Publications by authors named "D R Brill"

Purpose: To report the prevalence of scleritis and episcleritis in patients with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy (SFN).

Methods: The Mass General Brigham (MGB) hospital database was queried for patients with SFN, scleritis and episcleritis using diagnostic codes and natural language processing. Electronic medical chart review of patients diagnosed with SFN and episcleritis/scleritis who had at least one ophthalmology visit was conducted.

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Purpose: To study the real-world outcomes of intravitreal faricimab (IVF) in longstanding neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) over a one-year study period.

Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study of patients with previously treated nAMD receiving IVF with at least 12 months of follow up. Main outcome measures include injection intervals, visual acuity (VA), and optical coherence tomography features.

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Purpose: Patients with noninfectious uveitis (NIU) can require treatment with systemic immunomodulatory therapy (IMT), but it is unclear whether IMT drug categories increase the risk of malignancy in NIU patients. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of systemic IMT in patients with NIU is associated with an increased risk of malignancy.

Design: Clinical cohort study.

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Purpose: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) reduce macular schisis in patients with X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS). The purpose of this study was to determine if CAIs reduce the incidence of complications from XLRS, including macular atrophy, retinal tears, and retinal detachment (RD), the most common causes of vision loss in patients with XLRS.

Methods: For this retrospective interventional case series, a chart review of patients examined at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center [CCHMC] and Cincinnati Eye Institute [CEI] between 1/1/2015 and 1/16/2023 was performed.

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Purpose: To report a case of unilateral cytomegalovirus (CMV) panuveitis with occlusive vasculitis after injection of intravitreal dexamethasone implant in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Observational case report.

Results: A 60-year-old immunocompetent man with well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus was treated with intravitreal dexamethasone implant for recurrent uveitis that was responsive to steroids.

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