Relación entre el parto natural y el desprendimiento de retina regmatógeno en pacientes miopes / Relationship between natural childbirth and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in patients with myopia

Objetivo: Evaluar la relación entre el desprendimiento de retina regmatógeno y el parto natural. Sujetos y métodos: Se realizó una encuesta oportunista a aquellas pacientes que acudieran a consulta de Oftalmología, que presentaran alta miopía y que hubieran tenido hijos en los últimos 10 años. Resultados: Sesenta y siete pacientes respondieron a la encuesta. La miopía promedio fue de -11.54±4.1 (rango -6.25-23) y 3 de las pacientes tenían historial de desprendimiento de retina previo. El número de partos total fue de 107, de los cuales 20 fueron por cesárea. Ninguna de las pacientes tuvo ningún problema ocular asociado al parto y ninguna cesárea se realizó por razones oftalmológicas. No obstante, 3 pacientes fueron derivadas a Oftalmología para valorar la conveniencia o no de un parto natural. Conclusión: No existe ninguna evidencia científica que soporte la creencia de que un parto natural pueda ocasionar un desprendimiento de retina regmatógeno

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and natural childbirth. Subjects and methods: A survey was performed on patients who visited the ophthalmology department and presented high myopia and had given birth in the last ten years. Results: 67 patients answered the survey. Average myopia was-11.54±4.1 [range-6.25 -23] and 3 of the patients had a history of previous retinal detachment. The total number of childbirths was 107, of which 20 were by caesarean section. None of the patients had any ocular problem associated with childbirth and no caesarean section was performed for ophthalmological reasons. However, three patients were referred to the ophthalmology department to assess whether or not a natural birth was appropriate. Conclusion: There is no scientific evidence to support the belief that a natural birth could cause rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Respuesta a: «Teleoftalmología para el cribado de la retinopatía diabética: valor de la formación continuada» / Response to: ‘Teleophthalmology for the screening of diabetic retinopathy: Value of continuing education’

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Teleoftalmología para el cribado de la retinopatía diabética: experiencia de 8 años / Tele-ophthalmology for diabetic retinopathy screening: 8 years of experience

OBJETIVO: Mostrar los resultados de un programa de cribado de la retinopatía diabética desde el ámbito de la atención primaria. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo de los datos recogidos mediante registro informático automatizado desde el 1 de enero de 2007, hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2015. RESULTADOS: El número de pacientes cribados aumentó progresivamente desde 7.173 en 2007 hasta 42.339 en 2015. Asimismo, la habilidad de los médicos de familia en la interpretación de retinografías mejoró progresivamente, clasificando como normales un 55% de las retinografías en 2007, llegando a un 68% en 2015. El número de retinografías consideradas no valorables disminuyó a lo largo del programa, registrándose picos de hasta el 15% y situándose en un 7% en 2015, en parte gracias a un cambio en la normativa, que permitió dilatar la pupila. Se detectaron cada vez menos casos graves, pasándose de un 14% de retinopatías diabéticas no proliferativas severas y proliferativas al inicio del programa a un 3% en 2015. CONCLUSIONES: El cribado de la oftalmopatía diabética mediante teleoftalmología se reveló como un método muy valioso en una población en crecimiento como es la diabética, facilitando las revisiones al usuario, ayudando a descongestionar los servicios de atención especializada y detectando los casos tratables con mayor precocidad. Sin embargo, los efectos de la implantación no fueron inmediatos, obteniéndose unos resultados modestos en los primeros años del proyecto, que mejoraron en los años subsiguienteS

PURPOSE: To describe the results of a diabetic retinopathy screening program implemented in a primary care area. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted using data automatically collected since the program began on 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2015. RESULTS: The number of screened diabetic patients has progressively increased, from 7,173 patients in 2007 to 42,339 diabetic patients in 2015. Furthermore, the ability of family doctors to correctly interpret retinographies has improved, with the proportion of retinal images classified as normal having increased from 55% in 2007 to 68% at the end of the study period. The proportion of non-evaluable retinographies decreased to 7% in 2015, having peaked at 15% during the program. This was partly due to a change in the screening program policy that allowed the use of tropicamide. The number of severe cases detected has declined, from 14% with severe non-proliferative and proliferativediabetic retinopathy in the initial phase of the program to 3% in 2015. CONCLUSIONS: Diabetic eye disease screening by tele-ophthalmology has shown to be a valuable method in a growing population of diabetics. It leads to a regular medical examination of patients, helps ease the workload of specialised care services and favours the early detection of treatable cases. However, the results of implementing a program of this type are not immediate, achieving only modest results in the early years of the project that have improved over subsequent years

Tele-ophthalmology for diabetic retinopathy screening: 8 years of experience. / Teleoftalmología para el cribado de la retinopatía diabética: experiencia de 8 años.

PURPOSE: To describe the results of a diabetic retinopathy screening program implemented in a primary care area. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted using data automatically collected since the program began on 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2015. RESULTS: The number of screened diabetic patients has progressively increased, from 7,173 patients in 2007 to 42,339 diabetic patients in 2015. Furthermore, the ability of family doctors to correctly interpret retinographies has improved, with the proportion of retinal images classified as normal having increased from 55% in 2007 to 68% at the end of the study period. The proportion of non-evaluable retinographies decreased to 7% in 2015, having peaked at 15% during the program. This was partly due to a change in the screening program policy that allowed the use of tropicamide. The number of severe cases detected has declined, from 14% with severe non-proliferative and proliferativediabetic retinopathy in the initial phase of the program to 3% in 2015. CONCLUSIONS: Diabetic eye disease screening by tele-ophthalmology has shown to be a valuable method in a growing population of diabetics. It leads to a regular medical examination of patients, helps ease the workload of specialised care services and favours the early detection of treatable cases. However, the results of implementing a program of this type are not immediate, achieving only modest results in the early years of the project that have improved over subsequent years.