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Edward George Buckley

Edward George Buckley

James Pitzer Gills, III, M.D. and Joy Gills Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology in the School of Medicine
Ophthalmology
edward.buckley@duke.edu
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Creation of an asynchronous faculty development curriculum on well-written narrative assessments that avoid bias.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · April 14, 2023 BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic in parallel with concerns about bias in grading resulted in many medical schools adopting pass/fail clinical grading and relying solely on narrative assessments. However, narratives often contain bias and lack specificity. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Refractive Growth of the Crystalline Lens in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study

Journal Article Ophthalmology Science · December 1, 2022 Objective: To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG3) of the crystalline lens (“lens”) versus the eye excluding the lens (“globe”) for the fellow, noncataractous eyes of participants in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. Design: Retrospective cohort ... Full text Cite

Myopic Shift at 10-Year Follow-up in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · September 2022 We studied the myopic shift and anisometropia at 10.6 (+/−0.3) years of age in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. We found myopic shift continues in the operated eye from 5-10.5 years at a lower rate than that prior to age five years while anisometropia i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Creating a win-win for the health system and health Profession's education: a direct observation clinical experience with feedback iN real-time (DOCENT) for low acuity patients in the emergency department.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · January 27, 2022 BACKGROUND: Clinical education across the professions is challenged by a lack of recognition for faculty and pressure for patient throughput and revenue generation. These pressures may reduce direct observation of patient care provided by students, a requi ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Duke University School of Medicine.

Journal Article Acad Med · September 2020 Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of Unilateral Cataracts in Infants and Toddlers 7 to 24 Months of Age: Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS).

Journal Article Ophthalmology · August 2019 PURPOSE: To evaluate outcomes of unilateral cataract surgery in children 7 to 24 months of age. DESIGN: Retrospective case series at 10 Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) sites. PARTICIPANTS: The Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study is a registry of c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is it a match? a novel method of evaluating medical school success.

Journal Article Med Educ Online · December 2018 BACKGROUND: Medical education program evaluation allows for curricular improvements to both Undergraduate (UME) and Graduate Medical Education (GME). UME programs are left with little more than match rates and self-report to evaluate success of graduates i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reply.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · October 2018 Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · February 2018 PURPOSE: To evaluate low- vs high-dose plaque brachytherapy for juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS: Setting: Single institution. STUDY POPULATION: Forty-seven patients with juxtapapillary choroidal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of Visual Outcomes in Coats' Disease: A 20-Year Experience.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · September 2017 PURPOSE: To report differences in visual acuities among patients with Coats' disease who sought treatment at a tertiary care university-based practice. DESIGN: Single-center retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with Coats' disease diagnosed c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anisometropia at Age 5 Years After Unilateral Intraocular Lens Implantation During Infancy in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · August 2017 PURPOSE: To report the prevalence of anisometropia at age 5 years after unilateral intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in infants. DESIGN: Prospective randomized clinical trial. METHODS: Fifty-seven infants in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Temporary Lumbar Drain as Treatment for Pediatric Fulminant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.

Journal Article J Neuroophthalmol · June 2017 Fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension (FIIH) is a subtype of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) characterized by rapid, severe, progressive vision loss. Surgical intervention is often performed either as a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Myopic Shift 5 Years after Intraocular Lens Implantation in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · June 2017 PURPOSE: To report the myopic shift at 5 years of age after cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for infants enrolled in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS). METHODS: Refractions were performed at 1 month and every 3 months posto ... Full text Link to item Cite

Update on congenital cataract surgery management.

Journal Article Curr Opin Ophthalmol · January 2017 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The basic procedure of pediatric cataract surgery has not dramatically changed over the past few years. Recent multicenter study results along with technological innovations, however, have increased our understanding and armamentarium of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of the rate of refractive growth in aphakic eyes versus pseudophakic eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article J Cataract Refract Surg · December 2016 PURPOSE: To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG) between aphakic eyes and pseudophakic eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS). SETTING: Twelve clinical sites across the United States. DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial. METHODS: Patients r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mystery behind the match: an undergraduate medical education-graduate medical education collaborative approach to understanding match goals and outcomes.

Journal Article Med Educ Online · 2016 BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of information regarding institutional targets for the number of undergraduate medical education (UME) graduates being matched to graduate medical education (GME) programs at their home institutions. At our institution, the D ... Full text Link to item Cite

In vitro characteristics of Tenon's fibroblast lines derived from pediatric and adult eyes do not fully explain pediatric glaucoma surgery failure: a preliminary report.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 2015 PURPOSE: To compare the in vitro characteristics of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts from children and adults that may be relevant to filtration surgery success. METHODS: Fibroblast cell lines derived from 5 young (median patient age, 2.4 years) and 7 old (medi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Low cerebrospinal fluid protein in prepubertal children with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Journal Article J AAPOS · April 2015 PURPOSE: To evaluate a clinical observation that prepubertal children with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) have low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein levels compared to healthy children and pubertal patients with IIH. METHODS: The medical record ... Full text Link to item Cite

Creation of an asynchronous faculty development curriculum on well-written narrative assessments that avoid bias.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · April 14, 2023 BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic in parallel with concerns about bias in grading resulted in many medical schools adopting pass/fail clinical grading and relying solely on narrative assessments. However, narratives often contain bias and lack specificity. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Refractive Growth of the Crystalline Lens in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study

Journal Article Ophthalmology Science · December 1, 2022 Objective: To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG3) of the crystalline lens (“lens”) versus the eye excluding the lens (“globe”) for the fellow, noncataractous eyes of participants in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. Design: Retrospective cohort ... Full text Cite

Myopic Shift at 10-Year Follow-up in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · September 2022 We studied the myopic shift and anisometropia at 10.6 (+/−0.3) years of age in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. We found myopic shift continues in the operated eye from 5-10.5 years at a lower rate than that prior to age five years while anisometropia i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Creating a win-win for the health system and health Profession's education: a direct observation clinical experience with feedback iN real-time (DOCENT) for low acuity patients in the emergency department.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · January 27, 2022 BACKGROUND: Clinical education across the professions is challenged by a lack of recognition for faculty and pressure for patient throughput and revenue generation. These pressures may reduce direct observation of patient care provided by students, a requi ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Duke University School of Medicine.

Journal Article Acad Med · September 2020 Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of Unilateral Cataracts in Infants and Toddlers 7 to 24 Months of Age: Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS).

Journal Article Ophthalmology · August 2019 PURPOSE: To evaluate outcomes of unilateral cataract surgery in children 7 to 24 months of age. DESIGN: Retrospective case series at 10 Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) sites. PARTICIPANTS: The Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study is a registry of c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is it a match? a novel method of evaluating medical school success.

Journal Article Med Educ Online · December 2018 BACKGROUND: Medical education program evaluation allows for curricular improvements to both Undergraduate (UME) and Graduate Medical Education (GME). UME programs are left with little more than match rates and self-report to evaluate success of graduates i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reply.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · October 2018 Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · February 2018 PURPOSE: To evaluate low- vs high-dose plaque brachytherapy for juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS: Setting: Single institution. STUDY POPULATION: Forty-seven patients with juxtapapillary choroidal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of Visual Outcomes in Coats' Disease: A 20-Year Experience.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · September 2017 PURPOSE: To report differences in visual acuities among patients with Coats' disease who sought treatment at a tertiary care university-based practice. DESIGN: Single-center retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with Coats' disease diagnosed c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anisometropia at Age 5 Years After Unilateral Intraocular Lens Implantation During Infancy in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · August 2017 PURPOSE: To report the prevalence of anisometropia at age 5 years after unilateral intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in infants. DESIGN: Prospective randomized clinical trial. METHODS: Fifty-seven infants in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Temporary Lumbar Drain as Treatment for Pediatric Fulminant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.

Journal Article J Neuroophthalmol · June 2017 Fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension (FIIH) is a subtype of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) characterized by rapid, severe, progressive vision loss. Surgical intervention is often performed either as a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Myopic Shift 5 Years after Intraocular Lens Implantation in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · June 2017 PURPOSE: To report the myopic shift at 5 years of age after cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for infants enrolled in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS). METHODS: Refractions were performed at 1 month and every 3 months posto ... Full text Link to item Cite

Update on congenital cataract surgery management.

Journal Article Curr Opin Ophthalmol · January 2017 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The basic procedure of pediatric cataract surgery has not dramatically changed over the past few years. Recent multicenter study results along with technological innovations, however, have increased our understanding and armamentarium of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of the rate of refractive growth in aphakic eyes versus pseudophakic eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article J Cataract Refract Surg · December 2016 PURPOSE: To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG) between aphakic eyes and pseudophakic eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS). SETTING: Twelve clinical sites across the United States. DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial. METHODS: Patients r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mystery behind the match: an undergraduate medical education-graduate medical education collaborative approach to understanding match goals and outcomes.

Journal Article Med Educ Online · 2016 BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of information regarding institutional targets for the number of undergraduate medical education (UME) graduates being matched to graduate medical education (GME) programs at their home institutions. At our institution, the D ... Full text Link to item Cite

In vitro characteristics of Tenon's fibroblast lines derived from pediatric and adult eyes do not fully explain pediatric glaucoma surgery failure: a preliminary report.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 2015 PURPOSE: To compare the in vitro characteristics of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts from children and adults that may be relevant to filtration surgery success. METHODS: Fibroblast cell lines derived from 5 young (median patient age, 2.4 years) and 7 old (medi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Low cerebrospinal fluid protein in prepubertal children with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Journal Article J AAPOS · April 2015 PURPOSE: To evaluate a clinical observation that prepubertal children with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) have low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein levels compared to healthy children and pubertal patients with IIH. METHODS: The medical record ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reply: To PMID 25077835.

Other Am J Ophthalmol · December 2014 Full text Link to item Cite

In reply.

Other JAMA Ophthalmol · December 2014 Full text Link to item Cite

Nystagmus and related fixation instabilities following extraction of unilateral infantile cataract in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS).

Journal Article Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci · August 5, 2014 PURPOSE: To study eye movements in a large group of children after the removal of unilateral infantile cataract, and to compare fixation instabilities between treatment groups with or without IOL implantation. METHODS: The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (I ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of contact lens and intraocular lens correction of monocular aphakia during infancy: a randomized clinical trial of HOTV optotype acuity at age 4.5 years and clinical findings at age 5 years.

Journal Article JAMA Ophthalmol · June 2014 IMPORTANCE: The efficacy and safety of primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation during early infancy is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To compare the visual outcomes of patients optically corrected with contact lenses vs IOLs following unilateral cataract surgery ... Full text Link to item Cite

From the editor's desk.

Other J AAPOS · February 2014 Full text Link to item Cite

Reply: To PMID 23545195.

Other Ann Thorac Surg · January 2014 Full text Link to item Cite

Authors' reply.

Journal Article Br J Psychiatry · 2014 Full text Link to item Cite

Reply: To PMID 23062539.

Journal Article J Am Coll Cardiol · May 14, 2013 Full text Link to item Cite

The first 180 days.

Other J AAPOS · February 2013 Full text Link to item Cite

Acquired bilateral myelinated retinal nerve fibers after unilateral optic nerve sheath fenestration in a child with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Journal Article J AAPOS · December 2012 PURPOSE: To report the unusual development of bilateral myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNF) adjacent to the optic nerve in a child after treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) with unilateral optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF) and t ... Full text Link to item Cite

The ophthalmic practice of the future.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · September 2012 How will the ophthalmologist of the future practice? What will be the effect of government policy? How will this impact the mix of health care providers responsible for the delivery of eye care to patients? What part will health record technology play in c ... Full text Link to item Cite

What was i thinking? to What am i thinking?

Other Journal of AAPOS · August 1, 2012 Full text Cite

Congenital fibrovascular pupillary membranes: clinical and histopathologic findings.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · March 2012 PURPOSE: To report the clinical and histopathologic findings associated with congenital fibrovascular pupillary membranes. DESIGN: Case series. PARTICIPANTS: Seven infants were included, 6 with a unilateral congenital pupillary membrane and 1 with classic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optic nerve malformations

Chapter · December 1, 2011 Optic nerve hypoplasia is a morphological description of a small-appearing optic nerve due to a decreased number of axons traveling from the retinal ganglion cells through the optic nerve head to the optic chiasm and lateral geniculate nucleus (Fig. 5.1). ... Full text Cite

Complications, adverse events, and additional intraocular surgery 1 year after cataract surgery in the infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · December 2011 PURPOSE: To compare rates and severity of complications between infants undergoing cataract surgery with and without intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: evaluation of cataract morphology in eyes with monocular cataracts.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 2011 PURPOSE: To describe a video-documented assessment of cataract type in the eyes of patients with monocular infantile cataract who were enrolled in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. METHODS: The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study is a randomized clinical tria ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing Physician Leaders for Over 50 years: The Duke Medical Student Research Experience in the US and Singapore

Journal Article Medical Science Educator · April 1, 2011 Duke University has long incorporated research into its medical school curriculum. Its sister school, Duke-National University of Singapore, adopted the same model to inculcate a culture of research and develop graduates with a strong scientific foundation ... Full text Cite

Duke University School of Medicine.

Journal Article Acad Med · September 2010 Full text Link to item Cite

A randomized clinical trial comparing contact lens with intraocular lens correction of monocular aphakia during infancy: grating acuity and adverse events at age 1 year.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · July 2010 OBJECTIVE: To compare the visual outcomes and adverse events of contact lens with primary intraocular lens (IOL) correction of monocular aphakia during infancy. METHODS: In a randomized, multicenter (12 sites) clinical trial, 114 infants with a unilateral ... Full text Link to item Cite

Update on pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation.

Journal Article Curr Opin Ophthalmol · January 2010 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed intraocular surgery in the pediatric population worldwide. Although the basic surgical techniques have not significantly changed over the last several years, there are many related issues u ... Full text Link to item Cite

The infant aphakia treatment study: design and clinical measures at enrollment.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · January 2010 OBJECTIVE: To compare the use of contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs) for the optical correction of unilateral aphakia during infancy. METHODS: In a randomized, multicenter (12 sites) clinical trial, 114 infants with unilateral congenital cataracts ... Full text Link to item Cite

General principles in the surgical treatment of paralytic strabismus

Chapter · December 1, 2009 Paralytic strabismus is challenging to treat because the amount of ocular misalignment varies depending on the direction of gaze [1?3]. This incomitance makes it impossible to manage these situations successfully with prisms or standard strabismus techniqu ... Full text Cite

Peer discussion

Other Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society · December 1, 2009 Cite

Pediatric sutured intraocular lenses: trouble waiting to happen.

Other Am J Ophthalmol · January 2009 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Red reflex examination in neonates, infants, and children.

Journal Article Pediatrics · December 2008 Red reflex testing is an essential component of the neonatal, infant, and child physical examination. This statement, which is a revision of the previous policy statement published in 2002, describes the rationale for testing, the technique used to perform ... Full text Link to item Cite

Peer discussion

Other Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society · December 1, 2008 Cite

Safety of transscleral-sutured intraocular lenses in children.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 2008 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy, safety, and advisability of transscleral-sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses (IOLs) in pediatric patients with no capsular support and to determine whether a 10-0 polypropylene suture should be used for ... Full text Link to item Cite

Visual function 15 years after optic neuritis: a final follow-up report from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · June 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess visual function 15 years after acute unilateral optic neuritis. DESIGN: Longitudinal follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred ninety-four patients who were randomized in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial bet ... Full text Link to item Cite

Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in a child.

Journal Article J AAPOS · June 2008 Featured Publication We present the case of a 9-year-old patient with corneal decompensation that was treated with Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and followed for 18 months. Although the procedure has been used successfully in adult populations, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multiple sclerosis risk after optic neuritis: final optic neuritis treatment trial follow-up.

Journal Article Arch Neurol · June 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) after optic neuritis and the factors predictive of high and low risk. DESIGN: Subjects in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial, who were enrolled between July 1, 1988, and June 30, 1991, wer ... Full text Link to item Cite

A global partnership in medical education between Duke University and the National University of Singapore.

Journal Article Acad Med · February 2008 Featured Publication Duke University and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have partnered to launch a new medical school that brings the American style of postbaccalaureate medical education to Asia. The new institution, called the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (GM ... Full text Link to item Cite

Safety and efficacy of silicone rod frontalis suspension surgery for childhood ptosis repair.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 2008 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of silicone rod frontalis suspension surgery for childhood ptosis. METHODS: The authors retrospectively studied 89 consecutive children (110 eyelids) who had silicone rod frontalis suspension surgery for ptosis ... Full text Link to item Cite

General principles in the surgical treatment of paralytic strabismus.

Journal Article Am Orthopt J · 2008 The surgical approach necessary to achieve the largest field of usable single binocular vision in patients with paralytic strabismus is one that has a greater effect in some directions of gaze than in others. Developing the appropriate "incomitant" strabis ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optical coherence tomography as a tool for monitoring pediatric pseudotumor cerebri.

Journal Article J AAPOS · December 2007 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To evaluate optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurement of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular thickness in children with pseudotumor cerebri. METHODS: Prospective observational series of children with pseudotumor cerebri ... Full text Link to item Cite

ASCRS white paper. Hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses in children.

Journal Article J Cataract Refract Surg · November 2007 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosis and management of third nerve palsy.

Journal Article Curr Opin Ophthalmol · September 2007 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To provide clinically relevant information regarding the diagnosis, etiology, work-up and treatment of third cranial nerve palsies, while incorporating information from current publications and providing our opinions on these studies. RE ... Full text Link to item Cite

Visual function at baseline and 1 month in acute optic neuritis: predictors of visual outcome.

Journal Article Neurology · August 7, 2007 OBJECTIVE: To identify cutpoints for visual measures at baseline and 1 month predictive of abnormal 6-month vision that could be used as eligibility criteria in a clinical trial to test potential neuroprotection or myelin repair agents in patients with opt ... Full text Link to item Cite

A curricular model for the training of physician scientists: the evolution of the Duke University School of Medicine curriculum.

Journal Article Acad Med · April 2007 Featured Publication Duke University School of Medicine offers an unusual doctor of medicine educational program. The core basic sciences are taught in year one, core clinical clerkships are completed in the second year, the entire third year is devoted to scholarly investigat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hanging by a thread: the long-term efficacy and safety of transscleral sutured intraocular lenses in children (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis).

Journal Article Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc · 2007 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy, safety, and advisability of using transscleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses (IOLs) in pediatric patients with no capsular support and to determine whether 10-0 polypropylene suture should be used ... Link to item Cite

Ophthalmologic examinations in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Journal Article Pediatrics · May 2006 Unlike the joints, ocular involvement with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is most often asymptomatic; yet, the inflammation can cause serious morbidity with loss of vision. Scheduled slit-lamp examinations by an ophthalmologist at specific intervals can det ... Full text Link to item Cite

An evaluation of digital, split-site and traditional formats in conference poster sessions.

Journal Article Medical teacher · March 2006 The paper reports an evaluation of digital, split-site and traditional poster presentations at the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference in September 2004. The programme included 300 posters in 19 sessions, viewed, potentially, by 1 ... Cite

Is there a latent period for the surgical treatment of children with dense bilateral congenital cataracts?

Journal Article J AAPOS · February 2006 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: It generally is accepted that cataract surgery during the first 6 weeks of life is associated with the best visual outcomes for children with dense unilateral congenital cataracts. The latent period for children with dense bilateral congenital ... Full text Link to item Cite

Screening examination of premature infants for retinopathy of prematurity.

Journal Article Pediatrics · February 2006 This statement revises a previous statement on screening of preterm infants for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) that was published in 2001. ROP is a pathologic process that occurs only in immature retinal tissue and can progress to a tractional retinal de ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sixth nerve palsy.

Journal Article Compr Ophthalmol Update · 2006 Featured Publication The diagnosis and etiologies of sixth cranial nerve palsies are reviewed along with nonsurgical and surgical treatment approaches. Surgical options depend on the function of the paretic muscle, the field of greatest symptoms, and the likelihood of inducing ... Link to item Cite

Screening for retinopathy in the pediatric patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Other Pediatrics · July 2005 Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in young adults in the United States. Early identification and treatment of DR can decrease the risk of vision loss in affected patients. This clinical report reviews the risk factors for the deve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pediatric optic nerve sheath decompression.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · April 2005 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To review our experience with optic nerve sheath decompression for pediatric pseudotumor cerebri. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. PARTICIPANTS: Seventeen eyes in 12 children younger than 16 years of age. All patients were either unresponsive o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Posttraumatic abducens to oculomotor nerve misdirection.

Journal Article J AAPOS · February 2005 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: Paradoxical patterns of extraocular muscle, eyelid, or pupillary movements can occur following injury between divisions of the oculomotor nerve, trigeminal and abducens nerves, and trigeminal and oculomotor nerves. We report three cases of un ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optotype acuity and re-operation rate after unilateral cataract surgery during the first 6 months of life with or without IOL implantation.

Journal Article Br J Ophthalmol · November 2004 Featured Publication AIMS: To compare optotype acuities and re-operation rates in children corrected with a contact lens (CL) compared with an intraocular lens (IOL) following unilateral cataract extraction during infancy in a non-randomised, retrospective case series. METHODS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Neurologic impairment 10 years after optic neuritis.

Journal Article Arch Neurol · September 2004 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Participants enrolled in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial have been observed for more than a decade to assess the relationship between optic neuritis and the development of clinically definite multiple sclerosis. OBJECTIVE: To assess neurolog ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgical treatment of upgaze palsy in Parinaud's syndrome.

Journal Article J AAPOS · June 2004 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: Upgaze paralysis due to supranuclear defects can cause significant visual symptoms. There are only a few reports on the treatment of this problem in the literature. Patients with Parinaud's syndrome may also have retraction nystagmus and conv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Visual function more than 10 years after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · January 2004 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To assess visual function more than 10 years after an episode of optic neuritis in patients enrolled in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. DESIGN: Longitudinal follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. METHODS: Vision testing included measures of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Guidelines for the surgical treatment of paralytic strabismus

Conference AT THE CROSSINGS: PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS · January 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

Diplopia after LASIK surgery

Conference AT THE CROSSINGS: PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS · January 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

Seeing too well - diplopia after adult cataract surgery

Conference AT THE CROSSINGS: PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS · January 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

Intraocular lens implantation during infancy: perceptions of parents and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus members.

Journal Article J AAPOS · December 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: To determine whether a randomized clinical trial, the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, comparing intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with contact lens (CL) correction for infants with a unilateral congenital cataract (UCC), is feasible by (1) as ... Full text Link to item Cite

High- and low-risk profiles for the development of multiple sclerosis within 10 years after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · July 2003 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with a high and low risk of developing multiple sclerosis after an initial episode of optic neuritis. METHODS: Three hundred eighty-eight patients who experienced acute optic neuritis between July 1, 1988, and June ... Full text Link to item Cite

Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and Young Adults by Pediatricians

Journal Article Pediatrics · April 1, 2003 Early detection and prompt treatment of ocular disorders in children is important to avoid lifelong visual impairment. Examination of the eyes should be performed beginning in the newborn period and at all well-child visits. Newborns should be exam ... Full text Cite

Eye examination in infants, children, and young adults by pediatricians: Organizational principles to guide and define the child health care system and/or improve the health of all children

Journal Article Ophthalmology · 2003 Early detection and prompt treatment of ocular disorders in children is important to avoid lifelong visual impairment. Examination of the eyes should be performed beginning in the newborn period and at all well-child visits. Newborns should be examined for ... Full text Cite

Red reflex examination in infants. Section on Ophthalmology. American Academy of Pediatrics.

Other Pediatrics · May 2002 Red reflex examination is recommended for all infants. This statement describes the indications for and the technique to perform this examination, including indications for dilation of the pupils before examination and indications for referral to an ophtha ... Link to item Cite

Use of photoscreening for children's vision screening.

Journal Article Pediatrics · March 2002 This statement asserts that all children should be screened for risk factors associated with amblyopia. Guidelines are suggested for the use of photoscreening as a technique for the detection of amblyopia and strabismus in children of various age groups. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Correcting esotropia-time is of the essence!

Other J AAPOS · February 2002 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity: ophthalmological outcomes at 10 years.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · August 2001 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate outcomes at 10 years after randomization for eyes undergoing cryotherapy vs eyes serving as controls, for patients enrolled in the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity (CRYO-ROP). METHODS: The randomized co ... Full text Link to item Cite

A framework for developing excellence as a clinical educator.

Journal Article Med Educ · June 2001 Featured Publication The current emphasis on providing quality undergraduate and postgraduate medical education has focused attention on the educational responsibilities of all doctors. There is a greater awareness of the need to train doctors as educators and courses have bee ... Full text Link to item Cite

A comparison of grating visual acuity, strabismus, and reoperation outcomes among children with aphakia and pseudophakia after unilateral cataract surgery during the first six months of life.

Journal Article J AAPOS · April 2001 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The method of correcting aphakia after unilateral cataract extraction during infancy is controversial. Some authorities advocate correction with an intraocular lens (IOL) whereas others advocate correction with a contact lens (CL). We compared gra ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgical Treatment of Incyclotorsion After Macular Translocation

Journal Article American Orthoptic Journal · January 2001 Full text Cite

Reply.

Other J AAPOS · December 2000 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Combined superior oblique muscle recession and inferior oblique muscle advancement and transposition for cyclotorsion associated with macular translocation surgery.

Journal Article J AAPOS · April 2000 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of oblique muscle surgery on the large-angle incyclotorsion resulting from macular translocation surgery for severe age-related macular degeneration. METHODS: Patients undergoing macular transl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does primary intraocular lens implantation prevent "aphakic" glaucoma in children?

Journal Article J AAPOS · February 2000 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Open-angle glaucoma may develop after surgery for congenital or developmental cataract with an incidence ranging from 3% to 41%. The pathogenesis of "aphakic" (open-angle) glaucoma remains unknown. Despite numerous reported clinical series (>1000 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reply.

Other J Infect Dis · February 2000 Full text Link to item Cite

A case of restrictive strabismus secondary to orbital Wegener's granulomatosis.

Journal Article Binocul Vis Strabismus Q · 2000 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

A comparison of the rate of refractive growth in pediatric aphakic and pseudophakic eyes.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · January 2000 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To compare the rate of refractive growth in pseudophakic children's eyes to that of aphakic eyes. DESIGN: Multicenter, retrospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS: 83 patients with pseudophakic eyes (100 eyes) and 74 patients with apha ... Full text Link to item Cite

Unilateral intraocular lens implantation during the first six months of life.

Journal Article J AAPOS · December 1999 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of postoperative complications and the occurrence of myopic shift in infantile eyes after cataract surgery and implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL). METHODS: Cataract surgery and IOL im ... Full text Link to item Cite

Combined resection and recession of a single rectus muscle for the treatment of incomitant strabismus.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 1999 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The treatment of incomitant strabismus is challenging. Traditional approaches include the use of asymmetric bilateral surgery and the fadenoperation (posterior fixation suture). We report our experience with a different approach: combined resec ... Full text Link to item Cite

Scleral fixated (sutured) posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in children.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 1999 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Optical rehabilitation of unilateral aphakia in eyes with no capsular support is problematic in pediatric patients who cannot tolerate contact lenses. Possible options include a unilateral aphakic spectacle, an anterior chamber intraocular lens ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optic nerve sheath decompression for progressive central retinal vein occlusion.

Journal Article Ophthalmic Surg Lasers · March 1999 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To review our results with optic nerve sheath decompression (ONSD) for progressive central retinal vein occlusions (CRVO). METHODS: Patients selected all had evidence of progressively worsening CRVO, a component of optic nerve swelling, and most ... Link to item Cite

The effectiveness of latanoprost for the treatment of pediatric glaucoma.

Journal Article J AAPOS · February 1999 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Latanoprost is a prostaglandin F2alpha analogue that substantially reduces intraocular pressure (IOP) in adults with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The efficacy and safety of latanoprost in children is unknown. We wished to evaluate l ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cyclophosphamide for the treatment of progressive low-grade astrocytoma: a Pediatric Oncology Group phase II Study.

Journal Article J Pediatr Hematol Oncol · 1999 PURPOSE: Results of a phase II trial of cyclophosphamide (CPM) for children with progressive low-grade astrocytoma are reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients with a median age of 39 months (range, 2 to 71) were included in this study. The tumors ... Full text Link to item Cite

IOLs in the first year of life.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1999 Full text Link to item Cite

Combined rectus muscle resect/recess

Conference TRANSACTIONS OF THE IX INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPTIC CONGRESS · January 1, 1999 Link to item Cite

Refractive changes after pediatric intraocular lens implantation.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · December 1998 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To report refractive changes after cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation in infants and children. METHODS: In an ongoing prospective study, the refractive errors of all patients younger than 18 years undergoing intraocular lens implan ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term outcome of cyclocryotherapy for refractory pediatric glaucoma.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · October 1998 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the success rate and long-term outcome of cyclocryotherapy for refractory pediatric glaucoma. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 64 eyes of 49 patients from 2 institutions with pediatric glauco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of latanoprost in the treatment of glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · October 1998 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To determine if latanoprost reduces intraocular pressure in eyes with glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study in which eyes with uncontrolled intraocular pressure associated with Sturge-Weber syndr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ocular status of boys with fragile X syndrome: a prospective study.

Journal Article J AAPOS · October 1998 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the high rates of ocular problems described in previous retrospective reports of individuals with fragile X syndrome were present in a prospective sample of young boys. Fragile X syndrome is curre ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sebaceous gland carcinoma: a subtle second malignancy following radiation therapy in patients with bilateral retinoblastoma.

Journal Article Cancer · August 15, 1998 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Second primary malignancies are common after bilateral retinoblastoma; their estimated incidence has been as high as 51% 50 years after diagnosis. Fifteen patients who developed sebaceous gland carcinoma after radiation therapy have been report ... Link to item Cite

Phase II study of carboplatin (CBDCA) in progressive low-grade gliomas.

Journal Article Neurosurg Focus · April 15, 1998 In this study, the authors sought to investigate the response rate and toxicity of carboplatin in patients with progressive low-grade glioma (LGG). Thirty-two patients with progressive LGG were treated with carboplatin at a dosage of 560 mg/m(2). Treatment ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation in patients with retinoblastoma.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · April 1998 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To report the visual outcome and complications after extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in eyes that underwent external beam radiotherapy for the treatment of retinoblastoma. METHODS: Ele ... Full text Link to item Cite

Topical versus oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitor therapy for pediatric glaucoma.

Journal Article J AAPOS · February 1998 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Our purpose was to compare, in a crossover design,the hypotensive effect of oral acetazolamide (Diamox) and topical dorzolamide (Trusopt) in patients with pediatric glaucoma. METHODS: All patients less than 18 years old who were switched from acet ... Full text Link to item Cite

Posttraumatic acquired aberrant neuronal connection between oculomotor and abducens nerves

Conference Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · December 1, 1997 Purpose. We identified three patients with acquired neural misdirection involving oculomotor and abducens nerves resulting in abnormal ocular muscle innervation. The injuries producing abnormal muscle movement were different in each case. We postulate that ... Cite

Visual function 5 years after optic neuritis: experience of the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. The Optic Neuritis Study Group.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · December 1997 OBJECTIVE: To assess the 5-year visual course, including the incidence of recurrent optic neuritis, in 454 patients enrolled in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. METHODS: Five-year follow-up vision testing, which included measures of visual acuity, contr ... Link to item Cite

Medial rectus fadenoperation for esotropia only at near fixation.

Journal Article J AAPOS · September 1997 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The patient with a large esodeviation at near and a minimal if any deviation at distance who is unable to discontinue bifocal wear or demonstrates a decrease in binocular function presents a difficult therapeutic dilemma to the strabismologist. Th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optic nerve sheath decompression for central retinal vein occlusion

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · March 15, 1997 Link to item Cite

Posttraumatic acquired aberrant neuronal connection between oculomotor and abducens nerves

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · March 15, 1997 Link to item Cite

Nodular fasciitis of the orbital rim in a pediatric patient.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1997 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation for refractory pediatric glaucomas.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1997 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To evaluate the success of contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TDC) in patients with refractory pediatric glaucomas. METHODS: Twenty-six eyes of 20 patients with therapy-resistant pediatric glaucomas were included in this retrospective stu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Secondary posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in pediatric patients.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · January 1997 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To report results of secondary posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in previously aphakic pediatric patients. METHODS: In 19 pediatric patients, 19 aphakic eyes (11 after infantile and eight after traumatic cataract surgery) recei ... Full text Link to item Cite

New and recurrent tumors in germinal retinoblastoma: is there a treatment effect?

Journal Article Ophthalmic Genet · September 1996 Featured Publication Patients with germinal retinoblastoma (those with bilateral disease or positive family history) have a mutation which puts them at risk for developing new tumors. It is unclear whether the frequency of new tumor development is effected by the type of treat ... Full text Link to item Cite

The educational needs of staff grade doctors and dentists in Scotland.

Journal Article Health Bull (Edinb) · July 1996 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Since its introduction in 1990, the Staff Grade has expanded to comprise almost 10% of the career grade establishment in Scotland. A study of this new grade was carried out to determine its progress and whether educational needs were being met. ... Link to item Cite

Atypical retinal astrocytic hamartoma diagnosed by fine-needle biopsy.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · June 1996 BACKGROUND: Retinal astrocytic hamartoma and retinoblastoma may be very similar clinically, and their differentiation in atypical cases can be difficult, even with the use of ancillary methods such as fluorescein angiography, ultrasonography, and computed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multicenter trial of cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity. Snellen visual acuity and structural outcome at 5 1/2 years after randomization.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · April 1996 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate outcome at 5 1/2 years after randomization in eyes that underwent cryotherapy and in control eyes of patients in the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity. DESIGN: During infancy, patients with bilateral thr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Refractive changes following IOL implantation in pediatric patients

Conference Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · February 15, 1996 Purpose. To determine the refractive changes that occur in children undergoing cataract extraction with IOL implantation. Methods. 32 children (median 4.6 yrs., range 9 mos. to 17.7 yrs.) with a mean follow-up of 21.3 ± 14.1 (range 6-55) mos. were retrospe ... Cite

Refractive changes following IOL implantation in pediatric patients

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · February 15, 1996 Link to item Cite

Early retinal vessel development and iris vessel dilatation as factors in retinopathy of prematurity. Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity (CRYO-ROP) Cooperative Group.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · February 1996 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the extent of retinal vessel development present on early screening examinations for retinopathy of prematurity has prognostic value? DESIGN: The prospectively collected data from the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Ret ... Full text Link to item Cite

Unilateral pseudophakia in children under 4 years.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1996 Featured Publication PURPOSE: We examined the efficacy of intraocular lens implantation (IOL) in children younger than 4 years of age for unilateral aphakic visual rehabilitation. METHODS: Twenty-one patients underwent unilateral cataract extraction, IOL placement, posterior c ... Full text Link to item Cite

NEW AND RECURRENT RETINOBLASTOMA

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · March 15, 1995 Link to item Cite

Strabismus after retinal detachment surgery: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

Journal Article Semin Ophthalmol · March 1995 Featured Publication Between 5% and 25% of patients may experience persistent diplopia after surgery for retinal detachment. The complexity of the presentation poses a distinct challenge to both the retinal and the strabismus surgeon. Careful evaluation to determine factors co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term visual results of children after initially successful vitrectomy for stage V retinopathy of prematurity.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · February 1995 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of vitrectomy for stage V retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at the authors' institution, 33 patients with ROP who had initially successful total or partial anatomic retinal attachments (51 eyes) were evaluated for visual ... Full text Link to item Cite

William Pickles Lecture 1994. From Cullen to Calman. Medical education--enlightenment to post-modernism.

Journal Article The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · July 1994 Cite

Management of the Posterior Capsule During Pediatric Intraocular Lens Implantation: Reply

Journal Article American Journal of Ophthalmology · January 1994 Full text Cite

The effect of corticosteroids for acute optic neuritis on the subsequent development of multiple sclerosis. The Optic Neuritis Study Group.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · December 9, 1993 BACKGROUND: Optic neuritis is often the first clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis, but little is known about the effect of corticosteroid treatment for optic neuritis on the subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis. METHODS: We conducted a multicente ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of the Posterior Capsule During Pediatric Intraocular Lens Implantation: Reply

Journal Article American Journal of Ophthalmology · November 1993 Full text Cite

Management of the posterior capsule during pediatric intraocular lens implantation.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · June 15, 1993 Featured Publication One of the major obstacles in pediatric intraocular lens implantation has been the subsequent dense opacification of the posterior capsule. We used a modification of the standard pediatric cataract surgical procedure, which involved endocapsular cataract e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Design, methods, and conduct of the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial.

Journal Article Control Clin Trials · April 1993 The Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT) was an investigator-initiated, multi-centered, randomized, controlled clinical trial supported by cooperative agreements and grants. It was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral prednisone or intrave ... Full text Link to item Cite

Basic medical education in transition.

Other Medical education · March 1993 Cite

125I embedded in an orbital prosthesis for retreatment of recurrent retinoblastoma.

Journal Article Med Dosim · 1993 Featured Publication The application of radiation therapy in the retreatment of unilateral recurrent retinoblastoma presents a very difficult dilemma in which consideration must be given to preservation of vision in the remaining eye while tumoricidal doses of irradiation are ... Full text Link to item Cite

Side effects of glucocorticoid treatment: Experience of the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial

Journal Article Journal of the American Medical Association · 1993 Objective. - To determine the incidence of side effects from short-term glucocorticoid therapy prescribed for treatment of optic neuritis in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. Design. - Randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial. Setting. ... Full text Cite

Successful therapy for trilateral retinoblastoma.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · July 15, 1992 Trilateral retinoblastoma, the intracranial malignancy associated with bilateral retinoblastoma, is an uncommon and clinically aggressive malignancy with a uniformly fatal outcome. Three children with newly diagnosed trilateral retinoblastoma were treated ... Full text Link to item Cite

A cohort study of transcutaneous oxygen tension and the incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · April 16, 1992 BACKGROUND: Retinopathy of prematurity is a disease affecting the blood vessels of the retina in premature infants that may result in scarring, retinal detachment, and loss of vision. An association between this condition and the exposure of premature infa ... Full text Link to item Cite

PATIENT AGE AND WOUND-HEALING CAPACITY OF TENONS FIBROBLASTS INVITRO

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · March 15, 1992 Link to item Cite

Development of myopia in infants with birth weights less than 1251 grams. The Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · March 1992 The authors report on the incidence of myopia in a large group of premature infants with birth weights of less than 1251 g followed as part of the multicenter study of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity. None of the eyes reported here underwent cry ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-Term Effect of Retrobulbar Hematomas on the Vision of Cynomolgus Monkeys

Journal Article Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · January 1992 Full text Cite

Visual acuity after successful treatment of large macular retinoblastoma.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1992 Featured Publication Recent trends in the treatment of retinoblastoma have favored radiation therapy as opposed to enucleation. A major determining factor in selecting radiation therapy is the possibility of useful posttreatment visual function. While the treatment of nonmacul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term effect of retrobulbar hematomas on the vision of cynomolgus monkeys

Journal Article Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · January 1, 1992 Full text Cite

A Simple Procedure for Complicated Strabismus: Reply

Other American Journal of Ophthalmology · December 1991 Full text Cite

The clinical profile of optic neuritis. Experience of the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. Optic Neuritis Study Group.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · December 1991 The baseline characteristics of 448 eligible patients entered into the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial are described in an effort to summarize the clinical profile of acute optic neuritis. A total of 77.2% of the patients were women. Mean age was 31.8 years ... Full text Link to item Cite

Incidence and early course of retinopathy of prematurity. The Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · November 1991 In the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), 4099 infants weighing less than 1251 g at birth underwent sequential ophthalmic examinations, beginning at age 4 to 6 weeks, to monitor the incidence and course of ROP. Overall, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Postgraduate medical examinations.

Other Medical education · November 1991 Cite

Leptomeningeal dissemination of optic pathway gliomas in three children.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · June 15, 1991 Featured Publication We treated three children with optic pathway gliomas who had progressive disease associated with metastatic spread to the leptomeninges. One patient had radiographic resolution of leptomeningeal disease after treatment with intravenous carmustine and oral ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of botulinum toxin in strabismus after retinal detachment surgery.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · April 1991 Featured Publication Botulinum toxin was used to treat 20 patients with strabismus after retinal detachment surgery. Preinjection motility deviations ranged from 10 to 60 prism diopters (D). Postinjection deviations ranged from 0 to 20 prism D, with 75% being 10 D or less. Eig ... Full text Link to item Cite

A simple transposition procedure for complicated strabismus.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · March 15, 1991 Featured Publication We combined a recession or resection of recti muscles with a vertical or horizontal transposition to correct a complicated paralytic ocular deviation in eight patients. The transposed muscles were reattached to the globe parallel to the spiral of Tillaux a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Congenital fibrosis syndrome (Reply)

Other Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus · December 1, 1990 Cite

The clinical approach to the pediatric patient with nystagmus

Journal Article International Pediatrics · December 1, 1990 The patient with nystagmus presents a difficult diagnostic challenge. The concern is to insure that the nystagmus is not a sign of significant neurologic abnormality which necessitates immediate intervention. The great majority of patients with nystagmus h ... Cite

Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity

Journal Article Archives of Ophthalmology · October 1, 1990 Full text Cite

Research for all in general practice.

Other The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · September 1990 Cite

Vertical rectus muscle transposition with intraoperative botulinum injection for treatment of chronic sixth nerve palsy.

Journal Article Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol · 1990 Featured Publication Six adult patients with acquired, chronic, complete sixth nerve palsy had vertical rectus muscle transposition to the lateral rectus muscle insertion with intraoperative injection of botulinum toxin into the ipsilateral medial rectus muscle. Five of six pa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of the child with nystagmus

Journal Article Seminars in Ophthalmology · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite

Oncogenic point mutations in the human retinoblastoma gene: their application to genetic counseling.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · December 21, 1989 Featured Publication Mutations of the retinoblastoma gene, most of which cannot be detected by conventional Southern blotting, are known to cause both the nonhereditary and hereditary forms of retinoblastoma and have been implicated in the development of other cancers. Nonhere ... Full text Link to item Cite

Staying the distance.

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · November 1989 Cite

Quality assessment or quality control?

Journal Article The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · August 1989 Cite

Working for patients--a journey into the unknown.

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · March 1989 Cite

Neural misdirection in congenital ocular fibrosis syndrome: implications and pathogenesis.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1989 Featured Publication A child with congenital ocular fibrosis syndrome and oculocutaneous albinism displayed two distinct neural misdirection syndromes: synergistic divergence and Marcus Gunn jaw winking. This and other reported cases of misdirected innervation in patients with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Activity, audit and accountability.

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · January 1989 Cite

The case of the gray optic disc!

Journal Article Surv Ophthalmol · 1989 Featured Publication A child with interstitial deletion of chromosome 17, right optic nerve hypoplasia, and impaired speech had bilateral congenital optic disc pigmentation, giving the appearance of gray optic discs. This appearance did not change over a period of two-and-a-ha ... Full text Link to item Cite

When and how should one work-up acquired strabismus?

Journal Article American Orthoptic Journal · January 1, 1989 Full text Cite

Recurrent blepharoptosis secondary to a pituitary tumor.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · December 15, 1988 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Medical indemnity--a collective responsibility?

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · November 1988 Cite

Long-term results and complications of botulinum A toxin in the treatment of blepharospasm.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · November 1988 Featured Publication The authors review their long-term results and complications with the use of botulinum A toxin in the treatment of facial dystonias. Two hundred thirty-two patients in three diagnostic groups--essential blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, and Meige's syndrome ... Full text Link to item Cite

Superotemporal coloboma of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · October 15, 1988 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Health care of older people in the United Kingdom.

Journal Article Family practice · June 1988 Cite

What sort of "health checks" for older people?

Other British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) · April 1988 Cite

Fadenoperation for the management of complicated incomitant vertical strabismus.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · March 15, 1988 Featured Publication We reviewed retrospectively the records of 17 patients with incomitant vertical diplopia secondary to an underacting inferior rectus muscle who had been treated by surgically weakening the contralateral inferior rectus muscle with a posterior fixation sutu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reliability of brightness comparison testing in predicting afferent pupillary defects.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · March 1988 Featured Publication We tested the reliability of brightness comparison testing in predicting relative afferent pupillary defects (RAPDs) in 206 patients. For unselected patients, brightness comparison testing correctly predicted the RAPD in 62% of patients. For subgroups of p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Post-marketing surveillance of new drugs.

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · August 1987 Cite

Retinopathy of prematurity. Diagnosis, severity, and natural history.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · June 1987 This article presents data gathered in a prospective clinical trial of constant monitoring of oxygen therapy on the diagnosis, severity (as coded by a severity index [SI]) and natural history of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in 214 surviving infants wit ... Link to item Cite

Retinopathy of prematurity. A randomized, prospective trial of transcutaneous oxygen monitoring.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · June 1987 To determine whether the use of continuous transcutaneous oxygen monitoring (tcPO2) could reduce the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in pre-term infants receiving oxygen therapy, a randomized, prospective trial of constant monitoring using th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bacterial vaginosis.

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · February 1987 Cite

Treatment of trilateral retinoblastoma with vincristine and cyclophosphamide.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · November 15, 1986 Current therapy for patients with trilateral retinoblastoma, consisting primarily of surgical intervention and radiotherapy, has resulted in no long-term survivors. The use of adjuvant chemotherapy has not improved this outcome. After observing a tumor res ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prescribing--future possibilities.

Other The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · April 1986 Cite

Botulinum toxin in the management of blepharospasm.

Journal Article Arch Neurol · April 1986 Featured Publication Seventy-seven patients with blepharospasm unresponsive to other forms of therapy were treated with botulinum A toxin. The drug was injected into the orbicularis oculi muscle of both upper and lower eyelids and, in some patients, into the brows and upper pa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Contralateral decreased visual acuity and extraocular muscle palsies following retrobulbar anesthesia.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · April 1986 Featured Publication Numerous complications resulting from retrobulbar injections in the injected eye and orbit have been reported. A rare complication of retrobulbar anesthesia is the occurrence of decreased visual acuity and extraocular muscle palsies in the contralateral ey ... Full text Link to item Cite

Botulinum toxin for blepharospasm: single-fiber EMG studies.

Journal Article Neurology · April 1986 Featured Publication In four patients who received periocular injections of botulinum toxin for blepharospasm, abnormal neuromuscular transmission was demonstrated by single-fiber EMG in arm muscles. The time course with which the abnormalities developed and cleared, as well a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance imaging of optic gliomas.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · October 15, 1985 Featured Publication We compared magnetic resonance imaging of the optic nerves and chiasm with computed tomography in four patients (a 17-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl, and a 22-year-old woman) with biopsy-proven or suspected optic gliomas. Orbital abno ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment of blepharospasm with botulinum toxin.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · February 15, 1985 Featured Publication In 43 patients (81 eyes) with blepharospasm resistant to other forms of therapy, 149 outpatient injections of botulinum A toxin were given into the orbicularis oculi muscle. Subsequent follow-up periods ranged from ten to 210 days. Orbicularis oculi spasm, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome. A spectrum of developmental disorders.

Journal Article Surv Ophthalmol · 1985 The clinical and histopathologic features of Axenfeld's anomaly and Rieger's anomaly and syndrome are reviewed, and recent findings regarding the pathogenesis of this spectrum of developmental disorders are discussed. Based on these observations, it has be ... Full text Link to item Cite

Recurrent isolated sixth nerve palsy in children.

Journal Article Ann Ophthalmol · March 1984 Featured Publication Six children had recurrent sixth nerve palsy the average duration of which was six weeks. One youngster, after several episodes of sixth nerve palsy, had residual esotropia and underwent strabismus surgery. The average interval between recurrences was 1.3 ... Link to item Cite

Posttraumatic venous obstructive retinopathy associated with enlarged optic nerve sheath.

Journal Article Arch Ophthalmol · February 1984 Featured Publication A case of posttraumatic unilateral enlargement of the optic nerve sheath associated with a venous obstructive retinopathy and progressive visual loss responded with marked improvement in visual function after nerve sheath decompression. Indirect (closed-he ... Full text Link to item Cite

Superior oblique recession versus tenotomy: a comparison of surgical results.

Journal Article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 1983 Featured Publication Past experience with weakening the superior oblique muscle by tenotomy has been complicated by unpredictable results. Superior oblique recession has been advocated as a more controlled and reliable procedure. We retrospectively studied 20 cases of superior ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical policies.

Journal Article British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) · July 1982 Cite

Practice policy.

Journal Article British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) · July 1982 Cite

Traumatic superior oblique palsies.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · February 1982 Featured Publication The differences in the clinical and diagnostic characteristics of 33 consecutive traumatic unilateral (21 patients, 62%) and bilateral (12 patients, 38%) superior oblique palsies were studied. The unilateral palsies had a large hypertropia in primary posit ... Full text Link to item Cite

The incidence of strabismic amblyopia

Journal Article American Orthoptic Journal · January 1, 1982 Full text Cite

Dyskinetic strabismus as a sign of cerebral palsy.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · May 1981 We found dyskinetic strabismus in 66 patients with cerebral palsy. The most striking feature of dyskinetic strabismus is the fluctuation from esotropia to exotropia under the same accommodative conditions with a slow tonic deviation similar to a vergence m ... Full text Link to item Cite

The management of epilepsy-an audit of two practices.

Journal Article Health bulletin · March 1981 Cite

Problem drinkers and their problems.

Journal Article The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · March 1981 Cite

Unique ocular findings in cerebral palsy patients with strabismus

Journal Article American Orthoptic Journal · January 1, 1981 Full text Cite

Similarity of drug names.

Other JAMA · May 9, 1980 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

Isosorbide and isorbide dinitrate.

Other Am J Ophthalmol · March 1980 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Compliance and epilepsy.

Other British medical journal · March 1980 Cite

IS BLOOD TOXICITY TO THE RETINA REVERSIBLE

Journal Article SURGICAL FORUM · January 1, 1980 Link to item Cite

Medical audit--a preliminary report from general practice.

Journal Article The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · December 1979 Cite

Longitudinal changes in serum immunoglobulin levels in older humans.

Journal Article Fed Proc · September 1974 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

Human immune response genes in a family with rheumatoid arthritis

Conference Clinical Research · January 1, 1973 Cite