2022
Assessing the quality and readability of online content on shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction
Reddy R, Golan R, Loloi J, Diaz P, Saltzman R, Watane A, Ramasamy R. Assessing the quality and readability of online content on shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction. Andrologia 2022, 54: e14607. PMID: 36240784, DOI: 10.1111/and.14607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDISCERN scoreOnline medical informationMean Flesch Reading Ease scoreHealth informationQuality of informationGoogle searchHigher DISCERN scoresMean DISCERN scoreOnline contentMedia websitesNews media websitesFlesch Reading Ease ScoreMedical informationLocation filterDISCERN toolOnline platformsOnline sourcesReading Ease ScoreWebsitesReadabilityReadability scoresFlesch-Kincaid Grade LevelInformationTrends in Sports-Related Ocular Trauma in United States Emergency Departments from 2010 to 2019: Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study
Patel V, Pakravan P, Mehra D, Watane A, Yannuzzi N, Sridhar J. Trends in Sports-Related Ocular Trauma in United States Emergency Departments from 2010 to 2019: Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study. Seminars In Ophthalmology 2022, 38: 333-337. PMID: 35920677, DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2022.2107400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports-related ocular injuriesAnterior segment injuriesPosterior segment injuriesSports-related traumaOcular injuriesSegment injuriesOcular traumaEmergency departmentEye injuriesType of sportInjury severityUnited States hospital emergency departmentsNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemUnited States emergency departmentsElectronic Injury Surveillance SystemInjury Program (NEISS-AIP) databaseStates emergency departmentsTraumatic eye injuryInjury Surveillance SystemMulti-Center CrossCross-sectional studyHospital emergency departmentGreater frequencyYoung male adolescentsMean ageOcular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Masquerading as Recalcitrant Epithelial Keratitis
Watane A, Hansen E, Vazquez L, Karp C. Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Masquerading as Recalcitrant Epithelial Keratitis. Cornea 2022, 41: 1185-1187. PMID: 34907943, PMCID: PMC9192825, DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000002946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular surface squamous neoplasiaAnterior segment high-resolution optical coherence tomographyEpithelial keratitisSquamous neoplasiaRight eyeOptical coherence tomographyHigh-resolution optical coherence tomographyCoherence tomographyCorneal intraepithelial neoplasiaOcular surface morbidityForeign body sensationPunctate fluorescein stainingOral methazolamideDecreased visionTopical chemotherapyIntraepithelial neoplasiaConjunctival pathologyFluorescein stainingIncisional biopsyCase reportComplete resolutionBody sensationDirect therapyKeratitisNeoplasiaAuthorship Gender Composition in Urology Literature From 2015 Through 2020
Suarez Arbelaez M, Nassau D, Kuchakulla M, Watane A, Shah A, Kalavar M, Ory J, Ramasamy R. Authorship Gender Composition in Urology Literature From 2015 Through 2020. Urology 2022, 165: 81-88. PMID: 34995564, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Representation of Women in Ophthalmology Receiving Private Industry Funding 2015-2018
Patel M, Salazar H, Watane A, Yannuzzi N, Bounds G, Reddy A, Bakri S, Sridhar J. Representation of Women in Ophthalmology Receiving Private Industry Funding 2015-2018. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2021, 235: 56-62. PMID: 34509432, PMCID: PMC8863585, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTRENDS IN INTRAVITREAL CORTICOSTEROID AGENT USE BY US OPHTHALMOLOGISTS IN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICIAN–INDUSTRY INTERACTIONS
Watane A, Kalavar M, Yannuzzi NA, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J. TRENDS IN INTRAVITREAL CORTICOSTEROID AGENT USE BY US OPHTHALMOLOGISTS IN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICIAN–INDUSTRY INTERACTIONS. Retina 2021, 41: 1754-1761. PMID: 33315816, PMCID: PMC8190160, DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFecal Microbial Transplant in Individuals With Immune-Mediated Dry Eye
Watane A, Cavuoto K, Rojas M, Dermer H, Day J, Banerjee S, Galor A. Fecal Microbial Transplant in Individuals With Immune-Mediated Dry Eye. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2021, 233: 90-100. PMID: 34214453, PMCID: PMC8678170, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut microbiome profilesT cell profileFecal microbial transplantDry eyeMicrobiome profilesMicrobial transplantDE symptomsRegulatory T-cell profilesDE symptom severityNonrandomized clinical trialPrimary outcome measureDonor microbiomeSingle healthy donorAdverse eventsMean ageClinical trialsHealthy donorsOutcome measuresStudy populationSymptom severityAdministration methodsBaseline profileGenus FaecalibacteriumTime pointsMonthsFOLLOW-UP ADHERENCE IN PATIENTS WITH NONPROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY PRESENTING TO AN OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Watane A, Kalavar M, Vanner EA, Cavuoto K, Sridhar J. FOLLOW-UP ADHERENCE IN PATIENTS WITH NONPROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY PRESENTING TO AN OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Retina 2021, 41: 1293-1301. PMID: 33252579, DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonproliferative diabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathyNon-proliferative diabetic retinopathyOphthalmic emergency departmentRetrospective cohort studyLonger physicianCohort studyOverall followMacular edemaWorse visionEmergency departmentHigh riskPatientsCommercial insuranceFollowRetinopathyEmergent encountersAdherenceEncounter dataEncounter characteristicsHigh-income areasHome distanceLonger intervalsOddsIncome areasA 5-Year Analysis of Physician-Industry Interactions, Physician Gender, and Anti-VEGF Use in US Ophthalmologists
Watane A, Kalavar M, Patel M, Yannuzzi N, Vanner EA, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J. A 5-Year Analysis of Physician-Industry Interactions, Physician Gender, and Anti-VEGF Use in US Ophthalmologists. Seminars In Ophthalmology 2021, 36: 804-811. PMID: 34024227, DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1922710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgeon demographic and surgical volume trends in adult strabismus surgery in the United States
Kalavar M, Watane A, Sridhar J, Cavuoto K. Surgeon demographic and surgical volume trends in adult strabismus surgery in the United States. Journal Of American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus 2021, 25: 78.e1-78.e5. PMID: 33711430, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDemographic Variations in Patient Populations and Regional Distributions Between Male and Female Ophthalmologists in the United States: Cross-Sectional Analysis
Kalavar M, Watane A, Cavuoto KM, Vanner EA, Sridhar J. Demographic Variations in Patient Populations and Regional Distributions Between Male and Female Ophthalmologists in the United States: Cross-Sectional Analysis. Seminars In Ophthalmology 2021, 36: 633-640. PMID: 33616481, DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1891264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale ophthalmologistsCross-sectional analysisPatient demographicsWhite patientsFemale patientsPatient populationPhysician genderMedicare beneficiariesAverage ageDemographic dataOphthalmologistsPractice sizeFemale beneficiariesMedicare PhysicianMedical schoolsPatientsYounger beneficiariesHigher proportionSmall proportionRegional distribution
2020
Gender representation in pediatric ophthalmology: an analysis of trends over a decade
Kalavar M, Watane A, Patel MM, Sridhar J, Cavuoto KM. Gender representation in pediatric ophthalmology: an analysis of trends over a decade. Journal Of American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus 2020, 24: 340.e1-340.e5. PMID: 33068725, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuthorship Gender Composition in the Ophthalmology Literature from 2015 to 2019
Kalavar M, Watane A, Balaji N, Cavuoto KM, Vanner EA, Kuriyan A, Haller J, Sridhar J. Authorship Gender Composition in the Ophthalmology Literature from 2015 to 2019. Ophthalmology 2020, 128: 617-619. PMID: 32890547, PMCID: PMC8005250, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScleral-Sutured Intraocular Lens Dislocations Secondary to Eyelet Fractures
Watane A, Botsford BW, Sood AB, Williams AM, Xu D, Gupta RR, Conner IP, Sivalingam A, Gupta OP, Ward MS, Mehta S, Cid M, Crossan A, Sierpina DI, Hwang FS, Rachitskaya A, Ehmann DS, Kovacs KD, Orlin A, Zhang AY, Patel U, Dubovy S, Klufas MA, Patel NA, Sridhar J, Yannuzzi NA. Scleral-Sutured Intraocular Lens Dislocations Secondary to Eyelet Fractures. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2020, 221: 273-278. PMID: 32777376, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArtificial Lens Implant MigrationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsLens Implantation, IntraocularMaleMiddle AgedPhacoemulsificationPostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis FailureRetrospective StudiesScleraSuture TechniquesTime FactorsVisual AcuityVitrectomyConceptsPostoperative fracturesIntraocular lensesClinical featuresIntraoperative fractureVisual acuityIntraocular lens dislocationLogMAR visual acuityObservational case seriesIOL displacementLens dislocationVisual outcomeLens subluxationCase seriesMedian timeFracture groupLens replacementLens optionsSurgical techniquePatientsClinical settingSuture of choiceMean timeGore-TexComplicationsScleralGut microbial dysbiosis in individuals with Sjögren’s syndrome
Mendez R, Watane A, Farhangi M, Cavuoto KM, Leith T, Budree S, Galor A, Banerjee S. Gut microbial dysbiosis in individuals with Sjögren’s syndrome. Microbial Cell Factories 2020, 19: 90. PMID: 32293464, PMCID: PMC7158097, DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01348-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsDE symptomsFull criteriaGut microbiomeGut microbial dysbiosisDepletion of FirmicutesExpansion of ProteobacteriaDry eyeSjögren's syndromeMicrobial dysbiosisMicrobiome alterationsDE measuresConclusionsIn conclusionMicrobial compositionEye measuresSyndromeSymptomsSjögrenDifferential clusteringAssociationSignsIndividualsPrinciple co-ordinate analysisPhylum levelMicrobiome
2016
Automatic Segmentation and Quantification of White and Brown Adipose Tissues from PET/CT Scans
Hussein S, Bagci U, Green A, Watane A, Reiter D, Chen X, Papadakis G, Wood B, Cypess A, Osman M. Automatic Segmentation and Quantification of White and Brown Adipose Tissues from PET/CT Scans. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2016, 36: 734-744. PMID: 28114010, PMCID: PMC6421081, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2016.2636188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional Random FieldsUnsupervised learning methodLabel fusion algorithmOne-shot learningAutomatic segmentationArt performanceAutomatic detectionBody region levelFusion algorithmLearning methodsAutomated SegmentationNovel frameworkInefficient solutionsDistance metricSecond moduleExperimental evaluationFirst moduleRandom fieldsSegmentationComplementary informationModuleAnalysis systemDetection unitAlgorithmLearning