Publications by authors named "Theresa M Cooney"
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with cyclosporine A 0.05% eye drops in reducing frequency and severity of recurrences in patients with recurrent anterior uveitis.
Methods: A retrospective case-crossover study was conducted by reviewing medical charts of patients treated for recurrent anterior uveitis between 2002 and 2011 at the Kellogg Eye Center by one cornea specialist.
Purpose: To determine whether preoperative iris vasculature and morphology are altered in patients who have taken tamsulosin (Flomax).
Setting: Academic multispecialty practice.
Design: Case series.
Aim: To assess differences in pupil diameter between men taking systemic α(1)-adrenoreceptor antagonists and controls.
Setting: University of Michigan clinics, USA.
Methods: Male patients over the age of 50 years were recruited from clinics over 3 months and divided into two groups: 18 study patients taking α(1)-adrenoreceptor antagonists (Flomax, Uroxatral, Cardura and Hytrin) and 31 control patients who had never been on them.
Purpose: To describe the unique presentation, clinical course, management, and outcome of vitamin A deficiency-induced keratomalacia leading to bilateral corneal melts and ulcers in a patient with severe dietary restrictions because of psychiatric disease.
Methods: Review of patient's record and literature pertinent to her condition.
Results: A 33-year-old woman with a phobia of consuming most foods presented with bilateral corneal ulcers and melts from an unusual case of keratomalacia caused by vitamin A deficiency.