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Article: Patient persistence with first-line antiglaucomatous monotherapy.
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ABSTRACT: To identify the extent of persistence (period of time of continuous therapy with the drug prescribed) of glaucoma patients treated with prostaglandins (latanoprost, bimatoprost, or travoprost), or beta-blocker (timolol) monotherapy. An observational retrospective study of a 24-month follow-up in 191 patients (from four centers) was done to identify the time elapsed until patients discontinued their antiglaucomatous treatment. The relevant information was extracted from patients' medical charts. A descriptive analysis, a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and a Cox regression model were used to determine which drug was associated with greater patient persistence and to detect variables significantly influencing persistence. Descriptive analysis and survival curves showed that after 24 months, latanoprost was associated with a higher persistence in glaucoma treatment than the alternative agents: 81.6% versus 22.9% for bimatoprost, 65.4% for travoprost, and 60.5% for timolol (P < 0.0001). Persistence was significantly influenced by the antiglaucoma agent used as monotherapy (with a six-fold higher risk of treatment discontinuation during the follow-up period due to receiving bimatoprost instead of latanoprost; P < 0.0001) and patient age (P = 0.001). Even though comorbidities could not be directly related to persistence, their occurrence was related to patient age. The main reasons for treatment discontinuation were lack of efficacy, development of intolerance and/or adverse events, which were significant in the bimatoprost group, 28.6% (P < 0.001) and 48.6% (P < 0.001), respectively. Latanoprost shows higher patient persistence compared with travoprost, bimatoprost, and timolol in routine clinical practice, and could lead to better control of intraocular pressure and lower associated economic costs.Clinical Ophthalmology 01/2010; 4:261-7. -
Article: The structural and functional determinants of the Axin and Dishevelled DIX domains
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ABSTRACT: Abstract Background The dishevelled and axin genes encode multi-domain proteins that play key roles in WNT signalling. Dishevelled prevents β-catenin degradation by interfering with the interaction of β-catenin with the degradation-mediating Axin-APC-GSK3β complex. This interference leads to an accumulation of cytoplasmic β-catenin, which enters the nucleus and interacts with transcription factors that induce expression of Wnt-target genes. Axin, as a component of the degradation-mediating complex, is a potent negative regulator of Wnt signalling, whereas Dishevelled is a potent activator. Both Dishevelled and Axin possess a DIX (Dishevelled/Axin) domain, which mediates protein-protein interactions, specifically homodimerization. Results An evolutionary trace analysis of DIX domains identified conserved residues which, when mapped onto the crystal structure of the Axin DIX domain and a comparative model of the Dishevelled DIX domain, allow their categorization as residues of either structural or functional importance. We identify residues that are structural and functional determinants of the DIX domain fold, as well as those that are specific to homodimerization of Axin and Dishevelled. Conclusion This report provides the first explanation of the mutant phenotypes caused by non-synonymous substitutions in the Dishevelled and Axin DIX domain by correlating their presumed functional significance with molecular structure.BMC Structural Biology. 01/2009; -
Article: Surgical-glove-related diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis: long-term outcomes.
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ABSTRACT: To study the long-term refractive results in eyes that developed surgical-glove-related diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Provincial, Toledo, Spain. This retrospective review analyzed an epidemic of surgical-glove-related DLK over a 5-month period at a single hospital. Twenty-four eyes (24 patients) that developed DLK (DLK group) were compared to 30 eyes (30 consecutive patients) that had surgery during the same time but had an uneventful postoperative course (control group). Follow-up was 12 months in all cases. Twelve months after LASIK, the mean spherical equivalent was 0.14 diopter (D) +/- 0.36 (SD) in the DLK group and -0.07 +/- 0.33 D in the control group (P=.03). The mean uncorrected visual acuity was 0.91 +/- 0.18 and 0.90 +/- 0.17, respectively (P = .81). The mean best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was 0.97 +/- 0.08 in the DLK group and 0.99 +/- 0.06 in the control group (P = .42). At 1 year, 91.7% of eyes in the DLK group and 93.3% of eyes in the control group were within +/-0.50 D of the attempted correction (P = .82). The BSCVA was 1.0 or better in 87.5% and 93.3%, respectively (P =.46). Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of glove-related DLK provided visual outcomes that were similar to those in eyes with an uneventful postoperative course. These good results are consistent with those in studies of classic DLK.Journal of Cataract [?] Refractive Surgery 11/2006; 32(10):1702-9. · 2.26 Impact Factor -
Article: Diplopia after cataract surgery: comparative results after topical or regional injection anesthesia.
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ABSTRACT: To compare the incidence of diplopia after topical or regional injection anesthesia in cataract surgery. Retrospective, noncomparative interventional case series. Three thousand five hundred forty-two consecutive cataract surgeries, performed from March 1998 to December 2001, were studied. Incidence and mechanisms of diplopia. Two thousand one hundred twenty-two patients were operated under regional and 1420 under topical anesthesia. Twenty-four cases of diplopia were observed, 21 (87.5%) in the regional group and 3 (12.5%) after topical anesthesia (P = 0.005). Eleven cases (45.8%) were secondary to motility problems, all in the regional anesthesia group (P = 0.006). Eight cases (33.3%) were secondary to refractive errors or intraocular lens luxation, 5 after regional and 3 after topical anesthesia (P = 0.88). Five cases (20.8%) were secondary to fusion loss, all in the regional anesthesia group (P = 0.06). In our study, topical anesthesia was associated with a lower incidence of diplopia relative to regional injection anesthesia. No cases of diplopia secondary to fusion loss or muscle damage were found after topical anesthesia surgery.Ophthalmology 05/2004; 111(4):686-92. · 5.45 Impact Factor
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2004–2010
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcon
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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