Publications by authors named "Edward Barayev"
Aims: To examine the association between colour vision deficiency (CVD) and other ophthalmic disorders including amblyopia, strabismus and ametropia in a large population study.
Methods: The retrospective, cross-sectional study included 916 388 Israeli army male recruits who had their premilitary medical assessment at the age of 16-18 years from 2000 to 2020, analysing the prevalence of ophthalmic disorders including amblyopia, strabismus and ametropia in army recruits with CVD compared with all other recruits with normal colour vision. Demographic and socioeconomic data were also collected.
Purpose: To examine the rate of ciliary body detachment in patients with choroidal detachment following glaucoma surgery and its effect on the clinical course, management, and prognosis.
Methods: A prospective observational case-series study. Patients with choroidal detachment following glaucoma surgery in 2018-2019 were included.
Background: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Minimally Invasive Micro Sclerotomy (MIMS) procedure in the management of uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma.
Methods: A prospective, open-label, single-arm clinical evaluation with intra-subject comparisons performed at the Ophthalmologic Center after S.V.
Purpose: To investigate the correlation between time from diagnosis of treatment-naïve exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to the introduction of anti-VEGF treatment and anatomical and functional outcomes.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Methods: Included were treatment-naïve exudative AMD patients who presented to a single tertiary medical center between 2012 and 2018.
Recurrent and chronic anterior uveitis: Long-term outcome and treatment strategies.
Indian J Ophthalmol
February 2024
Purpose: To study the long-term clinical outcome and treatment strategies of recurrent and chronic non-infectious anterior uveitis.
Methods: Multicenter study of anterior uveitis patients from 2001 to 2022. Outcome measures included ocular complications, medical and surgical therapies, and visual acuity measured at the beginning of follow-up and at 1, 2, and 5 years thereafter.
Purpose: To recognize prognostic factors for better final visual acuity (VA) in patients presenting with submacular hemorrhage (SMH) secondary to exudative age-related macular degeneration
Methods: This retrospective study included patients who presented to a tertiary ophthalmology department between 2012 and 2019 with SMH and were treated by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) or injection of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) with pneumatic displacement. Baseline characteristics included demographic data, VA and optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics of the SMH. Patients were divided into groups by improvement of at least 2 lines in BCVA (best corrected visual acuity), and by having a final BCVA better than 20/200.
Purpose: To compare morphologic characteristics of type 1 macular neovascularization (MNV) flow pattern in treatment-naïve and previously treated patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Materials And Methods: Macular OCT angiography images were acquired using RTVue XR Avanti with AngioVue.
Purpose: To compare intra- and postoperative complications in combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy surgeries performed in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) vs. proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).
Methods: Retrospective, case series of patients with diabetic retinopathy who underwent combined phacovitrectomy surgery between 2008 and 2017.
Article Synopsis
- COVID-19 caused two nationwide lockdowns in Israel, significantly impacting medical services within the Israel Defense Force (IDF) by reducing both patient visits and the number of services available.
- An analysis revealed a consistent 27-30% drop in primary care encounters, with emergency department referrals declining by 50-54% during lockdowns, while specialist services and elective surgeries decreased and then rebounded during the second lockdown.
- The study recommends maintaining telehealth initiatives for future lockdowns and implementing a flexible sick leave policy to decrease unnecessary hospital visits and reduce infection risks.
Objective: To review the academic benchmark of highly influential ophthalmologists listed in the ophthalmology '2020 Power List'.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the academic profiles, achievements, and bibliometric profiles of all ophthalmologists listed in the 'Power List of 2020', regarded as the most influential figures in ophthalmology today, were analysed.
Results: Ninety-five ophthalmologists were studied, after excluding 10 non-ophthalmologist figures that are also listed.
Purpose: To assess the number of recruits for military service in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) who underwent refractive surgery prior to enlistment and examine whether the procedure affected their ability to accomplish combat training.
Setting: Medical records of IDF recruits.
Design: Retrospective analysis of medical records of recruits with ametropia who underwent or did not undergo refractive surgery prior to enlistment.
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intravitreal injection of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) on proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).
Methods: PVR was induced in a rabbit model by intraocular injection of dispase (0.05 U/0.
Functional and Structural Findings in Infants Treated for Retinopathy of Prematurity Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
April 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the foveal microvascular structure in children who had retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and were treated with diode laser photocoagulation, utilizing optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
- The research involved 17 children with a history of ROP and compared their OCTA results to those of 12 healthy controls, finding significant differences in several parameters.
- Key findings included a smaller foveal avascular zone and lower vascular density in the ROP group, indicating that OCTA can reveal important long-term changes in macular structures for these patients.
Background: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is used worldwide by clinicians to evaluate macular and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) characteristics. It is frequently utilized to assess disease severity, progression and efficacy of treatment, and therefore must be reliable and reproducible.
Objective: To examine the influence of signal strength on macular thickness parameters, macular volume measurement and RNFL thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
Prcis: Intermediate-term results suggest that ab interno Minimally Invasive Micro Sclerostomy (MIMS) stent-less subconjunctival filtration procedure is a promising treatment option for patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG).
Purpose: MIMS is a novel ab interno, stent-less, subconjunctival filtration procedure. This study set to investigate the safety, performance, and efficacy of MIMS in OAG patients.
WhatsApp Tele-Medicine - usage patterns and physicians views on the platform.
Isr J Health Policy Res
June 2021
Background: Telemedicine has become an integral part of health care delivery in recent years. One of the leading applications for this use is WhatsApp - a free smartphone application that allows instant messaging with pictures and videos. This study analyzed the emerging role of WhatsApp on reducing the need for referrals to medical specialists and to compare the views of physicians regarding WhatsApp consultations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To estimate the extent of WhatsApp utilization using text and media messages for inter-physician consultations among ophthalmologists (residents and specialists) at various clinical settings and its perceived benefits for ophthalmologists and their patients. We also aimed to detect obstacles that concern ophthalmologists when using WhatsApp as a consultation platform.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a self-administered survey through Google Forms, which was sent to 660 practicing ophthalmologists during April to May 2020.
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of locally advanced periocular basal cell carcinoma (POLA-BCC) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the benefit of vismodegib treatment among participants in the Safety Events in Vismodegib (STEVIE) trial between 2011 and 2017.
Methods: The STEVIE trial was conducted in patients with BCC (all anatomic locations) who were treated with vismodegib in 28-day cycles. Patients completed the Skindex-16, a validated questionnaire for the analysis symptoms, emotions, and functioning, at baseline, on day 1 of cycle 2, on day 1 of cycle 7, and at the end-of-study visit.
Purpose: To characterize the academic background, professional experience, and scholarly achievements of United States (US) academic ophthalmologists serving in leadership positions.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. An online search of publicly available resources was conducted for demographics, background, research productivity, and academic appointments of academic ophthalmologists in leadership positions: chairperson (CP), vice chair (VC), service director (SD), and program director (PD).
Precis: Brand glaucoma medication prices vastly increased in the United States over the past 7 years, despite a reduction in eye-care providers' tendency to prescribe brand medications over generics.
Purpose: Determine the changes in prices of brand and generic glaucoma medications and to identify changes in eye-care providers prescribing patterns since 2013.
Materials And Methods: The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) database (2013-2019) was used analyze per-unit drug price.
Precis: We present a novel stentless filtration system used to create a permanent sclerocorneal drainage channel that reduces intraocular pressure (IOP) without the need to create a conjunctival incision or a scleral flap.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and preliminary performance of a novel surgical system, the minimally invasive micro sclerostomy (MIMS), in an in vivo porcine experimental model.
Materials And Methods: MIMS is an ab externo stentless filtration procedure.
Purpose: To study the correlation between subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM) seen on spectral domain optical coherence tomography at baseline and visual outcomes after intravitreal bevacizumab injection in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Methods: Consecutive patient charts with treatment-naive center-involved neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated with 3 monthly intravitreal bevacizumab's, continued as needed, from 2011 to 2014 were reviewed. Baseline spectral domain optical coherence tomography SHRM parameters (height, width, area, reflectivity, border definition, and homogeneity) and established optical coherence tomography biomarkers of neovascular activity (intraretinal fluid, subretinal fluid, retinal volume, central retinal thickness, and pigment epithelial detachment presence) were collected.
Purpose: To study the prognostic value of optical coherence tomography hyperreflective foci (HF) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Methods: Charts of naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration eyes treated with intravitreal bevacizumab between January 2011 and January 2014 were reviewed, and optical coherence tomography was collected at baseline, 3 months, and 12 months. The presence, location (inner vs.
Purpose: To identify baseline optical coherence tomography factors in exudative age-related macular degeneration that predict response to bevacizumab injections.
Methods: Patients underwent spectral domain optical coherence tomography at diagnosis and the width, height, area, and location of the subretinal fluid, intraretinal fluid, pigment epithelial detachment, and subretinal tissue were measured. The location and size of photoreceptor and the loss of retinal pigment epithelium were recorded as well as quantitative retinal measurements.