Eleonora Georgeta Lad

Journal article Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging · 2011 Featured Publication BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: to report the 36-month experience of the Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP) telemedicine initiative. PATIENTS AND METHODS: retrospective analysis of the SUNDROP archival data between ... Full text Link to item Cite

Orbital recurrence of B-progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child.

Journal article J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · 2010 Featured Publication Orbital mass is an exceedingly rare presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This report describes a 12-year-old boy with recurrent orbital pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and reviews the literature on the incidence, presentation, prognosis, a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005.

Journal article Am J Ophthalmol · September 2009 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) based on a national database and to identify baseline characteristics, demographic information, comorbidities, and surgical interventions. DESIGN: Retrospective study based on the Nati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of levodopa priming on dopamine neuron transplant efficacy and induction of abnormal involuntary movements in parkinsonian rats.

Journal article J Comp Neurol · July 1, 2009 Featured Publication Clinical trials of neural grafting for Parkinson's disease (PD) have produced variable, but overall disappointing, results. One particular disappointment has been the development of aberrant motor complications following dopamine (DA) neuron grafting. Desp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Wnt-signaling in retinal development and disease.

Journal article Stem Cells Dev · 2009 Featured Publication The Wnt-signaling pathway is a known regulator of stem cell maintenance, cellular proliferation and differentiation, and cancer development in various tissues. Wnt proteins play a central role during various stages of retinal development; retinal field est ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intravitreal injection of therapeutic agents.

Journal article Retina · 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Intravitreal injection (IVI) with administration of various pharmacological agents is a mainstay of treatment in ophthalmology for endopthalmitis, viral retinitis, age-related macular degeneration, cystoid macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, u ... Full text Link to item Cite

Retinopathy of prematurity in the United States.

Journal article Br J Ophthalmol · March 2008 Featured Publication AIMS: To determine the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) based upon a national database and to identify baseline characteristics, demographic information, comorbidities, and surgical interventions. METHODS: The National Inpatient Sample, a repr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Minimizing the risk of endophthalmitis following intravitreal injections.

Journal article Compr Ophthalmol Update · 2006 Featured Publication Over the last decade, the use of intravitreal injections has gained increasing popularity in the treatment of many intraocular disorders. Intravitreal injections have been employed to deliver antibiotics, antivirals, steroids, gas, and antivascular endothe ... Link to item Cite

Focal not widespread grafts induce novel dyskinetic behavior in parkinsonian rats.

Journal article Neurobiol Dis · January 2006 Featured Publication Dyskinesias are a common consequence of dopaminergic therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease. Little is known about the influence of cellular replacement strategies upon drug-induced dyskinesias. In the current study, we employed parkinsonian rats to ... Full text Link to item Cite

The role of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease: insights from animal models.

Journal article Nat Rev Neurosci · September 2003 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Etiology of Parkinson's disease: Genetics and environment revisited.

Journal article Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · October 29, 2002 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite