Jack Dodick, M.D.

New-onset herpes simplex virus keratitis after cataract surgery
Patel, Nandesh N; Teng, Christopher C; Sperber, Laurence T D; Dodick, Jack M
2009 Jan;28(1):108-110, Cornea
We report the case of a 34-year-old man who had uncomplicated cataract surgery in his left eye. Medical history was significant for atopic dermatitis, requiring oral immunosuppressive medications. Two days after the surgery, the patient presented with pain, photophobia, decreased vision, and a small corneal abrasion. On postoperative day 5, the patient returned with left upper lid vesicular lesions and 2 corneal dendrites. Corrected vision was 20/100 OS, with intraocular pressure of 18 mm Hg and 1+ pigmented cells in the anterior chamber. Cultures of the lid lesions revealed herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1. The patient was placed on oral acyclovir 800 mg 5 times a day. By day 8, the dendrites had resolved, and by day 15, the lid lesions healed over. HSV keratitis is an uncommon complication after cataract surgery. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the possibility of developing HSV keratitis even after the most routine cataract extraction
— id: 94849, year: 2009, vol: 28, page: 108, stat: Journal Article,

Laser phacolysis
Dodick, Jack M.
2006 ;:VCast #1-, As seen from here
— id: 69468, year: 2006, vol: , page: VCast #1, stat: Journal Article,

Identification of retained nucleus fragment in the posterior chamber using ultrasound biomicroscopy
Oliveira, Cristiano; Liebmann, Jeffrey M; Dodick, Jack M; Topilow, Harvey; Cykiert, Robert; Ritch, Robert
2006 May;141(5):964-966, American journal of ophthalmology
PURPOSE: To describe the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) to image retained nuclear fragments posterior to the iris plane after uncomplicated phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation in two patients. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: Two patients presented with an iris elevation after uncomplicated phacoemulsification and lens implantation. RESULTS: Visual acuity was 20/20 in the first patient and 20/30 in the second. There was no anterior chamber inflammation in either eye. UBM revealed a small, retained nuclear fragment between the iris pigment epithelium and the anterior lens capsule, causing localized anterior iris displacement in both patients. The PCIOL was within the capsular bag, and the iris root and ciliary body were normal in both patients. CONCLUSION: UBM can demonstrate retained lens fragments within the posterior chamber
— id: 67930, year: 2006, vol: 141, page: 964, stat: Journal Article,

The use of micro-probes in laser photolysis cataract extraction
Park, L; Manzitti, I; Dodick, JM
2005 ;46(Suppl):?-? abstract #750, Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. IOVS
— id: 59365, year: 2005, vol: 46, page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

The ontogency of phacoemulsification
Young JA; Dodick JM
2005 April 17;:#5-, As seen from here
— id: 62445, year: 2005, vol: , page: #5, stat: Journal Article,

Laser photolysis cataract extraction using the Wehener spoon
Park, L; Ali, I; Dodick, J
2004 APR abstract #276;45(Suppl)):U157-U157, Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. IOVS
— id: 59366, year: 2004, vol: 45, page: U157, stat: Journal Article,

Laser photolysis cataract extraction, irrigation fluid and corneal edema
Park, L; Miller, AI; Ali, I; Dodick, J
2003 MAY abstract #228;44(3):U40-U40, Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. IOVS
— id: 55415, year: 2003, vol: 44, page: U40, stat: Journal Article,

Cataract surgical problem: response #3
Dodick JM; Hsu J
2000 Dec;26(12):1705-1706, Journal of cateract & refractive surgery
— id: 24153, year: 2000, vol: 26, page: 1705, stat: Journal Article,

Dodick photolysis for cataract surgery: early experience with the Q-switched neodymium: YAG laser in 100 consecutive patients
Kanellopoulos AJ; Dodick JM; Brauweiler P; Alzner E
1999 Nov;106(11):2197-2202, Ophthalmology
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a Q-switched neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser for removal of the human cataract. DESIGN: A multicenter, prospective, noncomparative study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 100 consecutive eyes undergoing cataract extraction with the Dodick Photolysis, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Corneal endothelial cell loss, visual acuity improvement, intraocular pressure change, total intraocular energy used, and intraoperative and postoperative complications. RESULTS: The mean values were postoperative visual acuity improvement from 20/46.5 (0.43) to 20/26.6 (0.75), decrease in endothelial cell count of 177 cells/mm2 (7.55%), and intraocular energy used of 6.7 J. Minor complications were encountered in three cases. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that Dodick Photolysis may be a safe and effective new technology for cataract removal in human eyes. It appears to offer low intraocular energy and heat release, a clear-cornea incision less than 1.5 mm in size, and safe operation within the capsular bag
— id: 20324, year: 1999, vol: 106, page: 2197, stat: Journal Article,

Prospective, randomized vector analysis of astigmatism after three-, one-, and no-suture phacoemulsification
Azar DT; Stark WJ; Dodick J; Khoury JM; Vitale S; Enger C; Reed C
1997 Oct;23(8):1164-1173, Journal of cateract & refractive surgery
PURPOSE: To compare surgically induced astigmatism and visual outcomes after three-, one-, and no-suture phacoemulsification. SETTING: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA. METHODS: This prospective, randomized study followed 131 patients treated with phacoemulsification with a 5.5 mm self-sealing scleral tunnel and implantation of a 5.5 mm poly(methyl methacrylate) posterior chamber lens. Radial 10-0 nylon sutures were used in the three- and one-suture groups. RESULTS: Mean astigmatism was greatest in the first postoperative week in all groups and stabilized after 8 weeks. The percentage of patients with with-the-rule (WTR) astigmatism increased from baseline in the one- and three-suture groups and decreased in the sutureless group. Mean uncorrected Snellen acuity was significantly better in the no- and one-suture groups than in the three-suture group at 1 week. There were no significant differences in uncorrected acuity at other times. No statistically significant differences in the surgically induced spherical equivalent were noted among the three groups during the 1 year follow-up. There was significantly less surgically induced keratometric astigmatism in the one-suture group at 4 (P = .03) and 8 (P = .007) weeks postoperatively. At all follow-ups, the sutureless group had the greatest proportion of patients, with significant ATR astigmatic shift (1 week, 17%; 4 weeks, 32%); and the lowest proportion of patients with significant WTR astigmatic shift (10% after 1 week). At 4 weeks, the percentage of patients with significant WTR shift in the one-suture group dropped to that in the sutureless group (10%); however, those in the one-suture group had less ATR astigmatic shift (16%). CONCLUSION: Sutureless and one-suture surgery resulted in a low percentage of WTR induced astigmatism 4 weeks postoperatively. Compared with sutureless surgery, the one-suture surgery resulted in less ATR shift
— id: 36213, year: 1997, vol: 23, page: 1164, stat: Journal Article,

Corneal complications of cataract surgery
Batlan SJ; Dodick JM
1996 Aug;7(4):52-56, Current opinion in ophthalmology
Recent advances in cataract surgery have reduced the incidence of corneal complications. Review of the current literature reveals a trend toward early visual rehabilitation and minimization of postoperative astigmatism by careful selection of incision type and location for small-incision cataract surgery. Since the introduction of intraocular lenses, endothelial cell loss has been a concern. Preservation of corneal endothelial cell function continues to be a major goal as cataract surgery continues to evolve. Recent studies have been undertaken to determine the effect of incision location and size on endothelial cell loss. Several reports on iatrogenically induced corneal decompensation are of interest as this complication can be avoided if proper precautions are taken. Although improvements in surgical technique have lead to a decreased incidence of Descemet's membrane detachments and of epithelial and fibrous downgrowth, early recognition and intervention are imperative
— id: 24156, year: 1996, vol: 7, page: 52, stat: Journal Article,

Explantation of a foldable silicone intraocular lens
Batlan SJ; Dodick JM
1996 Aug;122(2):270-272, American journal of ophthalmology
PURPOSE: We used a novel technique for explanting an improperly oriented silicone intraocular lens. METHODS: The elastomeric property of silicone was used to deform the optic and remove the intraocular lens in one piece. RESULTS: We explanted a flexible intraocular lens without compromising the integrity of the original wound, posterior lens capsule, or corneal endothelium. CONCLUSIONS: The technique offers a superior means of intraocular lens explantation while retaining the benefits of small-incision cataract surgery
— id: 24155, year: 1996, vol: 122, page: 270, stat: Journal Article,

Thermal damage from laser ablation
Batlan SJ; Dodick JM
1996 Oct;22(8):1003-1003, Journal of cateract & refractive surgery
— id: 24154, year: 1996, vol: 22, page: 1003, stat: Journal Article,

Laser therapy in cataract surgery
Sperber LT; Dodick JM
1995 Feb;6(1):22-26, Current opinion in ophthalmology
In the more than 25 years since the development of ultrasound phacoemulsification, enormous change has occurred in cataract surgery. One of the latest and most significant changes in cataract surgery has been the development of devices that utilize laser energy for the removal of cataracts. Both ultraviolet (excimer) and infrared wavelengths have been studied, but in 1994, we have seen significant progress only with the infrared wavelengths. The lack of progress in the devices utilizing ultraviolet wavelengths are due to concerns with safety. Two infrared laser devices, one developed by Dodick and the other developed by Colvard have been used successfully for the removal of cataracts under Investigational Device Exemptions from the Food and Drug Administration. These developments have brought us a step closer to realizing the dream of laser cataract surgery
— id: 24157, year: 1995, vol: 6, page: 22, stat: Journal Article,

The future of cataract surgery
Dodick JM; Sperber LT
1994 Spring;34(2):201-210, International ophthalmologic clinics
— id: 24159, year: 1994, vol: 34, page: 201, stat: Journal Article,

Cataract surgery
Dodick, Jack M; Donnefeld, Eric D
Boston MA : Little, Brown, 1994,
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Laser therapy in cataract surgery
Sperber LT; Dodick JM
1994 Feb;5(1):105-109, Current opinion in ophthalmology
Since the development of ultrasound phacoemulsification more than 25 years ago, cataract surgery has changed dramatically. One of the major changes in cataract surgery has been the research into the use of laser for the removal of cataracts. To date, both ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths have been studied, with the infrared showing more promise. The ultraviolet end of the spectrum has shown promise, but concerns with safety have hindered its progress. An infrared laser device developed by Dodick has been used successfully for the removal of cataracts under an Investigational Device Exemption from the Food and Drug Administration and a second infrared laser developed by Colvard should be approved soon. These developments have brought us a step closer to realizing the dream of laser cataract surgery
— id: 24158, year: 1994, vol: 5, page: 105, stat: Journal Article,

Pigmentation and inhibition of wound contraction by cultured skin substitutes with adult melanocytes after transplantation to athymic mice
Boyce ST; Medrano EE; Abdel-Malek Z; Supp AP; Dodick JM; Nordlund JJ; Warden GD
1993 Apr;100(4):360-365, Journal of investigative dermatology
Wound closure with cultured skin substitutes results in epithelium that is consistently hypopigmented. Hypothetically, addition of human melanocytes to cultured skin grafts may result in normal pigmentation of healed skin. Skin substitutes were composed of human epidermal keratinocytes and melanocytes, dermal fibroblasts, and collagen-glycosaminoglycan substrates, and were incubated for 12 d in media for keratinocyte growth (KG, n = 4), for keratinocyte differentiation containing four fatty acids and vitamin E with basic fibroblast growth factor (KDF, n = 6) or epidermal growth factor (KDE, n = 6), or for melanocyte growth (MG, n = 6) with phorbol ester and 5% fetal bovine serum. Skin substitutes were grafted orthotopically to full-thickness skin wounds (2 x 2 cm) on athymic mice, and scored for percent original wound size (+/- SEM), visible pigmentation (number pigmented/n), and positive staining for human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-ABC after 6 weeks on the mice. The data show that cultured skin grafts containing human melanocytes that are incubated in KDE or MG media have statistically significant reduction in wound contraction, 1:1 correlation of expression of pigment and HLA-ABC, and increased frequency of pigmentation after healing compared to incubation in KG or KDF media. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the presence of melanocytes, melanosomes, and pigment transfer to keratinocytes in pigmented skin. These results suggest that survival and differentiated function of cultured epithelium can support melanization of skin, and that skin analogues exposed to phorbol ester in vitro can support skin pigmentation after wound healing
— id: 24161, year: 1993, vol: 100, page: 360, stat: Journal Article,

Lasers in cataract surgery
Dodick JM; Lally JM; Sperber LT
1993 Feb;4(1):107-109, Current opinion in ophthalmology
Several laser technologies including 1053-nm picosecond, excimer, erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet, and neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) have been studied for use in the removal of cataractous lens tissue. Nd:YAG laser phacolysis involves laser pulses striking a titanium target that are incorporated into an irrigation-aspiration probe. With further refinement, Nd:YAG laser phacolysis may provide an alternative means of lens removal through a small incision, however, further study is required
— id: 24162, year: 1993, vol: 4, page: 107, stat: Journal Article,

Neodymium-YAG laser phacolysis of the human cataractous lens
Dodick JM; Sperber LT; Lally JM; Kazlas M
1993 Jul;111(7):903-904, Archives of ophthalmology
— id: 24160, year: 1993, vol: 111, page: 903, stat: Journal Article,

Laser phacolysis of the human cataractous lens
Dodick JM
1991 ;22(6):58-64, Developments in ophthalmology
— id: 24164, year: 1991, vol: 22, page: 58, stat: Journal Article,

Experimental studies on the development and propagation of shock waves created by the interaction of short Nd:YAG laser pulses with a titanium target. Possible implications for Nd:YAG laser phacolysis of the cataractous human lens
Dodick JM; Christiansen J
1991 Nov;17(6):794-797, Journal of cateract & refractive surgery
The formation and propagation of shock waves created by the interaction of high powered Nd:YAG laser pulses with a titanium target are photographed and analyzed. The titanium target is located at the distal end of a probe, similar to an irrigation/aspiration probe used in cataract surgery, and the Nd:YAG laser is delivered by a cladded 300 microns quartz fiber. This device, and the results of this study, are being applied to develop a device for fragmenting nuclear material for cataract extraction
— id: 24163, year: 1991, vol: 17, page: 794, stat: Journal Article,

Ambulatory cataract surgery: a hospital-based approach
Dodick JM
1988 ;36(6):47-51, Transactions of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
— id: 24165, year: 1988, vol: 36, page: 47, stat: Journal Article,

Decentration of a posterior chamber lens
Dodick JM
1988 ;36(6):149-162, Transactions of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
— id: 24167, year: 1988, vol: 36, page: 149, stat: Journal Article,

Nd:YAG laser treatment of the posterior capsule
Dodick JM
1988 ;36(6):169-178, Transactions of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
— id: 24166, year: 1988, vol: 36, page: 169, stat: Journal Article,

Canaliculops
Sacks E; Jakobiec FA; Dodick J
1987 Jan;94(1):78-81, Ophthalmology
Over a 1-year period, a cystic bluish coloration developed in the most medial aspect at the margin of the right upper eyelid of a 40-year-old man. The clinical diagnoses were either a conjunctival inclusion cyst or an adnexal cyst, possibly of the gland of Moll. The excised specimen was studied histopathologically and exhibited a lining that was virtually indistinguishable from that of the normal canaliculus, except for hyperplasia of the cellular wall and the focal presence of a superficial mucin-producing columnar cell monolayer at the lumen. The medial edge of the excised specimen showed a merging of the cyst into a nonectatic portion of the canaliculus. Inflammation in the wall of the cyst and in this terminal portion of the canaliculus was not identified. This is believed to be a unique entity of an idiopathic ectasia with mild epithelial proliferation of a segment of the canaliculus. The authors have termed this condition canaliculops, to draw a parallel between it and ectasia of the ducts of the lacrimal gland, so-called dacryops
— id: 36214, year: 1987, vol: 94, page: 78, stat: Journal Article,

Bilateral and extensive xanthelasma palpebrarum in a young man
Depot MJ; Jakobiec FA; Dodick JM; Iwamoto T
1984 May;91(5):522-527, Ophthalmology
A 25-year-old white man had been aware since childhood of yellow discolorations of the medial aspects of his upper lids. The skin changes progressively spread to involve all four eyelids, the inferior skin of the brow, and the lateral and medial canthal skin. The clinical diagnosis was extensive bilateral xanthelasmas . The patient had no manifest abnormality of lipid metabolism, although his father and grandfather had both developed xanthelasmas early in childhood. A snip biopsy of upper lid skin was performed and studied by both light and electron microscopy. The light microscopic appearance confirmed the diagnosis of xanthelasma, in that the upper dermis contained mono- and multinucleated foamy xanthoma cells beset with myriad cytoplasmic vacuoles. Cells displaced outwardly into the interstitium evidenced degradation phenomena within the vacuoles, consisting of lamellar bodies or fingerprint-like inclusions, presumably the result of fusion of lysosomes with the lipidic inclusions. Scattered non- lipidized mononuclear histiocytes with abundant profiles of smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum possibly represented a reserve population of monocytes for conversion into xanthoma cells
— id: 24168, year: 1984, vol: 91, page: 522, stat: Journal Article,

Initial clinical results with YAG laser capsulectomy with a monomode, Q-switched unit (LASAG)
Levy JH; Dodick JM
1984 Summer;10(3):341-342, Journal (American Intra-ocular Implant Society)
We present initial clinical experience for posterior capsulectomy with a monomode, Q-switched YAG laser (LASAG). Results indicate 100% capsulectomy success with less than 100% visual improvement. Complications were minimal and usually transient. Implant nicking was reduced by using low energy levels and precise focusing, and by the surgeon's increased facility with experience
— id: 24169, year: 1984, vol: 10, page: 341, stat: Journal Article,

Concomitant medial wall fracture and blowout fracture of the orbit
Dodick, J M; Galin, M A; Littleton, J T; Sod, L M
1971 Mar;85(3):273-276, Archives of ophthalmology
— id: 24170, year: 1971, vol: 85, page: 273, stat: Journal Article,

Concomitant blowout fracture of the orbit and rupture of the globe
Dodick JM; Galin MA; Kwitko ML
1970 Dec;84(6):707-709, Archives of ophthalmology
— id: 24171, year: 1970, vol: 84, page: 707, stat: Journal Article,

Hypocycloidal tomography and orbital blow-out fracture
Dodick JM; Berrett A; Galin MA
1969 Sep;68(3):483-486, American journal of ophthalmology
— id: 24174, year: 1969, vol: 68, page: 483, stat: Journal Article,

Radiographic evaluation of orbital blow-out fracture
Dodick JM; Galin MA; Berrett A
1969 Oct;4(4):370-376, Canadian journal of ophthalmology
— id: 24173, year: 1969, vol: 4, page: 370, stat: Journal Article,

Radiographic techniques in the diagnosis of blow-out fracture of the orbit
Dodick JM; Galin MA; Berrett A
1969 Jul;95(7):577-580, Annali di ottalmoogia e clinica oculistica
— id: 24176, year: 1969, vol: 95, page: 577, stat: Journal Article,

Medial wall fracture of the orbit
Dodick JM; Galin MA; Kwitko M
1969 Oct;4(4):377-378, Canadian journal of ophthalmology
— id: 24172, year: 1969, vol: 4, page: 377, stat: Journal Article,

Semiautomated suction ophthalmodynamometry
Galin MA; Baras I; Dodick JM
1969 Aug;68(2):237-240, American journal of ophthalmology
— id: 24175, year: 1969, vol: 68, page: 237, stat: Journal Article,

Analysis of the ocular pulse
Galin MA; Kwitko ML; Dodick JM; Gitter KA
1969 Jan;4(1):37-39, Canadian journal of ophthalmology
— id: 24177, year: 1969, vol: 4, page: 37, stat: Journal Article,

Hypocycloidal tomography of the orbit
Dodick JM; Berrett A; Galin MA
1968 ;19(3):484-486, Surgical forum
— id: 24179, year: 1968, vol: 19, page: 484, stat: Journal Article,

Repair of lid lacerations involving the lower lacrimal canaliculus
Smith B; Dodick JM
1968 Jul;3(3):263-265, Canadian journal of ophthalmology
— id: 24178, year: 1968, vol: 3, page: 263, stat: Journal Article,