Publications

Our Publications

Members of our team have published documents pertaining to our research; links can be found below organized by year and in order of the publication date. 

Type II Diabetes Mellitus Causes Extracellular Matrix Alterations in the Posterior Cornea That Increase Graft Thickness and Rigidity

Kingsbury KD, Skeie JM, Cosert K, Schmidt GA, Aldrich BT, Sales CS, Weller J, Kruse, F, Thomasy, SM, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Greiner MA. Type II Diabetes Mellitus Causes Extracellular Matrix Alterations in the Posterior Cornea That Increase Graft Thickness and Rigidity. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. June 2023; 64(7):26. PMID: 37326594

Mitophagy: An Emerging Target in Ocular Pathology

Skeie JM, Nishimura DY, Wang CL, Schmidt GA, Aldrich BT, Greiner MA. Mitophagy: An Emerging Target in Ocular Pathology. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 Mar 1;62(3):22. PMID: 33724294

 

Solubilized ubiquinol for preserving corneal function

Naguib YW, S Sanjib, Skeie JM, Acri T, Ebeid K, Abdel-Rahman S, Kesh S, Schmidt GA, Nishimura DY, Banas JA, Zhu M, Greiner MA, Salem AK. Solubilized Ubiquinol for Preserving Corneal Function. Biomaterials 2021. Aug;275:120842. PMID: 34087583

 

Optimizing Visualization of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Tissue: Assessing the Impact of Trypan Blue Exposure on Stain Duration and Corneal Endothelial Cell Function

Ling JJ, Kyrillos R, Burckart KA, Aldrich BT, Skeie JM, Schmidt GA, Conwell C, Ramirez T, Reed CR, Zimmerman MB, Greiner MA, Li JY. Optimizing Visualization of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Tissue: Assessing the Impact of Trypan Blue Exposure on Stain Duration and Corneal Endothelial Cell Function. Cornea. 2021 Mar 1;40(3):292-298. PMID: 32732698.

 

Review: Optimizing DMEK Technique, 2018-2020

Ramirez DA, Schmidt GA, Worthington KS, Sales CS. Review: Optimizing DMEK Technique, 2018-2020. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2021 Jan 1;61(1):45-55. PMID: 33337793.

 

Potential Functional Restoration of Corneal Endothelial Cells in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy by ROCK Inhibitor (Ripasudil)

Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Zenkel M, Strunz M, Gießl A, Schondorf H, da Silva H, Schmidt GA, Greiner MA, Okumura N, Koizumi N, Kinoshita S, Tourtas T, Kruse FE. Potential functional restoration of corneal endothelial cells in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy by ROCK inhibitor (ripasudil). Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Apr;224:185-199. PMID: 33316261.

Efficacy and Safety of Various Amphotericin B Concentrations on Candida albicans in Cold Storage Conditions.

Tran KD, Aldrich BT, DʼAmato Tóthová J, Skeie JM, Kondratick CM, Giurgola L, Gatto C, Reed CR, Schmidt GA, Terry MA, Greiner MA. Efficacy and Safety of Various Amphotericin B Concentrations on Candida albicans in Cold Storage Conditions. Cornea. 2020 Jan;39(1):110-117. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002019. PMID: 31206398

 

Ubiquinol Supplementation of Donor Tissue Enhances Corneal Endothelial Cell Mitochondrial Respiration

Skeie JM, Aldrich BT, Nishimura DY, Schmidt GA, Zimmerman MB, Ling JJ, Naguib YW, Salem AK, Greiner MA. Ubiquinol Supplementation of Donor Tissue Enhances Corneal Endothelial Cell Mitochondrial Respiration. Cornea. 2020 Oct;39(10):1285-1290. PMID: 32558735.

DMEK Outcomes Using Nondiabetic Grafts for Recipients with Diabetes Mellitus

Janson BJ, Terveen DC, Benage MJ, Zimmerman MB, Mixon DC, Aldrich BT, Skeie JM, Schmidt GA, Reed CR, Goins KM, Greiner MA.  DMEK Outcomes using Nondiabetic Grafts for Recipients with Diabetes Mellitus. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2019 Jul 9;15:100512. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.100512. eCollection 2019 Sep. PMID: 31341996

 

Donor, Recipient, and Operative Factors Associated With Increased Endothelial Cell Loss in the Cornea Preservation Time Study.

Lass, JH, Benetz, BA, Patel, SV, Szczotka-Flynn LB, O’Brien R, Ayala, AR, Maquire, MG, Daoud, YJ, Greiner, MA, Hannush, SB, Lee, B, Mauger, TF, Menegay, HJ, Mifflin, MD, Raizman, MB, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Schultze, RL, Schmidt, GA, Sugar, A, Terry, MA, Verdier, DD. Donor, Recipient, and Operative Factors Associated With Increased Endothelial Cell Loss in the Cornea Preservation Time Study. JAMA Ophthalmol.  2019;137(2):185-193

 

 

Donor, Recipient, and Operative Factors Associated With Increased Endothelial Cell Loss in the Cornea Preservation Time Study.

 

Lass JH, Benetz BA, Patel SV, Szczotka-Flynn LB, O'Brien R, Ayala AR, Maguire MG, Daoud YJ, Greiner MA, Hannush SB, Lee WB, Mauger TF, Menegay HJ, Mifflin MD, Raizman MB, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Schultze RL, Schmidt GA, Sugar A, Terry MA, Verdier DD; Cornea Preservation Time Study Group.

 

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct 26. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5669. [Epub ahead of print]

 

PMID: 30422157 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

 

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Assessing the Effects of Ripasudil, a Novel Rho Kinase Inhibitor, on Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Health.

 

Goldstein AS, Aldrich BT, Skeie JM, Schmidt GA, Reed CR, Zimmerman MB, Greiner MA.

 

J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Oct 12. doi: 10.1089/jop.2018.0063. [Epub ahead of print]

 

PMID: 30312120 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

 

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Glaucoma-associated corneal endothelial cell damage: A review.

Janson BJ, Alward WL, Kwon YH, Bettis DI, Fingert JH, Provencher LM, Goins KM, Wagoner MD, Greiner MA.

Surv Ophthalmol. 2018 Jul - Aug;63(4):500-506. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.11.002. Epub 2017 Nov 14. Review.

PMID: 29146208 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Feeder-free differentiation of cells exhibiting characteristics of corneal endothelium from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

 

Wagoner MD, Bohrer LR, Aldrich BT, Greiner MA, Mullins RF, Worthington KS, Tucker BA, Wiley LA.

 

Biol Open. 2018 May 8;7(5). pii: bio032102. doi: 10.1242/bio.032102.

 

PMID: 29685994 [PubMed]

 

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Scleral Contact Lenses in an Academic Oculoplastics Clinic: Epidemiology and Emerging Considerations.

 

Chahal HS, Estrada M, Sindt CW, Boehme JA, Greiner MA, Nerad JA, Carter KD, Allen RC, Shriver EM.

 

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 May/Jun;34(3):231-236. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000929.

 

PMID: 28538612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

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Proteomic analysis of corneal endothelial cell-descemet membrane tissues reveals influence of insulin dependence and disease severity in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

 

Skeie JM, Aldrich BT, Goldstein AS, Schmidt GA, Reed CR, Greiner MA.

 

PLoS One. 2018 Mar 12;13(3):e0192287. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192287. eCollection 2018.

 

PMID: 29529022 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

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Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty for corneal decompensation due to iridoschisis.

 

Greenwald MF, Niles PI, Johnson AT, Vislisel JM, Greiner MA.

 

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2018 Jan 5;9:34-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.01.010. eCollection 2018 Mar.

 

PMID: 29468215 [PubMed]

 

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Validity of Postmortem Glycated Hemoglobin to Determine Status of Diabetes Mellitus in Corneal Donors.

Soper MC, Marcovina SM, Hoover CK, Calhoun PM, McCoy KE, Stoeger CG, Schmidt GA, Arafah BM, Price MO, Szczotka-Flynn LB, Lass JH.

Cornea. 2017 Aug;36(8):942-947. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001211.

PMID: 28542087

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Assessing the Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Donor Corneal Endothelial Cell Density.

Liaboe CA, Aldrich BT, Carter PC, Skeie JM, Burckart KA, Schmidt GA, Reed CR, Zimmerman MB, Greiner MA.

Cornea. 2017 May;36(5):561-566. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001174.

PMID: 28306601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Mitochondrial and Morphologic Alterations in Native Human Corneal Endothelial Cells Associated With Diabetes Mellitus.

Aldrich BT, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Skeie JM, Burckart KA, Schmidt GA, Reed CR, Zimmerman MB, Kruse FE, Greiner MA.

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Apr 1;58(4):2130-2138. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-21094.

PMID: 28395029 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Incidence and Outcomes of Positive Donor Corneoscleral Rim Fungal Cultures after Keratoplasty.

Vislisel JM, Goins KM, Wagoner MD, Schmidt GA, Aldrich BT, Skeie JM, Reed CR, Zimmerman MB, Greiner MA.

Ophthalmology. 2017 Jan;124(1):36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.09.017. Epub 2016 Nov 3.

PMID: 27817919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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