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Pegaptanib sodium as maintenance therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: the LEVEL studyThomas R Friberg
Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 94:1611-7. 2010..To assess the efficacy of pegaptanib as maintenance therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD) patients after induction therapy...
Risk factors for conversion to neovascular age-related macular degeneration based on longitudinal morphologic and visual acuity dataThomas R Friberg
UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ophthalmology 119:1432-7. 2012..To use longitudinal quantitative morphologic and visual acuity (VA) data to investigate the risk of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) event occurrence in eyes with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...- Is drusen area really so important? An assessment of risk of conversion to neovascular AMD based on computerized measurements of drusenThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology and Bioengineering, UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 53:1742-51. 2012..To assess the relative risk of an eye's conversion to wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) based primarily on drusen measurements obtained from analysis of digitized images... 
Ranibizumab-pegaptanib therapy for idiopathic choroidal neovascularization: report of a caseThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, UPMC Eye Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 22:137-9. 2007..Vision recovered to 20/20-1. A follow-up injection with Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen) was administered to promote further involution of the membrane. Vision remained stable over the next four months with no recurrence of the membrane...- Diminished perception of light as a symptom of depression: further studiesThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
J Affect Disord 108:235-40. 2008..In a previous preliminary report, the perception of a decrease in ambient light intensity appeared to be correlated with depression. We prospectively studied this potential link in a controlled study... - Biomechanical assessment of radial optic neurotomyThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Eye Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ophthalmology 115:174-80. 2008..A biomechanical model was constructed to simulate the potential therapeutic effect that the surgical procedure radial optic neurotomy (RON) would have on an eye with a central retinal vein occlusion... - Analysis of the relationship between drusen size and drusen area in eyes with age-related macular degenerationThomas R Friberg
UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 42:369-75. 2011..To examine the relationship between drusen counts and drusen area in eyes with age-related macular degeneration, and to correlate drusen areas between fellow eyes... - Interactions of perfluorocarbon liquids and silicone oil as characterized by mass spectrometryThomas R Friberg
Room 824, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 241:809-15. 2003..The nature of some of these interactions was explored using a mass spectrometric approach in in-vitro and in-vivo samples... - Frequency of epithelial debridement during diabetic vitrectomyThomas R Friberg
Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 135:553-4. 2003.... - Chronic subdural hematoma: an unusual sequela of laser photocoagulation of the retina at the slitlampThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology, 203 Lothrop St, Suite 824, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 120:1590-1. 2002 - Prophylactic treatment of age-related macular degeneration report number 2: 810-nanometer laser to eyes with drusen: bilaterally eligible patientsThomas R Friberg
UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 40:530-8. 2009..To determine the prophylactic and therapeutic value of a single subthreshold 810-nanometer laser treatment in patients with high risk drusen as a manifestation of dry age-related macular degeneration in both eyes... - Indirect laser treatment and anti-VEGF therapy of a retinal angioma, with resolution of a large serous retinal detachment, macular exudates, and macular edemaKristin Rarey
UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 25:21-6. 2010..To report on a novel treatment strategy in an eye with a retinal angioma and macular edema.. - Prophylactic treatment of age-related macular degeneration report number 1: 810-nanometer laser to eyes with drusen. Unilaterally eligible patientsThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ophthalmology 113:622.e1. 2006..We advise against using prophylactic subthreshold diode laser treatment in these eyes... - Comparison of StratusOCT and Cirrus HD-OCT imaging in macular diseasesPeter M Brennen
UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 40:25-31. 2009..The authors compared images from both units to determine the clinical usefulness of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography technology in patients with macular diseases... - Three-dimensional optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT) image enhancement with segmentation-free contour modeling C-modeHiroshi Ishikawa
Department of Ophthalmology, UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:1344-9. 2009..To develop a semiautomated method to visualize structures of interest (SoIs) along their contour within three-dimensional, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (3D SD-OCT) data, without the need for segmentation... - Migration of intravitreal silicone oil through a Baerveldt tube into the subconjunctival spaceThomas R Friberg
UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 19:107-8. 2004..Prevention of this complication includes placement of a short tube well anterior to the iris in the inferior portion of the anterior chamber... - Ultrawide angle fluorescein angiographic imaging: a comparison to conventional digital acquisition systemsThomas R Friberg
University of Pittsburgh School ofMedicine, UPMC Eye Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 39:304-11. 2008..A prototype ultrawide field angiographic system and conventional technology were compared... - Computerized detection and measurement of drusen in age-related macular degenerationThomas R Friberg
UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 38:126-34. 2007..The authors used a drusen detection algorithm to quantitate drusen on digitized images and determined its precision and accuracy... - Cystoid macular edema in retinitis pigmentosa patients without associated macular thickeningIan R Gorovoy
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 28:79-83. 2013..To describe the occurrence of cystoid macular edema (CME) in the setting of central foveal thickness (CFT) under 250 μm as measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP)... - Vitreous substitute removal rates with the Accurus and Millennium vitrectomy systemsKenneth T Wals
University ofPittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Eye Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 39:174-6. 2008..At higher cut rates, where slow and delicate removal of vitreous is typically desired, the probes, as expected, removed egg white more slowly... - Non-mydriatic panoramic fundus imaging using a non-contact scanning laser-based systemThomas R Friberg
Department of Ophthalmology, The Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 34:488-97. 2003..Its use as a screening device for specific diseases is feasible and merits further study... - Topical phenylephrine may result in worsening of visual loss when used to dilate pupils in patients with vaso-occlusive disease of the optic nerveMisha Pless
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 18:218-21. 2003..The routine practice of using phenylephrine to prepare patients for funduscopic assessment should be re-examined, particularly in patients with ischemic optic neuropathy... - Marathon runner's retinopathyLeanne T Labriola
The Retina Service, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 24:247-50. 2009..To report a case of an unusual retinopathy in an otherwise healthy 25-year-old marathon runner... - Panretinal photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy for anterior segment neovascularization secondary to ischemic central retinal vein occlusionMaurizio Battaglia Parodi
Eye Clinic, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 38:94-9. 2007..To compare the effects of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for anterior segment neovascularization secondary to ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO)... - Retinal detachment associated with macular hole in high myopia: using the vitreous anatomy to optimize the surgical approachGuido Ripandelli
Fondazione G B Bietti per lo Studio e la Ricerca in Oftalmologia, Via Pasubio 6, 00195 Rome, Italy
Ophthalmology 111:726-31. 2004..To evaluate the efficacy of different surgical strategies on the postoperative outcomes of retinal detachments (RDs) associated with macular holes (MHs) in high myopia... - Intravitreal ranibizumab and bevacizumab: a review of riskRima M Dafer
Department of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Semin Ophthalmol 22:201-4. 2007..The risks of intraocular use of bevacizumab remain largely unknown at this time... - Subthreshold laser photocoagulation and criminal fraudThomas R Friberg
Arch Ophthalmol 121:1343. 2003 - Predictors of drusen reduction after subthreshold infrared (810 nm) diode laser macular grid photocoagulation for nonexudative age-related macular degenerationNuttawut Rodanant
Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 134:577-85. 2002..However, it remains to be determined whether laser-induced drusen reduction is beneficial for visual acuity or reduces the incidence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in eyes with nonexudative ARMD... - Choroidal neovascularization in primary hyperoxaluriaPanagiotis G Theodossiadis
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens Medical School, Greece
Am J Ophthalmol 134:134-7. 2002..To report a case of primary hyperoxaluria in which choroidal neovascularization developed bilaterally...