Glaucoma & Cataract, Prof. Eytan Blumenthal

PROF. BLUMENTHAL

List of Publications- by Prof. Blumenthal

Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Imaging Compared With Histological Measurements In A Human Eye

Blumenthal EZ, Parikh RS, Pe’er J, Naik M, Kaliner E, Cohen MJ, Prabakaran S, Kogan M, Thomas R. Eye (Lond). 2009 Jan;23(1):171-5. Epub 2007 Aug 24. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. eblumenthal@md.huji.ac.il ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: A feasibility study comparing retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness values obtained with imaging devices against RNFL […]

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Detecting Early Glaucoma By Assessment Of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness And Visual Function

Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Berry CC, Blumenthal EZ, Vasile C, Sanchez-Galeana C, Bosworth CF, Sample PA, Weinreb RN. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001 Aug;42(9):1993-2003. Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0946, USA. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To compare the abilities of scanning laser polarimetry (SLP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), short-wavelength automated

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Clinical Characteristics Of Eyes Demonstrating Atypical Patterns In Scanning Laser Polarimetry

Orlev A, Horani A, Rapson Y, Cohen MJ, Blumenthal EZ. Eye (Lond). 2008 Nov;22(11):1378-83. Epub 2007 Jul 13. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To characterize which clinical features are associated with the occurrence of atypical birefringence patterns (ABP) occasionally seen with scanning laser polarimetry (SLP). METHODS: Sixty-one subjects, including

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Imaging Of The Optic Disc And Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer: The Effects Of Age, Optic Disc Area, Refractive Error, And Gender

Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Blumenthal EZ, Vasile C, Boehm AG, Gokhale PA, Mohammadi K, Amini P, Sankary TM, Weinreb RN. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2002 Jan;19(1):197-207. Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0946, USA. cbowd@eyecenter.ucsd.edu ABSTRACT: We cross-sectionally examined the relationship between age, optic

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Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Split Bundles Are True Anatomic Variants

Kaliner E, Cohen MJ, Miron H, Kogan M, Blumenthal EZ. Ophthalmology. 2007 Dec;114(12):2259-64. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: The presence of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) split bundles recently was described in normal eyes scanned using scanning laser polarimetry. In this study, the authors set out to ascertain whether

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Comparing Machine Learning Classifiers For Diagnosing Glaucoma From Standard Automated Perimetry

Goldbaum MH, Sample PA, Chan K, Williams J, Lee TW, Blumenthal E, Girkin CA, Zangwill LM, Bowd C, Sejnowski T, Weinreb RN. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Jan;43(1):162-9. Ophthalmic Informatics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. mgoldbaum@ucsd.edu ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To determine which machine learning classifier learns best

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Infrequent Confirmation Of Visual Field Progression

Lee AC, Sample PA, Blumenthal EZ, Berry C, Zangwill L, Weinreb RN. Ophthalmology. 2002 Jun;109(6):1059-65. Glaucoma Center and Visual Function Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0946, USA. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the repeatability criteria on the detection of change in visual fields by six progression algorithms used

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Changes In Ultrasound Findings In Posterior Uveal Melanoma After Ruthenium 106 Brachytherapy

Kaiserman I, Anteby I, Chowers I, Blumenthal EZ, Kliers I, Pe’er J. Ophthalmology. 2002 Jun;109(6):1137-41. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. Igork@cc.huji.ac.il ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To analyze the postbrachytherapy ultrasonographic dynamics of uveal melanoma tumor height and internal reflectivity. DESIGN: Prospective, comparative, observational case series. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred forty-seven patients (147 eyes) with posterior

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The Learning Effect In Visual Field Testing Of Healthy Subjects Using Frequency Doubling Technology

Horani A, Frenkel S, Yahalom C, Farber MD, Ticho U, Blumenthal EZ. J Glaucoma. 2002 Dec;11(6):511-6. Department of Opthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To evaluate the presence, duration and magnitude of a learning effect in serial visual field (VF) testing, using the commercially available frequency doubling technology (FDT) instrument.

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Misleading Statistical Calculations In Far-Advanced Glaucomatous Visual Field Loss

Blumenthal EZ, Sapir-Pichhadze R. Ophthalmology. 2003 Jan;110(1):196-200. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. eblumenthal@md.huji.ac.il ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: In this study, the capability of statistical analysis indices to characterize static automated visual fields (VFs) accurately in cases of far-advanced glaucoma was assessed. DESIGN: Retrospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen eyes

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