In vitro activity of fluoroquinolones, vancomycin, and gentamicin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ocular isolatesBrett S Kotlus
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 142:726-9. 2006
..To determine the antibacterial activity of fluoroquinolones, vancomycin, and gentamicin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ocular surface isolates...
Correction of anophthalmic enophthalmos with injectable calcium hydroxylapatite (Radiesse)Brett S Kotlus
Arizona Centre Plastic Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 23:313-4. 2007
..Clinical improvement was determined by comparison of preoperative and 6-month postoperative exophthalmometry values and photographs. Injectable calcium hydroxylapatite successfully increased orbital volume in this anophthalmic patient...
Periocular rhytidolysis with the wire scalpelBrett S Kotlus
Arizona Centre Plastic Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 23:355-7. 2007
..To describe and evaluate a technique for minimization of lateral periocular rhytids ("crow's feet") with the wire scalpel surgical instrument...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and vasospastic stroke after self-enucleationBrett S Kotlus
Arizona Centre Plastic Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 23:425-7. 2007
..8 cm of contiguous optic nerve were removed. The patient developed postoperative contralateral visual loss followed by middle cerebral artery vasospasm and bilateral cortical infarcts...
Dual-depth fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing for periocular rhytidosisBrett S Kotlus
Allure Medical Spa, Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
Dermatol Surg 36:623-8. 2010
..Modern devices allow for surface fractional ablation and deep fractional ablation with narrow treatment columns that target deep dermal layers...
Evaluation of homeopathic Arnica montana for ecchymosis after upper blepharoplasty: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind studyBrett S Kotlus
Division of Oculoplastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 26:395-7. 2010
..The authors evaluate its efficacy after upper eyelid blepharoplasty...
Treatment of refractory axillary hyperhidrosis with a 1320-nm Nd:YAG laserBrett S Kotlus
Allure Medical Spa, Shelby Twp, MI 48316, USA
J Cosmet Laser Ther 13:193-5. 2011
..A patient presented with this condition with symptoms that were resistant to traditional treatments. Subdermal 1320-nm Nd:YAG treatment resulted in a satisfactory improvement...
Dacryocystitis caused by community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBrett S Kotlus
Department of Ophthalmology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, New York 11042, USA
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 21:371-5. 2005
..Appropriate antibiotic therapy in combination with dacryocystorhinostomy appears to be the optimal treatment...