Andrea Scupola
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Andrea Scupola has a total of 12 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Emilio Balestrazzi
From the *Institute of Ophthalmology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and †Department of Ophthalmology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
2 shared publicationsA. C. Tiberti
Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
1 shared publicationAlessandra C. Tiberti
1 shared publicationAlessandra Cristiana Tiberti
From the *Institute of Ophthalmology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and †Department of Ophthalmology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
1 shared publicationAlessandra Mastrocola
From the *Institute of Ophthalmology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and †Department of Ophthalmology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
1 shared publicationCarmela Grazia Caputo
From the *Institute of Ophthalmology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and †Department of Ophthalmology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 November 2008
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Retina
- Vol. 28 (10) , 1530-1532
Bovine Pericardium for Scleral Closure in Transscleral Local Resection of Choroidal Melanoma
- 1 November 2008
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Retina
- Vol. 28 (10) , 1530-1532
Bovine Pericardium for Scleral Closure in Transscleral Local Resection of Choroidal Melanoma
- 1 February 2006
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Retina
- Vol. 26 (2) , 236-237
USE OF PERFLUOROCARBON LIQUID TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN INDOCYANINE GREEN AND RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM DURING SURGERY FOR IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE
- 1 February 2006
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Retina
- Vol. 26 (2) , 236-237
USE OF PERFLUOROCARBON LIQUID TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN INDOCYANINE GREEN AND RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM DURING SURGERY FOR IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE
- 17 February 2004
- Published by Springer Nature in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- Vol. 242 (7) , 605-610
Histological findings of a surgically excised myopic choroidal neovascular membrane after photodynamic therapy
Background The authors describe a myopic choroidal neovascular membrane excised 4 months after photodynamic therapy (PDT). Methods A 68-year-old woman with classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to pathologic myopia underwent PDT with verteporfin in the left eye. Four months after treatment a full-thickness macular hole was diagnosed in the same eye and the patient underwent vitrectomy with submacular membranectomy. The subfoveal membrane was studied by light microscopy and immunohistochemical techniques. Results Light microscopy showed a thin fibrovascular membrane covered by residual retinal pigment epithelium. The membrane contained homogeneous matrix with small collagen bundles, fibroblasts and small blood vessels. The distribution of blood vessels was nonuniform: extravasated red blood cells, macrophages and other inflammatory elements were not present in the fibrous matrix. Endothelial cells were highlighted by CD34 immunostaining and did not show any significant alteration. There was no evidence of inflammatory cells or thrombosis inside vascular lumina. Conclusions Histologic examination of the neovascular membrane showed features similar to those of surgically excised myopic CNV without PDT treatment. Our findings suggest that PDT-induced occlusion is temporary. Fluorescein leakage from CNV after a single PDT treatment can be considered as an sign of blood vessel regrowth or recanalization indicating that multiple treatments are necessary.
- 17 February 2004
- Published by Springer Nature in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- Vol. 242 (7) , 605-610
Histological findings of a surgically excised myopic choroidal neovascular membrane after photodynamic therapy
Background The authors describe a myopic choroidal neovascular membrane excised 4 months after photodynamic therapy (PDT). Methods A 68-year-old woman with classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to pathologic myopia underwent PDT with verteporfin in the left eye. Four months after treatment a full-thickness macular hole was diagnosed in the same eye and the patient underwent vitrectomy with submacular membranectomy. The subfoveal membrane was studied by light microscopy and immunohistochemical techniques. Results Light microscopy showed a thin fibrovascular membrane covered by residual retinal pigment epithelium. The membrane contained homogeneous matrix with small collagen bundles, fibroblasts and small blood vessels. The distribution of blood vessels was nonuniform: extravasated red blood cells, macrophages and other inflammatory elements were not present in the fibrous matrix. Endothelial cells were highlighted by CD34 immunostaining and did not show any significant alteration. There was no evidence of inflammatory cells or thrombosis inside vascular lumina. Conclusions Histologic examination of the neovascular membrane showed features similar to those of surgically excised myopic CNV without PDT treatment. Our findings suggest that PDT-induced occlusion is temporary. Fluorescein leakage from CNV after a single PDT treatment can be considered as an sign of blood vessel regrowth or recanalization indicating that multiple treatments are necessary.