Scholars@Duke
Kourtney Henderson Houser

Kourtney Henderson Houser

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Corneal Diseases

Scholarly Works

Bilateral upper lid symblepharon following posterior approach ptosis surgery.

Journal article Orbit · February 2026 An unusual case of bilateral upper eyelid symblepharon after routine ptosis repair uncovered occult Sjogren's syndrome, underscoring the need for thorough pre-surgical evaluation in all patients and systemic workups for post-operative cicatrization. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anti-inflammatory treatments in microbial keratitis.

Journal article Saudi J Ophthalmol · 2026 Infectious keratitis remains a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide. The role of topical anti-inflammatory agents such as corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, and other steroid-sparing therapies in the management of infectious keratitis has not ... Full text Link to item Cite

Iris defect management in the context of presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses.

Journal article J Cataract Refract Surg · August 1, 2024 A 65-year-old man had uneventful cataract surgery in the right eye with a toric diffractive intraocular lens (IOL) placed fully within the capsule bag. On postoperative day 1 and week 1, the IOL was well positioned and his eye was healing normally. The pla ... Full text Link to item Cite

Learning the Yamane Technique: Pearls and Pitfalls

Book section · January 1, 2024 A novel, small-incision, sutureless, transconjunctival scleral fixation technique was first described by Yamane et al in 2017. 1 This technique, using small-gauge sclerotomies and a small clear-corneal incision results in fast visual recovery an ... Full text Cite

The Surgical Patient

Book section · January 1, 2024 Attention to and management of dry eye is critical in the surgical patient, especially in multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) patients. ... Full text Cite

Fungal Infection After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: Incidence and Outcomes.

Journal article Cornea · June 1, 2023 PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to describe the incidence, presentation, management, and outcomes of fungal infection after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS: Retrospective case series of culture-proven fungal infections after DM ... Full text Link to item Cite

Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation of the Cataract Patient

Book section · January 1, 2023 Evaluation of a patient for cataract surgery includes quantification of visual and functional disability attributed to the cataract and a thorough examination of ocular and systemic pathology that could complicate surgery or the postoperative course. After ... Full text Cite

Postoperative Clinical Outcomes Using Standard Variables Following Levator-Mullerectomy Advancement Blepharoptosis Surgery.

Journal article J Craniofac Surg · September 1, 2021 The Muller muscle-conjunctival resection is a common technique used to treat blepharoptosis, but there is variability with the target surgical resection and expected postoperative outcomes measured by marginal reflex distance-1 (MRD1). A Levator-Mullerecto ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dematiaceous fungal endophthalmitis: report of a case and review of the literature.

Journal article J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect · December 2016 BACKGROUND: Pleurostomophora richardsiae (formerly Phialophora richardsiae) is a dematiaceous fungus that is an uncommon cause of ocular infection. Herein, we present a case of endogenous endophthalmitis associated with disseminated P. richardsiae infectio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Signaling via P2Y12 may be critical for early stabilization of platelet aggregates.

Journal article J Cardiovasc Pharmacol · June 2014 P2Y(12) receptor antagonism inhibits platelet aggregation by preventing adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-mediated amplification of activation pathways downstream of primary agonists, such as thrombin and collagen. However, the role of ADP signaling in maintaini ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment Outcomes in Uveitic Macular Edema with Serous Retinal Detachment

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · June 2013 Link to item Cite

Switching Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Antagonists in Patients with Scleritis

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · June 2013 Link to item Cite