2015
Strategy for the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema: The European Vitreo‐Retinal Society Macular Edema Study
Adelman R, Parnes A, Michalewska Z, Parolini B, Boscher C, Ducournau D. Strategy for the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema: The European Vitreo‐Retinal Society Macular Edema Study. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 352487. PMID: 25695062, PMCID: PMC4324105, DOI: 10.1155/2015/352487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic macular edemaMacular edemaVisual acuityVisual improvementBetter visual improvementMulticenter clinical studyPars plana vitrectomySignificant visual improvementEdema studyTriamcinolone monotherapyVEGF therapyVEGF injectionVision gainClinical findingsGrid laserPlana vitrectomyRetina specialistsClinical studiesDifferent therapiesClinical informationEdemaAcuityTherapyMean numberTreatmentRecent developments in laser treatment of diabetic retinopathy
Yun SH, Adelman RA. Recent developments in laser treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Middle East African Journal Of Ophthalmology 2015, 22: 157-163. PMID: 25949072, PMCID: PMC4411611, DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.150633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic retinopathyAntivascular endothelial growth factor therapyEndothelial growth factor therapyProliferative diabetic retinopathyGrowth factor therapyPattern scan laserDiabetic retinopathy treatmentLaser treatmentFactor therapyMacular edemaLaser photocoagulationRetinopathy treatmentLaser therapyRetinopathyScan laserTherapyTreatmentEdemaPhotocoagulationMainstay
2012
Effects of Music Therapy on Intravitreal Injections: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Chen X, Seth RK, Rao VS, Huang JJ, Adelman RA. Effects of Music Therapy on Intravitreal Injections: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of Ocular Pharmacology And Therapeutics 2012, 28: 414-419. PMID: 22506884, DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusic therapy groupIntravitreal injectionTherapy groupControl groupOutpatient settingClinical trialsMusic therapyFuture injectionsRandomized clinical trialsMain outcome measuresPost-procedure questionnaireSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventorySTAI-S scoresState-Trait Anxiety InventoryTrait Anxiety InventoryRetina clinicMost patientsPain QuestionnaireSafe interventionSubjective painOutcome measuresPatientsPainTherapyGreater decrease
2009
Factor VII–Verteporfin for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy in a Rat Model of Choroidal Neovascularization
Lu F, Hu Z, Sinard J, Garen A, Adelman RA. Factor VII–Verteporfin for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy in a Rat Model of Choroidal Neovascularization. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009, 50: 3890-3896. PMID: 19357351, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisudyne photodynamic therapyChoroidal neovascularizationCNV lesionsTargeted photodynamic therapyDay 7Rat modelSafety of PDTPhotodynamic therapyOcular side effectsBrown Norway ratsFrequency of leakageFluorescein angiographyEfficacious doseHistopathologic evaluationLaser photocoagulationSide effectsFactor VIIDay 14LesionsNormal vasculatureRatsEndothelial cellsTherapyDoseNeovascularization