​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​KPNC Authored Publications​, 2022​ to December​ 2023

Optometry / Ophthalmology

Risk Factors for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy and Its Subtypes [PubMed Abstract] Melles, Ronald | 5/1/2024 | JAMA Network Open

Triamcinolone Acetonide Subconjunctival Injection as Stand-alone Inflammation Prophylaxis after Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery [PubMed Abstract] Chandra, Naveen S; Mccabe, Shannon E; Alavi, Mubarika; Kwan, Marilyn L | 4/4/2024 | Ophthalmology

Intraluminal Suture Placement for Management of Hypotony After Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery [PubMed Abstract] Anchala, Anupama R | 3/28/2024 | Journal Of Glaucoma

Stromal Keratitis Associated With CMV Anterior Uveitis [PubMed Abstract] Benador-Shen, Christine | 1/31/2024 | Cornea

Comparative safety of tenecteplase vs alteplase for acute ischemic stroke [PubMed Abstract] Flint, Alexander C; Hartman, Jonathan; Kapadia, Brij; Klingman, Jeffrey G; Patel, Nihar U; Chan, Sheila; Cullen, Sean P; Eaton, Abigail; Melles, Ronald; Nguyen-Huynh, Mai N; Rao, Vivek A | 1/1/2024 | Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases : The Official Journal Of National Stroke Association

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Visual Outcomes from A Large Northern California Cohort [PubMed Abstract] Gilbert, Aubrey L; Patel, Amar P; Vora, Robin A | 12/26/2023 | Ophthalmology. Retina

Neurotrophic keratopathy: Clinical presentation and outcomes in 354 eyes in a community-based population [PubMed Abstract] Choi, Catherine J; Herrinton, Lisa; Liu, Liyan; Qian, Ying | 12/21/2023 | European Journal Of Ophthalmology

Autoimmune Retinopathy in a Patient with Stiff-Person Syndrome: A Case Report [PubMed Abstract] Gilbert, Aubrey L; Maloney, Maya; Patel, Amar P; Vora, Robin A | 12/19/2023 | Retinal Cases & Brief Reports

SARS-CoV-2 Parainfectious Optic Neuropathy: 3 Case Reports and a Review of the Literature [PubMed Abstract] Gilbert, Aubrey L | 12/1/2023 | Journal Of Neuro-Ophthalmology : The Official Journal Of The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society

Ocular Surface Adverse Events are not Associated with Dupilumab use in Nasal Polyp Treatment [PubMed Abstract] Kshirsagar, Rijul S; Vu, Priscilla Q; Liang, Jonathan | 12/1/2023 | The Laryngoscope

Neuroretinitis as a Complication of Cat Scratch Disease [PubMed Abstract] Bains, Gurvijay S; Mehendale, Reshma A; Durant, Edward J | 9/1/2023 | Cureus

Creating ophthalmology experiences in undergraduate medical education: pilot of a cased-based learning ophthalmology tool [PubMed Abstract] Fredrick, Douglas R | 8/9/2023 | Bmc Medical Education

Comparison of Ophthalmologist and Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Online Patient Eye Care Questions [PubMed Abstract] Chou, Jonathan C | 8/1/2023 | JAMA Network Open

Retinal Dialysis and Associated Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Series [PubMed Abstract] Patel, Amar P; Vora, Robin A | 7/13/2023 | Retinal Cases & Brief Reports

Association of Behavioral and Clinical Risk Factors With Cataract: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study [PubMed Abstract] Sangani, Poorab K; Choquet, Helene; Jiang, Chen; Melles, Ronald | 7/3/2023 | Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

A 72-Year-Old Kidney Transplant Recipient With Visual Changes [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T; Gilbert, Aubrey L; Hwang, Thomas N | 6/1/2023 | JAMA Ophthalmology

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Time to Presentation and Diagnosis [PubMed Abstract] Gilbert, Aubrey L; Melles, Ronald; Patel, Amar P; Vora, Robin A | 6/1/2023 | Ophthalmology. Retina

Iris and orbital myeloid sarcoma in a pediatric patient [PubMed Abstract] Verkuil, Lana | 6/1/2023 | Journal Of Aapos : The Official Publication Of The American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus

A new polygenic score for refractive error improves detection of children at risk of high myopia but not the prediction of those at risk of myopic macular degeneration [PubMed Abstract] Melles, Ronald; Choquet, Helene; Jiang, Chen | 5/1/2023 | Ebiomedicine

Development and Validation of a Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Stratification Algorithm [PubMed Abstract] Karter, Andy J; Melles, Ronald; Pimentel, Noel; Schlessinger, David; Moffet, Howard H; Sofrygin, Oleg; Thai, Khanh K | 5/1/2023 | Diabetes Care

Intrapapillary Hemorrhage and Optic Disc Drusen [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 4/1/2023 | Ophthalmology

Quantification of risk factors for diabetic retinopathy progression [PubMed Abstract] Gilliam, Lisa K; Melles, Ronald; Conell, Carol | 3/1/2023 | Acta Diabetologica

Visual Outcomes Following Plasma Exchange for Optic Neuritis: An International Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of 395 Optic Neuritis Attacks [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 2/21/2023 | American Journal Of Ophthalmology

Hydroxychloroquine Dose and Risk for Incident Retinopathy : A Cohort Study [PubMed Abstract] Melles, Ronald; Conell, Carol | 2/1/2023 | Annals Of Internal Medicine

Massage Gun Ophthalmopathy [PubMed Abstract] Hwang, Cindy S | 1/20/2023 | Ophthalmology

Characteristics of Ocular Inflammatory Side Effects Associated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in a Northern California Population [PubMed Abstract] Baer, David; Melles, Ronald; Qian, Ying | 1/13/2023 | Ocular Immunology And Inflammation

A multiethnic genome-wide analysis of 19,420 individuals identifies novel loci associated with axial length and shared genetic influences with refractive error and myopia [PubMed Abstract] Melles, Ronald; Yin, Jie; Choquet, Helene; Jiang, Chen | 1/1/2023 | Frontiers In Genetics

An orbital calcific cyst following exenteration [PubMed Abstract] Greninger, Daniel A | 12/27/2022 | Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

A de novo hexokinase 1 (HK1) variant presenting as Boucher-Neuhäuser syndrome [PubMed Abstract] Ku, Christine W | 12/21/2022 | American Journal Of Medical Genetics. Part A

Tilted Optic Disc and Peripapillary Hyper-reflective Ovoid Mass-Like Structure [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 12/12/2022 | Ophthalmology

Obesity is associated with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease in acute optic neuritis [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 12/9/2022 | Scientific Reports

Post-cataract surgery optic neuropathy: a chronological narrative review of the literature and speculation on pathogenesis [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 11/1/2022 | Current Opinion In Ophthalmology

Choroidal Neurofibromatosis [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 10/7/2022 | Ophthalmology

Shot in the Dark [PubMed Abstract] Bhatti, Muhammad T | 9/20/2022 | Survey Of Ophthalmology

Late Corneal Decompensation in Congenital Glaucoma with Extensive Haab Striae [PubMed Abstract] Phan, Isabella T | 9/1/2022 | Ophthalmology

Association Between Myopic Refractive Error and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study [PubMed Abstract] Choquet, Helene; Jiang, Chen; Melles, Ronald; Yin, Jie | 7/28/2022 | JAMA Ophthalmology

Iris and ciliary body melanocytomas are defined by solitary GNAQ mutation without additional oncogenic alterations [PubMed Abstract] Phan, Isabella T | 7/11/2022 | Ophthalmology

Rapid Macular Thinning is an Early Indicator of Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity [PubMed Abstract] Melles, Ronald | 5/11/2022 | Ophthalmology

Detection of Leptospirosis Genome from the Aqueous Humor of a Patient with Bilateral Uveitis [PubMed Abstract] Hwang, Thomas N; Qian, Ying | 4/29/2022 | Ocular Immunology And Inflammation

Clinical and neuroradiologic characteristics in varicella zoster virus reactivation with central nervous system involvement [PubMed Abstract] Gilbert, Aubrey L | 4/16/2022 | Journal Of The Neurological Sciences

Idiopathic multifocal choroiditis with serpiginous-like peripapillary chorioretinal atrophy [PubMed Abstract] Vora, Robin A | 3/21/2022 | Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A single-institution review of lacrimal gland biopsies between 1962 and 2017 [PubMed Abstract] Choi, Catherine J | 3/17/2022 | Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Rescue Intravitreal Methotrexate Treatment Following Early Recognition of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy [PubMed Abstract] Vora, Robin A | 1/22/2022 | Retinal Cases & Brief Reports

Mediators of the Effect of Corneal Cross-Linking on Visual Acuity for Fungal Ulcers: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis From the Cross-Linking-Assisted Infection Reduction Trial [PubMed Abstract] Rose-Nussbaumer, Jennifer R | 1/17/2022 | Cornea

GWAS identifies two common loci associated with pigment dispersion syndrome/pigmentary glaucoma and implicate myopia in its development [PubMed Abstract] Choquet, Helene; Jiang, Chen; Jorgenson, Eric; Melles, Ronald | 1/11/2022 | Ophthalmology

The Safety Profile of FDA-Approved Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in a US Community-Based Healthcare System [PubMed Abstract] Chandra, Naveen S; Darbinian, Jeanne; Holsclaw, Douglas S; Hoskins, Eliza N; Sudesh, Sudha | 1/1/2022 | Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)