Personal identification

Full name

BRUNO ALEXANDRE PAIS QUENDERA

Citation names

• Quendera, Bruno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

6818-45B8-1BAB

ORCID iD

0000-0002-1387-9953

Telephones

Mobile phone

• 961375229 (Personal)

Addresses

• Rua Joaquim de Almeida 176, 2870-344, Montijo , Montijo, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

• Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Ophthalmology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Beginner (A1)	Advanced (C1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

	Degree	Classification
2021/10 - 2022 Ongoing	Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/03/15 Attended	Visual field evaluation: application and interpretation (Outros) Major in Saúde Associação Portuguesa de Ortoptistas, Portugal
2019/03/14 Attended	Curso - Prismas: diagnóstico e terapêutica na prática clínica (Outros) Major in Saúde Associação Portuguesa de Ortoptistas, Portugal
2018/04/03 Concluded	Basic Life Support (BLS) (Outros) Major in Saúde The European Resuscitation Council (ERC), Belgium
2017/10/08 Attended	Visual fields for ophthalmic personnel (Outros) Major in Ophthalmology European Society of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians, Ireland
2017/10/07 Attended	Optical coherence tomography for ophthalmic personne (Outros) Major in Ophthalmology European Society of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians, Ireland
2017/10/06 Attended	Biometry and IOL calculations for refractive cataract surgery (Outros) Major in Ophthalmology European Society of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians, Ireland
2016/02/13 Attended	Curso de Formação Profissional 2º Simpósio de OCT do Segmento Posterior (Outros) Major in Saude Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Portugal
2015/05 Attended	Actualização em lentes oftálmicas (Outros) Carl Zeiss AG, Germany
2012 Attended	Introdução ao MATlab (Outros) Major in Laboratório de Bioestatística e Informática Médica Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2007/10/10 - 2011/07 Concluded	Ortóptica (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal	14
2011 Attended	Novos Métodos Funcionais e Estruturais na Avaliação de Patologias da Retina (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 Concluded	Métodos de Investigação ao Biomicroscópio (Curso médio) Major in Oftalmologia Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2011/09 - 2018	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2014	Science and Technology Management	Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/06/18 - Current	Técnico de 2ª Classe (Técnico de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Ortoptista)	Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
2014/11 - 2015/06	Técnico de 2ª Classe (Técnico de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Ortoptista)	Oculista de Santa Maria, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018 - Current	Formador	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
	Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal

Other

	Designation	Funders
2011/09 - 2015/02	QREN-COMPETE DoIT – Diamarker: Genetic susceptibility of multisystemic complications of diabetes type 2: novel biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring of therapy Proj. 13853_ Do IT Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Ongoing
2011/09 - 2014/09	QREN-COMPETE DoIT – Diamarker: Phenotypes of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Diabetes type 2 patients identified by Optical Coherence Tomography, Colour Fundus Photography, Fluorescein Leakage and Multifocal Electrophysiology 4C-2011-01 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal	Ongoing
2012 - 2014	E-Rare2:“Análise integrada da degenerescência de cones e bastonetes associada a mutações no gene da rodopsina. E-Rare2 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Ongoing

Publications

Conference abstract	Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Reis, A.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Cortical reorganization upon peripheral visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in ARVO Annual Meeting, Orlando, USA, 2014. Published Castelo-Branco, M.; Quendera, B.; Al-Rawi, M. S.; Ferreira, S.. "Novel psychophysical approaches identify impairment of motion, achromatic and chromatic discrimination in early diabetic retinopathy". Paper presented in ARVO Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2014. Published Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Progressive visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa leads to cortical and subcortical reorganization of the human brain". Paper presented in EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR VISION AND EYE RESEARCH, Nice, 2014. Published Ferreira, S; Pereira, A.C.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Peripheral Vision Loss and Visual Cortical Organization in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in XIII REUNIÃO DA SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE NEUROCIÊNCIAS, Luso, 2013. Published Pereira, A.; Ferreira, S.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Cortical reorganization upon peripheral visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Bremen, Germany, 2013. Published Ferreira, S; Pereira, A.C.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Retinal Dystrophy and Functional Organization of Visual Cortex in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in 36th European Conference on Visual Perception, Bremen, 2013. Published Marques, J.; Rosa, A.M.; Silva, F.; Quendera, B.; Lobo, C.; Mira, J.; Murta, J.. "Visual functional outcomes after bilateral implantation of a trifocal diffractive intraocular lens". Paper presented in European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Amsterdão, 2013. Published Pereira, A.C.; Mateus, C; Reis, A.; Quendera, B.; Ferreira, S; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Phenotypic Characterization in Two Patients with Identified Rhodopsin Gene Mutation: Impact of Retinal Degeneration on Cortical Structure". Paper presented in 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, 2012. Published Camacho, P.; Quendera, B.; Joaquim, D.; Gaspar, C.; Lopes, M.. "Efectividade da Avaliação Sumária da Função Visual na Saúde Escolar - Estudo Piloto". Paper presented in XI Congresso Nacional de Ortoptistas, Almada, 2011. Submitted
Conference poster	Quendera, Bruno Alexandre Pais; Nunes, Alice; Xavier, Ana; Vieira, Luísa. "Caso clínico: electrorretinografia num caso de neuropatia óptica infantil de possível etiologia isquémica". Paper presented in XX CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ORTOPTISTAS, 2019. Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "The result of peripheral retinal degeneration on the functional organization of visual cortex". Paper presented in 4th PF2MUC Symposium, 2013. Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "The result of peripheral retinal degeneration on the functional organization of visual cortex". Paper presented in V Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2013. Pereira, A.; Ferreira, S.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Cortical structural alterations due to peripheral visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in XIII Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, 2013. Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Retinal dystrophy and functional organization of visual cortex in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), 2013. Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Quendera, B.; Mateus, C.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Peripheral vision loss and visual cortical organization in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in XIII Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, 2013. Quendera, B.; Al-Rawi, M. S.; Martins, M.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Using visual psychophysics to characterize diabetic retinopathy in the absence of macular changes". Paper presented in V Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2013. Pereira, A.; Mateus, C.; Reis, A.; Quendera, B.; Ferreira, S.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Phenotypic characterization in two patients with identified rhodopsin gene mutation: impact of retinal degeneration on cortical structure". Paper presented in ARVO Annual Meeting, 2012. Ferreira, S.; Pereira, A.; Mateus, C.; Reis, A.; Quendera, B.; Almeida, M.R.; Silva, E.D.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Influence of retinal dystrophy on brain cortex structure in retinitis pigmentosa". Paper presented in ESMRMB 2012 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2012. Quendera, B.. "Ortóptica Ao Longo dos Tempos". Paper presented in XXIV Jornada de Ortóptica do CBOrt & XVI Jornada de Ortóptica do UNI-IBMR, 2007.
Journal article	Sónia Ferreira; Andreia Carvalho Pereira; Bruno Quendera; Aldina Reis; Eduardo Duarte Silva; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Enhanced Visual Attentional Modulation in Patients with Inherited Peripheral Retinal Degeneration in the Absence of Cortical Degeneration". (2019): https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8136354. 10.1155/2019/8136354 Abuhaiba SI; Cordeiro M; Amorim A; Cruz Â; Quendera B; Ferreira C; Ribeiro L; Bernardes R; Castelo-Branco M. "Occipital blood-brain barrier permeability is an independent predictor of visual outcome in type 2 diabetes, irrespective of the retinal barrier: A longitudinal study.". Journal of neuroendocrinology (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29247551. 10.1111/jne.12566 Otília C. d’Almeida; Inês R. Violante; Bruno Quendera; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Mitochondrial pathophysiology beyond the retinal ganglion cell: occipital GABA is decreased in autosomal dominant optic neuropathy". (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-018-4153-z. 10.1007/s00417-018-4153-z Ana Rita Machado; Andreia Carvalho Pereira; Fábio Ferreira; Sónia Ferreira; Bruno Quendera; Eduardo Silva; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Structure-function correlations in Retinitis Pigmentosa patients with partially preserved vision: a voxel-based morphometry study". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11317-7. 10.1038/s41598-017-11317-7 Sanches M; Abuhaiba SI; d'Almeida OC; Quendera B; Gomes L; Moreno C; Guelho D; Castelo-Branco M. "Diabetic brain or retina? Visual psychophysical performance in diabetic patients in relation to GABA levels in occipital cortex.". Metabolic brain disease (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28361261. 10.1007/s11011-017-9986-3 Sónia Ferreira; Andreia Carvalho Pereira; Bruno Quendera; Aldina Reis; Eduardo Duarte Silva; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Primary visual cortical remapping in patients with inherited peripheral retinal degeneration". (2017): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2016.12.013. 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.12.013 Ferreira, Sónia; Pereira, Andreia Carvalho; Quendera, Bruno; Reis, Aldina; Silva, Eduardo Duarte; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Primary visual cortical remapping in patients with inherited peripheral retinal degeneration". (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2016.12.013. Oliveiros, Bárbara; Sanches, Mafalda; Quendera, Bruno; Graça, Bruno; Guelho, Daniela; Gomes, Leonor; Carrilho, Francisco; Caseiro-Alves, Filipe; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Relations between Cardiac and Visual Phenotypes in Diabetes: A Multivariate Approach". (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153772. Duarte JV; Pereira JM; Quendera B; Raimundo M; Moreno C; Gomes L; Carrilho F; Castelo-Branco M. "Early disrupted neurovascular coupling and changed event level hemodynamic response function in type 2 diabetes: an fMRI study.". Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26058698. 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.106 Marques JP; Rosa AM; Quendera B; Silva F; Mira J; Lobo C; Castelo-Branco M; Murta JN. "Quantitative evaluation of visual function 12 months after bilateral implantation of a diffractive trifocal IOL.". European journal of ophthalmology (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26109018. 10.5301/ejo.5000638
Newspaper article	Rita Flores; Ângela Carneiro; Guilherme Neri; Ana C. Fradinho; Quendera, Bruno Alexandre Pais; Maria João Barata ; Sandra Tenreiro ; Miguel C. Seabra. Corresponding author: Rita Flores. "Choroidal Vascular Impairment in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration", Diagnostics, 2022, 12, https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/5/1290/pdf?version=1653296491. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12051290

Other

Other output

Mitochondrial pathophysiology beyond the retinal ganglion cell: occipital GABA is decreased in autosomal dominant optic neuropathy. 2018. d’Almeida, Otília C.; Violante, Inês R.; Quendera, Bruno; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6224020/. Alterações angiográficas na Drepanocitose – Caso Clínico. 2016. Bruno Quendera; Gonçalo Agudo; Rita Flores. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2233.2564. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2233.2564 Primary visual cortical remapping in patients with inherited peripheral retinal degeneration. 2016. Ferreira, Sónia; Pereira, Andreia Carvalho; Quendera, Bruno; Reis, Aldina; Silva, Eduardo Duarte; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5233796/.