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JOANA PATRÍCIA TAVARES FERREIRA. Graduated in Medicine by Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra in 2006 and is a specialist in Ophthalmology since 2012, having completed her Ophthalmology Residence at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central. Completed her PhD in Medicine - Specialty in Ophthalmology in 2017 by NOVA Medical School, with distinction and praise. She is currently a Consultant at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte (CHULN), Hospital CUF Descobertas (HCD) and Hospital CUF Cascais (HCC). Her areas of expertise are Neuro-ophthalmology and Ocular Diabetes. She is also a member of Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB) of Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa. She has published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has been awarded national and internationaly 12 times in different areas of ophthalmology research. She has participated in several international multicentre clinical trials and she is an examiner of the European Board of Ophthalmology exam.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
JOANA PATRÍCIA TAVARES FERREIRA
Date of birth
1982/04/05
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Joana
  • Tavares Ferreira, Joana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BE17-CE78-71F4
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2237-3962

Addresses

  • Cuf Cascais Hospital - Rua Fernão Lopes 60, 2750-663, Cascais, Cascais, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Ophthalmology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/06 - 2019/01
Concluded
 Leadership and people management program for Ophthalmologists (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Business
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
 Apto
2018/04 - 2018/06
Concluded
 PADIS - Advanced Management Program for Healthcare Organizations (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Business
AESE Business School, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2017/02/11
Concluded
 Medicina (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Cirurgia e morfologia humana
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
"Retinopatia Diabética: uma doença Neurodegenerativa antes de uma doença vascular?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção e louvor por unanimidade
2008/02/01 - 2012/02/01
Concluded
 Oftalmologia (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
 19,7
2000/10 - 2006/10
Concluded
 Medicina (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 values
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019/11/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/06/01 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/08 - Current Assistente (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Portugal
2019/12 - Current Assistente (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Hospital Cuf Cascais, Portugal
2012/06 - Current Assistente (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Hospital CUF Descobertas, Portugal
2012/06 - Current Assistente (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Hospital Cuf Torres Vedras, Portugal
2012/08/01 - 2019/11/30 Assistente (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/04/01 - 2018/06/01 PADIS - Advanced Management Program for Healthcare Organizations AESE Business School, Portugal
2008/02/01 - 2012/02/01 Ophthalmology Residency Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
2007/01/01 - 2008/01/01 General Residency Hospital Garcia de Orta EPE, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2014/06 - 2016/10 Retinopatia diabética: uma doença neurodegenerativa antes de uma doença vascular?
.
Principal investigator
José de Mello Saúde, Portugal
 José de Mello Saúde
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2018/12 - Current Projeto SIGHT
.
Supervisor
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
Ongoing
2015 - Current Phase III Clinical Trial, Protocol 192024-091 and 192024-092
192024-092
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
Cancelled
2010 - 2012 Phase IIIb Clinical Trial, RETAIN Study CRFB002D2304
CRFB002D2304
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Tavares Ferreira, Joana; Abegão Pinto, Luís. "New Trends for Early Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, 2017.
    Published • 10.5220/0006328304020406
  2. Proença, Rita Pinto; Ferreira, Joana; Cunha, João Paulo. "Morphology of Trabeculectomy Filtering Blebs using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: A Comparison of Two Methods". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, 2017.
    10.5220/0006335804140419
Journal article
  1. Diogo Maleita; Rita Serras-Pereira; Inês Passos; Maria Elisa-Luís; Marta Alves; Ana Luísa Papoila; Cristina Brito; João Paulo Cunha; Joana Tavares Ferreira. "Retinal structural changes in preterm children without retinopathy of prematurity". Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04986-0.
    10.1007/s00417-020-04986-0
  2. Maria Elisa Luís; Diogo Hipólito-Fernandes; Catarina Mota; Diogo Maleita; Catarina Xavier; Tiago Maio; João Paulo Cunha; Joana Tavares Ferreira. "

    A Review of Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations of Human Coronavirus Infection

    ". Eye and Brain (2020): https://doi.org/10.2147/EB.S268828.
    10.2147/EB.S268828
  3. Diogo Maleita; Rita Serras Pereira; Diogo Hipolito-Fernandes; Nuno Moura-Coelho; João Paulo Cunha; Joana Tavares Ferreira. "Optic neuropathy due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia: The first manifestation of the disease". American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 18 (2020): 100603-100603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100603.
    10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100603
  4. Dias-Santos, A; Tavares Ferreira, J; Pinheiro, S; Cunha, J P; Alves, M; Papoila, A L; Moraes-Fontes, M Francisca; Proença, R. "Ocular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a paradigm shift based on the experience of a tertiary referral center". Lupus 29 3 (2020): 283-289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961203320903080.
    Published • 10.1177/0961203320903080
  5. Maleita, Diogo; Serras Pereira, Rita; Hipolito-Fernandes, Diogo; Moura-Coelho, Nuno; Cunha, João Paulo; Tavares Ferreira, Joana; NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM). "Optic neuropathy due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10362/93192.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100603
  6. Hipolito-Fernandes, Diogo; Elisa-Luís, Maria; Trigo, Miguel; Tavares-Ferreira, Joana. "Parainfectious optic neuritis followed by microcystic macular oedema". BMJ Case Reports 12 9 (2019): e231442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231442.
    Published • 10.1136/bcr-2019-231442
  7. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Rho kinase inhibitors—a review on the physiology and clinical use in Ophthalmology". Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-019-04283-5.
    10.1007/s00417-019-04283-5
  8. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Choroidal binarization analysis: clinical application". International Ophthalmology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-019-01122-8.
    10.1007/s10792-019-01122-8
  9. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Ocular ischaemia due to a spontaneous carotid artery dissection". BMJ Case Reports (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-227952.
    10.1136/bcr-2018-227952
  10. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Late-onset Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy: the role of environmental factors in hereditary diseases". BMJ Case Reports (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-227977.
    10.1136/bcr-2018-227977
  11. Hipólito Fernandes, Diogo; Luís, Maria Elisa; Cardigos, Joana; Vieira, Miguel; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Cunha, João Paulo; Ferreira, Joana Tavares. "CORNEAL SUBBASAL NERVE PLEXUS EVALUATION BY IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS". (2019): http://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/oftalmologia/article/view/15222.
  12. Figueiredo, Ricardo; Luís, Maria Elisa; Fernandes, Diogo Hipólito; Cunha, João Paulo; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pinto, Luís Abegão; Ferreira, Joana Tavares. "Analysis of choroidal structure changes in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy: a longitudinal study". (2019): http://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/oftalmologia/article/view/15227.
  13. Dias-Santos, Arnaldo; Tavares Ferreira, Joana; Pinheiro, Sofia; Paulo Cunha, João; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Moraes-Fontes, Maria Francisca; Proença, Rui; NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM). "Choroidal thickness changes in systemic lupus erythematosus patients". (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073360641&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S219347
  14. Dias-Santos, Arnaldo; Tavares Ferreira, Joana; Pinheiro, Sofia; Paulo Cunha, João; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Moraes-Fontes, Maria Francisca; Proença, Rui; NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM). "Choroidal thickness changes in systemic lupus erythematosus patients". (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073360641&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S219347
  15. Cardigos, Joana; Ferreira, Quirina; Crisóstomo, Sara; Moura-Coelho, Nuno; Cunha, João Paulo; Pinto, Luís Abegão; Ferreira, Joana Tavares. "Nanotechnology-Ocular Devices for Glaucoma Treatment: A Literature Review". Current Eye Research 44 2 (2018): 111-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2018.1536218.
    Published • 10.1080/02713683.2018.1536218
  16. FERREIRA, JOANA. "The role of ophthalmic imaging in central nervous system degeneration in systemic lupus erythematosus". Autoimmunity Reviews (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2018.01.011.
    10.1016/j.autrev.2018.01.011
  17. FERREIRA, JOANA. "CHOROIDAL THICKNESS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITHOUT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY". Retina (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/iae.0000000000001582.
    10.1097/iae.0000000000001582
  18. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Retina and Choroid of Diabetic Patients Without Observed Retinal Vascular Changes: A Longitudinal Study". American Journal of Ophthalmology (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2016.12.023.
    10.1016/j.ajo.2016.12.023
  19. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Open-Angle Glaucoma: Drug Development Pipeline during the Last 20 Years (1995-2015)". Ophthalmic Research (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000453527.
    10.1159/000453527
  20. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Choroidal thinning: Alzheimer's disease and aging". Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.03.004.
    10.1016/j.dadm.2017.03.004
  21. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Retinal Neurodegeneration in Diabetic Patients Without Diabetic Retinopathy". Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-20215.
    10.1167/iovs.16-20215
  22. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Diabetic choroidopathy: a review of the current literature.". Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. (2016):
  23. Cunha, J. P.; Moura-Coelho, N.; Proença, R. P.; Dias-Santos, A.; Ferreira, J.; Louro, C.; Castanheira-Dinis, A.. "Alzheimer’s disease: A review of its visual system neuropathology. Optical coherence tomography—a potential role as a study tool in vivo". Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 254 11 (2016): 2079-2092. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3430-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s00417-016-3430-y
  24. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Macular Ganglion Cell Layer and Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness in Patients with Unilateral Posterior Cerebral Artery Ischaemic Lesion: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study.". Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) (2016): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5123159.
    10.3109/01658107.2015.1122814
  25. João Paulo Cunha; Duarte Amado; Joana Ferreira. "Ptose palpebral no adulto - Quando pedir exames e quais?". Oftalmologia (2015): https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/oftalmologia/article/view/7703.
    Published
  26. Vieira, Luisa Margarida Cabral; Silva, Nuno Filipe Aguiar; Dias dos Santos, Arnaldo Miguel; Anjos, Rita Serrano dos; Pinto, Luis Alexandre Pereira Abegão; Vicente, André Rodrigues; Borges, Bárbara Isabel Correia Coelho; et al. "Retinal Ganglion Cell Layer Analysis by Optical Coherence Tomography in Toxic and Nutritional Optic Neuropathy". Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 35 3 (2015): 242-245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/wno.0000000000000229.
    Submitted • 10.1097/wno.0000000000000229
  27. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Phacoemulsification versus peripheral iridotomy in the management of chronic primary angle closure: long-term follow-up". International Ophthalmology (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-014-9926-8.
    10.1007/s10792-014-9926-8
  28. FERREIRA, JOANA. "The impact of multifocal intraocular lens in retinal imaging with optical coherence tomography". International Ophthalmology (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-014-0016-8.
    10.1007/s10792-014-0016-8
  29. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Diabetes Mellitus as a Risk Factor in Glaucoma’s Physiopathology and Surgical Survival Time: A Literature Review". Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice with DVD (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1190.
    10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1190
  30. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study on Blebs Morphology of Ahmed Valves". Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice with DVD (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1174.
    10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1174
  31. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Macular and optic disc edema and retinal vascular leakage in familial amyloid polyneuropathy with a transthyretin Val30Met mutation: a case report.". J Med Case Rep (2014):
  32. CUNHA, JP; SANTOS, A; FERREIRA, J; AMADO, D; LOURO, C; CASTANHEIRA-DINIS, A; VICENTE, A. "Macular and retinal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease". Acta Ophthalmologica 92 (2014): 0-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3674.x.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3674.x
  33. FERREIRA, JOANA. "Choroidal Thickness in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy: A Study with Optical Coherence Tomography.". Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) (2014): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5122962.
    10.3109/01658107.2014.926943
  34. Arnaldo Dias-Santos; Joana Ferreira; Rita Rosa; Teresa Brito; Duarte Amado; João Paulo Cunha. "The Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Intracranial Tumor in a Child – Case Report". Austin Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology  1 8 (2014): 1037. https://austinpublishinggroup.com/clinical-ophthalmology/fulltext/ajco-v1-id1037.php.
    Published
  35. Dias-Santos, Arnaldo; Rosa, Rita; Ferreira, Joana; Cunha, João P.; Brito, Cristina; Paixão, Ana; Toscano, Alcina. "Higher order aberrations in amblyopic children and their role in refractory amblyopia". Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia 73 6 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0034-7280.20140075.
    Published • 10.5935/0034-7280.20140075
  36. Arnaldo Santos; Luísa Vieira; Maria Lisboa; Sofia Ferreira; Joana Ferreira; João Paulo Cunha. "Será o implante de iSTENT® uma cirurgia do canal de Schlemm? Avaliacão por OCT spectral domain de segmento anterior". Oftalmologia 37 3 (2013): https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/oftalmologia/article/view/6179.
    Published
  37. Arnaldo Santos; Vanessa Lemos; Joana Ferreira; João Paulo Cunha; João Branco. "Vision loss and subretinal yellow deposits following cytostatic therapy for early-stage breast cancer: a case report". Oftalmologia 37 3 (2013): https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/oftalmologia/article/view/6180.
    Published
  38. Arnaldo Dias-Santos; Joana Ferreira; Duarte Amado; João Paulo Cunha. "Implantation of an Implantable Collamer Lens and Iris Cerclage for the Treatment of Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome". Vision Pan-America 12 3 (2013): 78-80. http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/79.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ferreira, Joana Patrícia Tavares. "Retinopatia diabética: uma doença neurodegenerativa antes de uma doença vascular?". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/20121.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/07 - Current Optic Nerve Anatomy and Imaging - a surrogate for Intracranial Pressure
Supervisor
 Medicina (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/09 - Current LOWER EYELID BLEPHAROPLASTY - THE EFFECT OF THE TYPE OF INCISION ON ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE STRENGTH
Supervisor
 Medicina (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/06/28 Lymphocyte subpopulations and cytokine expression in uveitis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Marta Catarina Esteves Guedes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018/09 - Current Diabetic Retinopathy Prediction Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/05 - Current Examiner at the European Board of Ophthalmology European Board and College of the Ophthalmology, France
Distinctions

Award

2018 “Corneal Subbasal Nerve Plexus Evaluation by in vivo Confocal Microscopy in Multiple Sclerosis” - Best presentation in the neuro-ophthalmology area
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal
2018 “Analysis of choroidal structure changes in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy: a longitudinal study” - Best presentation in the medical retina area
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal
2015 “Estereopsia: Uma Variável Complexa na Equação da Visão Binocular” - Best Case Report in the Meeting of Portuguese Groups of Ocular Inflammation, Neurophthalmology and Oncological Pathology and Ocular Genetics
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal
2015 “Análise das camadas retinianas em doentes com lesão isquémica da artéria cerebral posterior unilateral: Um estudo de tomografia de coerência óptica” - Award Borges de Sousa
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
2014 PhD Award "Diabetic Retinopathy"
José de Mello Saúde, Portugal
2013 “Phacoemulsification vs Peripheral Iridotomy in the Management of Chronic Primary Angle Closure: Long-term Follow-up” - Best Poster Award of the American Academy Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology, United States
2011 “Papel do micro-bypass trabecular no controlo do Glaucoma: 1 ano de follow-up” - Best presentation in the anterior segment surgery area
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal
2011 “Sono em Oftalmologia” - Award Borges de Sousa
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
2010 “Impacto do diâmetro do nervo óptico na amplitude de pulso ocular no glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto” - Award Borges de Sousa
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal
2010 “Estudo da topografia corneana na trissomia 21 em idade pediátrica” - Best Presentation in the Pediatric Ophthalmology area
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal
2009 "O Efeito de Pulfrich e a Esclerose Múltipla" - Best Presentation by Young Ophthalmologists
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal
2009 “Multifocalidade e Estereopsia” - Best Presentation in the Cataract Surgery area
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal