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Alexander Mellon Eaton

Consulting Associate in the Department of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Box 3802 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Wadsworth Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Improving Outcomes for Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema.

Other Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · 2015 Diabetic macular edema (DME) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in patients who have diabetes, and all of these patients are at risk for developing DME. The onset is often painless, difficult to detect, and can occur at any stage of diabetes. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increased incidence of sterile endophthalmitis after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in spring 2006.

Journal Article Retina · February 2009 PURPOSE: To compare the incidence of sterile endophthalmitis after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injections during a 6 month period in 2006 to the same period in 2005 and determine the incidence after switching to intravitreal preservative-free tria ... Full text Link to item Cite

Condensation on IOLs during fluid-air exchange - Reply

Journal Article OPHTHALMOLOGY · February 1, 1996 Link to item Cite

POSTERIOR SURFACE CONDENSATION ON SILICONE IOLS - REPLY

Journal Article OPHTHALMOLOGY · October 1, 1995 Link to item Cite

Condensation on the posterior surface of silicone intraocular lenses during fluid-air exchange.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · May 1995 PURPOSE: Posterior chamber foldable silicone intraocular lenses (IOLs) are becoming increasingly prevalent in patients undergoing a pars plana vitrectomy with fluid-air exchange. The authors report an important limitation of foldable silicone IOLs during f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Authors' reply

Journal Article Ophthalmology · January 1, 1995 Full text Cite

LOW-DOSE THROMBIN EFFECTIVELY CONTROLS INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE

Journal Article INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · March 15, 1993 Link to item Cite

Preliminary results using a flexible endoscope for orbital surgery

Conference Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · December 1, 1992 A technique for visualizing the optic nerve, the short and long posterior ciliary arteries and nerves, the ophthalmic vein, and the rectus muscles using a flexible endoscope was developed in human cadavers. Previous reports of orbital endoscopy were limite ... Cite

Distribution and physical properties of BCA200, a Mr 200,000 glycoprotein selectively associated with human breast cancer.

Journal Article Cancer Res · June 1, 1989 Of 122 mouse monoclonal antibodies selective for human breast cancer, 13 immunoprecipitated an acidic glycoprotein from SK-Br-3 and ZR-75-30 human breast cancer cells. The antigen (BCA200) migrates with an apparent molecular weight of 200,000 on reducing a ... Link to item Cite

Measurement of retinal blood vessel width using computerized image analysis.

Journal Article Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci · August 1988 We report a new method for quantitating retinal blood vessel width from fluorescein angiogram negatives using a computerized image analyser. Interuser and intrauser variability were 3 to 4 times lower than reported with older methods. In addition, model bl ... Link to item Cite

Pulmonary hypertension secondary to serum hyperviscosity in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Journal Article Am J Med · May 1987 A patient with rheumatoid arthritis who was evaluated for dyspnea of six months' duration is described. Although no primary cardiac or parenchymal lung disease was identified, right heart catheterization revealed marked pulmonary hypertension. The patient ... Full text Link to item Cite