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Comparison of Femtosecond Laser-assisted Keratoplasty versus Conventional Penetrating Keratoplasty by Chamberlain, Winston D., MD, PhD, Rush, Sloan W., MD, Mathers, William D., MD, Cabezas, Mauricio, MD, MBA, Fraunfelder, Frederick W., MD

“…Purpose To compare postoperative outcomes for femtosecond laser-assisted keratoplasty (FLAK) with conventional penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Design…”
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The Role of Medications in Causing Dry Eye by Fraunfelder, Frederick T., Mathers, William D., Sciubba, James J.

“…The purpose of this paper is to review the possible role of polypharmacy in causing dry eye disease (DED), reflecting the complex interactions and…”
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A 12-Year Experience Covering a Wide Spectrum of Presentations, Diagnoses, and Outcomes by Page, Michael A., Mathers, William D.

“…Purpose. To review characteristics of confocal microscopy, clinical presentation, and clinical outcome in 372 cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) from 1999 to…”
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Corrigendum to “The Role of Medications in Causing Dry Eye” by Fraunfelder, Frederick T., Mathers, William D., Sciubba, James J.

“…In the article titled “The Role of Medications in Causing Dry Eye” [1], there were errors in Tables 3 and 4, where many of the drugs are misclassified and/or…”
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Development and Validation of a Short Global Dry Eye Symptom Index by Schaumberg, Debra A., SCD, OD, MPH, Gulati, Abha, MD, Mathers, William D., MD, Clinch, Thomas, MD, Lemp, Michael A., MD, Nelson, J. Daniel, MD, Foulks, Gary N., MD, FACS, Dana, Reza, MD, MSC, MPH

“…Abstract We have developed and evaluated the repeatability of a short questionnaire based on a visual analog scale (VAS) to quantify the frequency and severity…”
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Laser in situ keratomileusis versus long-term contact lens wear: Decision analysis by McGee, Hall T., MD, MS, Mathers, William D., MD

“…Purpose To compare the risk for vision loss from laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) versus long-term contact lens wear using decision analysis. Setting…”
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Clinical Characteristics of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Infections in 28 States, 2008 to 2011 by Ross, Jonathan, Roy, Sharon L, Mathers, William D, Ritterband, David C, Yoder, Jonathan S, Ayers, Tracy, Shah, Rupa D, Samper, Monika E, Shih, Carolyn Y, Schmitz, Ann, Brown, Allison C

“…PURPOSE:The aim was to describe a geographically and clinically diverse sample of cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and establish the risk factors for poor…”
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Three autosomal dominant corneal dystrophies map to chromosome 5q by Stone, Edwin M, Mathers, William D, Rosenwasser, George O.D, Holland, Edward J, Folberg, Robert, Krachmer, Jay H, Nichols, Brian E, Gorevic, Peter D, Taylor, Chris M, Streb, Luan M, Fishbaugh, Jill A, Daley, Thomas E, Sucheski, Brian M, Sheffield, Val C

“…The two most common autosomal dominant dystrophies of the corneal stroma are lattice corneal dystrophy type I and granular dystrophy. A third autosomal…”
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Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Keratoplasty in Failed Penetrating Keratoplasty and Globe Trauma by Rush, Sloan W, Fraunfelder, Frederick W, Mathers, William D, Chamberlain, Winston D

“…PURPOSE:To demonstrate feasibility and present postoperative outcomes for femtosecond laser–assisted keratoplasty (FLAK) in the setting of previous failed…”
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Meibomian gland dysfunction in chronic blepharitis by Mathers, W D, Shields, W J, Sachdev, M S, Petroll, W M, Jester, J V

“…We examined 57 patients with symptoms of chronic blepharitis using meibomian gland expression, meibography, tear osmolarity, and the Schirmer's test. We also…”
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Acanthamoeba: A Difficult Pathogen to Evaluate and Treat by Mathers, William D

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Meibomian gland lipids, evaporation, and tear film stability by Mathers, W D, Lane, J A

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The Incidence and Risk Factors for Developing Dry Eye After Myopic LASIK Procedure by Mathers, William D.

“…Damage to the cornea has been shown to stress the lacrimal gland and reduce lacrimal gene expression that affects a wide variety of cellular mechanisms.5…”
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Ocular evaporation in meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye by Mathers, W D

“…Secretions from the meibomian gland are believed to be important in reducing ocular surface water evaporation and preventing dry eye. Patients with blepharitis…”
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Confirmation of confocal microscopy diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using polymerase chain reaction analysis by Mathers, W D, Nelson, S E, Lane, J L, Wilson, M E, Allen, R C, Folberg, R

“…Acanthamoeba keratitis has commonly been identified with in vivo confocal microscopy and confirmed with histologic examination of an epithelial biopsy…”
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Tear film changes associated with normal aging by Mathers, W D, Lane, J A, Zimmerman, M B

“…We examined a group of normal subjects to evaluate the tear film function by measuring reflex tear capacity using the Schirmer test without anesthetic, steady…”
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A Time Course Microarray Study of Gene Expression in the Mouse Lacrimal Gland after Acute Corneal Trauma by Fang, Yuan, Choi, Dongseok, Searles, Robert P, Mathers, William D

“…To investigate the effect of corneal trauma on gene expression in the lacrimal gland and to assess how many genes and what specific genes are regulated in…”
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Condition-specific coregulation with cis-regulatory motifs and modules in the mouse genome by Choi, Dongseok, Fang, Yuan, Mathers, William D.

“…Deciphering genetic regulatory codes remains a challenge. Here, we present an effective approach to identifying in vivo condition-specific coregulation with…”
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Intravital microscopy of leukocyte-endothelial dynamics using the Heidelberg confocal laser microscope in scleritis and allergic conjunctivitis by Lim, Lyndell L, Hoang, Lani, Wong, Tiffany, Planck, Stephen R, Ronick, Mischa B, Gould, Robert R, Mathers, William D, Rosenbaum, James T

“…To examine leukocyte-endothelial cell rolling and arrest in human ocular vessels overlying sites of inflammation in various ocular inflammatory diseases in…”
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Diagnosis of Aspergillus keratitis in vivo with confocal microscopy by Winchester, K, Mathers, W D, Sutphin, J E

“…Confocal microscopy provides a new, noninvasive way of imaging the human cornea in vivo. One of its most important clinical uses is the diagnosis and…”
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