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 costs
2021
TRENDS 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 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