Kristen Nwanyanwu
MD, MBA, MHS
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Selected Publications
- Predicting development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Harris Nwanyanwu K, Talwar N, Gardner TW, Wrobel JS, Herman WH, Stein JD. Predicting development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 1562-8. PMID: 23275374, PMCID: PMC3661803, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0790.
- Systematic Review of Community-Engaged Research in Ophthalmology.Nwanyanwu KH, Grossetta Nardini HK, Shaughness G, Nunez-Smith M, Newman-Casey PA. Systematic Review of Community-Engaged Research in Ophthalmology. Expert Review Of Ophthalmology 2017, 12: 233-241. PMID: 29333193, PMCID: PMC5759339, DOI: 10.1080/17469899.2017.1311787.
- Beyond HbA1c: Environmental Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy.Nwanyanwu KH, Newman-Casey PA, Gardner TW, Lim JI. Beyond HbA1c: Environmental Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal Of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology 2015, 6 PMID: 26973797, PMCID: PMC4785841, DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000405.
- Cost-effectiveness of various interventions for newly diagnosed diabetic macular edema.Stein JD, Newman-Casey PA, Kim DD, Nwanyanwu KH, Johnson MW, Hutton DW. Cost-effectiveness of various interventions for newly diagnosed diabetic macular edema. Ophthalmology 2013, 120: 1835-42. PMID: 23642372, PMCID: PMC3737388, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.02.002.
- Presumed choroidal metastasis secondary to clear cell sarcoma of the right knee.Nwanyanwu KH, Comer G, Demirci H. Presumed choroidal metastasis secondary to clear cell sarcoma of the right knee. International Ophthalmology 2013, 33: 163-5. PMID: 23053771, DOI: 10.1007/s10792-012-9642-1.
- Smudge in my vision.Nwanyanwu KH, Lim JI. Smudge in my vision. JAMA Ophthalmology 2013, 131: 1637-8. PMID: 24337560, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.7410.
- Idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms and neuroretinitis case report.Alasil T, Ketner S, Coady PA, Adelman RA, Nwanyanwu KH. Idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms and neuroretinitis case report. American Journal Of Ophthalmology Case Reports 2016, 2: 33-36. PMID: 29503895, PMCID: PMC5757360, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.04.006.
- Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis in an Immunocompetent Host.Hussnain SA, Ketner S, Coady PA, Kombo N, Nwanyanwu K. Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis in an Immunocompetent Host. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 533-536. PMID: 29772137.
- Spontaneous Rupture of an Iris Stromal Cyst.Hall LB, Nwanyanwu K. Spontaneous Rupture of an Iris Stromal Cyst. Ophthalmology 2018, 125: 30. PMID: 29268865, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.09.005.
- Hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis leading to the diagnosis of ciliary body melanoma.Williams BK, Joel Welch R, Nwanyanwu KH, Shields CL. Hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis leading to the diagnosis of ciliary body melanoma. Saudi Journal Of Ophthalmology : Official Journal Of The Saudi Ophthalmological Society 2019, 33: 81-83. PMID: 30930668, PMCID: PMC6424716, DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.09.004.
- Barriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population.Fairless E, Nwanyanwu K. Barriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2019, 6: 1244-1249. PMID: 31463812, PMCID: PMC6880869, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00627-3.
- Neighborhood Deprivation and Adherence to Initial Diabetic Retinopathy Screening.Yusuf R, Chen EM, Nwanyanwu K, Richards B. Neighborhood Deprivation and Adherence to Initial Diabetic Retinopathy Screening. Ophthalmology. Retina 2020, 4: 550-552. PMID: 32139294, PMCID: PMC8281953, DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.01.016.
- Ophthalmic Medication Expenditures and Out-of-Pocket Spending: An Analysis of United States Prescriptions from 2007 through 2016.Chen EM, Kombo N, Teng CC, Mruthyunjaya P, Nwanyanwu K, Parikh R. Ophthalmic Medication Expenditures and Out-of-Pocket Spending: An Analysis of United States Prescriptions from 2007 through 2016. Ophthalmology 2020, 127: 1292-1302. PMID: 32359935, PMCID: PMC7508869, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.04.037.