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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Aleixo Laiginhas

Citation names

  • Laiginhas, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5018-0071-67AA
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7275-6470
Google Scholar ID
kck4C80AAAAJ&hl
Scopus Author Id
57195468215

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Ophthalmology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2017 - 2022/01/19
Concluded
Investigação Clínica e em Serviços de Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Bariatric Surgery and its Repercussions in the Retina and Choroid" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022 - 2022
Concluded
MBA Essentials (Postgraduate Certificate)
The London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
2009 - 2015
Concluded
Medicina (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/09/01 - 2021/12/10 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Miami, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/08/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/08/01 - Current Assistente (Médica) Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2022/01/01 Interno (Médica) Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga EPE, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 Interno (Médica) Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Laiginhas, R; Cabral, D; Rocha Sousa, A; Falcao, M. "Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Deteting Retinal Detachments in Ultra-Wide-Field Fundus Ophthalmoloscopy". 2020.
  2. Laiginhas, R; Cabral, D; Chibante, J; Falcao, M. "Repeatability and agreement between local and global thresholding strategies for the quantification of choriocapillaris flow deficits in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) scans". 2020.
  3. Laiginhas, R; Cardoso, P; Guimaraes, M; Sousa, HS; Preto, J; Nora, M; Cabral, D; et al. "Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in severely obese patients". 2019.
Journal article
  1. Shen M; Zhou H; Lu J; Li J; Jiang X; Trivizki O; Laiginhas R; et al. "Choroidal Changes After Anti-VEGF Therapy in AMD Eyes With Different Types of Macular Neovascularization Using Swept-Source OCT Angiography.". Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37819744.
    10.1167/iovs.64.13.16
  2. Corvi F; Corradetti G; Laiginhas R; Liu J; Gregori G; Rosenfeld PJ; Sadda SR. "Comparison between B-Scan and En Face Images for Incomplete and Complete Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retinal Atrophy.". Ophthalmology. Retina (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37437713.
    10.1016/j.oret.2023.07.003
  3. Shen M; Li J; Shi Y; Zhang Q; Liu Z; Zhou H; Lu J; et al. "Decreased Central Macular Choriocapillaris Perfusion Correlates With Increased Low Luminance Visual Acuity Deficits.". American journal of ophthalmology (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37142175.
    10.1016/j.ajo.2023.04.011
  4. Liu J; Shen M; Laiginhas R; Herrera G; Li J; Shi Y; Hiya F; et al. "Onset and Progression of Persistent Choroidal Hypertransmission Defects in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Novel Clinical Trial Endpoint.". American journal of ophthalmology (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36958537.
    10.1016/j.ajo.2023.03.012
  5. Liang Wang; Polina Lankry; David Rabinovitch; Ryan Gallo; Rita Laiginhas; Prashanth Iyer; Shiri Shulman; Omer Trivizki. "An Elderly Man with Atypical Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome". Case Reports in Ophthalmology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1159/000526583.
    10.1159/000526583
  6. Kihara Y; Shen M; Shi Y; Jiang X; Wang L; Laiginhas R; Lyu C; et al. "Detection of Nonexudative Macular Neovascularization on Structural OCT Images Using Vision Transformers.". Ophthalmology science (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36531577.
    10.1016/j.xops.2022.100197
  7. Zhou H; Liu J; Laiginhas R; Zhang Q; Cheng Y; Zhang Y; Shi Y; et al. "Depth-resolved visualization and automated quantification of hyperreflective foci on OCT scans using optical attenuation coefficients.". Biomedical optics express (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36032584.
    10.1364/boe.467623
  8. Rita Laiginhas; Yingying Shi; Mengxi Shen; Xiaoshuang Jiang; William Feuer; Giovanni Gregori; Philip J. Rosenfeld. "Persistent Hypertransmission Defects Detected on En Face Swept Source Optical Computed Tomography Images Predict the Formation of Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration". American Journal of Ophthalmology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2021.11.001.
    10.1016/j.ajo.2021.11.001
  9. Shen M; Shi Y; Wang L; Russell JF; Jiang X; Laiginhas R; Iyer P; et al. "Impact of Cataract Surgery on Low Luminance Visual Acuity Deficit Measurements.". Ophthalmology science (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36245760.
    10.1016/j.xops.2022.100170
  10. Zhongdi Chu; Yingying Shi; Xiao Zhou; Liang Wang; Hao Zhou; Rita Laiginhas; Qinqin Zhang; et al. "Optical Coherence Tomography Measurements of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium to Bruch Membrane Thickness Around Geographic Atrophy Correlate With Growth". American Journal of Ophthalmology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2021.10.032.
    10.1016/j.ajo.2021.10.032
  11. Liu J; Laiginhas R; Shen M; Shi Y; Li J; Trivizki O; Waheed NK; Gregori G; Rosenfeld PJ. "Multimodal Imaging and En Face OCT Detection of Calcified Drusen in Eyes with Age-Related Macular Degeneration.". Ophthalmology science (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35935092.
    10.1016/j.xops.2022.100162
  12. Chu Z; Wang L; Zhou X; Shi Y; Cheng Y; Laiginhas R; Zhou H; et al. "Automatic geographic atrophy segmentation using optical attenuation in OCT scans with deep learning.". Biomedical optics express (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35414972.
    10.1364/boe.449314
  13. Liu J; Laiginhas R; Corvi F; Ferris FL; Lim TH; Sadda SR; Waheed NK; et al. "Diagnosing Persistent Hypertransmission Defects on En Face OCT Imaging of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.". Ophthalmology. Retina (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35093585.
    10.1016/j.oret.2022.01.011
  14. Laiginhas R; Liu J; Shen M; Shi Y; Trivizki O; Waheed NK; Gregori G; Rosenfeld PJ. "Multimodal Imaging, OCT B-Scan Localization, and En Face OCT Detection of Macular Hyperpigmentation in Eyes with Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration.". Ophthalmology science (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36249700.
    10.1016/j.xops.2022.100116
  15. Shen M; Zhou H; Kim K; Bo Q; Lu J; Laiginhas R; Jiang X; et al. "Choroidal Changes in Eyes With Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy After Anti-VEGF Therapy Imaged With Swept-Source OCT Angiography.". Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34860239.
    10.1167/iovs.62.15.5
  16. Shen M; Laiginhas R; Rosenfeld PJ. "Widefield Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of a "Polypoidal-Like" Retinal Arteriovenous Anastomosis in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.". JAMA ophthalmology (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34668939.
    10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.3859
  17. Laiginhas R; Guimarães M; Nora M; Chibante J; Falcão M. "Gastric Bypass Improves Microvascular Perfusion in Patients with Obesity.". Obesity surgery (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33420672.
    10.1007/s11695-021-05223-1
  18. Laiginhas R; Esteves-Leandro J; Cardoso P; Santos-Sousa H; Preto J; Falcão-Reis F; Falcão M. "Central Retinal Vein Occlusion after Gastric Bypass Surgery.". Obesity surgery (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32462435.
    10.1007/s11695-020-04735-6
  19. Laiginhas R; Ferreira CC; Leitão R; Geraldes R; Chibante-Pedro J; Monteiro M; de Matos C. "Prevalence of Amblyopia After Photoscreening.". Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33211894.
    10.3928/01913913-20200824-01
  20. Laiginhas R; Cabral D; Falcão M. "Evaluation of the different thresholding strategies for quantifying choriocapillaris using optical coherence tomography angiography". Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/PMC/PMC7495317.
  21. Laiginhas R; Cabral D; Falcão M. "Evaluation of the different thresholding strategies for quantifying choriocapillaris using optical coherence tomography angiography.". Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33014731.
    10.21037/qims-20-340
  22. Silva N; Laiginhas R; Meireles A; Barbosa Breda J. "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Residency Training in Portugal.". Acta medica portuguesa (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32914750.
    10.20344/amp.14341
  23. Laiginhas R; Guimarães M; Cardoso P; Santos-Sousa H; Preto J; Nora M; Chibante J; Falcão-Reis F; Falcão M. "Bariatric Surgery Induces Retinal Thickening Without Affecting the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Independent of Diabetic Status.". Obesity surgery (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32779075.
    10.1007/s11695-020-04904-7
  24. Miguel Lopes; Rita Laiginhas; Carolina Madeira; João Sérgio Neves; Margarida Barbosa; Vitor Rosas; Davide Carvalho; Fernando Falcão-Reis; Manuel Falcão. "Association between Serum Vitamin D and Diabetic Retinopathy in Portuguese Patients with Type 1 Diabetes". Acta Médica Portuguesa 33 7-8 (2020): 459-459. https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.12890.
    10.20344/amp.12890
  25. Laiginhas, Rita. "Long-term refractive outcomes in children with early diagnosis of moderate to high hyperopia.". Strabismus (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/09273972.2020.1752265.
    10.1080/09273972.2020.1752265
  26. Laiginhas, Rita. "IMPLICATIONS OF THE MORPHOLOGIC PATTERNS OF TYPE 1 MACULAR NEOVASCULARIZATION ON MACULAR ATROPHY GROWTH ON PATIENTS UNDER ANTI–VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR TREATMENT". Retina (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/iae.0000000000002842.
    10.1097/iae.0000000000002842
  27. Laiginhas, Ana. "Non-Exudative Macular Neovascularization – A systematic review of prevalence, natural history, and recent insights from OCT angiography". Ophthalmology Retina (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2020.02.016.
    10.1016/j.oret.2020.02.016
  28. Laiginhas, Ana. "Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Biomarkers in a Treat-and-Extend Dosing Regimen in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration". Translational Vision Science & Technology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.9.3.18.
    10.1167/tvst.9.3.18
  29. Madeira C; Lopes M; Laiginhas R; Neves J; Rosas V; Barbosa M; Carvalho D; Falcão-Reis F; Falcão M. "Changing trends in the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus from 1990 to 2018: A retrospective study in a Portuguese population.". Diabetes research and clinical practice (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31669626.
    10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107891
  30. Laiginhas R; Madeira C; Lopes M; Neves JS; Barbosa M; Rosas V; Carvalho D; Falcão-Reis F; Falcão M. "Risk factors for prevalent diabetic retinopathy and proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes.". Endocrine (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31407162.
    10.1007/s12020-019-02047-z
  31. Laiginhas R; Falcão M. "40 Years of Retinoblastoma: Better Survival Rates Despite Stable Second Primary Neoplasms.". Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30889268.
    10.3928/01913913-20190207-01
  32. Laiginhas R; Guimarães M; Cardoso P; Santos-Sousa H; Preto J; Nora M; Chibante J; Falcão-Reis F; Falcão M. "Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Decrease in Obesity as a Marker of Neurodegeneration.". Obesity surgery (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30864103.
    10.1007/s11695-019-03806-7
  33. Laiginhas R; Silva MI; Falcão MS. "Reply to the letter to the editor: Aflibercept in diabetic macular edema refractory to previous bevacizumab: outcomes and predictors of success.". Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29525840.
    10.1007/s00417-018-3952-6
  34. Laiginhas R; Silva MI; Rosas V; Penas S; Fernandes VA; Rocha-Sousa A; Carneiro Â; Falcão-Reis F; Falcão MS. "Aflibercept in diabetic macular edema refractory to previous bevacizumab: outcomes and predictors of success.". Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29082448.
    10.1007/s00417-017-3836-1
  35. Nogueira M; Laiginhas R; Ramos J; Costa O. "Injuries in Portuguese Amateur Youth Football Players: A Six Month Prospective Descriptive Study.". Acta medica portuguesa (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29364796.
    10.20344/amp.8835
  36. Laiginhas AR; Silva PA; Pereira P; Vaz R. "Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.". Surgical neurology international (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26543671.
    10.4103/2152-7806.167211