Fasika A. Woreta

Postoperative Complications in Medicare Beneficiaries Following Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery.

The incidence of major postoperative complications including endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, and choroidal hemorrhage following EK procedures is low.

Predictors of Receiving Keratoplasty for Keratoconus.

This analysis of a large sample of patients with KCN reveals previously unidentified risk factors associated with receiving keratoplasty including Leber congenital amaurosis, depression, and diabetes.

Most Common Ophthalmic Diagnoses in Eye Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Study.

The most regularly treated ophthalmic conditions in high-volume EDs tend to be lower acuity diagnoses.

Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery in US Ophthalmology Residency: Surgical Case Log Cross-sectional Analysis and Proposal for New Glaucoma Procedure Classification.

Case logs were received for 152/488 (31%) residents from 36/115 (31%) programs.

Deficiencies in Ophthalmology Residents' Case Logging of Glaucoma Surgery.

Geographic Distribution of US Ophthalmic Surgical Subspecialists.

This cross-sectional study between 2012 and 2022 identified higher proportions of rural patients compared with rural surgeons.

Sex and Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Ophthalmology Subspecialty Fellowship Applicants.

Ophthalmology subspecialty fellowship match rates were lower for URiM vs non-URiM applicants in 2021.

Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty and Penetrating Keratoplasty for Keratoconus: A Claims-Based Analysis.

There are regional differences between DALK and PK utilization rates.

Malpractice Litigation in Glaucoma.

Overall, the rate of plaintiff verdicts was similar in glaucoma and in ophthalmology as a whole; however, the magnitude of plaintiff awards was higher in glaucoma than in ophthalmology overall.

Applicant Characteristics Associated with Glaucoma Fellowship Match from 2010 to 2017.

The number of applicants who matched in glaucoma fellowship increased from 2010 to 2019. Factors associated with matching in glaucoma were graduating from a U.S. residency program and completing more interviews.