Publications by authors named "Amber N Piazza"
"Blue Scrub Lid Retraction": Changes in Eyelid Position on the Day of Surgery.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine if the margin-reflex distance 1 (MRD1) on the day of blepharoptosis surgery is higher than the MRD1 measured during the initial clinic visit, potentially due to increased sympathetic drive from pre-surgery stress.
- Researchers enrolled 38 patients and measured MRD1 using photos taken at both the consult visit and on the surgery day, finding significant increases in MRD1 for most participants.
- Results showed that MRD1 was notably higher on the day of surgery, suggesting that stress might elevate eyelid position; this indicates that decisions about delaying surgery based solely on pre-operative exams should be made with caution.
Background: Millions of acute conjunctivitis cases occur in the United States annually. The impact of COVID-19 mitigation practices on viral conjunctivitis incidence within ophthalmology clinics has not been reported. We hypothesized that viral conjunctivitis rates would decrease with implementation of such practices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe sought to determine whether racial and socioeconomic disparities in the utilization of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) have improved over time. We examined DBS utilization and analyzed factors associated with placement of DBS. The odds of DBS placement increased across the study period, whereas White patients with PD were 5 times more likely than Black patients to undergo DBS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Understanding factors that influence technology diffusion is central to clinical translation of novel therapies. We characterized the pattern of adoption for laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), also known as stereotactic laser ablation (SLA), in neuro-oncology using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.
Methods: We identified patients age ≥ 18 in the NIS (2012-2018) with a diagnosis of primary or metastatic brain tumor that underwent LITT or craniotomy.