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Raffaella Morreale

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Corneal thickness in children with growth hormone deficiency: The effect of GH treatment.

2014

Abstract OBJECTIVE: The eye represents a target site for GH action, although few data are available in patients with GH deficiency (GHD). Our aim was to evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP) values in GHD children to assess the role played by GHD or GH treatment on these parameters. DESIGN: In 74 prepubertal GHD children (51M, 23F, aged 10.4±2.4years) we measured CCT and IOP before and after 12months of treatment. A baseline evaluation was also made in 50 healthy children matched for age, gender and body mass index. The study outcome considered CCT and IOP during treatment and their correlations with biochemical and auxological data. RESULTS: No difference …

Malegrowth hormone deficiencymedicine.medical_specialtyIntraocular pressurePediatricsgenetic structuresEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismGrowth hormone deficiencySettore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaCorneaEndocrinologyGH treatmentInternal medicineHumansMedicineIn patientCorneal thickneChildDwarfism PituitaryIntraocular PressureBaseline valuesHuman Growth Hormonegrowth hormone deficiency; Corneal thickness; GH treatmentbusiness.industryOrgan Sizemedicine.diseaseeye diseasesEndocrinologyTarget siteGh treatmentFemalesense organsbusinessBody mass indexGH Deficiency
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OCT is not useful for detection of minimal diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes.

2009

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been proven useful in measuring retinal thickness (RT) in patients with diabetes, although with discordant results in different studies. We examined RT in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with or without minimal diabetic retinopathy (MDR) to test whether OCT is able to identify early retinal changes and potential correlations with metabolic parameters. RT of 102 patients with T1D (53 females, 49 males, aged 27.03 +/- 7.4 years) and of 42 healthy controls was examined, with analysis of nine different sectors (fovea, four pericentral and four peripheral sectors). According to the results of basal fundus photography, patients were divided into two grou…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismGastroenterologyRetinaSettore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaYoung AdultEndocrinologyOptical coherence tomography (OCT) type 1 diabetes (T1D) minimal diabetic retinopathy (MDR)retinal thickness (RT)Predictive Value of TestsInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusInternal MedicinemedicineHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinMacular edemaType 1 diabetesDiabetic Retinopathymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrySettore MED/30 - Malattie Apparato VisivoFundus photographyGeneral MedicineDiabetic retinopathymedicine.diseaseRadiographyEndocrinologyDiabetes Mellitus Type 1Predictive value of testsMicroalbuminuriaFemalebusinessMedical FutilityTomography Optical CoherenceRetinopathy
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One-Year Outcomes with New-Generation Multifocal Intraocular Lenses

2007

Purpose: To compare new-generation multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) with monofocal IOLs. Design: Randomized prospective clinical trial. Participants: Sixty-two consecutive patients with cataract, seen between January of 2005 and January of 2006 at the Department of Ophthalmology of Palermo University Hospital in Italy, were bilaterally implanted with monofocal (AR 40, Advanced Medical Optics [AMO], Santa Ana, CA; 15 patients), multifocal refractive (Array SA40N, AMO; 16 patients), multifocal refractive (ReZoom, AMO; 15 patients), or multifocal diffractive pupil-independent (Tecnis ZM900, AMO; 16 patients) IOLs. Intervention: Bimanual phacoemulsification. Main Outcome Measures: Primary o…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtygenetic structuresmedicine.medical_treatmentmedia_common.quotation_subjectVisual AcuityIntraocular lensProsthesis DesignGlareContrast SensitivityLens Implantation IntraocularSurveys and QuestionnairesOphthalmologylente refrattiva chirurgia della catarattaHumansMedicineContrast (vision)Prospective StudiesDioptreAgedmedia_commonLenses IntraocularDepth PerceptionPhacoemulsificationSettore MED/30 - Malattie Apparato Visivobusiness.industryLe lenti multifocali intraoculari di nuova generazioneGlare (vision)PhacoemulsificationMiddle AgedMultifocal intraocular lensUniversity hospitaleye diseasesOphthalmologyTreatment Outcomelente diffrattivaPatient SatisfactionQuality of LifeOptometryMultifocal IOLsFemalesense organsbusinessOphthalmology
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