Publications

Endophthalmitis

De Kaspar HM, Chang RT, Shriver EM, Singh K, Egbert PR, Blumenkranz MS, Ta CN. Three-day application of topical ofloxacin reduces the contamination rate of microsurgical knives in cataract surgery: a prospective randomized study. Ophthalmology. 2004 Jul;111(7):1352-5.

Ta CN, Egbert PR, Singh K, Blumenkranz MS, de Kaspar HM. The challenge of determining aqueous contamination rate in anterior segment intraocular surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Apr;137(4):662-7.

Engelbert M, Mino de Kaspar H, Thiel M, Grasbon T, Ta CN, Schulze-Schwering M, Klauss V, Kampik A. Intravitreal vancomycin and amikacin versus intravenous imipenem in the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Apr;242(4):313-20. Epub 2004 Feb 24.

Laspina F, Samudio M, Cibils D, Ta CN, Farina N, Sanabria R, Klauss V, Mino de Kaspar H. Epidemiological characteristics of microbiological results on patients with infectious corneal ulcers: a 13-year survey in Paraguay . Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Mar;242(3):204-9. Epub 2004 Feb 04.

Engelbert M, Mino de Kaspar H, Mette M, Thiel M, Ta CN, Grasbon T, Schulze-Schwering M, Klauss V, Kampik A. Intravenous treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: imipenem versus the combination of ceftazidime and amikacin. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2003 Dec;241(12):1029-36. Epub 2003 Nov 14.

Ta CN, Chang RT, Singh K, Egbert PR, Shriver EM, Blumenkranz MS, Mino de Kaspar H. Antibiotic resistance patterns of ocular bacterial flora: a prospective study of patients undergoing anterior segment surgery. Ophthalmology. 2003 Oct;110(10):1946-51.

Mino de Kaspar H, Shriver EM, Nguyen EV, Egbert PR, Singh K, Blumenkranz MS, Ta CN. Risk factors for antibiotic-resistant conjunctival bacterial flora in patients undergoing intraocular surgery. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2003 Sep;241(9):730-3. Epub 2003 Aug 20.

Ta CN, Shine WE, McCulley JP, Pandya A, Trattler W, Norbury JW. Effects of minocycline on the ocular flora of patients with acne rosacea or seborrheic blepharitis. Cornea. 2003 Aug;22(6):545-8.

Braun MM, Wong IG, Ta CN. Nodular scleritis in a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Dec;120(12):1763-5.

Shaikh S, Ta CN. Evaluation and management of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Nov 1;66(9):1723-30. Review.

Ta CN, Egbert PR, Singh K, Shriver EM, Blumenkranz MS, Mino De Kaspar H. Prospective randomized comparison of 3-day versus 1-hour preoperative ofloxacin prophylaxis for cataract surgery. Ophthalmology. 2002 Nov;109(11):2036-40; discussion 2040-1.

Mino de Kaspar H, Engelbert M, Thiel M, Grasbon T, Ta CN, Klauss V, Kampik A. Intravenous imipenem prophylaxis in experimental endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2002 Jul;240(7):557-64. Epub 2002 Jun 20.

Giaconi J, Pham R, Ta CN. Bilateral Mycobacterium abscessus keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 May;28(5):887-90.

Mino de Kaspar H, Neubauer AS, Molnar A, Hoepfner AS, Ta CN, Grasbon T, Engelbert M, Thiel M, Klauss V, Kampik A. Rapid direct antibiotic susceptibility testing in endophthalmitis. Ophthalmology. 2002 Apr;109(4):687-93.

Mino De Kaspar H, Hoepfner AS, Engelbert M, Thiel M, Ta CN, Mette M, Schulze-Schwering M, Grasbon T, Sesma-Vea B, Casas JM, Iturralde-Goni R, Klauss V, Kampik A. Antibiotic resistance pattern and visual outcome in experimentally-induced Staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis in a rabbit model. Ophthalmology. 2001 Mar;108(3):470-8.

Ta CN, Bowman RW. Hyphema caused by a metallic intraocular foreign body during magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000 Apr;129(4):533-4.

Pazour GJ, Ta CN, Das A. Constitutive mutations of Agrobacterium tumefaciens transcriptional activator virG, J Bacteriol. 1992 Jun;174(12):4169-74.

Pazour GJ, Ta CN, Das A. Mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with elevated vir gene expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 Aug 15;88(16):6941-5.


Optical Detection of Cellular Stress

Non-invasive Monitoring of the Thermal Stress in RPE Using Light Scattering Spectroscopy.G. Schuele, P. Huie, A. Vankov, E. Vitkin, H. Fang, E.B. Hanlon, L.T. Perelman, D. Palanker, Ophthalmic Technologies, vol. 5314, SPIE (2004).


Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife

Electro-adhesive forceps for tissue manipulation. A. Vankov, P. Huie, M.S. Blumenkranz, D. Palanker. Ophthalmic Technologies, vol. 5314, SPIE (2004).

Precision and Safety of the Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife in Vitreoretinal Surgery. J. Miller, D. Palanker, A. Vankov, M. Marmor, M. Blumenkranz, Archives of Ophthalmol. 121: 871-877, 2003.

Prevention of tissue damage by water jet during cavitation. D. Palanker, A.Vankov, J. Miller, M. Friedman, and M. Strauss; J. Appl. Phys., 94(4): 2654-2661 (2003).

Effects of the Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife (PEAK) on Retinal Tissue. D.V. Palanker, M.F. Marmor, A. Branco, P. Huie, J.M. Miller, S.R. Sanislo, A. Vankov, M.S. Blumenkranz, Archives of Ophthalmol. 120: 636-640, 2002.

Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife for Intraocular Surgery. D.V. Palanker, J.M. Miller, S.R. Sanislo, M.F. Marmor, M.S. Blumenkranz, Invest. Ophth. Vis. Sci., 42 (11): 2673-2678, 2001.

Optimization of the Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife for Anterior Segment Surgery. D. Palanker, A. Vankov, K. Bilbao, M. Marmor, M. Blumenkranz, Ophthalmic Technologies, SPIE, vol. 4951: 56-61, (2003).

Effect of the Probe Geometry on Dynamics of Cavitation, D. Palanker, A. Vankov, J. Miller, Laser-Tissue Interactions XIII, vol. 4617, SPIE (2002).


Pulsed Liquid Microjet

The Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) as a Model Tissue for Surgical Retinal Research and Simulation. T. Leng, J.M. Miller, K.V. Bilbao, D.V. Palanker, P.H., and M.S. Blumenkranz; Retina, 24(3): 427-434 (2004).

Intra-vascular drug delivery with a pulsed liquid microjet. D. A. Fletcher, D. V. Palanker, P. Huie, J. Miller, M.F. Marmor, M. S. Blumenkranz, Archives of Ophthalmol., 120(9): 1206-1208, 2002.

Pulsed Liquid Microjet For Microsurgery. D. A. Fletcher, D. V. Palanker, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78(13): 1933-35, 2001.

Pulsed Liquid Microjet for Intravascular Injection. D. Palanker, D. Fletcher, P. Huie, J. Miller, M. Marmor, M. Blumenkranz, Ophthalmic Technologies, vol. 4611, SPIE (2002).

Pulsed Liquid Microjet for Microsurgical Applications, D. V. Palanker, D. A. Fletcher, Novel Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Bioengineering Applications (BO35), SPIE (2001).


Retinal Prosthesis

T. Leng, P. Wu, N. Z. Mehenti, M. F. Marmor, M. S. Blumenkranz, S. F. Bent, H. A. Fishman.* "Directed retinal nerve cell growth for a retinal prosthesis." Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 2004, In Press.

Migration of Retinal Cells through a Perforated Membrane: Implications for a High-Resolution Prosthesis. D. Palanker, P. Huie, A. Vankov, R. Aramant, M. Seiler, H. Fishman, M. Marmor, M.S. Blumenkranz; Invest.Ophth.Vis.Sci., in press, 2004.

N. M. Mehenti, H. A. Fishman,* S. F. Bent.* "Pushing the limits of artificial vision." IEEE Potentials, 2004, 23 (1), 21-23.

M. C. Peterman, J. Noolandi, M. S. Blumenkranz, H. A. Fishman.* "Localized chemical release from an artificial synapse chip." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2004, 101(27): 9951-9954.

M. C. Peterman, J. Noolandi, M. S. Blumenkranz, H. A. Fishman.* "Fluid flow past an aperture in a microfluidic channel." Anal. Chem. 2004, 76(7):1850-1856.

Attracting retinal cells to electrodes for high-resolution stimulation. D. Palanker, P. Huie, A. Vankov, Y. Freyvert, H. Fishman, M.F. Marmor, M.S. Blumenkranz. Ophthalmic Technologies, SPIE vol. 5314: 306-312 (2004).

Localized neurotransmitter release for use in a prototype retinal interface, M. C. Peterman, D.M. Bloom, C. J. Lee, S, F. Bent, M. F. Marmor, M. S. Blumenkranz, and H. A. Fishman, Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 44 (2003) 3144-3149.

The artificial synapse chip: a flexible retinal interface based on directed retinal cell growth and neurotransmitter stimulation, M. C. Peterman, N. Z. Mehenti, K. V. Bilbao, C. J. Lee, T. Leng, J. Noolandi, S. F. Bent, M. S. Blumenkranz, and H. A. Fishman, Artificial Organs, 27 (2003) 975-985.

J. Noolandi, M. C. Peterman, P. Huie, C. Lee, M. S. Blumenkranz, H. A. Fishman.*. "Towards a neurotransmitter-based retinal prosthesis using an inkjet printer head." Biomed. Microdev., 2003, 5 (3), 195-199.

M. C. Peterman, P. Huie, D. M. Bloom, and H. A. Fishman.*. "Building thick photoresist structures from the bottom up." J. Micromech. and Microeng., 2003, 13, 380-382.

Y. Y. Lua, T. L. Niederhauser, B. A. Wacaser, I. A. Mowat, A. T. Woolley, R. C. Davis, H. A. Fishman, M. R. Linford. "Chemomechanical production of submicron edge width, functionalized, similar to 20 mm features on silicon." Langmuir, 2003, 19(4), 985-988.

M. C. Peterman, J. M. Ziebarth, O. Braha, H. Bayley, H. A. Fishman,* D. M. Bloom. "Ion channels and lipid bilayer membranes under high potentials using microfabricated apertures." Biomed. Microdev. 2002, 4, 231-236.


RPE Transplant

Microcontact Printing on Human Tissue for Retinal Cell Transplantation. Christina J. Lee, MS; Philip Huie, MS; Theodore Leng, MS; Mark C. Peterman, MS; Michael F. Marmor, MD; Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD; Stacey F. Bent, PhD; Harvey A. Fishman, MD, PhD, Arch Ophthalmol. 120 (12): 1714-8, 2002.