bachelor's at Medicine from Universidade Federal Fluminense (1976), master's at Oftalmologia from Universidade de São Paulo (1981) and doctorate at Oftalmologia from Universidade de São Paulo (1986). Has experience in Medicine, focusing on Oftalmology, acting on the following subjects: orbita, orbitopatia de graves, tracoma, celulite orbitária and fenda palpebral. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Graves orbitopathy is an autoimmune condition characterized by restrictive extraocular myopathy, upper eyelid retraction and proptosis. The combination of eye displacement and upper eyelid retraction put at risk the ocular surface and the patients affected usually have exposure keratitis. On the other hand, the mechanisms involved in the upper eyelid retraction have not been fully underst…
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Eyelid moviments integrity is crutial to ocular protection and appropriate ocular surface function. Many infirmities can change eyelid dynamics: Graves orbitopathy, facial palsy, congenital defects, traumas etc. Despite of eyelid dynamics relevance and frequency of modifications due to several clinical conditions, the analysis is limitated by complex and expensive imported system (magneti…
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