Publications by authors named "Aravindh Nirmalan"
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With Increased Failure Rate of Ptosis Repair.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
March 2024
Purpose: This study investigates how Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects the outcomes of ptosis repair. We hypothesized that patients with OSA have an increased rate of reoperation after ptosis repair.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients age >18 from the Mayo Clinic who underwent ptosis repair by levator advancement or Müller muscle-conjunctiva resection between 2018 and 2021.
Background: Significant diurnal fluctuation of optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based macular fluid occurs in patients with several macular conditions including diabetic macular edema (DME) and cystoid macular edema due to retinal venous occlusion (RVO). OCT imaging and analysis of macular fluid status plays a central role in clinical management of exudative age-related macular degeneration (eAMD), however diurnal variation of eAMD OCT findings has not yet been formally studied. Herein, we investigate whether clinically meaningful fluctuation of OCT-based macular fluid occurs in patients with eAMD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlemtuzumab-Induced Thyroid Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
November 2023
Purpose: To present 5 cases of alemtuzumab-induced thyroid eye disease (AI-TED) and review the literature to highlight the natural history, severity, and outcomes as compared with conventional thyroid eye disease (TED).
Methods: A multi-institutional retrospective case series of patients with AI-TED was compiled. Chart review evaluated for clinical characteristics, imaging findings, and treatment for AI-TED.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the factors influencing the progression of glaucoma in eyes classified as glaucoma suspect over a 5-year period, focusing on various demographic and clinical data.
- The research included a total of 288 patients and evaluated parameters like visual field tests and optical coherence tomography, discovering that certain visual field and retinal nerve fiber layer characteristics are key indicators of progression.
- The findings reveal that a greater pattern standard deviation and significant damage to the inferior retinal nerve fiber layer are strongly associated with the development of glaucoma in the studied population.