Search Results - "Tran, Tu M."

Epidemiology of pediatric surgical needs in low-income countries by Butler, Elissa K, Tran, Tu M, Nagarajan, Neeraja, Canner, Joseph, Fuller, Anthony T, Kushner, Adam, Haglund, Michael M, Smith, Emily R

“…According to recent estimates, at least 11% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to surgically-treatable diseases. In children, the burden is…”
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Diagnosis and Management of Trochleodynia, Trochleitis, and Trochlear Headache by Tran, Tu M, McClelland, Collin M, Lee, Michael S

“…Migraine and tension-type headaches (TTHs) comprise a significant burden of neurological disease globally. Trochleodynia, also known as primary trochlear…”
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Teaching Smartphone Funduscopy with 20 Diopter Lens in Undergraduate Medical Education by Kohler, James, Tran, Tu M, Sun, Susan, Montezuma, Sandra R

“…To assess attitudes of pre-clinical undergraduate medical students toward learning smartphone funduscopy (SF) and its appropriateness as a teaching tool…”
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Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) Uganda: Update for Household Survey by Fuller, Anthony T., Butler, Elissa K., Tran, Tu M., Makumbi, Fredrick, Luboga, Samuel, Muhumza, Christine, Chipman, Jeffrey G., Groen, Reinou S., Gupta, Shailvi, Kushner, Adam L., Galukande, Moses, Haglund, Michael M.

“…Introduction The first step in improving surgical care delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is quantifying surgical need. The Surgeons OverSeas…”
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Prevalence of subclinical keratoconus and impact on adults undergoing routine, uncomplicated age-related cataract extraction by Tran, Tu M, Mittal, Aman, Naik, Vihar, Chhadva, Priyanka, Wade, Matthew, Garg, Sumit

“…To determine the prevalence of subclinical keratoconus (SKCN) among individuals undergoing routine, uncomplicated age-related cataract surgery and its impact…”
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Optimizing Care for Ugandans with Untreated Abdominal Surgical Conditions by Butler, Elissa K, Tran, Tu M, Fuller, Anthony T, Muhumuza, Christine, Williams, Sarah, Vissoci, Joao R N, Luboga, Samuel, Haglund, Michael M, Makumbi, Fredrick, Galukande, Moses, Chipman, Jeffrey G

“…Abdominal operations account for a majority of surgical volume in low-income countries, yet population-level prevalence data on surgically treatable abdominal…”
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Update on Femtosecond Laser–Enabled Keratoplasty by Tran, Tu M., Farid, Marjan

“…The application of femtosecond lasers to corneal transplantation is an intriguing proposition with many potential benefits to patients with various corneal…”
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Pilot study of a population-based survey to assess the prevalence of surgical conditions in Uganda by Butler, Elissa K., MD, Tran, Tu M., BA, BS, Fuller, Anthony T., BA, Makumbi, Fredrick, PhD, Luboga, Samuel, MMed, PhD, Kisakye, Sheila, MA, Haglund, Michael M., MD, PhD, Chipman, Jeffrey G., MD, Galukande, Moses, MMed

“…Background Noncommunicable diseases, including those requiring surgical care, are increasingly straining low- and middle-income countries. Globally, 11% of all…”
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Cancer-Associated Retinopathy due to Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma by Wagley, Sushant, Tran, Tu M., Mallory, Paul W., Lee, Michael S., Armbrust, Karen R., Trautman, Bruce, Montezuma, Sandra R.

“…An 84-year-old female presented with bilateral scotomas and progressive nyctalopia over 1 year. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/50 in both eyes with…”
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Presumed mast cell choroidal infiltrate in aggressive systemic mastocytosis by Tran, Tu M., Najafi, Mehdi, Ambros, Tadeu, Pulido, Jose S., Ustun, Celalettin, Koozekanani, Dara

“…To report a rare case of a unilateral choroidal mast cell infiltration in a patient with aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM). The patient is a man in his…”
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The Relationship between Uterine, Fecal, Bedding, and Airborne Dust Microbiota from Dairy Cows and Their Environment: A Pilot Study by Nguyen, Thuong T, Miyake, Ayumi, Tran, Tu T M, Tsuruta, Takeshi, Nishino, Naoki

“…The aim of this study was to characterize uterine, fecal, bedding, and airborne dust microbiota from postpartum dairy cows and their environment. The cows were…”
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Clinical applications of bioengineered tissue-cellular products for management of corneal diseases by Tran, Tu M., Hou, Joshua H.

“…To discuss bioengineered tissue-cellular products for treatment of corneal diseases that are currently in clinical use. These include tissue-cellular products…”
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Corneal Blindness in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Identify Challenges and Opportunities by Tran, Tu M., Duong, Huong, Bonnet, Clemence, Kashanchi, Ashkan, Buckshey, Arjun, Aldave, Anthony J.

“…PURPOSE:To describe the causes and prevalence of moderate-to-severe visual impairment (MSVI) and blindness from corneal diseases, as well as corneal…”
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Downbeat nystagmus: a clinical review of diagnosis and management by Tran, Tu M., Lee, Michael S., McClelland, Collin M.

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThis review will extensively cover the clinical manifestations, causes, diagnostic evaluation, and management strategies of downbeat nystagmus…”
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Topical Tacrolimus Compared With Oral Tacrolimus for Postoperative Immunosuppression in Primary Keratolimbal Allograft by Tran, Tu M., Azher, Tayaba N., Miller, Corey J., Hou, Joshua H.

“…The aim of this study was to compare outcomes between topical tacrolimus and oral tacrolimus as the primary calcineurin inhibitor for postoperative…”
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Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty in Patients With a Custom Foldable Silicone Artificial Iris: Safety and Efficacy Outcomes by Tran, Tu M, Bonnet, Clemence, Chea, Piseth Dalin, Masoudi, Ali, Aldave, Anthony J, Hardten, David R, Miller, Kevin M

“…To assess outcomes of Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) in eyes with custom artificial iris (CAI) implantation. This is a retrospective,…”
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Distribution and Characteristics of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda by Tran, Tu M, Fuller, Anthony T, Kiryabwire, Joel, Mukasa, John, Muhumuza, Michael, Ssenyojo, Hussein, Haglund, Michael M

“…Objective Road traffic accidents are a leading cause of injury in low- and middle-income countries, where mortality rates are disproportionately higher…”
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Smartphone-based Ophthalmic Imaging Compared With Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Vertical Cup-to-disc Ratio Among Adults in Southwestern Uganda by Idriss, Baimba R., Tran, Tu M., Atwine, Daniel, Chang, Robert T., Myung, David, Onyango, John

“…Using optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements as a reference standard for vertical cup-to-disc ratio (vCDR), a smartphone-based ophthalmic camera has a…”
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Quantitative Fundus Autofluorescence in Rhesus Macaques in Aging and Age-Related Drusen by Tran, Tu M, Kim, Soohyun, Lin, Kira H, Chung, Sook Hyun, Park, Sangwan, Sazhnyev, Yevgeniy, Wang, Yinwen, Cunefare, David, Farsiu, Sina, Thomasy, Sara M, Moshiri, Ala, Yiu, Glenn

“…To employ quantitative fundus autofluorescence (qAF) imaging in rhesus macaques to noninvasively assess retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) lipofuscin in nonhuman…”
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Evaluation and Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Vision Aids: Orcam MyEye 1 and Seeing AI by Granquist, Christina, Sun, Susan Y., Montezuma, Sandra R., Tran, Tu M., Gage, Rachel, Legge, Gordon E.

“…Introduction: We compared the print-to-speech properties and human performance characteristics of two artificial intelligence vision aids, Orcam MyEye 1 (a…”
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