2014 Publications

Lofgren ET, Halloran ME, Rivers CM, Drake JM, Porco TC, Lewis B, Yang W, Vespignani A, Shaman J, Eisenberg JN, Eisenberg MC, Marathe M, Scarpino SV, Alexander KA, Meza R, Ferrari MJ, Hyman JM, Meyers LA, Eubank S. Opinion: Mathematical models: a key tool for outbreak response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Dec 23;111(51):18095-6.

Menghini M, Lujan BJ, Zayit-Soudry S, Syed R, Porco TC, Bayabo K, Carroll J, Roorda A, Duncan JL. Correlation of outer nuclear layer thickness with cone density values in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and healthy subjects. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Dec 16;56(1):372-81.

Heiden D, Tun N, Maningding E, Heiden M, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Chan KN, Khizniak T, Yakubenko A, Lewallen S, Keenan JD, Saranchuk P. Training clinicians treating HIV to diagnose cytomegalovirus retinitis. Bull World Health Organ. 2014 Dec 1;92(12):903-8.

Gao D, Amza A, Nassirou B, Kadri B, Sippl-Swezey N, Liu F, Ackley SF, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Optimal seasonal timing of oral azithromycin for malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov;91(5):936-42.

Rathinam SR, Babu M, Thundikandy R, Kanakath A, Nardone N, Esterberg E, Lee SM, Enanoria WT, Porco TC, Browne EN, Weinrib R, Acharya NR. A randomized clinical trial comparing methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil for noninfectious uveitis. Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct;121(10):1863-70.

Gaynor BD, Amza A, Gebresailassie S, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Stoller NE, Yu SN, Cuddapah PA, Keenan JD, Lietman TM. Importance of including borderline cases in trachoma grader certification. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Sep;91(3):577-9.

Amza A, Yu SN, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Stoller NE, Zhou Z, West SK, Bailey RL, Gaynor BD, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM. Does mass azithromycin distribution impact child growth and nutrition in Niger? A cluster-randomized trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Sep 11; 8(9):e3128.

Gao D, Amza A, Nassirou B, Kadri B, Sippl-Swezey N, Liu F, Ackley SF, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Optimal Seasonal Timing of Oral Azithromycin for Malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Sep 15. pii: 13-0474.

McNamara NA, Gallup M, Porco TC. Establishing PAX6 as a biomarker to detect early loss of ocular phenotype in human patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Sep 16. pii: IOVS-14-14828.

Lalitha P, Prajna NV, Manoharan G, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Das M, D'Silva SS, Porco TC, Keenan JD. Trends in bacterial and fungal keratitis in South India, 2002-2012. Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug 20

Maamari RN, Ausayakhun S, Margolis TP, Fletcher DA, Keenan JD. Novel telemedicine device for diagnosis of corneal abrasions and ulcers in resource-poor settings. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul;132(7):894-5.

Gaynor BD, Amza A, Gebresailassie S, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Stoller NE, Yu SN, Cuddapah PA, Keenan JD, Lietman TM. Importance of Including Borderline Cases in Trachoma Grader Certification. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jul 7. pii: 13-0658.

Yen M, Ausayakhun S, Chen J, Ausayakhun S, Jirawison C, Heiden D, Holland GN, Margolis TP, Keenan JD. Telemedicine Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis by Nonophthalmologists. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jun 19.

Sippl-Swezey N, Enanoria WT, Porco TC. Conflicts of Interest during Contact Investigations: A Game-Theoretic Analysis. Comput Math Methods Med. 2014;2014:952381. 

Rathinam SR, Babu M, Thundikandy R, Kanakath A, Nardone N, Esterberg E, Lee SM, Enanoria WT, Porco TC, Browne EN, Weinrib R, Acharya NR. A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil for Noninfectious Uveitis. Ophthalmology. 2014 Jun 7. pii: S0161-6420(14)00377-7.

Layer N, Cevallos V, Maxwell AJ, Hoover C, Keenan JD, Jeng BH. Efficacy and Safety of Antifungal Additives in Optisol-GS Corneal Storage Medium. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 May 1.

Blumberg S, Enanoria WT, Lloyd-Smith JO, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Identifying postelimination trends for the introduction and transmissibility of measles in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Jun 1;179(11):1375-82. 

Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Lalitha P, Ray KJ, Zegans ME, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Keenan JD; Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Group. Visual recovery in treated bacterial keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2014 Jun;121(6):1310-1311.e3. 

Rahman SA, Yu SN, Amza A, Gebreselassie S, Kadri B, Baido N, Stoller NE, Sheehan JP, Porco TC, Gaynor BD, Keenan JD, Lietman TM. Reliability of trachoma clinical grading--assessing grading of marginal cases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 May 1;8(5):e2840. 

McClintic SM, Prajna NV, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Lalitha P, Rajaraman R, Oldenburg CE, O'Brien KS, Ray KJ, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Visual outcomes in treated bacterial keratitis: four years of prospective follow-up. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 May 2;55(5):2935-40. 

Gaynor BD, Amza A, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Lawan O, Maman L, Stoller NE, Yu SN, Chin SA, West SK, Bailey RL, Rosenthal PJ, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM. Impact of Mass Azithromycin Distribution on Malaria Parasitemia during the Low-Transmission Season in Niger: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 May;90(5):846-51. 

Ray KJ, Zhou Z, Cevallos V, Chin S, Enanoria W, Lui F, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Estimating community prevalence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection using pooled polymerase chain reaction testing. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;21(2):86-91.

Ray KJ, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Glidden DV, Oldenburg CE, Sun CQ, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Early Addition of Topical Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis. JAMA Ophthalmol 2014 Apr 24. 

Borkar DS, Acharya NR, Leong C, Lalitha P, Srinivasan M, Oldenburg CE, Cevallos V, Lietman TM, Evans DJ, Fleiszig SM. Cytotoxic clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa identified during the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial show elevated resistance to fluoroquinolones. BMC Ophthalmol 2014 Apr 24;14(1):54.

Sun CQ, Lalitha P, Prajna NV, Karpagam R, Geetha M, O'Brien KS, Oldenburg CE, Ray KJ, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM; Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Association between In Vitro Susceptibility to Natamycin and Voriconazole and Clinical Outcomes in Fungal Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2014 Apr 15.

Rose-Nussbaumer J, Goldstein DA, Thorne JE, Arantes TE, Acharya NR, Shakoor A, Jeng BH, Yeh S, Rahman H, Vemulakonda GA, Flaxel CJ, West SK, Holland GN, Smith JR. Uveitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons with CD4+ T-lymphocyte count over 200 cells/mL. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar;42(2):118-25.

Ray KJ, Zhou Z, Cevallos V, Chin S, Enanoria W, Lui F, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Estimating Community Prevalence of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection using Pooled Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;21(2):86-91. 

McClintic SM, Prajna NV, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Lalitha P, Rajaraman R, Oldenburg CE, O'Brien KS, Ray KJ, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Visual outcomes in treated bacterial keratitis: four years of prospective follow-up. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 11.

Gaynor BD, Amza A, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Lawan O, Maman L, Stoller NE, Yu SN, Chin SA, West SK, Bailey RL, Rosenthal PJ, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM. Impact of Mass Azithromycin Distribution on Malaria Parasitemia during the Low-Transmission Season in Niger: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Mar 10.

Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Lalitha P, Ray KJ, Zegans ME, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Keenan JD; Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Group. Visual Recovery in Treated Bacterial Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2014 Mar 5. 

Sommer A, Taylor HR, Ravilla TD, West S, Lietman TM, Keenan JD, Chiang MF, Robin AL, Mills RP; for the Council of the American Ophthalmological Society. Challenges of Ophthalmic Care in the Developing World. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar 6

Liu F, Porco TC, Mkocha HA, Muñoz B, Ray KJ, Bailey RL, Lietman TM, West SK. The efficacy of oral azithromycin in clearing ocular chlamydia: Mathematical modeling from a community-randomized trachoma trial. Epidemics. 2014 Mar;6:10-7. 

Lin CC, Chen A, Jeng BH, Porco TC, Ou Y, Han Y. Scleral intraocular pressure measurement in cadaver eyes pre- and post-keratoprosthesis implantation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Feb 20. 

Morberg DP, Amza A, Gebresillasie S, Tadesse Z, Yu SN, Stoller NE, Emerson PM, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Follicle size in trachoma: assessment of a well-known trachoma grading diagram. Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb 6.

O'Brien KS, Blumberg S, Enanoria WT, Ackley S, Sippl-Swezey N, Lietman TM. Antibiotic use as a tragedy of the commons: a cross-sectional survey. Comput Math Methods Med. 2014;2014:837929.

Lalitha P, Sun CQ, Prajna NV, Karpagam R, Geetha M, O'Brien KS, Cevallos V, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM; Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. In Vitro Susceptibility of Filamentous Fungal Isolates From a Corneal Ulcer Clinical Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb;157(2):318-26. 

Toutain-Kidd CM, Porco TC, Kidd EM, Srinivasan M, Prajna NV, Acharya N, Lietman T, Zegans ME. Evaluation of Fungal Keratitis using a Newly Developed Computer Program, Optscore, for Grading Digital Corneal Photographs. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2014 Feb;21(1):24-32. 

Greninger DA, Lowry EA, Porco TC, Naseri A, Stamper RL, Han Y. Resident-Performed Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Patients With Open-Angle Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jan 16. 

Driver TH, Loh AR, Joseph D, Keenan JD, Naseri A. Predictors of Matching in Ophthalmology Residency for International Medical Graduates. Ophthalmology. 2014 Jan 13. pii: S0161-6420(13)01103-2. 

Mascarenhas J, Lalitha P, Prajna NV, Srinivasan M, Das M, D'Silva SS, Oldenburg CE, Borkar DS, Esterberg EJ, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Acanthamoeba, fungal, and bacterial keratitis: a comparison of risk factors and clinical features. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jan;157(1):56-62.