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Rafaella Cleto Penteado

Rafaella Cleto Penteado, MD

Languages spoken: English
  • Specialties

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Neuro-Ophthalmology - University of Utah, John A. Moran Eye Center Fellow
    Ophthalmology - University of California, San Diego Resident
    Residency General Surgery - University of California, San Francisco East Bay Resident
    Glaucoma - University of California, San Diego Research Fellow
    Doctoral Training Federal University of Paraná M.D.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Al-Sharif EM, Penteado RC, Dib El Jalbout N, Topilow NJ, Shoji MK, Kikkawa DO, Liu CY, Korn BS (2024). Evaluating the Accuracy of ChatGPT and Google BARD in Fielding Oculoplastic Patient Queries: A Comparative Study on Artificial versus Human Intelligence. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. (Read full article)
    2. Rezapour J, Bowd C, Dohleman J, Belghith A, Proudfoot JA, Christopher M, Hyman L, Jonas JB, Penteado RC, Moghimi S, Hou H, El-Nimri NW, Micheletti E, Fazio MA, Weinreb RN, Zangwill LM (2022). Macula structural and vascular differences in glaucoma eyes with and without high axial myopia. Br J Ophthalmol, 107(9), 1286-1294. (Read full article)
    3. El-Nimri NW, Moghimi S, Penteado RC, Ghahari E, Yang D, Brye N, Proudfoot J, Do JL, Camp A, Salcedo M, Rubio V, Weinreb RN (2022). Comparison of the Effects of Latanoprostene Bunod and Timolol on Retinal Blood Vessel Density: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Ophthalmol, 241, 120-129. (Read full article)
    4. Ghahari E, Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Proudfoot JA, Penteado RC, Kyung H, Hou H, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN (2022). The Association Between Regional Macula Vessel Density and Central Visual Field Damage in Advanced Glaucoma Eyes. J Glaucoma, 31(9), 734-743. (Read full article)
    5. El-Nimri NW, Penteado RC, Bowd C, Proudfoot JA, Hou H, Manalastas PIC, Ghahari E, Zangwill LM, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN (2021). Agreement between Compass Fundus Perimeter New Grid and 10-2 Testing Protocols for Detecting Central Visual Field Defects. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 5(2), 179-187. (Read full article)
    6. Hou H, Moghimi S, Kamalipour A, Ekici E, Oh WH, Proudfoot JA, El-Nimri N, Penteado RC, Nishida T, David RC, Weinreb RN (2021). Macular Thickness and Microvasculature Loss in Glaucoma Suspect Eyes. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 5(2), 170-178. (Read full article)
    7. Kamalipour A, Moghimi S, Hou H, Penteado RC, Oh WH, Proudfoot JA, El-Nimri N, Ekici E, Rezapour J, Zangwill LM, Bowd C, Weinreb RN (2021). OCT Angiography Artifacts in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology, 128(10), 1426-1437. (Read full article)
    8. Wu JH, Penteado RC, Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Proudfoot JA, Weinreb RN (2021). Diurnal Variation of Retinal Vessel Density in Healthy Human Eyes. J Glaucoma, 30(9), 820-826. (Read full article)
    9. El-Nimri NW, Manalastas PIC, Zangwill LM, Proudfoot JA, Bowd C, Hou H, Moghimi S, Penteado RC, Rezapour J, Ekici E, Shoji T, Ghahari E, Yarmohammadi A, Weinreb RN (2020). Superficial and Deep Macula Vessel Density in Healthy, Glaucoma Suspect, and Glaucoma Eyes. J Glaucoma, 30(6), e276-e284. (Read full article)
    10. Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Hou H, Wong B, Proudfoot J, Penteado RC, Ekici E, Bowd C, Weinreb RN (2020). Comparison of Peripapillary Capillary Density in Glaucoma Patients of African and European Descent. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 4(1), 51-62. (Read full article)
    11. Ekici E, Moghimi S, Bowd C, Hou H, Penteado RC, Proudfoot J, Yang D, Weinreb RN (2020). Capillary Density Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Glaucomatous Optic Disc Phenotypes. Am J Ophthalmol, 219, 261-270. (Read full article)
    12. Villatoro G, Bowd C, Proudfoot JA, Manalastas PIC, Nguyen KD, Hou H, Penteado RC, Li AJ, Moghimi S, Ghahari E, Weinreb RN, Zangwill LM (2020). Impact of Pupil Dilation on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Retinal Microvasculature in Healthy Eyes. J Glaucoma, 29(11), 1025-1029. (Read full article)
    13. Bowd C, Belghith A, Proudfoot JA, Zangwill LM, Christopher M, Goldbaum MH, Hou H, Penteado RC, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN (2020). Gradient-Boosting Classifiers Combining Vessel Density and Tissue Thickness Measurements for Classifying Early to Moderate Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol, 217, 131-139. (Read full article)
    14. Hou H, Moghimi S, Proudfoot JA, Ghahari E, Penteado RC, Bowd C, Yang D, Weinreb RN (2020). Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness and Macular Vessel Density Loss in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Ophthalmology, 127(8), 1043-1052. (Read full article)
    15. Penteado RC, Bowd C, Proudfoot JA, Moghimi S, Manalastas PIC, Ghahari E, Hou H, Shoji T, Zangwill LM, Weinreb RN (2020). Diagnostic Ability of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Macula Vessel Density for the Diagnosis of Glaucoma Using Difference Scan Sizes. J Glaucoma, 29(4), 245-251. (Read full article)
    16. Ghahari E, Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Proudfoot J, Hasenstab KA, Hou H, Penteado RC, Manalastas PIC, Moghimi S, Shoji T, Christopher M, Yarmohammadi A, Weinreb RN (2019). Association of Macular and Circumpapillary Microvasculature with Visual Field Sensitivity in Advanced Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol, 204, 51-61. (Read full article)
    17. Moghimi S, Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Penteado RC, Hasenstab K, Hou H, Ghahari E, Manalastas PIC, Proudfoot J, Weinreb RN (2019). Measurement Floors and Dynamic Ranges of OCT and OCT Angiography in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology, 126(7), 980-988. (Read full article)
    18. Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Manalastas PIC, Suh MH, Penteado RC, Hou H, Hasenstab K, Ghahari E, Bowd C, Weinreb RN (2019). Association Between Lamina Cribrosa Defects and Progressive Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss in Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(4), 425-433. (Read full article)
    19. Hou H, Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Shoji T, Ghahari E, Penteado RC, Akagi T, Manalastas PIC, Weinreb RN (2018). Macula Vessel Density and Thickness in Early Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol, 199, 120-132. (Read full article)
    20. Huang AS, Penteado RC, Papoyan V, Voskanyan L, Weinreb RN (2018). Aqueous Angiographic Outflow Improvement after Trabecular Microbypass in Glaucoma Patients. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 2(1), 11-21. (Read full article)
    21. Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Penteado RC, Hasenstab K, Ghahari E, Hou H, Christopher M, Yarmohammadi A, Manalastas PIC, Shoji T, Bowd C, Weinreb RN (2018). Macular and Optic Nerve Head Vessel Density and Progressive Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology, 125(11), 1720-1728. (Read full article)
    22. Huang AS, Penteado RC, Saha SK, Do JL, Ngai P, Hu Z, Weinreb RN (2018). Fluorescein Aqueous Angiography in Live Normal Human Eyes. J Glaucoma, 27(11), 957-964. (Read full article)
    23. Akagi T, Zangwill LM, Shoji T, Suh MH, Saunders LJ, Yarmohammadi A, Manalastas PIC, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2018). Optic disc microvasculature dropout in primary open-angle glaucoma measured with optical coherence tomography angiography. PLoS One, 13(8), e0201729. (Read full article)
    24. Hou H, Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Shoji T, Ghahari E, Manalastas PIC, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2018). Inter-eye Asymmetry of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density in Bilateral Glaucoma, Glaucoma Suspect, and Healthy Eyes. Am J Ophthalmol, 190, 69-77. (Read full article)
    25. Penteado RC, Zangwill LM, Daga FB, Saunders LJ, Manalastas PIC, Shoji T, Akagi T, Christopher M, Yarmohammadi A, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN (2018). Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Macular Vascular Density Measurements and the Central 10-2 Visual Field in Glaucoma. J Glaucoma, 27(6), 481-489. (Read full article)
    26. Hou H, Shoji T, Zangwill LM, Moghimi S, Saunders LJ, Hasenstab K, Ghahari E, Manalastas PIC, Akagi T, Christopher M, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2018). Progression of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients. Am J Ophthalmol, 189, 1-9. (Read full article)
    27. Ghahari E, Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Suh MH, Shoji T, Hasenstab KA, Saunders LJ, Moghimi S, Hou H, Manalastas PIC, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2018). Macular Vessel Density in Glaucomatous Eyes With Focal Lamina Cribrosa Defects. J Glaucoma, 27(4), 342-349. (Read full article)
    28. Manalastas PIC, Zangwill LM, Daga FB, Christopher MA, Saunders LJ, Shoji T, Akagi T, Penteado RC, Yarmohammadi A, Suh MH, Medeiros FA, Weinreb RN (2018). The Association Between Macula and ONH Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) Vessel Densities in Glaucoma, Glaucoma Suspect, and Healthy Eyes. J Glaucoma, 27(3), 227-232. (Read full article)
    29. Xu BY, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2017). Diurnal Variation of Optical Coherence Tomography Measurements of Static and Dynamic Anterior Segment Parameters. J Glaucoma, 27(1), 16-21. (Read full article)
    30. Xu BY, Mai DD, Penteado RC, Saunders L, Weinreb RN (2017). Reproducibility and Agreement of Anterior Segment Parameter Measurements Obtained Using the CASIA2 and Spectralis OCT2 Optical Coherence Tomography Devices. J Glaucoma, 26(11), 974-979. (Read full article)
    31. Shoji T, Zangwill LM, Akagi T, Saunders LJ, Yarmohammadi A, Manalastas PIC, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2017). Progressive Macula Vessel Density Loss in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Longitudinal Study. Am J Ophthalmol, 182, 107-117. (Read full article)
    32. Manalastas PIC, Zangwill LM, Saunders LJ, Mansouri K, Belghith A, Suh MH, Yarmohammadi A, Penteado RC, Akagi T, Shoji T, Weinreb RN (2017). Reproducibility of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Macular and Optic Nerve Head Vascular Density in Glaucoma and Healthy Eyes. J Glaucoma, 26(10), 851-859. (Read full article)
    33. Huang AS, Camp A, Xu BY, Penteado RC, Weinreb RN (2017). Aqueous Angiography: Aqueous Humor Outflow Imaging in Live Human Subjects. Ophthalmology, 124(8), 1249-1251. (Read full article)
    34. Maloney SC, Fernandes BF, Penteado RC, Antecka E, Bravo-Filho V, Sanft DM, Burnier MN Jr (2013). Expression of the Metastasis Suppressor KAI1 in Uveal Melanoma. J Ophthalmol, 2013, 683963. (Read full article)