Scholars@Duke
Melissa B. Daluvoy

Melissa B. Daluvoy

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Corneal Diseases
melissa.daluvoy@duke.edu
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications

Low-Dose Valacyclovir in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: The Zoster Eye Disease Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA Ophthalmol · April 1, 2025 IMPORTANCE: High-quality evidence regarding suppressive valacyclovir treatment in herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is necessary to guide care. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether suppressive valacyclovir compared with placebo delays the occurrence of new or wo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Low-Dose Valacyclovir for Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Zoster Eye Disease Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA Ophthalmol · April 1, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Evidence regarding suppressive valacyclovir treatment on postherpetic neuralgia is necessary to guide care. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that suppressive treatment with 1000 mg/d of oral valacyclovir for 12 months reduces the prevalence, s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: The Effect of Risk Factors at Presentation on Treatment Outcomes.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · September 2024 PURPOSE: Analyze the influence of risk factors at presentation in the long-term immunosuppressive therapy (IMT) outcomes of ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (OMMP). DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with OMMP seen at the Duke ... Full text Link to item Cite

Incidence, risk factors, and treatment of retroprosthetic membranes following Boston keratoprosthesis eyes and the impact of glaucoma surgery.

Journal Article Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol · August 2024 PURPOSE: To assess incidence, risk factors, and treatment of retroprosthetic membrane (RPM) formation in eyes following Boston keratoprosthesis (Kpro) implantation and their correlation with glaucoma drainage device placement (GDD). METHODS: A retrospectiv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of the Patient and Decision Making in Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

Chapter · January 1, 2024 Since the work done by Eduard Zirm in 1905 with the first successful human full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty (PK), 1 there have been several surgeons, including von Hippel, 2 Paufique and Charles, 3 McGhee, Kim, and W ... Full text Cite

The Pocket Guide to Cornea

Book · January 1, 2024 Are you a medical student or resident trying to absorb as much information on the cornea as efficiently as possible? Are you an ophthalmologist who needs fast facts on a specific corneal disease? Reach into your lab coat pocket and pull out The Pocket Guid ... Full text Cite

Visual outcomes of primary keratoprosthesis implantation in transplant-naïve eyes.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 PURPOSE: Primary keratoprosthesis (Kpro) implantation may be indicated in eyes that have an expected poor prognosis following initial penetrating keratoplasty, such as eyes with limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). We compare visual outcomes of eyes undergo ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Journal Article Cornea · February 1, 2023 Full text Link to item Cite

Case Series of Patients With Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis.

Journal Article Cornea · November 1, 2022 PURPOSE: The purpose of this retrospective case series was to compare the outcomes of different treatment options for patients diagnosed with hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis (HBID). METHODS: The study is designed as a single-institution retr ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Randomized Trial of Topical Fibrinogen-Depleted Human Platelet Lysate Treatment of Dry Eye Secondary to Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease

Conference Ophthalmology Science · September 1, 2022 Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate, as a pilot trial, safety and tolerability of CAM-101 10% and 30% topical ophthalmic fibrinogen-depleted human platelet lysate (FD hPL) solution in patients with dry eye disease (DED) secondary to graft-ver ... Full text Cite

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Journal Article Retina · March 1, 2022 Full text Link to item Cite

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND VISUAL OUTCOMES IN ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER KERATOPROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION.

Journal Article Retina · February 1, 2022 PURPOSE: To describe the presentation, microbiology, management, and prognosis of eyes with endophthalmitis after Boston keratoprosthesis implantation. METHODS: Retrospective case series with history, diagnostics, management, and outcomes data in endophtha ... Full text Link to item Cite

Endophthalmitis After Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty: Microbiological Yield and Visual Outcomes.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · February 2021 PURPOSE: To describe the clinical presentation, management, and visual outcomes of 6 eyes with endophthalmitis after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: Setting: Tertiary, academic eye center. Stu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Implications of Direct Immunofluorescence Findings in Patients With Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid.

Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · November 2017 PURPOSE: To examine the clinical implications of positive or negative direct immunofluorescence biopsies (DIF) in patients with clinically typical ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: The study population wa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hydrogel ocular sealant for clear corneal incisions in cataract surgery.

Journal Article J Cataract Refract Surg · August 2017 PURPOSE: To assess the relationship between use of a hydrogel ocular sealant (Resure) to secure clear corneal incisions (CCIs) in cataract surgery and surgeon efficiency, patient symptomatology, and postoperative results. SETTING: Duke University Eye Cente ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ocular Surface Epithelial Atypia Mimicking Squamous Neoplasia in Association With Ulcerative Colitis.

Journal Article Cornea · April 2017 PURPOSE: Inflammatory bowel disease may be associated with extraintestinal manifestations. We report a case of severe reactive epithelial atypia resembling ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in a patient with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS: Case re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Eye Bank Graft Preparation for Pre-Descemet's Endothelial Keratoplasty

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · September 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Rate of intraoperative complications during cataract surgery following intravitreal injections.

Journal Article Eye (Lond) · August 2016 PurposeTo investigate the effect of prior intravitreal injections on intraoperative and postoperative complication rates associated with cataract surgery.MethodsA retrospective cohort analysis reviewed 10 105 cataract surgery procedures performed by experi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Keratomalacia in a Patient With Psychogenic Vitamin A Deficiency.

Journal Article Cornea · March 2016 PURPOSE: To report the clinical and histopathological findings of a patient with bilateral keratomalacia arising from severe vitamin A deficiency from panic disorder-related malnutrition. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 47-year-old male with panic disorde ... Full text Link to item Cite

Corneal Infections in the Setting of Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · April 1, 2010 Link to item Cite

Idiopathic elevated episcleral venous pressure and open-angle glaucoma

Journal Article British Journal of Ophthalmology · February 2009 Background/aims:To report a case series of Idiopathic Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure (IEEVP).Methods:Retrospective chart review of all cases of I ... Full text Cite