Departmental Publications: April 2025 to April 2026

10 August 2026

Belonging, Accessibility, and Community

  • Tao BK, Rahman S, Toameh D, Ing E, El-Hadad C. ETDRS-style distance visual acuity charts for Indigenous Canadians: development and validation using Canadian Aboriginal syllabics. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun 5:S0008- 4182(25)00153-X.
  • Bondok MS, Bondok MS, Selvakumar R, Ahuja N, Ing E. Accessibility of Canadian ophthalmology department webpages for the visually impaired. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct;60(5):e661-e666.
  • Campbell P, Srivastava O, Chae T, Ehmann D, Palakkamanil MM, Riyaz R. Accessing ophthalmology care for rural Canadians: case study on CRAO and NVG with a focus on rural and Indigenous populations. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Apr;61(2):472-476.

Cataract Surgery and Cornea

  • Valia MVG, Rudnisky CJ, Ramstead CL. Effect of prophylactic dorzolamide-timolol on intraocular pressure spikes following phacoemulsification. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan 3:S0008-4182(25)00488-0.
  • Huynh BC, Sarohia GS, Benson MD, Kurji K. Diffuse corneal haze: a rare presentation of fish-eye disease. Ophthalmic Genet. 2026 Apr;47(2):183-186.

Genetics

  • Liu C, Sheri N, Benson MD. Inherited Retinal Diseases with High Myopia: A Review. Genes (Basel). 2025 Oct 11;16(10):1183.
  • Mouzaaber C, Feldman CB, Huguenin SM, Han JYS, Trombly E, Zhang Q, Rieger A, Hojjat H, Huynh BC, Misaghi E, Radziwon A, Fufa TD, Hufnagel RB, Miller JML, Benson MD. Peroxisome dysfunction alters metabolism of photoreceptor outer segments in human retinal pigment epithelium. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Mar 8:2026.02.01.701576.
  • Huynh BC, Sheri N, Benson MD. A heterozygous pathogenic RPE65 variant phenocopies a mitochondrial retinopathy. Ophthalmic Genet. 2026 Mar 17:1-5.
  • Attia K, Anjum I, Lingrell S, Dworkind C, Benson MD, MacDonald IM, Hocking JC. PIKfyve is an essential component of the endolysosomal pathway within photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium. Exp Eye Res. 2026 May;266:110905.
  • Toay S, Sheri N, MacDonald I, Sergeev YV. Human recombinant tyrosinase destabilization caused by the double mutation R217Q/R402Q. Protein Sci. 2025 Feb;34(2):e70029. doi: 10.1002/pro.70029. PMID: 39840795; PMCID: PMC11751874.
  • Van Vooren E, Van Den Broeck F, Mahieu Q, Geens E, Van Heetvelde M, De Bruyne M, Van de Sompele S, Uppal S, Poliakov E, Dhaenens C-M, Gregory-Evans CY, Hoefsloot L, Iglesias Gonzalez A, Kohl S, Zuleger T, Demaret T, Tuupanen S, Ruys J, Van Os L, Platteau E, Jacob J, Vermeer S, Postelmans L, Dahan K, Maystadt I, Rasquin F, Thiadens AAHJ, Stephenson KAJ, Sheri N, Smirnov V, MacDonald IM, Gregory-Evans K, Redmond TM, De Zaeytijd J, Leroy BP, Bauwens M, De Baere E, on behalf of the Dominant RPE65-p.(E519K) Consortium; RPE65 Variant p.(E519K) Causes a Novel Dominant Adult-Onset Maculopathy in 83 Affected Individuals. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2025;66(12):53. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.12.53.
  • Xing Z, Wu F, Cortes-Gomez E, Pao A, Gao L, Douglas A, Li Y, Spernyak JA, Wong GW, Singh PK, Wang J, Liu S, Thanavala Y, MacDonald IM, Mu X, Yu YE. Genetic Analysis of Choroideremia-Related Rab Escort Proteins. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26(8):3636. doi: 10.3390/ijms26083636. PMID: 40332248; PMCID: PMC12027379.
  • Niri F, Radziwon A, Mah R, Sankila E-M, Wang N-K, MacDonald IM. Identification of two novel mutations in the CHM gene causing choroideremia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. Article ID: 100484929 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.70095 2026 Feb 19

Glaucoma

  • Lakhani M, Patil N, Chaudry E, Popovic MM, Palakkamanil M, Damji KF. Systemic and ophthalmic drugs associated with glaucoma: an international, population-based observational study. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Apr 8:S0008- 4182(26)00129-8
  • Hodgson K, Palakkamanil MM, Zhang A, Dyachok OM, Smith CA, Nicolela MT, Chauhan BC, Shuba LM. Effect of ginkgo biloba extract on macula and peripapillary perfusion examined using optical coherence tomography angiography. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Aug;60(4):e566-e571

Medical Education

  • Bondok M, Ahmad S, Mishra A, Law C, Nathoo N, Ing E. Improving mentorship for residency applications: insights from the Canadian match mentorship program. BMC Med Educ. 2025;25:1616.
  • Bondok M, Selvakumar R, Law C, Ing EB, Bakshi NK, Felfeli T. Comparing Ophthalmologist and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions. Clin Ophthalmol. 2025;19:4293-4300.

Neuro-Opthalmology

  • Tran E, Nair G, Bursztyn LLCD, Fraser JA, Ing EB. The Diagnostic Yield of Antiacetylcholine Receptor Antibodies Versus Antimuscle Kinase Antibodies in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Meta-Analysis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000002382.
  • Nguyen B, Quon S, Tao BK, Ing E, Williams A. Dry eye syndrome: an underappreciated extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontline Gastroenterology. 2025 Sep 19. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2025-103356
  • Hanna A, Ing EB, Sundaram AN, Bril V, Sharma RA. Late-Onset Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Presenting With Isolated Ophthalmic Findings. J Neuroophthalmol. 2025 Dec;45(4):e273-e274.
  • Mihalache A, Huang RS, Eng KT, Sharma RA, Ing E, Sundaram AN. Bilateral Papillitis and Unilateral Central Serous Retinopathy Associated with Dabrafenib and Trametinib Use in Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma. Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2026 Jan 10:1-4.
  • Dhivagaran T, Butt FR, Nasri D, Maini P, Lin E, Tao BK, Sundaram A, Ing E, Sharma R. Prevalence of diplopia among giant cell arteritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eye. 2026 Jan. doi: 10.1038/s41433-026-04254-1.
  • Lim K, Ing E. Re: Chauhan et al.: Risk of giant cell arteritis among patients presenting with undifferentiated noninfectious uveitis. Ophthalmology. 2026 Feb 12:S0161-6420(26)00013-8.
  • Huang RS, Mihalache A, Ing E, Sharma RA, Machnowska M, Sundaram AN. Optic Neuritis Secondary to PD-1 Inhibition in a Patient with Ovarian Cancer. Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2026 Feb 14:1-4.
  • Gupta A, Tejpal T, Sriranganathan A, Chen B, Quinn MP, Ing EB, Sharma RA. Risk factors for ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Mar 26:S0008- 4182(26)00085-2.
  • Ing E, Lim K, Loebenberg R, Davies N, Rashid MD, Le T, Rullo J. Topical Pyridostigmine for Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Translational Hypothesis. Accepted Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2026 Apr.
  • Hanna A, Issa M, Ing EB, Sundaram ANE, Sharma R. Headache and decreased vision in an older woman. American Academy of Ophthalmology, ONE Network. 2026.
  • Lewis JR, Malem AH, Buncic JR. Periodic alternating esotropia associated with disorders of neural tube closure. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2025 Jun 1;29(3):104226.
  • Poonja S, Milea D, Chen JJ. 3D Deep Learning Analysis of OCT to Classify Optic Atrophy. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct 1;143(10):811-812. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2025.2829. PMID: 40839376.
  • Mihalache A, Huang RS, Tyndel FJ, Ing E, Mollan SP, Sundaram ANE. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Prevalence and Hormonal Contraception: A Meta-Analysis. Neurology. 2026 Apr 28;106(8):e214832.

Oculoplastics

  • Saffari PS, Glasgow BJ, Lucarelli KM, Roelofs KA. Periorbital Intravenous Lobular Pyogenic Granulomas: A Case Report and Literature Review of This Peculiar Pathology. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;41(1):e15-e18.
  • Tao BK, Naveed F, Al-Burak SA, Lim K, Vosoughi AR, Chang K, El-Hadad C, Nassrallah G, Hussain A, Arthurs B, Nijhawan N, Ing EB. Prevalence of phantom eye syndrome following eye removal: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Orbit. 2025 Aug 28:1-8.
  • Ing EB, Tao BK, Balas M, Liu D, Chang K, Nassrallah G, Hussain A, Nijhawan N. The Recognizability of Cropped Unilateral Upper Face Photographs. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Sep 23. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000003074.
  • Ing E, Bondok M. Oculoplastics and Augmented Intelligence: A Literature Review. J Clin Med. 2025 Sep 28;14(19):6875.
  • Tran E, Hadi A, Nair G, Bursztyn LLCD, Fraser JA, Ing EB. Incidence of Alemtuzumab-Induced Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Oct 13.
  • Fischer JL, Roelofs KA, Saffari PS, Suh JD, Rootman DB, Goldberg RA, Lee JT. Transcaruncular Approach With Orbital Protection for Resection of Sinonasal Lesions: How I do it. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2025 Nov;39(6):474-477.
  • Nguyen AX, Chow DR, Hébert M, Ing E, Nassrallah G, Nijhawan N. Geospatial Analysis of Accessibility to Oculofacial Plastic Surgery in the United States: Driving Distance and Sociodemographic Disparities. Amer J Ophthalmol International. 2025 Dec 11;2(4).
  • Saffari PS, Strawbridge JC, Roelofs KA, Rootman DB, Goldberg RA, Karlin JN. Facial Aging in Thyroid Eye Disease: Quantification by Artificial Intelligence. J Craniofac Surg. 2025.
  • Cheng S, Roelofs KA. Patterns of Basal Cell Carcinoma Presentation in the NIH All of Us Database. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Jan-Feb 01;42(1):40-44.
  • Shaw JR, Abdulrehman J, Stella SF, Leontiadis GI, Steffel J, Ntalouka MP, Martel G, Tikkinen KAO, Schneider P, Turrentine M, Thoma A, Lee D, Bray APJJ, Blanas N, Ing E, Shorr R, Siegal DM, Levy JH, Connors JM, Spyropoulos AC, Douketis J. Surgical and Procedural Bleed Risk Stratification for Anticoagulated Patients Undergoing Planned Surgery. J Thromb Haemost. 2026 Feb 5:S1538-7836(26)00055-3.
  • Saffari PS, Lucarelli KM, Homer NA, Wolkow N, Tooley AA, Goldberg RA, Rootman DB, Badilla J, Liu D, Kim IA, Demirci H, Juntipwong S, Roelofs KA. Functional Improvement in Cranial Neuropathies From Perineural Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Immunotherapy: A Multicenter Case Series and Review. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Mar-Apr 01;42(2):207-212.

Oncology

  • Campbell P, Crump RT, Laycock E, Khan A, Weis E. Advancing ocular oncology care through teleophthalmology: a patient-centric perspective. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Apr;60(2):107-112.
  • Laycock E, Weis E, Sylvestre-Bouchard A, Curtis R, Shakeri E, Mohammed E, Far B, Crump T. Analyzing clinical variables indicative of uveal melanoma to determine how they affect decisions made by an artificial intelligence classifier. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct;60(5):261-266.
  • Campbell P, Weis E, Wandzura AM, Pham M, Crump T. In Need of Structured Recovery, Ocular Oncology Needs Enhanced Recovery after Surgery. Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2025 Nov;11(3):216-218.
  • Crump RT, Mohammed E, Biglarbeiki M, Eshragh M, Shakeri E, Siljedal GJ, Far B, Weis E. Artificial intelligence in the classification and segmentation of fundus images with choroidal nevi. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Dec;60(6):378-383.
  • Alban J, Bowen RC, Reichstein DA, McKean M, Lutzky J, Weis E, Carvajal RD, Dulka S, Morse BG, Butler MO, Rapisuwon S, Kim KB, Chandrasekaran S, Warner AB, Zager JS, Chmielowski B, Patel SP, Hernandez-Aya LF, Correa ZM, Fecher LA, Najjar YG, Montazeri K, Shoushtari AN, Javed A, Gombos DS, Salama AKS, Tsai K, Miller FH, Khushalani N, Seedor RS, Lipson EJ, Reddy SA, Buchbinder E, Bhatia S, Pavlick A, Mehmi I, Aaberg T, Ikeguchi AP, Kim IK, Walter SD, Singh AD, Sullivan RJ, Choi JS, Williams BK Jr, Orloff M, Mruthyunjaya P, Schollenberger MD, Gandhi N, Harbour JW, Chandra S. Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Surveillance: A Delphi Panel Consensus. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Dec 30;18(1):121.
  • Campbell P, Khan A, Weis E, Crump T. Utility value reporting in uveal melanoma: a critical gap for cost-effectiveness analyses. Eye (Lond). 2026 Mar 10.
  • Samuel A, Lai A, AbouAssali D, Penner V. A severe case of panitumumab-associated cicatricial ectropion and periorbital dermatitis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Mar 27:S0008-4182(26)00090-6.

Pediatrics & Strabismus

  • Lee JJ, Patil N, Schimmel T, Benson MD, DeSerres JJ. Acquired Brown Syndrome as a Postoperative Complication of Orbital Wall Fracture Repair with Metallic Mesh. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2025 Aug 29.
  • Sachdeva K, Turcios M, Solarte CE. Pediatric teleophthalmology screening: a scoping review of global evidence and implications for Canada. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Apr;61(2):373-380.

Retina

  • Arnold N, Mishra A, Seamone M. Cancer-Associated Retinopathy Presenting as Panuveitis Secondary to Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2025 Apr 25.
  • Mishra AV, Loh GK, Ehmann DS. Inpatient ophthalmology consultations for candidemia: a literature review and opinion. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2025 May 1;36(3):161-166.
  • Shen C, Liu D, Chen C, King S, Greve M, Ehmann D, Seamone M. Clinical and Optical Coherence Tomography Characteristics of Severe Intraretinal Silicone Oil Migration. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2025 Aug 5.
  • Moorjani R, Loh GK, Tennant MTS, Kertes PJ, Grewal PS. Carbon Footprint of Pars Plana Vitrectomy, Pneumatic Retinopexy, and Scleral Buckle Procedures for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2025 Sep 3.
  • Tao BK, Hwang J, Park S, Mikhail D, Hanna A, Huang RS, Mihalache A, Xie JS, Popovic MM, Jin Y, Grewal P, Hurley B, Kertes P, Kherani A, Tennant M, Chen J, Navajas EV, Lam WC, Muni RH, Yan P. Prefilled syringes and post-intravitreal injection endophthalmitis: A network meta-analysis. Surv Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct 1.
  • Aizouki C, Qiu W, Loh GK, Greve MDJ, Tennant MTS, Grewal PS, Seamone ME, Mishra AV. Surgical outcomes of small and medium macular holes with or without use of internal limiting membrane flaps. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct;60(5):314-319.
  • Aizouki C, Mishra AV, Loh GK, Ramachandran N, Greve MDJ, Ehmann D, Grewal PS, Seamone ME. Characteristics and Outcomes of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in a Large Cohort of Patients with Pachychoroid Neovasculopathy. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2025 Oct 31.
  • Loh GK, Martens RK, Tennant MTS, Seamone ME, Mishra AV. Outcomes of vitrectomy with or without internal limiting membrane peeling for the treatment of vitreomacular traction. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan 31:S0008- 4182(25)00507-1.
  • San Juan AN, Tran ADDN, Kriese LM, Van Engelen NHN, Hore D, Sharkova M, Noel NCL, Hunter C, Spencer Carreira O, Hocking JC, Willis LM, Carr BJ. (2025). Polysialic acid is a versatile marker for retinal Müller glia in common vertebrate model organisms and systems. bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.04.672712v1
  • Zahra F, Malik M, Abid K, Damji KF, Tayyab H. Use of retinal ischemic perivascular lesions (RIPLS) as a biomarker for cardiovascular disease - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Retina Vitreous. 2025 Dec 24;12(1):15./li>
  • Qureshi A, Fatima M, Jalaluddin S, Damji K, Tayyab H, Khan UI. Identifying knowledge gap and adherence barriers for diabetic retinopathy screening: Findings from primary healthcare clinics in Pakistan. J Family Med Prim Care.2025 Oct;14(10):4145-4151.
  • Lakhani M, Popovic MM, Al-Ani A, Kundapur D, Gholamian T, Chaudry E, Nanji K, Patil N, Feo A, Sadda S, Sarraf D, Ip MS, Kertes PJ, Muni RH, Adatia F, Damji KF, Chaudhary V, Hurley BR. Comparative Analysis of Ocular Adverse Events between Aflibercept 8 mg and Faricimab: A Global Population-Based Study across 65 Countries. Ophthalmol Retina. 2026 Apr;10(4):373-384.
  • Lakhani M, Kwan ATH, Kundapur D, Popovic MM, Damji KF, Hurley BR. Association of Anti-VEGF Therapy with Reported Ocular Adverse Events: A Global Pharmacovigilance Analysis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2026 Mar;10(3):265-282.
  • Khan I, Ramzan F, Tayyab H, Damji KF. Rekindling Vision: Innovative Strategies for Treating Retinal Degeneration. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Apr 25;26(9):4078.
  • Sadek K, Yu P, Butt FR, Tao BK, Al-Ani A, Yeung S, Pereira A, Tang T, Arjmand P, Mishra A, Ing E, Yan P. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor and choroidal thickness in retinal vein occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Surv Ophthalmol. 2026 Mar 28:S0039-6257(26)00050-0.