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Ophthalmology ; 127(10): 1405-1415, 2020 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32564920

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal sirolimus in the management of noninfectious uveitis of the posterior segment (NIU-PS). DESIGN: Combined analysis of 2 phase 3, randomized, double-masked, multinational, 6-month studies. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with active NIU-PS (intermediate uveitis, posterior uveitis, or panuveitis; defined as vitreous haze [VH] ≥1.5+ on modified Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature scale). METHODS: Patients were randomized 1:1:1 to receive intravitreal sirolimus 44 µg (n = 208), 440 µg (n = 208), or 880 µg (n = 177) on days 1, 60, and 120. Patients discontinued medications for NIU-PS except for systemic corticosteroids, which were tapered according to protocol. Enrollment in the 880-µg group was terminated after interim results found no significant difference in efficacy compared with the 440-µg dose. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary efficacy end point was the percentage of patients with VH of 0 at month 5 in the study eye without the use of rescue therapy. Secondary efficacy end points included VH of 0 or 0.5+, corticosteroid-tapering success, and changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Safety measures included ocular and nonocular adverse events. RESULTS: A total of 592 patients were randomized. Significantly higher proportions of patients treated with 440 µg compared with 44 µg intravitreal sirolimus achieved VH of 0 (21.2% vs. 13.5%; P = 0.038) and VH of 0 or 0.5+ (50.0% vs. 40.4%; P = 0.049) at month 5. Best-corrected visual acuity was stable (absolute change <5 ETDRS letters) or improved >5 letters in 80.1% and 80.2% of patients in the 440-µg and 44-µg groups, respectively. At month 5, corticosteroids were tapered successfully in 69.6% and 68.8% of patients in the 440-µg and 44-µg groups, and among these patients, VH of 0 or 0.5+ was achieved by 43.5% and 28.1% in the 440-µg and 44-µg groups. Both doses were generally well tolerated. Mean changes from baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) in the study eye at each analysis visit were minimal in all treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal sirolimus 440 µg improved ocular inflammation, as measured by VH, compared with the 44-µg dose, with minimal impact on IOP, while preserving BCVA.


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Segmento Posterior do Olho/diagnóstico por imagem , Sirolimo/administração & dosagem , Uveíte Posterior/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imunossupressores/administração & dosagem , Pressão Intraocular/efeitos dos fármacos , Injeções Intravítreas , Masculino , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Uveíte Posterior/diagnóstico
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J Immunol ; 196(5): 2109-18, 2016 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26826251

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CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cell therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. To be effective, Treg cells should be in an activated state in the target tissue. This can be achieved by systemic administration of Ag-specific Treg cells, which are difficult to produce in conditions that can be translated to the clinic. In this paper, we propose an alternative approach consisting of in situ injection of preactivated polyclonal Treg cells that would exert bystander suppression in the target tissue. We show that polyclonal Treg cells suppressed uveitis in mice as efficiently as Ag-specific Treg cells but only when preactivated and administered in the vitreous. Uveitis control was correlated with an increase of IL-10 and a decrease of reactive oxygen species produced by immune cell infiltrates in the eye. Thus, our results reveal a new mechanism of Treg cell-mediated suppression and a new Treg cell therapy approach.


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Imunoterapia/métodos , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/transplante , Uveíte/imunologia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Transgênicos , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia
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Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol ; 256(10): 1977-1984, 2018 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29980918

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PURPOSE: To compare the superficial (FAZ-S) and deep foveal avascular zones (FAZ-D) of non-infectious anterior and posterior uveitis to healthy controls, using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS: OCTA was performed on 74 eyes: 34 eyes with non-infectious posterior uveitis (with (post+CME) and without macular edema (post-CME)), 11 eyes with non-infectious anterior uveitis (with (ant+CME) and without macular edema (ant-CME)), and the control group which included 29 healthy eyes. RESULTS: Eyes suffering from non-infectious posterior uveitis presented with significantly larger FAZ-D when compared to healthy controls, both in the presence or in the absence of macular edema (p < 0.001). In the presence of macular edema, eyes presenting with anterior uveitis (ant+CME) also showed significantly larger FAZ-S (p = 0.03) and FAZ-D (p < 0.001), when compared to healthy controls. In the absence of macular edema, eyes with anterior uveitis cannot be distinguished from controls (p > 0.6). CONCLUSION: The deep retinal foveal avascular zone seems to be enlarged in eyes presenting with non-infectious posterior uveitis, both in the presence or absence of macular edema.


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Angiofluoresceinografia/métodos , Fóvea Central/patologia , Vasos Retinianos/patologia , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Uveíte Anterior/diagnóstico por imagem , Uveíte Posterior/diagnóstico por imagem , Acuidade Visual , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Seguimentos , Fundo de Olho , Humanos , Edema Macular/diagnóstico por imagem , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Adulto Jovem
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Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol ; 255(1): 61-67, 2017 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27397583

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the changes of outer retinal tubulations (ORTs) as seen on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) where treatment was switched from intravitreal ranibizumab to intravitreal aflibercept. METHODS: This was a prospective study of eyes diagnosed with neovascular AMD and previously treated with >6 intravitreal ranibizumab injections and switched to aflibercept, conducted at a single centre (Department of Ophthalmology at Pitié Salpetriere Hospital, Paris VI University) from January to July 2015. Before and after treatment was switched from ranibizumab to aflibercept, SD-OCT was used to evaluate the presence of ORTs. Additional assessments in this patient group included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fluorescein angiography (FA), indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). Changes in pigment epithelium detachments (PED), presence of intraretinal cysts, and presence of subretinal fluid (SRF) were also noted. RESULTS: Twenty-four eyes of 24 consecutive patients (15 female/nine male, mean age 70 years) diagnosed with neovascular AMD and previously treated with >6 intravitreal ranibizumab injections and switched to aflibercept were included in the analysis. After receiving aflibercept, patients were followed for a mean of 6.1 months. Prior to treatment switch, 97 % of eyes showed ORTs, while after treatment switch to aflibercept, at the end of the study period, 75 % had ORTs (p = 0.219). Changes in BCVA (LogMAR) were not statistically significant (1.16 ± 0.44 to 1.18 ± 1.06, p = 0.12), however, a significant reduction in central macular thickness (CMT) (from 406 µm ± 112 to 263 µm ± 68, p = 0.001), PED (from 70.8 % to 41.7 % , p = 0.016), presence of intraretinal cysts (from 83.3 % to 33.3 %, p = 0.002) and SRF (from 91.7 % to 25 %, p = 0.001 ) were noted. CONCLUSION: After switching from ranibizumab treatment to aflibercept, ORTs remained present in 75 % of eyes, and significant reductions in CMT, PED, and SRF, and presence of intraretinal cysts were observed.


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Angiofluoresceinografia/métodos , Ranibizumab/administração & dosagem , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/administração & dosagem , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/administração & dosagem , Segmento Externo das Células Fotorreceptoras da Retina/patologia , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Degeneração Macular Exsudativa/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Inibidores da Angiogênese/administração & dosagem , Substituição de Medicamentos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Fundo de Olho , Humanos , Injeções Intravítreas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/antagonistas & inibidores , Segmento Externo das Células Fotorreceptoras da Retina/efeitos dos fármacos , Resultado do Tratamento , Degeneração Macular Exsudativa/diagnóstico
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Ophthalmology ; 123(11): 2413-2423, 2016 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27692526

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal sirolimus in the treatment of noninfectious uveitis (NIU) of the posterior segment (i.e., posterior, intermediate, or panuveitis). DESIGN: Phase III, randomized, double-masked, active-controlled, 6-month study with intravitreal sirolimus. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with active NIU of the posterior segment (intermediate, posterior, or panuveitis), defined as a vitreous haze (VH) score >1+. Subjects discontinued NIU medications before baseline, except for systemic corticosteroids, which were allowed only for those already receiving them at baseline and were rapidly tapered after baseline per protocol. METHODS: Intravitreal sirolimus assigned 1:1:1 at doses of 44 (active control), 440, or 880 µg, administered on Days 1, 60, and 120. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary efficacy outcome was the percentage of subjects with VH 0 response at Month 5 (study eye) without use of rescue therapy. Secondary outcomes at Month 5 were VH 0 or 0.5+ response rate, corticosteroid tapering success rate (i.e., tapering to a prednisone-equivalent dosage of ≤5 mg/day), and changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Adverse events during the double-masked treatment period are presented. RESULTS: A total of 347 subjects were randomized. Higher proportions of subjects in the intravitreal sirolimus 440 µg (22.8%; P = 0.025) and 880 µg (16.4%; P = 0.182) groups met the primary end point than in the 44 µg group (10.3%). Likewise, higher proportions of subjects in the 440 µg (52.6%; P = 0.008) and 880 µg (43.1%; P = 0.228) groups achieved a VH score of 0 or 0.5+ than in the 44 µg group (35.0%). Mean BCVA was maintained throughout the study in each dose group, and the majority of subjects receiving corticosteroids at baseline successfully tapered off corticosteroids (44 µg [63.6%], 440 µg [76.9%], and 880 µg [66.7%]). Adverse events in the treatment and active control groups were similar in incidence, and all doses were well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal sirolimus 440 µg demonstrated a significant improvement in ocular inflammation with preservation of BCVA in subjects with active NIU of the posterior segment.


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Segmento Posterior do Olho/patologia , Retina/patologia , Sirolimo/administração & dosagem , Uveíte/tratamento farmacológico , Acuidade Visual , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imunossupressores/administração & dosagem , Injeções Intravítreas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica , Resultado do Tratamento , Uveíte/diagnóstico , Adulto Jovem
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Curr Opin Ophthalmol ; 26(6): 526-33, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26367092

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite recent progress, the diagnosis of primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) remains a challenge and is often delayed by several months. Treatment options are still debated and the prognosis of PCNSL lymphoma is poor for most patients. This review will describe recent progress and future orientations for diagnosis of PCNSL and report on the recent trends regarding therapeutic options. RECENT FINDINGS: PCNSL must be suspected in cases of chronic posterior uveitis, especially in patients over 50 years old. Diagnosis is based on cytology and molecular analysis of clonality of vitreous samples. Intraocular interleukin (IL)-10 level has proved to be a valuable tool for screening purposes in cases where there is a suspicion of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma. Intraocular cytokine dosage could also be a useful marker to follow the therapeutic response of patients with PCNSL. Treatment of PCNSL remains under debate. SUMMARY: Diagnosis of PCNSL is challenging. Suspicion relies on clinical history and on IL-10 and IL-6 levels in ocular fluid samples. Definite diagnosis is based on cytology and molecular analysis of clonality. New diagnostic and prognostic markers are currently evaluated. Whether isolated vitreoretinal lymphoma should be treated locally or with systemic treatment remains highly controversial.


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Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central , Linfoma , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/química , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/fisiopatologia , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/terapia , Humanos , Interleucina-10/administração & dosagem , Interleucina-6/análise , Linfoma/química , Linfoma/diagnóstico , Linfoma/fisiopatologia , Linfoma/terapia , Prognóstico , Uveíte/complicações
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Retina ; 33(7): 1441-7, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23514798

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of endoresection after proton beam radiotherapy to prevent neovascular glaucoma (NVG) in patients treated for choroidal melanoma. METHODS: From a series of 4,867 patients treated for choroidal melanoma were prospectively recorded in the database (Macro Infermed 3.075). One hundred and seventy-one patients presenting a tumor diameter >10 mm and thickness >5 mm treated with proton beam (PB) radiotherapy were selected. One group of 63 patients was treated with PB therapy followed by endoresection (PE) of the scar. This group was compared with 2 historical matched controlled groups: 57 patients treated with PB therapy alone (P) and 51 patients treated with PB therapy followed by transpupillary thermotherapy of the scar (PTTT). Main outcome measures are as follows: age, gender, tumor diameter, tumor thickness, pre- and posttreatment visual acuity, NVG rate, secondary enucleation rate, and 5-year survival. Statistical analysis was performed using R version 2.5.1 software. RESULTS: Correlations between the 3 groups were P = 0.29 for age, P = 4.7×10 for tumor diameter, and P = 6.44×10 for tumor thickness. Comparison between the 3 groups showed that 2-year survival without secondary enucleation was 96.2% for PE, 88.8% for P, and 98% for PTTT (P = 0.203) (95% confidence interval). Two-year survival without NVG (95% confidence interval) was 92.7% (85.1-1.00) for PE, 54.6% for P, and 62.1% for PTTT (P = 0.0001). The difference between the endoresection (PE) group and the PB radiotherapy (P) and PB radiotherapy + TTT (PTTT) groups in terms of reduction of the NVG rate was statistically significant. Relative risk of developing NVG was calculated with the P group as reference, relative risk = 1. The relative risk of the PTTT group was 0.79 (20% reduction of the risk), and the relative risk of the PE group was 0.18 (82% reduction of the risk of developing NVG). CONCLUSION: This study shows that endoresection of the necrotic scar after PB radiotherapy reduces the risk of NVG and secondary enucleation for selected choroidal melanoma patients.


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Neoplasias da Coroide/cirurgia , Glaucoma Neovascular/prevenção & controle , Melanoma/cirurgia , Terapia com Prótons , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Neoplasias da Coroide/radioterapia , Cicatriz/cirurgia , Feminino , Glaucoma Neovascular/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Melanoma/radioterapia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Necrose/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Oftalmológicos , Terapia com Prótons/efeitos adversos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Análise de Sobrevida , Acuidade Visual , Adulto Jovem
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Ophthalmology ; 119(7): 1465-9, 2012 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22420960

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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical features of ocular Whipple's disease (WD) and determine the long-term prognosis after antibiotic treatment. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS: Medical records of patients referred between January 1993 and December 2010 were reviewed for chronic corticosteroid-resistant uveitis or neuro-ophthalmologic findings consistent with WD. Eleven patients (male/female = 9/2) were included in this study. METHODS: Diagnosis was based on cytologic examination and molecular analysis of samples (cerebrospinal fluid, vitreous, duodenum, or any involved lymph node). It was based on cytology before the routine use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and on both cytology and molecular biology for more recent patients. Long-term antibiotic therapy included oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and rifampin, TMP-SMX alone, rifampin alone, or tetracycline alone. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: (1) Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with positive PCR for Tropheryma whipplei or periodic acid-Schiff-positive macrophages in the vitreous and (2) long-term prognosis after antibiotic treatment. RESULTS: Mean age at diagnosis was 63 years (range, 51-73 years). Average time between the onset of the disease and diagnosis was 2 years (range, 1 month to 11 years). Mean follow-up was 7.2 years (range, 0.25-18 years). Ophthalmologic findings consisted of chronic uveitis (9 patients), isolated bilateral optic disc swelling (1 patient), and Parinaud syndrome (1 patient). All patients had PAS-positive macrophages, and 6 patients had a positive PCR for T. whipplei. Nine patients were treated with TMP-SMX and rifampin. One patient treated with only tetracycline relapsed and was successfully treated with TMP-SMX. No major side effects were reported. Intraocular inflammation and neurologic manifestations were controlled in all cases. At the end of follow-up, 2 patients were off treatment, 2 patients had a neurologic relapse after treatment interruption, and 5 patients were still taking TMP-SMX. One patient was taking only rifampin. Two patients were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Ocular WD seems to be a neurologic manifestation of WD. Trimethoprim-SMX with rifampin is an efficient treatment, and prolonging treatment for at least 1 year is recommended. Long-term low-dose antibiotic therapy may reduce the rate of relapse, neurologic involvement, and death.


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Infecções Oculares Bacterianas/diagnóstico , Infecções Oculares Bacterianas/tratamento farmacológico , Tropheryma/isolamento & purificação , Doença de Whipple/diagnóstico , Doença de Whipple/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Anti-Infecciosos/uso terapêutico , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/microbiologia , Resistência a Medicamentos , Quimioterapia Combinada , Inibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapêutico , Infecções Oculares Bacterianas/microbiologia , Feminino , Angiofluoresceinografia , Seguimentos , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Linfonodos/microbiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Prognóstico , RNA Bacteriano/genética , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Estudos Retrospectivos , Rifampina/uso terapêutico , Tetraciclina/uso terapêutico , Combinação Trimetoprima e Sulfametoxazol/uso terapêutico , Tropheryma/genética , Uveíte/tratamento farmacológico , Corpo Vítreo/microbiologia , Doença de Whipple/microbiologia
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Ocul Immunol Inflamm ; 30(1): 118-128, 2022 Jan 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32835572

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PURPOSE: We evaluated laser flare photometry (LFP) values in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis. METHODS: Retrospective study. A decrease of the LFP value between baseline visit and 1 month after anti-inflammatory treatment intensification allowed us to define two groups of patients: group 1 (decreased LFP value ≥50%) and group 2 (<50%). We evaluated the prevalence of vision-threatening complications in both groups. RESULTS: Fifty-four patients (87 eyes) were followed for 9.9 ± 5 years. Group 1 eyes (n = 54) had significantly fewer ocular complications than group 2 eyes (n = 33) at both 5 years visit (p = .03) and final visit (p = .047). At the final visit, group 2 eyes had significantly more band keratopathy, trabeculectomy, cataract surgery, glaucoma and papille edema. Group 1 eyes kept a better visual acuity (p < .0001). CONCLUSION: The decrease of LFP values ≥50% of the initial value 1 month after treatment intensification is a good early prognostic factor.


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Artrite Juvenil , Uveíte Anterior , Uveíte , Artrite Juvenil/complicações , Artrite Juvenil/diagnóstico , Humanos , Lasers , Fotometria , Estudos Retrospectivos , Uveíte/complicações , Uveíte/etiologia , Uveíte Anterior/complicações , Uveíte Anterior/etiologia
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Ophthalmology ; 117(3): 591-9, 599.e1, 2010 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20036008

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PURPOSE: To determine the frequency of occurrence of limited clinical features which distinguish patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease from those with non-VKH uveitis. DESIGN: Comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS: We included 1147 patients. METHODS: All patients with bilateral ocular inflammatory disease presenting to any of 10 uveitis centers in the 3-month period between January 1 and March 31, 2006 (inclusive), were asked to participate. The clinical and historical features of disease were obtained from the participants via direct interview and chart review. Patients were stratified based on whether they were diagnosed with VKH disease or non-VKH uveitis for statistical analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Presence or absence of various clinical features in the 2 populations. RESULTS: Of 1147 patients, 180 were diagnosed with VKH disease and 967 with non-VKH uveitis. Hispanics and Asians were more likely to be diagnosed with VKH than non-VKH disease compared with other ethnicities. In acute disease, the finding of exudative retinal detachment was most likely to be found in VKH disease with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 100 and negative predictive value (NPV) of 88.4, whereas in chronic disease, sunset glow fundus was most likely to be found, with a PPV of 94.5 and NPV of 89.2. CONCLUSIONS: Numerous clinical findings have been described in the past as important in the diagnosis of VKH. The current study reveals that of these, 2 are highly specific to this entity in an ethnically and geographically diverse group of patients with nontraumatic bilateral uveitis. These clinical findings are exudative retinal detachment during acute disease and sunset glow fundus during the chronic phase of the disease.


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Síndrome Uveomeningoencefálica/diagnóstico , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Uveíte/diagnóstico
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Blood Adv ; 4(7): 1357-1366, 2020 04 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32267931

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Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL) is a high-grade lymphoma affecting the vitreous and/or the retina. The vast majority of cases are histopathologically classified as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and considered a subtype of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). To obtain more insight into the ontogenetic relationship between PVRL and PCNSL, we adopted an immunogenetic perspective and explored the respective immunoglobulin gene repertoire profiles from 55 PVRL cases and 48 PCNSL cases. In addition, considering that both entities are predominantly related to activated B-cell (ABC) DLBCL, we compared their repertoire with that of publicly available 262 immunoglobulin heavy variable domain gene rearrangement sequences from systemic ABC-type DLBCLs. PVRL displayed a strikingly biased repertoire, with the IGHV4-34 gene being used in 63.6% of cases, which was significantly higher than in PCNSL (34.7%) or in DLBCL (30.2%). Further repertoire bias was evident by (1) restricted associations of IGHV4-34 expressing heavy chains, with κ light chains utilizing the IGKV3-20/IGKJ1 gene pair, including 5 cases with quasi-identical sequences, and (2) the presence of a subset of stereotyped IGHV3-7 rearrangements. All PVRL IGHV sequences were highly mutated, with evidence of antigen selection and ongoing mutations. Finally, half of PVRL and PCNSL cases carried the MYD88 L265P mutation, which was present in all 4 PVRL cases with stereotyped IGHV3-7 rearrangements. In conclusion, the massive bias in the immunoglobulin gene repertoire of PVRL delineates it from PCNSL and points to antigen selection as a major driving force in their development.


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Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B , Neoplasias da Retina , Genes de Imunoglobulinas , Humanos , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/genética , Neoplasias da Retina/genética , Corpo Vítreo
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J Cataract Refract Surg ; 35(1): 98-104, 2009 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19101431

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PURPOSE: To evaluate laser flare photometry in measuring aqueous humor inflammation in chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France. METHODS: This retrospective review comprised eyes with chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis that were evaluated by slitlamp and laser flare photometry at admission and during follow-up. RESULTS: Nine eyes of 8 patients were reviewed. The laser flare photometry values were significantly reduced by antibiotic treatment in all eyes. The laser flare photometry values increased after antibiotic treatment was withdrawn in 7 eyes. Early detection of the relapse by laser flare photometry was confirmed at the slitlamp examination in the following days. CONCLUSIONS: Laser flare photometry, a noninvasive objective tool, was useful in monitoring the evolution of chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis. Early detection of an increase in flare could lead to a close follow-up. The prompt modification of therapeutic intervention could help preserve a favorable visual outcome.


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Endoftalmite/diagnóstico , Infecções Oculares Bacterianas/diagnóstico , Infecções Oculares Fúngicas/diagnóstico , Lasers , Pseudofacia/diagnóstico , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Humor Aquoso/microbiologia , Doença Crônica , Endoftalmite/tratamento farmacológico , Endoftalmite/microbiologia , Infecções Oculares Bacterianas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Oculares Bacterianas/microbiologia , Infecções Oculares Fúngicas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Oculares Fúngicas/microbiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fotometria , Pseudofacia/tratamento farmacológico , Pseudofacia/microbiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Acuidade Visual
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Prog Retin Eye Res ; 72: 100761, 2019 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31091471

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Masquerade syndromes represent a large set of ophthalmological entities that mimic inflammatory conditions. Any delay in their diagnosis may be correlated with systemic dissemination or worsening of the causal disease and, therefore, with poor prognosis. One of the disadvantages of the new potent treatments of uveitis is the delay that they can induce in the diagnosis of neoplastic intraocular infiltrations. Thorough and careful clinical examination of all patients referred for uveitis, especially when they are Caucasian, over 50 years of age, and with posterior segment involvement, is of paramount importance in this context. Ancillary investigations and often-invasive histo-pathologic evaluation of tissue specimens or ocular fluids are regularly required in these situations. The most common masquerade syndrome is primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL). New molecular diagnostic tools may be helpful in challenging cases lacking cytological confirmation. Therapeutic strategies targeting tumoral cells in the eye and also in the central nervous system can improve the life expectancy of affected patients. In this review, we discuss diagnostic strategies and current therapies in PVRL and provide an overview of other conditions that can mimic primary ocular inflammation, especially in the field of oncology and its new therapeutic armamentarium.


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Imunoterapia/efeitos adversos , Inflamação/diagnóstico , Linfoma , Síndromes Paraneoplásicas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Retina , Uveíte/induzido quimicamente , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Linfoma/diagnóstico , Linfoma/terapia , Síndromes Paraneoplásicas/terapia , Neoplasias da Retina/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Retina/terapia
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Am J Ophthalmol ; 199: 82-93, 2019 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30502335

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PURPOSE: To investigate clinical and biological factors influencing recurrences of severe toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TRC) confirmed by aqueous humor analysis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 87 subjects with severe TRC, proven by positive Goldmann-Witmer coefficient (GWC), Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) immunoblot, or T. gondii-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in aqueous humor. Cases with immunosuppression or retinal scars without previous recorded episode were excluded. Time-dependent, clinical, treatment-related, and biological factors were explored by univariate and multivariate shared frailty survival analyses. RESULTS: Among 44 included subjects (age, 40.4 ± 17.6 years; follow-up, 8.3 ± 2.7 years), 22 presented recurrences. There was 0.11 recurrence/patient/year and mean disease-free interval was 5.0 ± 2.9 years. The risk of recurrence was higher immediately after an episode (P < .0001). Among recurrent cases, the risk of multiple recurrences was higher when the first recurrence occurred after longer disease-free intervals (P = .046). In univariate analysis, the recurrence risk declined with higher number of intense bands on aqueous T. gondii immunoblot (P = .006), and increased when venous vasculitis was present initially (P = .019). Multivariate analysis confirmed that eyes with more intense bands on immunoblot had fewer recurrences (P = .041). There was a near-significant risk elevation after pyrimethamine/azithromycin treatment (P = .078 and P = .054, univariate and multivariate). Intravenous corticosteroid administration, oral corticosteroid administration, aqueous GWC, and T. gondii PCR did not influence recurrences (P = .12, P = .10, P = .39, and P = .96, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Recurrences of severe TRC are not random and may be influenced by clinical and biological factors possibly related to blood-retinal barrier alterations. These results may contribute to identifying biomarkers for TRC reactivation.


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Humor Aquoso/parasitologia , Coriorretinite/diagnóstico , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/diagnóstico , Toxoplasmose Ocular/diagnóstico , Administração Oral , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/imunologia , Fatores Biológicos , Coriorretinite/genética , Coriorretinite/imunologia , Coriorretinite/parasitologia , DNA de Protozoário/genética , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/genética , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/imunologia , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/parasitologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glucocorticoides/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Infusões Intravenosas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Recidiva , Estudos Retrospectivos , Toxoplasma/genética , Toxoplasma/imunologia , Toxoplasmose Ocular/genética , Toxoplasmose Ocular/imunologia , Toxoplasmose Ocular/parasitologia
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 60(7): 2399-2405, 2019 06 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31157832

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Purpose: To investigate the clinical and virologic-associated and predictive factors of intraocular pressure (IOP) evolution over time and its severity in Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHC). Methods: Consecutive patients with both clinical FHC and intraocular synthesis of rubella virus (RV)-specific antibodies were included in this study. Specific ocular production of RV antibodies was confirmed using the quotient of serum/aqueous humor ratio of RV IgGs (Crv) and control antiviral IgGs (Cctl), using quantitative serology methods. Epidemiologic, clinical, biological, and virologic data at referral were collected and correlated with IOP values over time, occurrence, and severity of glaucoma. Results: Sixty-eight eyes of 68 patients were included. Mean age at diagnosis was 40.7 ± 11.1 years. Mean follow-up was 4.3 ± 4.3 years. Mean baseline Crv and Cctl values were 12.34 ± 14.67 and 216.70 ± 98.4, respectively. Mean baseline IOP was 17.2 ± 7.2 mm Hg (range, 9-40) and 15.6 ± 5.6 (range, 3-30) 5 years after referral. The predictive factors for pejorative IOP evolution over time and glaucoma severity were male sex (P = 0.03) and decreased Crv (P = 0.04) and presence of iris nodules (P < 0.001) and decreased Cctl (P = 0.02), respectively. Diagnostic delay was associated with increased likelihood of undergoing glaucoma surgery (P = 0.02). Conclusions: Time to diagnosis, male sex, presence of iris nodules at baseline, and decreased Crv and Cctl ratios were associated with increased likelihood of pejorative IOP evolution over time. Given the aggressiveness of glaucoma in FHC, these results provide interesting insight into what category of patients should need the closest screening.


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Infecções Oculares Virais/diagnóstico , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/diagnóstico , Pressão Intraocular/fisiologia , Iridociclite/diagnóstico , Vírus da Rubéola/imunologia , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Anti-Hipertensivos/uso terapêutico , Humor Aquoso/virologia , Infecções Oculares Virais/imunologia , Infecções Oculares Virais/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Cirurgia Filtrante , Seguimentos , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/fisiopatologia , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/terapia , Humanos , Iridociclite/imunologia , Iridociclite/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/fisiopatologia , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/terapia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores de Tempo , Tonometria Ocular , Adulto Jovem
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