2022
Baltimore pediatric ocular trauma study: Health disparities and outcomes in pediatric and adolescent open globe trauma
Chen V, Pharr C, Junn S, Kraus C, Fliotsos M, Park H, Alexander J, Woreta F, Carey G, Levin M. Baltimore pediatric ocular trauma study: Health disparities and outcomes in pediatric and adolescent open globe trauma. Injury 2022, 54: 533-539. PMID: 36384857, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic open globe injuriesOpen globe injuriesPediatric ocular trauma scoreFinal visual acuityGlobe injuriesVisual acuityUveal prolapseBlunt traumaHispanic patientsBlack patientsYounger ageOpen globe traumaResults Eighty patientsOcular Trauma ScoreRetrospective chart reviewSerious ocular injuriesMechanism of injuryJohns Hopkins HospitalMaryland Medical CenterEighty patientsInitial presentingChart reviewGlobe traumaVisual outcomeOcular injuries
2021
Global Current Practice Patterns for the Management of Open Globe Injuries
Miller SC, Fliotsos MJ, Justin GA, Yonekawa Y, Chen A, Hoskin AK, Blanch RJ, Cavuoto K, Meeralakshmi P, Low R, Gardiner M, Liu TYA, Agrawal R, Woreta FA, Study I. Global Current Practice Patterns for the Management of Open Globe Injuries. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2021, 234: 259-273. PMID: 34416182, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen globe injuriesGlobe injuriesCurrent practice patternsSystemic antibioticsPractice patternsEvidence-based international guidelinesPostoperative systemic antibioticsPreoperative systemic antibioticsPreoperative topical antibioticsCross-sectional surveyTopical steroidsTopical antibioticsMedication choiceSurgical repairTrauma centerEmergency departmentOphthalmic antibioticsTrauma volumeInternational guidelinesInjuryAntibioticsPatientsSteroidsAreas of variationRepair