Keck School Faculty

Sex, gender, and retinoblastoma: analysis of 4351 patients from 153 countries Eye (Lond). 2022 Aug; 36(8):1571-1577. . View in PubMed

Potential of Aqueous Humor as a Liquid Biopsy for Uveal Melanoma Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jun 02; 23(11). . View in PubMed

Metastatic neuroendocrine tumors mimicking as primary ocular disease Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jun; 26:101425. . View in PubMed

The role of maternal age & birth order on the development of unilateral and bilateral retinoblastoma: a multicentre study Eye (Lond). 2022 Mar 31. . View in PubMed

High-risk Pathologic Features Based on Presenting Findings in Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter, International Data-Sharing American Joint Committee on Cancer Study Ophthalmology. 2022 08; 129(8):923-932. . View in PubMed

Metastatic Death Based on Presenting Features and Treatment for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter Registry-Based Study Ophthalmology. 2022 08; 129(8):933-945. . View in PubMed

Defining High-risk Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter Global Survey JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan 01; 140(1):30-36. . View in PubMed

Outpatient ocular brachytherapy: The USC Experience Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 6(5):100737. . View in PubMed

Retinoblastoma seeds: impact on American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical staging Br J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug 02. . View in PubMed

Inter-eye genomic heterogeneity in bilateral retinoblastoma via aqueous humor liquid biopsy NPJ Precis Oncol. 2021 Jul 27; 5(1):73. . View in PubMed

Comprehensive Somatic Copy Number Analysis Using Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy for Retinoblastoma Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 03; 13(13). . View in PubMed

Establishing the Clinical Utility of ctDNA Analysis for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Monitoring of Retinoblastoma: The Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy Cancers (Basel). 2021 Mar 13; 13(6). . View in PubMed

Response criteria for intraocular retinoblastoma: RB-RECIST Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 05; 68(5):e28964. . View in PubMed

A systematic review of ultrasound biomicroscopy use in pediatric ophthalmology Eye (Lond). 2021 01; 35(1):265-276. . View in PubMed

The Utility of Recycled Eyeglasses: A Pilot Study at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Int J Med Stud. 2021 Jan-Apr; 9(1):37-40. . View in PubMed

Aqueous Humor as a Liquid Biopsy for Retinoblastoma: Clear Corneal Paracentesis and Genomic Analysis J Vis Exp. 2021 09 07; (175). . View in PubMed

The Effects of Breastfeeding on Retinoblastoma Development: Results from an International Multicenter Retinoblastoma Survey Cancers (Basel). 2021 09 24; 13(19):4773. . View in PubMed

Intravitreal Melphalan for Retinoblastoma: The Impact of Toxicity on Recurrence and Ultimate Globe Salvage Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2020 Dec; 6(6):388-394. . View in PubMed

Quantifying Subclinical and Longitudinal Microvascular Changes Following Episcleral Plaque Brachytherapy Using Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography J Vitreoretin Dis. 2020 Nov; 4(6):499-508. . View in PubMed

Tumour size criteria for Group D and E eyes in the International Classification System for Retinoblastoma: effects on rates of globe salvage and high-risk histopathologic features Acta Ophthalmol. 2020 Feb; 98(1):e121-e125. . View in PubMed

Simultaneous identification of clinically relevant RB1 mutations and copy number alterations in aqueous humor of retinoblastoma eyes Ophthalmic Genet. 2020 12; 41(6):526-532. . View in PubMed

Variability in retinoblastoma genome stability is driven by age and not heritability Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2020 10; 59(10):584-590. . View in PubMed

Cell-Free DNA Tumor Fraction in the Aqueous Humor Is Associated With Therapeutic Response in Retinoblastoma Patients Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2020 09; 9(10):30. . View in PubMed

Chromosome 6p Amplification in Aqueous Humor Cell-Free DNA Is a Prognostic Biomarker for Retinoblastoma Ocular Survival Mol Cancer Res. 2020 08; 18(8):1166-1175. . View in PubMed

Aqueous Humor Is Superior to Blood as a Liquid Biopsy for Retinoblastoma Ophthalmology. 2020 04; 127(4):552-554. . View in PubMed

Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level JAMA Oncol. 2020 05 01; 6(5):685-695. . View in PubMed

Clinical Update on Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Conjunctival and Eyelid Melanoma Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2020; 60(2):77-89. . View in PubMed

Posterior Vitreous Detachment and the Associated Risk of Retinal Toxicity with Intravitreal Melphalan Treatment for Retinoblastoma Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2019 Jun; 5(4):238-244. . View in PubMed

Aqueous Humor Markers in Retinoblastoma, a Review Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2019 Apr; 8(2):13. . View in PubMed

Metastases and death rates after primary enucleation of unilateral retinoblastoma in the USA 2007-2017 Br J Ophthalmol. 2019 09; 103(9):1272-1277. . View in PubMed

Extending far and wide: the role of biopsy and staging in the management of ocular surface squamous neoplasia Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2019 03; 47(2):193-200. . View in PubMed

Changes in Retinal Thickness on OCT from Intravitreal Melphalan Ophthalmol Retina. 2019 03; 3(3):288-289. . View in PubMed

Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at a Safety-Net Health System JAMA Intern Med. 2019 05 01; 179(5):648-657. . View in PubMed

Lens Dose-Response Prediction Modeling and Cataract Incidence in Patients With Retinoblastoma After Lens-Sparing or Whole-Eye Radiation Therapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 04 01; 103(5):1143-1150. . View in PubMed

Trends in Radiation Practices for Female Ocular Oncologists in North America: A Collaborative Study of the International Society of Ocular Oncology Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2019 Jan; 5(1):54-59. . View in PubMed

An Intraocular Pressure Predictive of High-risk Histopathologic Features in Group E Retinoblastoma Eyes Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2019; 59(2):77-86. . View in PubMed

A Review of Recurrent Retinoblastoma: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Classification and Treatment Guidelines Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2019; 59(2):65-75. . View in PubMed

Next-Generation Technologies and Strategies for the Management of Retinoblastoma Genes (Basel). 2019 12 11; 10(12). . View in PubMed

The RB1 Story: Characterization and Cloning of the First Tumor Suppressor Gene Genes (Basel). 2019 11 01; 10(11). . View in PubMed

Porous orbital implant after enucleation in retinoblastoma patients: indications and complications Orbit. 2018 Dec; 37(6):438-443. . View in PubMed

Integrated Treatment during the Intravitreal Melphalan Era: Concurrent Intravitreal Melphalan and Systemic Chemoreduction Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2018 Nov; 4(6):335-340. . View in PubMed

Outcomes of choroidal melanomas treated with eye physics plaques: A 25-year review Brachytherapy. 2018 Nov - Dec; 17(6):981-989. . View in PubMed

Conjunctival Squamous Neoplasia: Staging and Initial Treatment Cornea. 2018 Oct; 37(10):1287-1291. . View in PubMed

Atypical Retinal Pigment Epithelial Hyperplasia and Glial Proliferation Masquerading as Progressive Recurrent Retinoblastoma: A Case Report Review and Clinicopathologic Correlation Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2018 Sep; 4(2):116-121. . View in PubMed

Late Apical Recurrence of Choroidal Melanoma 10 Years after Successful Treatment with Brachytherapy Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2018 Jun; 4(4):225-229. . View in PubMed

Iris Hypoplasia as the Presenting Sign of Retinoblastoma in a Child With a 13q Deletion J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2018 Apr 23; 55:e10-e13. . View in PubMed

Genomic cfDNA Analysis of Aqueous Humor in Retinoblastoma Predicts Eye Salvage: The Surrogate Tumor Biopsy for Retinoblastoma Mol Cancer Res. 2018 11; 16(11):1701-1712. . View in PubMed

Lurking below: massive choroidal invasion under a calcified tumor after attempted conservative therapy for retinoblastoma Ophthalmic Genet. 2018 10; 39(5):653-657. . View in PubMed

Lack of correlation between age at diagnosis and RB1 mutations for unilateral retinoblastoma: the importance of genetic testing Ophthalmic Genet. 2018 06; 39(3):407-409. . View in PubMed

Loss of fundus view as an indication for secondary enucleation in retinoblastoma Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 04; 65(4). . View in PubMed

Three presentations of CNS disease in patients with intraocular retinoblastoma at a tertiary medical center in the United States Ophthalmic Genet. 2018 Jan-Feb; 39(1):115-119. . View in PubMed

Potential of Aqueous Humor as a Surrogate Tumor Biopsy for Retinoblastoma-Reply JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 05 01; 136(5):598. . View in PubMed

Long-term outcomes of Group D retinoblastoma eyes during the intravitreal melphalan era Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Dec; 64(12). . View in PubMed

Rabbit model of ocular indirect photodynamic therapy using a retinoblastoma xenograft Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec; 255(12):2363-2373. . View in PubMed

Unilateral Multifocal Choroidal Melanoma Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2017 Dec; 4(1):48-51. . View in PubMed

Optic Nerve Obscuration in Retinoblastoma: A Risk Factor for Optic Nerve Invasion? Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2017 Nov; 3(4):283-291.. View in PubMed

Treatment Outcomes of Focal Laser Consolidation during Chemoreduction for Group B Retinoblastoma Ophthalmol Retina. 2017 Sep - Oct; 1(5):361-368. . View in PubMed

Clinical Significance of Optic Nerve Enhancement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Enucleated Retinoblastoma Patients Ophthalmol Retina. 2017 Sep - Oct; 1(5):369-374. . View in PubMed

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapse Presenting as Optic Nerve Infiltration JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan 12; 135(1):e164656. . View in PubMed

Not All Seeds Are Created Equal: Seed Classification Is Predictive of Outcomes in Retinoblastoma Ophthalmology. 2017 12; 124(12):1817-1825. . View in PubMed

Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of a Large Spherical Seed in Retinoblastoma Ophthalmology. 2017 08; 124(8):1208. . View in PubMed

Risk of metastasis and orbital recurrence in advanced retinoblastoma eyes treated with systemic chemoreduction versus primary enucleation Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 04; 64(4). . View in PubMed

Potential of Aqueous Humor as a Surrogate Tumor Biopsy for Retinoblastoma JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 11 01; 135(11):1221-1230. . View in PubMed

Acute Hemorrhagic Retinopathy following Intravitreal Melphalan Injection for Retinoblastoma: A Report of Two Cases and Technical Modifications to Enhance the Prevention of Retinal Toxicity Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2017 Jan; 3(1):34-40. . View in PubMed

Risk of Extraocular Extension in Eyes With Retinoblastoma Receiving Intravitreous Chemotherapy JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 12 01; 135(12):1426-1429. . View in PubMed

Detection and Intraretinal Localization of an 'Invisible' Retinoblastoma Using Optical Coherence Tomography Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2016 Apr; 2(3):148-52. . View in PubMed

Patterns of subretinal fluid resolution in Group D eyes treated with chemoreduction: Experience from the Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California Ophthalmic Genet. 2016 12; 37(4):400-403. . View in PubMed

Orbital Recurrence following Aggressive Laser Treatment for Recurrent Retinoblastoma Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2015 Dec; 2(2):76-9. . View in PubMed

Long-Term Outcomes of Group B Eyes in Patients with Retinoblastoma Treated with Short-Course Chemoreduction: Experience from Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2015 Dec; 2(2):105-11. . View in PubMed

Outcomes of medium choroidal melanomas treated with ruthenium brachytherapy guided by three-dimensional pretreatment modeling Brachytherapy. 2015 Sep-Oct; 14(5):718-25. . View in PubMed

Use of the Toric Surgical Marker to Aid in Intraoperative Plaque Placement for the USC Eye Physics Plaques to Treat Uveal Melanoma: A New Surgical Technique Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2015 Sep; 46(8):866-70. . View in PubMed

Low-Dose Chemoreduction for Infants Diagnosed with Retinoblastoma before 6 Months of Age Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2015 Feb; 1(2):103-10. . View in PubMed

Factors predictive of long-term visual outcomes of Group D eyes treated with chemoreduction and low-dose IMRT salvage: the Children's Hospital Los Angeles experience Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug; 98(8):1061-5. . View in PubMed

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus dacryoadenitis JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug; 132(8):993-5. . View in PubMed

Outcomes of choroidal melanomas treated with eye physics: a 20-year review JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov; 131(11):1435-42. . View in PubMed

Long-term outcomes of Group D eyes in bilateral retinoblastoma patients treated with chemoreduction and low-dose IMRT salvage Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Apr; 60(4):688-93. . View in PubMed

Unmet need for corrective eyeglasses: results from a Los Angeles County Hospital survey Int Ophthalmol. 2012 Jun; 32(3):245-50. . View in PubMed

Sonoporation enhances chemotherapeutic efficacy in retinoblastoma cells in vitro Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Jun 01; 52(6):3868-73. . View in PubMed

Effect of saline conditions on the tensile strength of ophthalmic sutures Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011 Mar-Apr; 42(2):148-51. . View in PubMed

Histopathologic findings of eyes enucleated after treatment with chemosurgery for retinoblastoma Open Ophthalmol J. 2011 Jan 18; 5:1-5. . View in PubMed