Resident Research

SELECTED RESIDENT PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS
Each resident is required to participate in a research project during the three year period of training. Some may choose to combine a project with a comprehensive critical review of the literature, clinical case studies or retrospective clinical
analyses. 

Publications:

Resident publication, Academic Year 2023-24

Casey C. Bunge, Prarthana J. Dalal, Elizabeth Gray, Kasen Culler, Julia J. Brown, Susan E. Quaggin, Anand Srivastava, Manjot K. Gill,
The Association of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections With Kidney Function in Diabetic Retinopathy,Ophthalmology Science. Published May 8 2024

An atypical case of thyroid related ophthalmopathy presenting as bilateral infiltrative mass lesions. Iyengar, N., Bunge C. Boyle N. S American journal of ophthalmology case reports (under revision) 
Dockery PW, DeSimone JD, Liu CK, Achuck K, Hamburger J, Bas Z, Shields CL. Effectiveness of
treatment for iris melanoma: surgical versus radiotherapeutic approaches. Can J Ophthalmol. 2023 Nov 28:S0008-4182(23)00341-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2023.10.021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38040029

Lavrich JB, Hamburger JL, Lee KE, Thuma TBT, Omega ML, Zhang QE, Gunton KB. Creating
consistency in the diagnosis of convergence insufficiency: screening methods. J AAPOS. 2023 Nov
4:S1091-8531(23)00234-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.08.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37931838

Oculomotor synkinesis following traumatic head injury: Iyengar N., Jeremy Greenberg J., Dahlan K., MD1, Urmaza B., Sibony P., Boyle N., Orbit (under revision)
Eyeliner Tattoo Migration Correction via Cosmetic Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty Greenberg J., Boyle N., OPRS in progress

Zikang Yuan, Qingjie Wang, Ken Cheng, Tianyu Hao, Xin Yang; SDV-LOAM: Semi-Direct Visual-LiDAR Odometry and Mapping. IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell. 2023 Sep;45(9):11203-11220. doi: 10.1109/TPAMI.2023.3262817. PMID: 37030871 Epub 2023 Aug 7.

McGough JD, Iyengar NS, McMahon BJ. A Case of Early Anterior Uveitis in a Patient with a history of Vision Loss Secondary to Panuveitis. Vis J Emerg Med. 2024. (Available online ahead of publication).

lyengar NS, Kheysin N, Dahlan KC, Abazari A. Ophthalmic Pearls: Fundamentals of Megalocornea. American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeNet Magazine. 2023.

lyengar NS, Bellis RM, Tran AQ. The Role of Oculofacial Surgeons in Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023;39(2):196-197.An atypical case of thyroid related ophthalmopathy presenting as bilateral infiltrative mass lesions. Iyengar, N., Bunge C. Boyle N. S American journal of ophthalmology case reports (under revision) Oculomotor synkinesis following traumatic head injury: Iyengar N., Jeremy Greenberg J., Dahlan K., MD1, Urmaza B., Sibony P., Boyle N., Orbit (under revision)

Anti-VEGF Pretreatment in Patients with History of Retinal Vein Occlusion Protects Against Postoperative Macular Edema Following Cataract Surgery”. K. Chaudhary, K. Dahlan ARVO 2024, Fort Lauderdale 

Lyengar NS, Kheysin N, Dahlan KC, Abazari A. Ophthalmic Pearls: Fundamentals of Megalocornea. American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeNet Magazine. 2023.
Oculomotor synkinesis following traumatic head injury: Iyengar N., Jeremy Greenberg J., Dahlan K., MD1, Urmaza B., Sibony P., Boyle N., Orbit (under revision)

Iyengar NS, Kheysin N, Dahlan KC, Abazari A. Ophthalmic Pearls: Fundamentals of Megalocornea. American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeNet Magazine. 2023.



Resident publication, Academic Year 2022-23

 A rare case of a long-standing, extensive and invasive conjunctival melanoma without systematic
Metastasis”. Chou LT, Lozeau DF, Boyle NS. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2023; 30:101837.

Rapid Automatized Picture Naming in an Outpatient Concussion Center: Quantitative
Eye Movements during the Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES) Test”. 
Hudson TE, Conway J, Rizzo J-R, Martone J, Chou LT, Balcer LJ, Galetta SL, Rucker JC.
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience. 2022; 6(3):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn6030018

Decreased visual acuity and impaired color vision in a patient with abnormal dural thickening and enhancement”. (Under revision) Iyengar, N., Dosset J, Boyle N. Canadian J of Ophthalmology 2022.

Characterization of Glaucoma Associated Dry Eye – Comparison of Patient Sub-Populations”.  Honkanen RA, Fazio N, White E, Dossett J, Nanti N, Wellik S, Radhakrishnan S, Weissbart S, Chou T, Rigas. B. Abstract presented at ARVO 2023.  

Orbital fractures and risk factors for ocular injury” Eric Zhong ScBa, Timothy Y Chou MDa*, Alec J Chaleff MDa, Stacy M Scofield-Kaplan MDa, Brittany M Perzia MDa, Jaffer Naqvi MDa, Wei Hou PhDb.

The Role of the Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery” Iyengar, NS, Bellis, R.M, Hamburger, JR, Bunge, C, Tran, A.Q.

Increasing LGBTQ+ Visibility and Representation in Ophthalmology: A Professional Imperative”. Nishanth S Iyengar , Janice C Law , Ta Chen Chang. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep.2022 Oct; 242:A4-A6

Placement of a PROPEL sinus implant during endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy”. Iyengar NS, Tran AQ North VS, Voigt Ep, Kim ET . Orbit.2022 Dec; 41(6):820-821. Doi: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1877733.

In a Large Healthcare System in the Bronx, Teleretinal Triaging Was Found to Increase Screening and Healthcare Access for an Underserved Population with a High Incidence of T2DM and Retinopathy” Kevin Dahlan 1, Pamela Suman 2, David Rubaltelli 3  Anurag Shrivastava 3 4, Roy Chuck 3 4, Umar Mian 3 4 PMID:37047964; PMCID: PMC10094588; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20075349



Chou TY, Adyanthaya R. Infectious crystalline keratopathy associated with Klebsiella oxytoca. Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, 2012; 2:211-3.

Adyanthaya R, Chou TY, Torab Parhiz A. penetrating ocular trauma from air soft gun. Arch Ophthalmol 2012; 131:944-9445.

Abazari A, Aalam SS, Adamus G, Ghazi NG. Optical Coherence Tomography findings in autoimmune retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012;153(4): 750-6.

Ghazi NG, Richards C, Abazari A,. A modified ultrasound-guided surgical technique for the management of the uveal effusion syndrome in patients with normal axial length and scleral thickness. Retina. 2013;33(6):1211-9.

Honkanen RH, El Baba F, Sibony P, Prabhu S, Ischemic central retinal vein occlusion and neovascular glaucoma as a result of optic nerve head drusen. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports 2011; 5(1):73-75

Chou TY, Prabhu SP. Clinical course and management of postoperative Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus keratitis in immunocompromised patients: two case reports. J Clin Ophthalmol 2011; 5:1789-1783

Sibony P, Kupersmith MJ, Rohlf FJ, Shape analysis of the peripapillary RPE layer in papilledema and ischemic optic neuropathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011.; 52:7987-7995.

Kupersmith MJ, Sibony P, Mandel G, Durbin M, Kardon RH.Optical coherence tomography of the swollen optic nerve head: deformation of the peripapillary retinal pigment epithelium layer in papilledema. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011; 22;52(9):6558-64

Gladstone, Peyster R, Baron E, Friedman-Urevich S, Sibony P. High dose cyclophosphamide for moderate to severe refractory multiple sclerosis: 2-year follow-up (investigational new drug No. 65863): American Journal of Therapeutics 2011. 18:23-30

Adyanthaya RS, Ying HS, Handa JT, Repka MX. Macular retinal detachment in Hallermann-Streiff syndrome. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(2):271-3.

Punjabi O, Adyanthaya R, Mhatre A, Jehangir RP. Rheumatoid arthritis is a risk factor for dry eye in the Indian population. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 13:1-6, 2006

Abstracts and meeting presentations:
Adyanthaya R, Swamy R B.S., Akpek EK. Treatment of Sjogren's sydnrome-associated dry eye: an evidence-based review. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual symposium, San Francisco, CA, April 2009.

Adyanthaya R, Honkanen R. Comparison of IOL Formula calculations in predicting resident cataract surgical outcomes, a retrospective review of 386 cases. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 2010.

Honkanen, R, Adyanthaya R, Chou T, Wu SY, Torab Parhiz MA, Haque T, Resident Research Mehta N, Evaluation of 5 intraocular lens power formulas early in resident surgical training. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 2010.

Prabhu S, Federici T, Tsai J, Tuberculous uveitis masquerading as HLA-B27-related uveitis: the utility of repeat QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube testing. American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) annual symposium, Vancouver, Canada, October 2010

Prabhu S, Chou T, Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus keratitis in post-surgical patients: two case reports, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual symposium, San Diego, CA, March 2011

Chou TY, Prabhu S, Dexter J. Urrets-Zavalia syndrome after lamellar corneal transplant: two case reports, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual symposium, San Diego, CA, March 2011.

Adyanthaya R, Chou TY, Loverde L. Infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by Klebsiella Oxytoca. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual symposium, San Diego, CA, March 2011. Awarded the 2011 Resident Excellence Award ASCRS Foundation

Muylaert SJ, Chou TY. Epinephrine in Balanced Salt Solution: Does it reduce the incidence of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome? Women in Ophthalmology symposium, San Francisco, CA, August 2011.

Roobini B, Federici T, Tsai J. Resolution of lyme-associated uveitis after detection and treatment of babesia coinfection. American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) annual symposium, Boston, MA, August 2011.

Patel P, Honkanen R, Kania C, Sibony P, F. James Rohlf MD. Geometric morphometrics analaysis of peripapillary retinal pigment epithelium/basement membrane and optic disc surface in glaucoma patients with acute IOP changes. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2012

Sibony P, Honkanen R, Kupersmith M, Strachovsky M. Geometric morphometric analaysis of the periparillary RPE-layer in optic nerve sheath meningiomas. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2012

Patel P, Chou TY, Ring infiltrate secondary to Moraxella Atlantae. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual symposium, San Francisco, CA, April 2013.

Strachovsky MP, Abazari A, Chou TY. Spontaneous extrusion of stone foreign body from cornea. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual symposium, San Francisco, CA, April 2013.

Torab Parhiz A, Sibony P, Kupersmith M, SD-OCT in monitoring intracranial pressure in patients with CSF shunts. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Seattle, WA, May 2013