Publications by authors named "Cooper Rodgers"
Conjunctival myxoid stromal tumor of the palpebral conjunctiva: A case report.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
June 2022
Purpose: To present the importance of considering conjunctival myxoid stromal tumors in the differential when evaluating eyelid lesions as these tumors could indicate undetected systemic syndromes including Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, Carney complex, and other endocrine disorders.
Observations: We present the case of a 56-year-old Caucasian female who was evaluated for a solid cyst-like structure of the palpebral conjunctiva just temporal to, but not involving, the left lower eyelid punctum. The lesion was removed with histopathologic examination of the specimen revealing the lesion to be a myxoid spindle cell tumor, consistent with conjunctival myxoid stromal tumor.
Purpose: To report outcomes of glaucoma drainage device (GDD) surgery based on primary or secondary glaucoma diagnosis and lens status.
Design: Single-center, retrospective, consecutive cohort study.
Methods: University of Florida patients aged 18 to 93 years who underwent nonvalved GDD surgery between 1996 and 2015 with a minimum of 1-year follow-up were examined.
Precis: A comparison of 186 glaucoma patients with mixed diagnoses who underwent nonvalved glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implant surgery showed similar long-term intraocular pressure (IOP), medication, and visual acuity (VA) outcomes between those with prior failed trabeculectomy surgery versus those without.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether prior failed trabeculectomy adversely affects the outcome of glaucoma tube surgery.
Patients And Methods: A total of 186 eyes of 186 patients who underwent a nonvalved GDD implant surgery by a single surgeon between 1996 and 2015 at a University practice were included.
Enhanced Metabolism of Buprenorphine in a Man Prescribed Prednisone for Crohn's Disease.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord
April 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether trabeculectomy with antimetabolites or glaucoma drainage device (GDD) surgery is more likely to achieve an intraocular pressure (IOP) ≤10 mm Hg.
Design: Retrospective, nonrandomized, cohort study of pseudophakic, primary glaucoma patients.
Methods: 53 pseudophakic patients underwent trabeculectomy and 65 received GDD at the University of Florida by one surgeon between 1993 and 2015.
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDI) with a broad spectrum epigenetic activity, in improving filtration bleb survival as an adjunct therapy to glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) in the rabbit model.
Materials And Methods: Eighteen New Zealand White rabbits underwent GFS in the left eye and were randomized to receive either a subconjunctival (SC) injection of 0.1 mL SAHA (9.
Purpose: To examine the effect of cannula diameter and conjunctival flap method on bleb survival in rabbits undergoing cannula-based glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS).
Methods: Twelve New Zealand White rabbits underwent GFS in both eyes. The twenty-four eyes were divided into four groups.
Deep Brain Stimulation associated gliosis: A post-mortem study.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord
September 2018
Background: DBS is a well-established therapy for patients with PD and is an emerging therapy for other neuropsychiatric disorders. Despite the rise in DBS usage, relatively little is known about the tissue and cellular responses to DBS.
Purpose: To examine post-mortem effects of DBS leads by objectively quantifying gliosis around the distal DBS lead tip.
Background/aims: The objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and speed of trainees and experienced glaucoma specialists using the MatchedFlicker software against the manual examination of stereoscopic disc photographs for detecting glaucomatous optic disc change.
Methods: Three experienced glaucoma specialists, two resident ophthalmologists and one glaucoma fellow from multiple institutions independently evaluated the same 140 image pairs from 100 glaucomatous/ocular hypertensive eyes using a handheld stereo viewer and the MatchedFlicker programme. Fifty had progression to glaucoma as determined by the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) Optic Disc Reading Group and endpoint committee, and 50 more were negative controls for progression with photos taken a few minutes apart.
Aim: To compare the intermediate-term efficacy of a large surface area Baerveldt 350 mm glaucoma drainage device (GDD) with medium surface area implants (Baerveldt 250 mm and Molteno 3, 230, or 245 mm).
Design: This is a retrospective, nonrandomized comparative trial.
Materials And Methods: A total of 94 eyes of 94 patients of mixed glaucoma diagnoses without any prior glaucoma surgical procedures and who had undergone a glaucoma drainage implant surgery with either a large Baerveldt 350 mm GDD or a medium-sized GDD (Baerveldt 250 mm or Molteno 230 or 245 mm) were reviewed for intraocular pressure (IOP), number of glaucoma medications, and visual acuity (VA) preoperatively, and at 1, 2, and 3 years postprocedure.
Relationship between Glaucoma Drainage Device Size and Intraocular Pressure Control: Does Size Matter?
J Curr Glaucoma Pract
January 2017
Unlabelled: There is ambiguity in the literature regarding whether a larger glaucoma drainage device (GDD) achieves a lower long-term intraocular pressure (IOP). There is some evidence on both sides, but overall there seems to be an optimal surface area of approximately 200-250 mm beyond which there may be little advantage to increasing the plate size for most patients.
How To Cite This Article: Rodgers CD, Meyer AM, Sherwood MB.