Update on current pharmacologic therapies for diabetic retinopathy

SM Muns, VM Villegas, HW Flynn Jr… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of visual loss worldwide. The most
important clinical findings include diabetic macular edema (DME) and proliferative diabetic …

Knowledge and attitudes about transgender healthcare: exploring the perspectives of hispanic medical students

SM Muns, KJ Ortiz-Ramos… - Puerto Rico Health …, 2022 - prhsj.rcm.upr.edu
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitudes about transgender
care in Hispanic medical students at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (…

Epidemiology of trauma in patients with mental disorders

SM Muns, EO Ramos-Meléndez, L Guerrios… - Trauma Surgery & …, 2022 - tsaco.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to explore the influence of mental disorders on the risk of developing
complications and in-hospital mortality after trauma. Methods We conducted an institutional …

Clinical Outcomes of Combined Phacoemulsification With Intraocular Lens Placement and Microincision Vitrectomy in Adult Vitreoretinal Disease

SM Muns, VM Villegas, TG Murray… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes of combined phacoemulsification
with intraocular lens (IOL) placement and microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) in adult …

[PDF][PDF] Variables in the ACBD5 gene leading to distinct phenotypes: A case report

MC Pappaterra-Rodriguez, SM Muns, SCA Rodríguez… - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
We report the cases of a father and his daughter, the former diagnosed with retinitis
pigmentosa (RP) and the latter with early foveal atrophy; while both shared a novel variant of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics and ultra-widefield fundus image analysis of two siblings with Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 1 p. Met390Arg variant

SM Muns, LA Montalvo, JGV Del Valle… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Sofia M. Muns BS a , Lorena A. Montalvo MD b , Jose G.
Vargas Del Valle BS a , Meliza Martinez MD c , Armando L… Tsyklauri, M. Huranova, O. Stepanek …

Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma

SM Muns, VM Villegas, J Ramos-Acevedo… - Current Ophthalmology …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose of Review To review the surgical technique, pharmacotherapy, contraindications,
and outcomes of intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) in the treatment of retinoblastoma. Recent …

Clinical spectrum of blunted foveal contour

SM Muns, VM Villegas… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Foveal hypoplasia is the absence of a foveal depression and the presence of the ganglion
cell layer in the foveola. A spectrum of clinical characteristics, including normal or variably …

[HTML][HTML] Unilateral morning glory disc anomaly in a patient with prenatal Zika virus exposure

SM Muns, MP González, VM Villegas… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background To report a case of morning glory disc anomaly (MGDA) in a pediatric patient
with prenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure. Case presentation A 3-year-old male with prenatal …

Management of Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Children

SM Muns, VM Villegas, TG Murray - Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Combined hamartoma of the retina and the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) is a
congenital benign proliferation of the retinal pigment epithelium, neurosensory retina, retinal …