Lejla Vajzovic | Scholars@Duke

Lejla Vajzovic
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

I am an ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon with expertise in pediatric and adult retinal diseases and surgery. I specialize in complex retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, small-gauge surgery, macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, macular edema, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, vitreomacular traction, retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, Coats’ disease, incontinentia pigmenti, Stickler’s syndrome and among others.

Additionally, I am a member of the Duke Pediatric Retina and Optic Nerve Center, with specific expertise and interest in advanced pediatric retinal surgery and the director of the Duke Center for Artificial and Regenerative Vision where I implant the Argus II “bionic eye” and restore vision to individuals with total blindness. One of my Argus II “bionic eye” surgeries was featured in the September 2016 issue of the National Geographic Magazine.

I am passionate about teaching the next generation of retinal surgeons, and I organize and direct several national and international courses which include: Advances in Pediatric Retina Course, the Duke Fellows’ Advanced Vitreoretinal Surgery Course, retina surgery courses at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, the American Society of Retina Specialists Meeting and the World Ophthalmology Congress Meeting. I am also interested in cutting edge technologies and recovery of vision in hereditary retinal diseases with retinal implants and stem cell technology.

I have received numerous prestigious honors and awards for excellence in clinical care and ophthalmology research: the Retina Society Fellowship Research Award, the Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship Award and the Society of Heed Fellows Award, the Knights Templar Eye Foundation Career Starter Research Award, the PDC’s ENhanced Academics in a Basic Laboratory Environment (ENABLE) Career Development Program Award, the American Society of Retinal Specialists Honor Award and the American Society of Retina Specialists 2015 Film Festival: Rhett Buckler Award Winner.

I am married and have two daughters. My favorite activity is spending time with my family. In my free time, I enjoy downhill skiing and running.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Ophthalmology 2019

Contact Information

lejla.vajzovic@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ophthalmology Residency, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami 2008 - 2011
- Internal Medicine Internship, Medicine, Saint Louis University, School of Medicine 2007 - 2008
- Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami 2006 - 2007
- M.D., Mayo Clinic, Alix School of Medicine 2006
- B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Ophthalmology 2013 - 2019
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments 2011 - 2013
Research
Selected Grants
- A PHASE III, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED STUDY OF THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF THE PORT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH RANIBIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (PAVILION) awarded by Genentech, Inc. 2020 - 2025
- A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Visual Assessor-Masked, Active-Comparator Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema awarded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd 2020 - 2025
- Serum Anti-AAV8 Neutralizing Antibody Assessment Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration or Diabetic Retinopathy awarded by Regenxbio, Inc. 2020 - 2025
- Evaluation of the Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS with Flex Module for In-vivo Imaging in the Supine Position awarded by Heidelberg Engineering 2020 - 2025
- A multicenter, randomized, controlled, prospective, adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial of repeated intravitreal injections of ADX-2191 versus standard-of-care for the prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy awarded by Aldeyra Therapeutics 2020 - 2025
- Intraoperative OCT Guidance of Intraocular Surgery awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Volumetric Measurement of Subretinal Blebs Created with Orbit Subretinal Delivery Device and Using Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography awarded by Gyroscope Therapeutics Limited 2018 - 2021
- Psychophysics-Guided Signal Processing for Retinal Prosthetics awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2021
- Second Sight Argus II (PM-02-01) awarded by Second Sight Medical Products, Inc 2013 - 2021
- Comparison of subretinal bleb volumes created by ab-externo and ab-interno approaches using microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography. awarded by The Robert Machemer Foundation 2019 - 2020
- Evaluation of chronic effects of electronic cigarette aerosol inhalation on macular perfusion using optical coherence tomography angiograph awarded by VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation 2019 - 2020
- The Impact of Choroidal Thickness in Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Longitudinal Stud awarded by VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation 2019 - 2020
- Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography to Analyze Development of Pediatric Retinal Vasculature awarded by VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation 2019 - 2020
- Subretinal drug delivery via a novel ab-externo approach using microscope integrated optical coherence tomography awarded by VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation 2018 - 2020
- GX29633 PROXIMA awarded by Genentech, Inc. 2015 - 2019
- Photoceptor development in premature vs term infants awarded by Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. 2013 - 2016
External Relationships
- Alcon, Inc
- Allergan, Inc.
- Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
- Beaver Visitec International Inc.
- Best Doctors-Teledoc Health
- Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center
- Evolve Medical Education
- Genentech
- Guidepoint Global
- Novartis pharmaceuticals
- Oculus Surgical
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Mangalesh, Shwetha, Brendan McGeehan, Vincent Tai, Xi Chen, Du Tran-Viet, Lejla Vajzovic, Christian Viehland, et al. “Macular OCT Characteristics at 36 Weeks' Postmenstrual Age in Infants Examined for Retinopathy of Prematurity.” Ophthalmol Retina 5, no. 6 (June 2021): 580–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2020.09.004.
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  - Mangalesh, Shwetha, Neeru Sarin, Brendan McGeehan, S Grace Prakalapakorn, Du Tran-Viet, C Michael Cotten, Sharon F. Freedman, Maureen G. Maguire, Cynthia A. Toth, and Cynthia A. BabySTEPS Group. “Preterm Infant Stress During Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography vs Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Examination for Retinopathy of Prematurity.” Jama Ophthalmol 139, no. 5 (May 1, 2021): 567–74. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.0377.
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  - Finn, Avni P., Xi Chen, Christian Viehland, Joseph A. Izatt, Cynthia A. Toth, and Lejla Vajzovic. “COMBINED INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FLAP AND AUTOLOGOUS PLASMA CONCENTRATE TO CLOSE A LARGE TRAUMATIC MACULAR HOLE IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT.” Retin Cases Brief Rep 15, no. 2 (March 1, 2021): 107–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000762.
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  - Baumal, Caroline R., Arathi Ponugoti, Ana Bety Enriquez, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Valsalva-Induced Retinal Hemorrhage as a Secondary Effect of COVID-19 Disease.” Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 10, no. 1 (January 2021): 125–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/APO.0000000000000358.
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  - Cai, Sophie, Anthony Therattil, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Integrated Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography.” Dev Ophthalmol 61 (2021): 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511818.
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  - Fernandez, J. P., A. A. Haider, L. Vajzovic, A. Ponugoti, M. P. Kelly, and M. A. Materin. “Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Microvascular Variations in Pre- And Posttreatment of Retinoblastoma Tumors.” Ocular Oncology and Pathology, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1159/000515142.
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  - Ma, Justin P., Cason B. Robbins, Avni P. Finn, Henry L. Feng, Sharon Fekrat, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Initial Presentation of Cutibacterium (Formerly Propionibacterium) acnes Endophthalmitis Twenty-One Years After Cataract Surgery.” Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 52, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 44–46. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20201223-08.
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  - Song, Zhenxi, Liangyu Xu, Jiang Wang, Reza Rasti, Ananth Sastry, Jianwei D. Li, William Raynor, et al. “Lightweight Learning-Based Automatic Segmentation of Subretinal Blebs on Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography Images.” Am J Ophthalmol 221 (January 2021): 154–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.020.
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  - Therattil, Anthony, Andrea Naranjo, S Tammy Hsu, Michael P. Kelly, Sharon F. Freedman, Sander R. Dubovy, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Clinicopathologic correlation of aniridia: Optical coherence tomography angiography and histopathologic observations.” Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 20 (December 2020): 100919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100919.
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  - Baumal, Caroline R., Richard F. Spaide, Lejla Vajzovic, K Bailey Freund, Scott D. Walter, Vishak John, Ryan Rich, et al. “Retinal Vasculitis and Intraocular Inflammation after Intravitreal Injection of Brolucizumab.” Ophthalmology 127, no. 10 (October 2020): 1345–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.04.017.
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  - Cai, Sophie, Anthony Therattil, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Optical coherence tomography imaging of the pediatric retina.” J Aapos 24, no. 5 (October 2020): 261–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.05.019.
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  - Ling, Kiet Phang, Shwetha Mangalesh, Du Tran-Viet, Randall Gunther, Cynthia A. Toth, and Lejla Vajzovic. “HANDHELD SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS OF X-LINKED RETINOSCHISIS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.” Retina 40, no. 10 (October 2020): 1996–2003. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002688.
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  - Mangalesh, Shwetha, Brittany M. Wong, Xi Chen, Du Tran-Viet, Sandra S. Stinnett, Neeru Sarin, Katrina P. Winter, Lejla Vajzovic, Sharon F. Freedman, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Morphological characteristics of early- versus late-onset macular edema in preterm infants.” J Aapos 24, no. 5 (October 2020): 303–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.06.006.
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  - Cai, Sophie, Anthony Therattil, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Recent developments in pediatric retina.” Curr Opin Ophthalmol 31, no. 3 (May 2020): 155–60. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0000000000000650.
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  - Rizzo, Stanislao, Pierre-Olivier Barale, Sarah Ayello-Scheer, Robert G. Devenyi, Marie Noelle Delyfer, Jean-François Korobelnik, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, et al. “Hypotony and the Argus II retinal prosthesis: causes, prevention and management.” Br J Ophthalmol 104, no. 4 (April 2020): 518–23. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314135.
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  - Ong, Sally S., S Tammy Hsu, Dilraj Grewal, J Fernando Arevalo, Mays A. El-Dairi, Cynthia A. Toth, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Appearance of pediatric choroidal neovascular membranes on optical coherence tomography angiography.” Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 258, no. 1 (January 2020): 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-019-04535-4.
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  - Hsu, S Tammy, Hoan T. Ngo, Sandra S. Stinnett, Nathan L. Cheung, Robert J. House, Michael P. Kelly, Xi Chen, et al. “Assessment of Macular Microvasculature in Healthy Eyes of Infants and Children Using OCT Angiography.” Ophthalmology 126, no. 12 (December 2019): 1703–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.06.028.
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  - Raufi, Nikolas N., C Ellis Wisely, Ilya M. Leyngold, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Ophthalmic and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Following Triamcinolone Injection of the Lacrimal Gland.” Jama Ophthalmol 137, no. 12 (December 1, 2019): 1460–61. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.3998.
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  - Thomas, Akshay S., S Tammy Hsu, Robert J. House, Avni P. Finn, Michael P. Kelly, Cynthia A. Toth, Miguel A. Materin, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Microvascular Features of Treated Retinoblastoma Tumors in Children Assessed Using OCTA.” Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 51, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 43–49. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20191211-06.
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  - Hsu, S Tammy, Atalie C. Thompson, Sandra S. Stinnett, Ulrich F. O. Luhmann, Lejla Vajzovic, Anupama Horne, Stefanie G. Schuman, Cynthia A. Toth, Scott W. Cousins, and Eleonora M. Lad. “Longitudinal Study of Visual Function in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration at 12 Months.” Ophthalmol Retina 3, no. 8 (August 2019): 637–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2019.03.010.
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  - Hsu, S Tammy, Avni P. Finn, Xi Chen, Hoan T. Ngo, Robert J. House, Cynthia A. Toth, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Macular Microvascular Findings in Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.” Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 50, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): 322–29. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20190503-11.
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  - Robles, Francisco E., Sanghamitra Deb, Lejla Vajzovic, Gargi K. Vora, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, and Warren S. Warren. “Analysis of Melanin Structure and Biochemical Composition in Conjunctival Melanocytic Lesions Using Pump-Probe Microscopy.” Transl Vis Sci Technol 8, no. 3 (May 2019): 33. https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.8.3.33.
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  - Viehland, Christian, Xi Chen, Du Tran-Viet, Moseph Jackson-Atogi, Pablo Ortiz, Gar Waterman, Lejla Vajzovic, Cynthia A. Toth, and Joseph A. Izatt. “Ergonomic handheld OCT angiography probe optimized for pediatric and supine imaging.” Biomed Opt Express 10, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): 2623–38. https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.10.002623.
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  - House, Robert J., S Tammy Hsu, Akshay S. Thomas, Avni P. Finn, Cynthia A. Toth, Miguel A. Materin, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Vascular Findings in a Small Retinoblastoma Tumor Using OCT Angiography.” Ophthalmol Retina 3, no. 2 (February 2019): 194–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2018.09.018.
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  - Ong, Sally S., Thomas J. Cummings, Lejla Vajzovic, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography With Fundus Photographs, Fluorescein Angiography, and Histopathologic Analysis in Assessing Coats Disease.” Jama Ophthalmol 137, no. 2 (February 1, 2019): 176–83. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5654.
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  - Finn, Avni P., Robert J. House, S Tammy Hsu, Akshay S. Thomas, Mays A. El-Dairi, Sharon Freedman, Miguel A. Materin, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Hyperreflective Vitreous Opacities on Optical Coherence Tomography in a Patient With Bilateral Retinoblastoma.” Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 50, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 50–52. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20181212-08.
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  - Hsu, S Tammy, Xi Chen, Hoan T. Ngo, Robert J. House, Michael P. Kelly, Laura B. Enyedi, Miguel A. Materin, et al. “Imaging Infant Retinal Vasculature with OCT Angiography.” Ophthalmol Retina 3, no. 1 (January 2019): 95–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2018.06.017.
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  - Vajzovic, L. “How did you choose the retina subspecialty?” Retina Today 2019, no. July-August (January 1, 2019): 58.
  - Hsu, S Tammy, Xi Chen, Robert J. House, Michael P. Kelly, Cynthia A. Toth, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Visualizing Macular Microvasculature Anomalies in 2 Infants With Treated Retinopathy of Prematurity.” Jama Ophthalmol 136, no. 12 (December 1, 2018): 1422–24. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.3926.
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  - Thomas, A. S., S. T. Hsu, and L. Vajzovic. “Orbital arteriovenous fistula presenting with choroidal pulsations on optical coherence tomography.” American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 12 (December 1, 2018): 36–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.08.004.
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  - DuBose, Theodore, Derek Nankivil, Francesco LaRocca, Gar Waterman, Kristen Hagan, James Polans, Brenton Keller, et al. “Handheld Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope.” Optica 5, no. 9 (September 20, 2018): 1027–36. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.5.001027.
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  - Gabr, Hesham, Xi Chen, Oscar M. Zevallos-Carrasco, Christian Viehland, Alexandria Dandrige, Neeru Sarin, Tamer H. Mahmoud, Lejla Vajzovic, Joseph A. Izatt, and Cynthia A. Toth. “VISUALIZATION FROM INTRAOPERATIVE SWEPT-SOURCE MICROSCOPE-INTEGRATED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN VITRECTOMY FOR COMPLICATIONS OF PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY.” Retina 38 Suppl 1 (September 2018): S110–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002021.
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  - Gregori, Ninel Z., Natalia F. Callaway, Catherine Hoeppner, Alex Yuan, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, William Feuer, Hossein Ameri, et al. “Retinal Anatomy and Electrode Array Position in Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients After Argus II Implantation: An International Study.” Am J Ophthalmol 193 (September 2018): 87–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2018.06.012.
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  - Ong, Sally S., Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, Sandra Stinnett, Lejla Vajzovic, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Macular Features on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Associated With Visual Acuity in Coats' Disease.” Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 59, no. 7 (June 1, 2018): 3161–74. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-24109.
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  - Chen, Xi, Shwetha Mangalesh, Du Tran-Viet, Sharon F. Freedman, Lejla Vajzovic, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Fluorescein Angiographic Characteristics of Macular Edema During Infancy.” Jama Ophthalmol 136, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 538–42. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.0467.
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  - Cocce, Kimberly J., Sandra S. Stinnett, Ulrich F. O. Luhmann, Lejla Vajzovic, Anupama Horne, Stefanie G. Schuman, Cynthia A. Toth, Scott W. Cousins, and Eleonora M. Lad. “Visual Function Metrics in Early and Intermediate Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration for Use as Clinical Trial Endpoints.” Am J Ophthalmol 189 (May 2018): 127–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2018.02.012.
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  - Finn, Avni P., Christian Viehland, Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Joseph A. Izatt, Cynthia A. Toth, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Four-Dimensional Microscope-Integrated OCT Use in Argus II Placement.” Ophthalmol Retina 2, no. 5 (May 2018): 510–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2017.10.015.
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  - Finn, A. P., F. Tripp, D. Whitaker, and L. Vajzovic. “Synergistic Visual Gains Attained using Argus II Retinal Prosthesis with OrCam MyEye.” Ophthalmology Retina 2, no. 4 (April 1, 2018): 382–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2017.08.008.
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  - Hsu, S Tammy, Hesham Gabr, Christian Viehland, Karim Sleiman, Hoan T. Ngo, Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Lejla Vajzovic, et al. “Volumetric Measurement of Subretinal Blebs Using Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography.” Transl Vis Sci Technol 7, no. 2 (April 2018): 19. https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.7.2.19.
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  - Finn, Avni P., and Lejla Vajzovic. “Sheets Glide-Assisted Intraocular Placement of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis.” Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 49, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): 132–33. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20180129-08.
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  - Oellers, Patrick, Yvonne M. Mowery, Bradford A. Perez, Sandra Stinnett, Pradeep Mettu, Lejla Vajzovic, Kim Light, et al. “Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma.” Am J Ophthalmol 186 (February 2018): 32–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2017.11.008.
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  - Finn, Avni P., Dilraj S. Grewal, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Argus II retinal prosthesis system: a review of patient selection criteria, surgical considerations, and post-operative outcomes.” Clin Ophthalmol 12 (2018): 1089–97. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S137525.
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  - Thompson, Atalie C., Ulrich F. O. Luhmann, Sandra S. Stinnett, Lejla Vajzovic, Anupama Horne, Cynthia A. Toth, Scott W. Cousins, and Eleonora M. Lad. “Association of Low Luminance Questionnaire With Objective Functional Measures in Early and Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration.” Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 59, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 289–97. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.17-22528.
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  - Finn, Avni P., Philip Roehrs, Sara F. Grace, and Lejla Vajzovic. “Ischemic Retinal Vascular Disease in an Infant With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.” Jama Ophthalmol 135, no. 11 (November 1, 2017): 1277–79. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.3258.
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  - Gabr, H., and L. Vajzovic. “Intraoperative 4-D microscope-integrated OCT: Real-time image acquisition can provide new types of information to the retina surgeon.” Retina Today 2017, no. November-December (November 1, 2017): 54–56.
  - Qian, Ruobing, Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Shwetha Mangalesh, Neeru Sarin, Lejla Vajzovic, Sina Farsiu, Joseph A. Izatt, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Characterization of Long Working Distance Optical Coherence Tomography for Imaging of Pediatric Retinal Pathology.” Transl Vis Sci Technol 6, no. 5 (October 2017): 12. https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.6.5.12.
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  - Ong, Sally S., Edward G. Buckley, Brooks W. McCuen, Glenn J. Jaffe, Eric A. Postel, Tamer H. Mahmoud, Sandra S. Stinnett, Cynthia A. Toth, Lejla Vajzovic, and Prithvi Mruthyunjaya. “Comparison of Visual Outcomes in Coats' Disease: A 20-Year Experience.” Ophthalmology 124, no. 9 (September 2017): 1368–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.03.051.
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  - Chen, Xi, Christian Viehland, Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Brenton Keller, Lejla Vajzovic, Joseph A. Izatt, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in the Operating Room in Young Children With Retinal Vascular Disease.” Jama Ophthalmol 135, no. 5 (May 1, 2017): 483–86. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.0422.
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  - Todorich, Bozho, Aristomenis Thanos, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, Benjamin J. Thomas, Lisa J. Faia, Emmanuel Chang, Julia Shulman, et al. “Correspondence.” Retina 37, no. 5 (May 2017): e52–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000001602.
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  - Grewal, Dilraj Singh, Du Tran-Viet, Lejla Vajzovic, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Association of Pediatric Choroidal Neovascular Membranes at the Temporal Edge of Optic Nerve and Retinochoroidal Coloboma.” Am J Ophthalmol 174 (February 2017): 104–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2016.10.010.
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  - Holbrook, Janet T., Elizabeth A. Sugar, Alyce E. Burke, Albert T. Vitale, Jennifer E. Thorne, Janet L. Davis, Douglas A. Jabs, and Douglas A. Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Research Group. “Dissociations of the Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study.” Am J Ophthalmol 164 (April 2016): 29–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2015.12.028.
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  - Grewal, Dilraj S., Sandra S. Stinnett, Francisco A. Folgar, Eric W. Schneider, Lejla Vajzovic, Sanjay Asrani, Sharon F. Freedman, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, and Paul Hahn. “A Comparative Study of Rebound Tonometry With Tonopen and Goldmann Applanation Tonometry Following Vitreoretinal Surgery.” Am J Ophthalmol 161 (January 2016): 22-8.e1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2015.09.022.
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  - Kempen, John H., Mark L. Van Natta, Michael M. Altaweel, James P. Dunn, Douglas A. Jabs, Susan L. Lightman, Jennifer E. Thorne, Janet T. Holbrook, and Janet T. Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Research Group. “Factors Predicting Visual Acuity Outcome in Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial.” Am J Ophthalmol 160, no. 6 (December 2015): 1133-1141.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2015.09.017.
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  - Tomkins-Netzer, Oren, Susan Lightman, Lea Drye, John Kempen, Gary N. Holland, Narsing A. Rao, Richard J. Stawell, Albert Vitale, Douglas A. Jabs, and Douglas A. Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial Research Group. “Outcome of Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial 2-Year Results.” Ophthalmology 122, no. 11 (November 2015): 2351–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.07.036.
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  - Rothman, Adam L., Du Tran-Viet, Lejla Vajzovic, Vincent Tai, Neeru Sarin, Sandra Holgado, Kathryn E. Gustafson, C Michael Cotten, Sharon F. Freedman, and Cynthia A. Toth. “FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES OF YOUNG INFANTS WITH AND WITHOUT MACULAR EDEMA.” Retina 35, no. 10 (October 2015): 2018–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000000579.
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  - Grewal, D. S., and L. Vajzovic. “Brachytherapy in Neovascular AMD.” Current Ophthalmology Reports 3, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 40–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40135-014-0061-5.
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  - Vajzovic, Lejla, Adam L. Rothman, Du Tran-Viet, Michelle T. Cabrera, Sharon F. Freedman, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Delay in retinal photoreceptor development in very preterm compared to term infants.” Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 56, no. 2 (January 13, 2015): 908–13. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-16021.
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  - Itty, Sujit, Shelley Day, Kenneth W. Lyles, Sandra S. Stinnett, Lejla M. Vajzovic, and Prithvi Mruthyunjaya. “Vitamin D deficiency in neovascular versus nonneovascular age-related macular degeneration.” Retina 34, no. 9 (September 2014): 1779–86. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000000178.
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  - Perez, Bradford A., Pradeep Mettu, Lejla Vajzovic, Douglas Rivera, Ali Alkaissi, Beverly A. Steffey, Jing Cai, et al. “Uveal melanoma treated with iodine-125 episcleral plaque: an analysis of dose on disease control and visual outcomes.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 89, no. 1 (May 1, 2014): 127–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.01.026.
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  - Elshatory, Yasser M., R Michael Siatkowski, Vinay A. Shah, Lejla Vajzovic, and Tamer H. Mahmoud. “Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.” Retina 34, no. 3 (March 2014): 618–24. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182993dbb.
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  - Wilson, Jesse W., Lejla Vajzovic, Francisco E. Robles, Thomas J. Cummings, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, and Warren S. Warren. “Imaging microscopic pigment chemistry in conjunctival melanocytic lesions using pump-probe laser microscopy.” Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 54, no. 10 (October 21, 2013): 6867–76. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.13-12432.
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  - Hendrickson, A., D. Possin, L. Vajzovic, and C. A. Toth. “Histologic development of the human fovea from midgestation to maturity.” American Journal of Ophthalmology 154, no. 5 (November 1, 2012).
  - Hendrickson, Anita, Daniel Possin, Lejla Vajzovic, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Histologic development of the human fovea from midgestation to maturity.” Am J Ophthalmol 154, no. 5 (November 2012): 767-778.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2012.05.007.
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  - Vajzovic, Lejla M., Carol L. Karp, Payman Haft, Mohamed Abou Shousha, Sander R. Dubovy, Volkan Hurmeric, Sonia H. Yoo, and Jianhua Wang. “Ultra high-resolution anterior segment optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of anterior corneal dystrophies and degenerations.” Ophthalmology 118, no. 7 (July 2011): 1291–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.12.015.
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  - Vajzovic, L. M., T. G. Murray, M. A. Aziz-Sultan, A. C. Schefler, S. Q. Wolfe, D. Hess, C. E. Fernandes, and S. R. Dubovy. “Supraselective intra-arterial chemotherapy: Evaluation of treatment-related complications in advanced retinoblastoma.” Clinical Ophthalmology 5, no. 1 (March 25, 2011): 171–76. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S12665.
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  - Hurmeric, Volkan, Sonia H. Yoo, Carol L. Karp, Anat Galor, Lejla Vajzovic, Jianhua Wang, Sander R. Dubovy, and Richard K. Forster. “In vivo morphologic characteristics of Salzmann nodular degeneration with ultra-high-resolution optical coherence tomography.” Am J Ophthalmol 151, no. 2 (February 2011): 248-56.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2010.08.013.
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  - Vajzovic, Lejla Mutapcic, Timothy G. Murray, Mohammed A. Aziz-Sultan, Amy C. Schefler, Cristina E. Fernandes, Stacey C Quintero Wolfe, Ditte J. Hess, and Sander R. Dubovy. “Clinicopathologic review of enucleated eyes after intra-arterial chemotherapy with melphalan for advanced retinoblastoma.” Arch Ophthalmol 128, no. 12 (December 2010): 1619–23. https://doi.org/10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.296.
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  - Suh, Leejee H., Daniel G. Dawson, Lejla Mutapcic, Steven I. Rosenfeld, William W. Culbertson, Sonia H. Yoo, Terrence P. O’Brien, and Sander R. Dubovy. “Histopathologic examination of failed grafts in descemet's stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty.” Ophthalmology 116, no. 4 (April 2009): 603–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.11.009.
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  - Alegret, Armando, Colleen M. Cebulla, Sander R. Dubovy, Lejla Mutapcic, Ditte J. Hess, and Timothy G. Murray. “PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AND VITRECTOMY FOR A LARGE OPTIC NERVE HEMANGIOMA WITH NEOVASCULARIZATION AND RETINAL DETACHMENT: A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATION.” Retinal Cases & Brief Reports 3, no. 1 (2009): 93–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/icb.0b013e318158de7b.
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  - Piña, Yolanda, Colleen M. Cebulla, Timothy G. Murray, Armando Alegret, Sander R. Dubovy, Hinda Boutrid, William Feuer, Lejla Mutapcic, and Maria-Elena Jockovich. “Blood vessel maturation in human uveal melanoma: spatial distribution of neovessels and mature vasculature.” Ophthalmic Res 41, no. 3 (2009): 160–69. https://doi.org/10.1159/000209670.
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  - Schefler, Amy C., Lejla Mutapcic, Timothy G. Murray, and Sander R. Dubovy. “OPTIC NERVE INVASION FROM AN AMELANOTIC PERIPAPILLARY CHOROIDAL MELANOMA.” Retinal Cases & Brief Reports 3, no. 4 (2009): 329–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/icb.0b013e3181985935.
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  - Pulido, Jose S., Lisa M. Peterson, Lejla Mutapcic, Sandra Bryant, and W Edward Highsmith. “LOC387715/HTRA1 and complement factor H variants in patients with age-related macular degeneration seen at the mayo clinic.” Ophthalmic Genet 28, no. 4 (December 2007): 203–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/13816810701649617.
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  - Gao, Ge, Sheela Raikar, Bianca Davenport, Lejla Mutapcic, Ruth Montgomery, Eugene Kuzmin, and Karen L. Bennett. “Cross-species RNAi: Selected Ascaris suum dsRNAs can sterilize Caenorhabditis elegans☆.” Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 146, no. 1 (March 2006): 124–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.11.003.
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  - Wren, S. M. E., D. A. Leske, L. Vajzovic, M. P. Fautsch, and J. M. Holmes. “The effect of L-thyroxine supplementation in a neonatal rat model of ROP.” Curr Eye Res 31, no. 7–8 (2006): 669–74.
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  - Vajzovic, L., S. M. E. Wren, D. A. Leske, M. P. Fautsch, and J. M. Holmes. “The effect of L-thyroxine supplementation on retinal vascular development in neonatal rats.” Curr Eye Res 30, no. 12 (2005): 1035–40.
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  - Smith, Pliny, W. -. M. Leung-Chiu, Ruth Montgomery, April Orsborn, Kathleen Kuznicki, Emily Gressman-Coberly, Lejla Mutapcic, and Karen Bennett. “The GLH Proteins, Caenorhabditis elegans P Granule Components, Associate with CSN-5 and KGB-1, Proteins Necessary for Fertility, and with ZYX-1, a Predicted Cytoskeletal Protein.” Developmental Biology 251, no. 2 (November 2002): 333–47. https://doi.org/10.1006/dbio.2002.0832.
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  - Ali, M. H., A. Iannaccone, and L. Vajzovic. “Other inherited retinal diseases.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 124–27, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00027-5.
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  - Ali, M. H., A. Iannaccone, and L. Vajzovic. “Retinitis pigmentosa.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 105–9, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00023-8.
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  - Ali, M. H., A. Iannaccone, and L. Vajzovic. “Other forms of retinitis pigmentosa-usher syndrome, leber congenital amaurosis, and bardet-biedl syndrome.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 110–14, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00024-X.
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  - Ali, M. H., and L. Vajzovic. “X-linked juvenile retinoschisis.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 119–23, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00026-3.
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  - Ali, M. H., and L. Vajzovic. “Stargardt disease (and fundus flavimaculatus).” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 100–104, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00022-6.
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  - Ali, M. H., and L. Vajzovic. “Albinism.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 115–18, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00025-1.
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  - Finn, A. P., and L. Vajzovic. “Best disease.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 96–99, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00021-4.
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  - Hsu, S. T., and L. Vajzovic. “Analyzing optical coherence tomography angiography.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 41–44, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00007-X.
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  - Hsu, S. T., and L. Vajzovic. “Identifying artifacts in OCT angiography.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 45–54, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00008-1.
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  - Tang, P. H., L. Vajzovic, and P. Mruthyunjaya. “Retinal metastatic tumors.” In Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology: Retinal Tumors, 101–13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04113-7_8.
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  - Vajzovic, L. “Foveal development.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 58–62, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00010-X.
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  - Zhang, W., and L. Vajzovic. “Ocular injury.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 199–201, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00041-X.
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  - Zhang, W., and L. Vajzovic. “Commotio retinae, choroidal rupture, and sclopetaria.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 205–9, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00043-3.
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  - Zhang, W., and L. Vajzovic. “Retinal detachment and proliferative vitreoretinopathy.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 213–15, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00045-7.
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  - Zhang, W., and L. Vajzovic. “Nonaccidental trauma.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 195–98, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00040-8.
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  - Zhang, W., and L. Vajzovic. “Traumatic macular hole.” In Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, 202–4, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60984-5.00042-1.
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  - Finn, A. P., and L. Vajzovic. “Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy in Pregnancy.” In Current Management of Diabetic Retinopathy, 115–21, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-48452-7.00011-1.
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  - Rothman, A. L., R. S. Maldonado, L. Vajzovic, and C. A. Toth. “Optical coherence tomography and wide-field fluorescein angiography in retinopathy of prematurity.” In Retinopathy of Prematurity: Current Diagnosis and Management, 29–41, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52190-9_4.
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  - Vajzovic, L., and P. Mruthyunjaya. “Retinal metastatic tumors.” In Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology: Retinal Tumors, 91–102, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39489-8_8.
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- Other Articles
  - McDonald, H. R. “Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.” Retina, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006982-200102000-00011.
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- Conference Papers
  - Chen, Xi, S Grace Prakalapakorn, Sharon F. Freedman, Lejla Vajzovic, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Differentiating Retinal Detachment and Retinoschisis Using Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography in Stage 4 Retinopathy of Prematurity.” In Jama Ophthalmol, 138:81–85, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.4796.
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  - Vajzovic, Lejla, Karim Sleiman, Christian Viehland, Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Mikael Klingeborn, Alexandria Dandridge, Catherine Bowes Rickman, Joseph A. Izatt, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Four-Dimensional Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography Guidance in a Model Eye Subretinal Surgery.” In Retina, 39 Suppl 1:S194–98, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002518.
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  - Todorich, Bozho, Sumit Sharma, and Lejla Vajzovic. “SUCCESSFUL REPAIR OF RECURRENT OPTIC DISK PIT MACULOPATHY WITH AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET RICH PLASMA: REPORT OF A SURGICAL TECHNIQUE.” In Retin Cases Brief Rep, 11:15–17, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000276.
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