Félix, Raquel http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5854-4252
Gouveia, Nuno
Bernardes, João http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-1302
Silva, Rufino http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8676-0833
Murta, Joaquim http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8926-5176
Marques, João Pedro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1014-0483
Funding for this research was provided by:
Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra
Article History
Received: 24 October 2023
Revised: 22 February 2024
Accepted: 28 March 2024
First Online: 5 April 2024
Declarations
: This work was presented at the 47th Brazillian Retina and Vitreous Society (BRAVS) meeting where it was awarded the Marcos Ávila Award (Best BRAVS Free Paper) and Walter Takahashi Award (Best Clinical Free Paper).
: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest, or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: The present study complied with the ethical standards of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of CHUC/Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (Reference Number: CE 125/2019), and with the tenets of the 1964 Helsinki declaration for biomedical research and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Every patient included in the study provided written informed consent prior to enrollment.