Research

2022

Modified Procedure for Loading “Flat” Grafts into an Injector.

Cornea. 2022 Mar;41(3):379-284.

Straiko MMW, Dye PK, Hikes MT, Tran KD, Terry MA.

Comparison of Donor Corneal Endothelial Cell Density Determined by Eye Banks and by a Central Image Analysis Reading Center Using the Same Image Analysis Method.

Cornea. May;41(5):664-668.

Huang H, Benetz BA, Clover JM, Titus M, O’Brien RC, Menegay HJ, Lass,JH.

Trends in Early Graft Failure Leading to Regrafting Afer Endothelial Keratoplasty in the United States.

Cornea. July;41(7):833-839.

Fliotsos MJ, Campbell JA, Jack A, Li X, Engstrom MB, Stoeger CG, McClory, C, Titus MS, Jonson P, Johnston KB, Fischer T, Brooks LD, Montoya MM, Glasser DB, Akpek EK, Srikumaran D.

Allograft Corneal Ring Segment for Keratoconus Management: Istanbul Nomogram Clinical Results. European Journal of Ophthalmology.

In press.

Haciagaoglu S, Tanriverdi C, Keskin FFN, Ozpinar A, Tran KD, Kilic A.

Examination of a modified graft preparation technique to induce double scroll formation and promote the use of younger DMEK donor tissue.

Cornea. ePublished.

Odell K, Hikes MT, Can K, Veldman PB, Terry MA, Tran KD, Straiko MMW.

Double scroll formation by fluid column manipulation in preloaded DMEK grafts prepared from younger and older donor tissue.

Cornea. In Press.

Straiko MMW, Odell K, Blitzer AL, Tran KD, Veldman PB.

Rate of Endothelial Cell Loss and Graft Survival in Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) in Eyes Requiring a Rebubble.

Cornea. In Press.

Tapley JL, Hill JR, Bauer AJ, Straiko MMW, Straiko MD, Terry MA.

2021

Sterile Corneas: Maximizing the use of donated eye tissue and advancing ophthalmic innovation.

CRST and CRST Europe. February 2021.

Tran, KD and Patzer, C.

Electron Beam Sterilization of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)-Physicochemical and Biological Aspects.

Macromol Biosci. 2021 Apr;21(4):e2000379. doi: 10.1002/mabi.202000379. Epub 2021 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 33624923; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8147572.

Sharifi S, Islam MM, Sharifi H, Islam R, Huq TN, Nilsson PH, Mollnes TE, Tran KD, Patzer C, Dohlman CH, Patra HK, Paschalis EI, Gonzalez-Andrades M, Chodosh J.

Toward electron-beam sterilization of a pre-assembled Boston keratoprosthesis.

Ocul Surf. 2021 Apr;20:176-184. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 33667673; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8113118.

Sharifi S, Sharifi H, Guild C, Islam MM, Tran KD, Patzer C, Dohlman CH, Paschalis EI, Gonzalez-Andrades M, Chodosh J.

Tissue Loss, Processing Time, and Primary Graft Failure in Eye Bank-Prepared Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Grafts Before and After Prestripped to Preloaded Graft Transition.

Cornea. 2021;40(6):710-714. PubMed PMID: 32947404.

Duong AT, Mandel Foley L, Galloway J, Sales CS, Tran KD.

Ink Retention and Endothelial Cell Viability After the Application of an Orientation Stamp Over an Air Bubble During Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Preparation. 

Cornea. 2021;40(7):894-898. PubMed PMID: 33369938.

Straiko MMW, Odell K, Dye PK, Hikes MT, Andersen A, Trolli G, Tsering DT, Galloway JD, Tran KD

Early Complications With Preloaded Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Are Not Dependent on Optisol-GS Washout or Trypan Blue Restaining.

Cornea. 2021;40(11): 1402-1405. PMID: 33332894

Greenwald MF, Nanji AA, Clements JL, Stutzman RD, Stoeger CG, Chamberlain WD.

Primary Graft Failure, Infection, and Endothelial Cell Density in Corneal Transplants With Increased Death-to-Preservation Time.

Cornea. 2021;40:1462-1465 PubMed PMID: 33734162.

Sun MJ, Duong AT, Tran KD, Straiko MMW, Stoeger CG, Sales CS.

Trends in Early Graft Failure Leading to Regrafting After Endothelial Keratoplasty in the United States.

Cornea. 2021 Aug 6. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002831. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34369391.

Fliotsos MJ, Campbell JA, Li X, Engstrom MB, Stoeger CG, McClory C, Titus MS, Johnson P, Johnston KB, Fischer T, Brooks LK, Montoya MM, Glasser DB, Akpek EK, Srikumaran D.

Implementation of a Diabetes Rating Scale Can Reduce DMEK Graft Preparation Failure Among Less Experienced Technicians.

International Journal of Eye Banking. 2021:2.

Duong AT, Tran KD, Sales CS, Huh D.

Comparison of Donor Corneal Endothelial Cell Density Determined by Eye Banks and by a Central Image Analysis Reading Center Using the Same Image Analysis Method.

Cornea. 2021 Nov 24. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34839330.

Huang H, Benetz, BA, Clover JM, Titus M, O’Brien RC, Menegay HJ, Lass JH.