2022
Cost of Ranibizumab Port Delivery System vs Intravitreal Injections for Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Sood S, Mandell J, Watane A, Friedman S, Parikh R. Cost of Ranibizumab Port Delivery System vs Intravitreal Injections for Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmology 2022, 140: 716-723. PMID: 35708679, PMCID: PMC9204613, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.1819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRanibizumab port delivery systemPort Delivery SystemBevacizumab injectionIntravitreal ranibizumabNeovascular AMDBimonthly injectionsIntravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injectionsAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor injectionsIntravitreal anti-VEGF injectionsEndothelial growth factor injectionsTotal direct medical costsAnti-VEGF injectionsIntravitreal bevacizumab injectionGrowth factor injectionsDirect medical costsAge-related macularMedicare reimbursement ratesAflibercept injectionsNeovascular AgeFactor injectionsIntravitreal injectionMacular degenerationMAIN OUTCOMERanibizumabMedical costsOcular 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 therapyKeratitisNeoplasia
2021
Surgeon 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
Scleral-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