Molecular and Cellular Biology for the Refractive Surgeon: The Critical Role of the Epithelial Basement Membrane(2016) MARINO, Gustavo K.; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.; TORRICELLI, Andre A. M.; SANTHANAM, Abirami; WILSON, Steven E.PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the recent advances concerning the corneal molecular and cellular biology processes involved in the wound healing response after excimer laser surface ablation and LASIK surgery. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: The corneal wound healing response is a complex cascade of events that impacts the predictability and stability of keratorefractive surgical procedures such as photorefractive keratectomy and LASIK. The generation and persistence of corneal myofibroblasts (contractile cells with reduced transparency) arise from the interaction of cytokines and growth factors such as transforming growth factor beta and interleukin 1 produced by epithelial and stromal cells in response to the corneal injury. Myofibroblasts, and the opaque extracellular matrix they secrete into the stroma, disturb the precise distribution and spacing of collagen fibers related to corneal transparency and lead to the development of vision-limiting corneal opacity (haze). The intact epithelial basement membrane has a pivotal role as a structure that regulates corneal epithelial-stromal interactions. Thus, defective regeneration of the epithelial basement membrane after surgery, trauma, or infection leads to the development of stromal haze. The apoptotic process following laser stromal ablation, which is proportional to the level of attempted correction, leads to an early decrease in anterior keratocyte density and the diminished contribution of these non-epithelial cells of components such as perlecan and nidogen-2 required for normal regeneration of the epithelial basement membrane. Haze persists until late repair of the defective epithelial basement membrane. CONCLUSIONS: Defective regeneration of the epithelial basement membrane has a critical role in determining whether a cornea heals with late haze after photorefractive keratectomy or with scarring at the flap edge in LASIK.
- Comparison of eyedrop instillation technique with and without a delivery device in inexperienced patients(2016) GOMES, Beatriz F.; LORDELLO, Marilia; CELLI, Luiz F.; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.; MORAES, Haroldo V.Purpose: To compare the instillation of eyedrops with and without Xal-Ease (R) delivery device in inexperienced patients based on patient observation and answers to a questionnaire. Methods: This prospective study included consecutive patients considered inexperienced in instilling eyedrops. After a short explanation about the methods, drop instillation technique was evaluated with and without the device. Subjects also completed a survey regarding drop administration and satisfaction. Successful instillation was defined as instilling a single drop in the eye without touching the eye with the bottle tip on the first attempt. Results: The overall rate of successful instillation (43%) was the same for both techniques (with or without the device). Without the device, the bottle tip touched the eye or periocular tissues in 8 eyes (35%) compared with o (0%) with the Xal-Ease (R) (p<0.01). The number of eyedrops dispensed was significantly higher with Xal-Ease (R) (1.4 +/- 0.5 without the device versus 2.0 +/- 1.1 with Xal-Ease (R); p = 0.03). Using the Xal-Ease (R) device, 13 (57%) of the patients needed to make more than one attempt, versus 6 (26%) patients without the device (p = 0.04). Overall, 9 (39%) preferred traditional instillation and 14 (61%) preferred to use the device. Conclusions: Xal-Ease (R) successfully decreased mechanical contact of the tip of the bottle. However, Xal-Ease (R) failed to help inexperienced subjects dispense fewer drops, or improve accuracy, suggesting that more training might be needed to achieve a good eyedrop administration technique with the device.
article 6 Citação(ões) na Scopus Longitudinal Evaluation of Central Corneal Thickness in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis(2016) GOMES, Beatriz F.; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.; GOMES, Silvia Fiuza; KARA-JUNIOR, Newton; MORAES JR., Haroldo V.Purpose: To investigate the longitudinal change of central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to elucidate whether it contributes to misinterpretation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in this group of patients. Methods: Twenty patients with SSc and 20 sex- and age-matched controls were examined at 2 visits 5 years apart. Age, sex, race, subtype of SSc, disease duration, autoantibody profile, use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), best-corrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction, IOP, and CCT were recorded. IOP was assessed by applanation tonometry and CCT by ultrasonic pachymetry. Results: CCT decreased by 7.2 mu m [95% confidence interval (CI), -2.1 to -12.2 mu m] between the first and second measurements (P = 0.008) in patients with SSc and by 2.4 mu m (P = 0.39, 95% CI, -8.0 to 3.3 mu m) in the control group. Considering patients with SSc, CCT decreased by a mean of 11.6 mu m [95% CI, -4.3 to -19.0 mu m (P = 0.007)] among those taking DMARDs at the second visit and by 4.2 mu m [95% CI, -3.0 to -11.5 mu m (P = 0.2)] in patients not taking any DMARDs. There was no statistically significant change in IOP between the 2 visits for either the SSc group (P = 0.84) or the control group (P = 0.29). Mean change in CCT was not associated with either IOP at first visit or with change in IOP in SSc patients. Conclusions: CCT decreased with time in SSc. However, the slight rates of thinning observed are unlikely to considerably influence applanation tonometry or clinical decision-making over the short to intermediate term.- Complicações primárias da interface do 'flap' de LASIK(2016) MORAES, Renata Loures Bueno de; GHANEM, Vinícius Coral; GHANEM, Ramon Coral; SANTHIAGO, Marcony R.ABSTRACT Laser in situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) is one of the most accepted techniques in refractive surgery today. Its predictability, reproducibility, safety and low incidence of side effects justify the wide diffusion of this technique. This is a laser surgical procedure which purpose consists in the modification of corneal structure, allowing a shift of the focal point of the eye. Thus, it is possible to correct refractive errors such as myopia, astigmatism and small degrees of hyperopia. The LASIK technique creates a corneal flap interface with the use of a microkeratome or femtosecond laser. Then, excimer laser is applied on the stroma bed followed by repositioning of the flap, creating an interface between the anterior and posterior corneal lamella. Despite the numerous advantages there are patologies that originate from primary complications of the interface which can caused confusion during diagnosis because they have similarities in their clinical presentation. The aim of this work is to define, characterize and compare those entities with the intention of making the diagnosis easier so that there is appropriate conduct. As result, this study presents recommendations for the management of each kind of interface disease through investigation by medical history and physical examination, in order to allow differential diagnosis between the main primary entities of the LASIK procedure interface.