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EM20: Oftalmo-Jerez

Research group of clinical ophthalmologists with care activity in the UGC of Ophthalmology of the Hospital Universitarios de Jerez made up of two CCSS Professors and other FEA of the unit.

Principal Investigator
Lines of research
  • Functional and structural diagnostic tests for glaucoma.
  • Ocular surface in dry eye and glaucoma.
  • Glaucoma medication compliance.
  • New glaucoma treatments.
  • New antiangiogenic treatments in retinal pathology.
  • New ocular surface treatments.
Keywords
Visual field Oct Laser polarimetry Cornea Glaucoma Retina Ocular surface
Principal Investigator
Javier Benitez-del-Castillo Sánchez
FEA Ophthalmology Hospital SAS Jerez. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology UCA.
Team members
  • Principal Investigators:
    • Javier Benítez del Castillo Sánchez (PI).
  • Investigators:
    • Alejo Rodríguez Suarez.
    • Mario Rodríguez Calzadilla.
    • Irene Temblador Barba.
    • María José Gijón Polo.
    • Elena Fernández-Repeto.
    • Antonio Diaz Ramos.
    • Agustín Redondo Campos.
Regional Calls
  • Consejería de Salud y Familias, Junta de Andalucía, PI-0430-2016. PI: Javier Benitez-del-Castillo Sánchez. Influencia del Tabaquismo en la Progresión del Glaucoma. Nuevas Estrategias para Promover la Deshabituación en el Campo de Gibraltar.
2020 Publications
  1. The role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of glaucoma Neurodegeneration. Authors: Maria D. Pinazo-Duran, Francisco J. Muñoz-Negrete, Silvia M. Sanz-Gonzaleza, Javier Benítez-del-Castillo, Rafael Giménez-Gomez, Mar Valero-Vello, Vicente Zanón-Moreno, and Jose J. García-Medina. Progress in Brain Research, Volume 256, ISSN 0079-6123, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.07.004.
2018 Publications
  1. Peripheral vascular disease - A new vascular disease associated with normal tension glaucoma: a case report.Ali Nowrouzi, M.D.; Javier Benitez-Del-Castillo, M.D, ph.D; Sepideh Kafiabasabadi, D.M.D ,Ph.D; Mario Rodriguez Calzadilla, M.D; Antonio Diaz Ramos; Alejo Rodriguez Suarez, M.D, Ph,D; Inmaculada Mota Chozas, M.D Journal of Medical Case Reports, JMCR-D-20-00417R1 (accepted for publication: in press).
  2. “CYTOKINE EXPRESSION IN TEARS OF PATIENTS WITH GLAUCOMA OR DRY EYE DISEASE: A PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY”. Autores: Javier Benítez-del-Castillo Sánchez. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep 3:1120672118795399. doi: 10.1177/1120672118795399. [Epub ahead of print]. Editorial: WICHTIG EDITORE, Italia. ISSN: 1120-6721. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters ® 2017) = 1.897.
2017 Publications
  1. Pinazo-Durán MD, Shoaie-Nia K, Zanón-Moreno V, Sanz-González SM3, Del Castillo J B, García-Medina JJ. Strategies to reduce oxidative stress in glaucoma patients. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2017 Jul 5. doi: 10.2174/1570159X15666170705101910. [Epub ahead of print]. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters ® 2015) = 3.753, Q1.
2014 Publications
  1. “Current status of visual field examination in Andalusia, Spain: The SICVA Study”. Autores: Javier Benítez-del-Castillo Sánchez, Teresa Regi. European Journal of Ophthalmology 2014; 24 (4): 527 - 535. DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000402. Editorial: WICHTIG EDITORE, Italia. ISSN: 1120-6721. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters ® 2013) = 1.058, Q3.