Publications by authors named "N Azar"
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- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of adalimumab (ADA) in treating pediatric chronic anterior uveitis (pCAU) by reviewing patient charts and assessing outcomes like inflammation reduction and visual acuity.
- Out of 27 children studied, 78% achieved remission, with notable racial differences showing that African American children experienced worse visual outcomes and higher recurrence rates of uveitis compared to Caucasian children.
- Overall, ADA was effective in managing inflammation and reducing reliance on corticosteroids, but the findings highlighted the need for further research to address the racial disparities in treatment outcomes.
Purpose: To evaluate and compare subbasal corneal nerve parameters of the inferior whorl in patients with dry eye disease (DED), neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), and controls using a novel deep-learning-based algorithm to analyze in-vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) images.
Methods: Subbasal nerve plexus (SNP) images of the inferior whorl of patients with DED (n = 49, 77 eyes), NCP (n = 14, 24 eyes), and controls (n = 41, 59 eyes) were taken with IVCM and further analyzed using an open-source artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm previously developed by our group. This algorithm automatically segments nerves, immune cells, and neuromas in the SNP.