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Orthoptist dedicated to the study of ophthalmologic, neuro-ophthalmologic, and neurodegenerative diseases, exploring their impact on both ocular and cortical levels. Inês Pais has achieved her degree in Orthoptics at School of Health of the Polytechnic University of Porto in 2021, and her MSc in Biomedical Research (Vision Sciences) at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra in 2023. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Biomedicine and Health Sciences (PhDBCS) at the School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal. Inês is an invited assistant at School of Health of Porto and a member of the Centre for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO)/Health Research Network (RISE-HEALTH). Inês has developed a diverse range of interests within Ophthalmology and Neuro-Ophthalmology. She has been participating in research studies focusing on Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-related Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, as well as neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Her research also extends to diseases of the optic nerve, chiasm, and retrochiasm.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Duarte Pais

Citation names

  • Pais, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A14-36BA-EA9B
ORCID iD
0009-0009-7636-6416

Addresses

  • Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400, 4200-072, Porto, Porto , Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/07 - 2027
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Biomedicina e Ciências da Saúde (PhDBCS) | PhD in Biomedicine and Health Sciences (PhDBCS) - School of Medicine, University of Minho (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2023
Concluded
 Master in Biomedical Research - Vision Sciences branch (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Evaluating the neuro-visual impact of high-efficacy treatments on disease control in early Multiple Sclerosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Excellent
2022/02/23 - 2022/07/20
Concluded
 Laboratory Rotation - Master Student (Outros)
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
 18/20
2022/01/01 - 2022/07/01
Concluded
 Laboratory Rotation - Master Student (Outros)
Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Hospital Geral, Portugal
 19/20
2022/04/12 - 2022/05/06
Concluded
 Laboratory Rotation- Master Student (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
 19/20
2021/01/31 - 2021/05/27
Concluded
 Curricular Internship (Outros)
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
 16/20
2021/04/15 - 2021/04/29
Concluded
 Clinical Electrophysiology Course (Outros)
Centro Hospitalar de Setubal EPE, Portugal
 16/20
2020/10/05 - 2021/01/21
Concluded
 Curricular Internship (Outros)
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Portugal
 17/20
2020 - 2021
Concluded
 Curricular Internship (Outros)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
 16/20
2017 - 2021
Concluded
 Orthoptics (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
 15/20
2013 - 2014
Concluded
 Preliminary English Test (PET) (Ensino básico 3º ciclo)
Cambridge English Language Assessment Spain and Portugal, Spain
 Pass with Merit
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO)/Health Research Network (RISE-Health), Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Hospital Geral, Portugal
2021/06/07 - 2021/07/07 Research Trainee (Research) Neurology Department - Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Hospital Geral, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/30 - 2021/12/31 Técnico de 2ª Classe (Técnico de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Ortoptista) Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
Clinical Trials Centre , Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01 - 2024/08/31 Orthoptist Grader (CORC) Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
Coimbra Ophthalmology Reading Centre, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023 - Current Combining noninvasive brain stimulation and augmented reality-based dichoptic therapy for treating amblyopic adults
NiBS4Vision
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Under evaluation
2022/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Evaluating the impact of high-efficacy treatments on disease control in early MS: beyond NEDA
N/A
Research Fellow
Roche Farmaceutica Quimica Lda
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024 - Current HD-tDCS on visual cortex induced changes in visual and cortical function in healthy young adults
2VIS
Researcher
Centre for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reasearch - TBIO, Portugal
 Center for Trabnslational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach - TBIO
Ongoing
2024 - Current A comprehensive screening of visual impairment and digital media use in a population based cohort of Portuguese young children
VISCREEN
Researcher
Centre for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reasearch - TBIO, Portugal
 Center for Trabnslational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach - TBIO
Ongoing
2021/06/30 - 2021/12/31 RECOGNISED - Retinal and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: unravelling the common pathways and identification of patients at risk of dementia
NCT04281186
Researcher
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca Grup de Recerca Diabetis i Metabolisme, Spain
Ongoing
2021/06/30 - 2021/12/31 CHART - Characterization of Retinal disease progression in eyes with NPDR in diabetes Type 2 using non-invasive procedures
NCT04636307
Researcher
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/06/30 - 2021/12/31 PROGRESS 10 - 10-year Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Identification of Signs and Surrogate outcomes.
NCT03010397
Researcher
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/06/30 - 2021/12/31 AMDMetab - Metabolomics: A Novel Tool for Investigating the Pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration
NCT04241536
Researcher
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Santos, AR; Santos, T; Coimbra, R; Pais, Inês; Versos, C; Marques, IP; Cunha-Vaz, JG. "A Conversion Model for OCTA Vessel Density Metrics in Diabetic Eyes: AngioVue vs Angioplex". Paper presented in ARVO Annual Meeting, 2022, Denver, 2022.
Conference poster
  1. Pais, Inês; Magalhães, Rúben; Rocha, Nuno; Mateus, Catarina. "The Impact of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Retinal Ganglion Cells and ipRGCs in Major Depressive Disorder". Paper presented in TBIO Annual Meeting, 2024.
  2. Magalhães, Rúben; Pais, Inês; Ferreira, Simão; Rocha, Nuno; Mateus, Catarina. "High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Primary Visual Cortex in Healthy Adults: A Multimodal Visual and Cortical Approach". Paper presented in TBIO Annual Meeting, 2024.
  3. Magalhães, Rúben; Pais, Inês; Ferreira, Simão; Rocha, Nuno; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Mateus, Catarina. "Combining Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Augmented Reality-based Binocular Therapy for Treating Amblyopic Adults". Paper presented in TBIO Annual Meeting, 2024.
  4. Mateus, C; Dias, L; Rodrigues, M; Magalhães, R; Pais, Inês; Ferreira, S; Rocha, N. "The impact of display screen use on visual function at an early age". Paper presented in 34º International Congress on Occupational Health, 2024.
  5. Lemos, J; Cidade, F; Castelhano, J; Pais, Inês; Matos, Sara; Jorge, André; Martins, AI; Santana, I. "Bringing the eye tracker to the neurology clinic - testing your brain while waiting for your appointment". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023, 2023.
  6. Matos, S; Jorge, A; Pais, Inês; Martins, AI; Correia, I; Nunes, CC; Macário, MC; Batista, S; Lemos,J. "OCT in Multiple Sclerosis: Beyond the optic neuritis versus non-optic neuritis universe". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023, 2023.
  7. Sobral-Pinho, A; Pais, Inês; Jorge, A; Martins, AI; Lemos, J. "Sequential non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the same eye". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023, 2023.
  8. Jorge, A; Ferreira, N; Matos, S; Pais, Inês; Pereira, D; Martins, AI; Geraldo, A; Batista, S; Lemos, J. "Sequential demyelinating optic neuritis in idiopathic intracranial hypertension". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Madureira, Beatriz; Matos, Sara; Jorge, André; Pais, Inês; Pais, Rui Pedro; Correia, Inês; Martins, Ana Inês; Lemos, João. "Isolated Ptosis as the Single Clinical Manifestation of Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Syndrome". Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/wno.0000000000002174.
    10.1097/wno.0000000000002174
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/26 Neuropatia Ótica Hereditária de Leber: análise multimodal | Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: Multimodal Analysis "1ª Reunião Científica de Ortóptica | 1st Scientific Meeting of Orthoptics "
(Porto, Portugal)
2024/06/28 Workshop "Acabei o curso. E agora?" - Testemunho na área da investigação "Acabei o curso. E agora?"
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2024/06/05 Moderator of the panel on 'Academic Mobility in Orthoptics and Vision Sciences' VII JORNADAS DE ORTÓPTICA E CIÊNCIAS DA VISÃO
Universidade do Mindelo (Cape Verde , Cape Verde)
2024/04/19 Evaluating the Neuro-visual Impact of High-Efficacy Treatments on Disease Control in Early Multiple Sclerosis XXIV Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas
Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas (Costa da Caparica, Portugal)
2023/11/09 "Optical Coherence Tomography as a non-invasive marker of cerebral Alzheimer´s dementia pathology before dementia" Congresso Nacional de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/17 "Optical coherence tomography as a non-invasive marker of cerebral Alzheimer's Dementia pathology before Dementia" 37ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Portugal (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/04/15 "Ocular Neuromyotonia" Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas
Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas (Évora, Portugal)
2022/05/15 "Clinical utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in retrochiasmal disease" Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/07/13 "Current challenges in OCT-A imaging" Neurology Service Meeting
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - 2025 "Structural Assessment of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Individuals with Treatment-Resistant Depression"
Supervisor
 Ortóptica (Degree)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/10/25 - 2024/10/26 1ª Reunião Científica de Ortóptica | 1st Scientific Meeting of Orthoptics (2024/10/25 - 2024/10/26)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/06/28 - 2024/06/28 Workshop "Acabei o curso. E agora?" (2024/06/28 - 2024/06/28)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10 Conference "Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation: Inclusion of People with Visual Impairment in Society"/ "Deficiência Visual e Reabilitação: a Inclusão da Pessoa com Deficiência Visual na Sociedade" (2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/10/25 - 2024/10/26 "1ª Reunião Científica de Ortóptica | 1st Scientific Meeting of Orthoptics "
Meeting
 "1ª Reunião Científica de Ortóptica | 1st Scientific Meeting of Orthoptics "
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/10/18 - 2024/10/18 TBIO Annual Meeting 2024
Meeting
 TBIO Annual Meeting 2024
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/05/31 - 2024/06/05 VII JORNADAS DE ORTÓPTICA E CIÊNCIAS DA VISÃO
Conference
 VII JORNADAS DE ORTÓPTICA E CIÊNCIAS DA VISÃO
Universidade do Mindelo, Cape Verde

Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/04/18 - 2024/04/20 XXIV CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ORTOPTISTAS
Congress
 XXIV Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas
Associação Portuguesa de Ortoptistas , Portugal
2023/11/09 - 2023/11/11 Congresso Nacional de Neurologia
Congress
 Congresso Nacional de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2023/11/08 - 2023/11/08 Diplopia Course
Congress
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia - Hot Topics 2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2023/06/17 - 2023/06/17 37ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
Conference
 37ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência , Portugal
2023/04/13 - 2023/04/15 XXIII CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ORTOPTISTAS
Conference
 XXIII CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ORTOPTISTAS
Associação Portuguesa de Ortoptistas (APOR), Portugal
2022/05/13 - 2022/05/13 XXII CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ORTOPTISTAS
Congress
 XXII CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ORTOPTISTAS
Associação Portuguesa de Ortoptistas (APOR), Portugal
2021/07/06 - 2021/07/06 Good Clinical Practice-ICH Guidelines E6 R2
Workshop
 Good Clinical Practice-ICH Guidelines E6 R2
Syneos Health Inc, United States
2021/04/29 - 2021/04/29 HARMSWAND: Other Approach to Assess Diplopia Webinar: HARMSWAND: Other Approach to Assess Diplopia
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2021/04/25 - 2021/04/25 "Visão Binocular e Insuficiência de Convergência"- Lusíadas Knowledge Center Webinar - Binocular Vision and Convergence Insufficiency - Lusíadas Knowledge Center
Grupo Lusíadas Saúde, Portugal
2021/04/17 - 2021/04/17 Virtual Perspectives 2021- Contact Lenses Webinar - Virtual Perspectives 2021- Contact Lenses
CooperVision Inc, Portugal
2021/04/17 - 2021/04/17 Optical Coherence Tomography in the Posterior Segment | OCT and OCT- Angiography
Workshop
 Optical Coherence Tomography in the Posterior Segment | OCT and OCT- Angiography
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
2020/11/13 - 2020/11/13 Paralisias Oculomotoras'/ Curso EUPO (VIRTUAL)- XIX Reunião de Oftalmologia do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central Webinar - Paralisias Oculomotoras'/ Curso EUPO (VIRTUAL)- XIX Reunião de Oftalmologia do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
2020/06/04 - 2020/06/04 Tomografia de Coerência Óptica: Análise e Interpretação de Resultados
Workshop
 Tomografia de Coerência Óptica: Análise e Interpretação de Resultados
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2020/06/03 - 2020/06/03 Seeing Color Through Different Eyes - Individual Differences in Human Color Perception | OSA Color Technical Group Webinar - Seeing Color Through Different Eyes - Individual Differences in Human Color Perception
University of Nevada Reno Nevada Center for Applied Research, United States
2020/05/03 - 2020/05/03 Miopia, a ametropia do Futuro Webinar - Miopia, a ametropia do Futuro
Essilor Portugal, Portugal
2020/04/06 - 2020/04/06 Optical Coherence Tomography Course - Interpretation and Analysis of results
Conference
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2020/02/26 - 2020/02/26 Princípios Gerais do Socorrismo
Other
 Mass Training da Cruz Vermelha
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/10/22 - 2019/10/22 Pesquisa de Informação Científica
Workshop
 Pesquisa de Informação Científica
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10 "Deficiência Visual e Reabilitação: A inclusão da pessoa com Deficiência Visual na Sociedade"
Conference
 "Deficiência Visual e Reabilitação: A inclusão da pessoa com Deficiência Visual na Sociedade"
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 "Orientação e Mobilidade na Deficiência Visual"
Other
 "Orientação e Mobilidade na Deficiência Visual"
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/10/31 "From Images to Insights: Using Deep Learning to Uncover Hidden Patterns in Glaucoma Data"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ivan Shcherbinin (Master)
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra , Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current EURETINA - European Society of Retina Specialists Member n. 5088
2021 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Ortoptistas (APOR) Member n. 847

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/07 Curricular Unit "Perimetria | Perimetry" Ortóptica (Licenciatura) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Curricular Unit: Seminários Multidisciplinares | Multidisciplinary Seminars Degree in Orthoptics (Licenciatura) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Curricular Unit: Casos Clínicos | Clinical Cases Degree in Orthoptics (Licenciatura) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Curricular Unit: Dispositivos Médicos | Medical Device Health Products and Food Supplements (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021 - 2023 Member of the Self-Assessment Committee for the Orthoptics study cycle at ESS|P.Porto, acting as student / Membro da Comissão de Auto-Avaliação do ciclo de estudos em Ortóptica da ESS|P.Porto, na qualidade de estudante
Member
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior (A3ES), Portugal, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Orlando Leitão Award - Best Oral Communication
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2023 António Flores Award - 2nd Best E-Poster
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2022 António Flores Award - 1st Best E-Poster
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 FCT PhD Fellowship (Reference: 2024.06665.BD)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2023 Merit Board Coimbra University 2022/2023
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Merit Scholarship
Direção-Geral de Ensino Superior (DGES), Portugal