פרופ׳ אוריאל שפירר Dr. Oriel Spierer: Scientific publications 

1. Bar-Sela SM, Spierer O, Spierer A. Suture-related complications after congenital cataract surgery: Vicryl versus Mersilene sutures. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Feb;33(2):301-4.
2. Bar-Sela SM, Spierer O, Spierer A. The removal of 10/0 polyester (Mersilene) sutures after small incision congenital cataract surgery. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jan-Feb;18(1):82-6.
3. Spierer O, Spierer A, Glovinsky J, Ben-Simon GJ. Moderate-angle exotropia: a comparison of unilateral and bilateral rectus muscle recession. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2010 May-Jun;41(3):355-9.
4. Spierer O, Spierer A. Comparison of hang-back and conventional bimedial rectus recession in infantile esotropia. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2010 Jun;248(6):901-5.
5. Levkovitch-Verbin H, Spierer O, Vander S, Dardik R. Similarities and differences between primary and secondary degeneration of the optic nerve and the effect of minocycline. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Jun;249(6):849-57.
6. Spierer O, Siminovsky Z, Loewenstein A, Barak A. Outcomes of 20-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy. Retina. 2011 Oct;31(9):1765-71.
7. Newman H, Shapira S, Spierer O, Kraus S, Rosner M, Pri-Chen S, Loewenstein A, Arber N, Barak A. Involvement of CD24 in angiogenesis in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. Curr Eye Res. 2012 Jun;37(6):532-9.
8. Spierer O, Rachmiel R, Lazar M, Alba M, Varssano D. Double use of corneal graft for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty and coverage of glaucoma drainage device tube. J Glaucoma. 2012 Sep;21(7):490-2.
9. Spierer O, Neudorfer M, Leibovitch I, Stolovitch C, Kessler A. Colour Doppler ultrasound imaging findings in paediatric periocular and orbital haemangiomas. Acta Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec;90(8):727-32.
10. Neudorfer M, Spierer O, Goder M, Newman H, Barak S, Barak A, Asher-Landsberg I. The prevalence of retinal and optical coherence tomography findings in preeclamptic women. Retina. 2014 Jul;34(7):1376-83.
11. Azem N, Spierer O, Shaked M, Neudorfer M. Effect of hemodialysis on retinal thickness in patients with diabetic retinopathy, with and without macular edema, using optical coherence tomography. J Ophthalmol. 2014;2014:709862.
12. Spierer O, O’Brien TP. Endothelial keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery or alone using polyethylene glycol hydrogel sealant for closure of corneal incisions. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Mar;41(3):492-6.
13. Spierer O, Dugar J, Miller D, O’Brien TP. Comparative anti-fungal susceptibility analysis of Candida albicans versus non-albicans Candida corneal isolates. Cornea. 2015 May;34(5):576-9.
14. Spierer O, Regenbogen M, Lasar M, Yatziv Y. Effect of corneal thickness on the penetration of topical vancomycin. Optom Vis Sci. 2015 Oct;92(10):1027-31.
15. Spierer O, Cavuoto KM, Suwannaraj S, Chang TCP. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography imaging of Haab’s striae: a case series. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2015 Oct 15;52:e55-8.
16. Iverson S, Spierer O, Papachristou GC, Feuer WJ, Shi W, Greenfield DS, O’Brien TP. Comparison of primary graft survival following penetrating keratoplasty and Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with prior trabeculectomy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2015 Nov;99(11):1477-82.
17. Spierer O, Fischer N, Barak A, Belkin M. Correlation between vision and cognitive function in the elderly. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jan;95(3):e2423.
18. Spierer O, McClellan A, Parel JM, Gonzalez A, Felix ER, Feuer WJ, Sarantopoulos CD, Levitt RC, Ehrmann K, Galor A. Corneal mechanical thresholds negatively associate with dry eye and ocular pain symptoms.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Feb 1;57(2):617-25.
19. Spierer O, Waisbourd M, Golan Y, Newman H, Rachmiel R. Partial thickness corneal tissue as a patch graft material for prevention of glaucoma drainage device exposure. BMC Ophthalmology. 2016 Feb 27;16(1):20.
20. Spierer O, Monsalve PF, O’Brien TP, Alfonso EC, Gologorsky D, Miller D.
Clinical features, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and outcomes of infectious keratitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans. Cornea. 2016 May;35(5):626-30.
21. Rossetto JD, Suwannaraj S, Cavuoto KM, Spierer O, Miller D, McKeown CA, Capo H. Evaluation of post-operative povidone-iodine in adjustable strabismus surgery to reduce suture colonization: A Randomized Clinical Trial. (Accepted)
22. Waisbourd M, Fischer N, Newman H, Spierer O, Kurtz S, Rachmiel R.
Trabeculectomy with Ex-PRESS implant versus Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation – a comparative study. (Submitted)
23. Spierer O, Gologorsky D, Forster RK. Lamellar keratoplasty with corneoscleral graft for limbal dermoids. (Submitted)
24. Iverson S, Spierer O, Papachristou GC, Feuer WJ, Shi W, Greenfield DS, O’Brien TP. Comparison of graft survival following penetrating keratoplasty and Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with a glaucoma drainage device. (Submitted)
25. Adler E, Miller D, Spierer O, Forste RK. Microbiology and biofilm of corneal sutures. (Submitted)
26. Spierer O, Ben Sira L, Leibovitch I, Kesler A. MRI demonstrates restricted diffusion in distal optic nerve in atypical optic neuritis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2010 Mar;30(1):31-3.
27. Spierer O, Leibovitch I. Recurrent Orbital Inflammation in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis treated with Interferon-Beta. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov;39(8):835-7.
28. Fleissig E, Spierer O, Koren I, Leibovitch I. Blinding Orbital Apex Syndrome due to Onodi Cell Mucocele. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2014;2014:453789.
29. Spierer O, Waisbourd M. Amaurosis fugax, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and cilioretinal artery occlusion secondary to giant cell arteritis.
Isr Med Assoc J. 2015 Jun;17(6):392-3.
30. Spierer O, O’Brien TP. Spontaneous scleral perforation of an anterior chamber intraocular lens. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2016;7:249-252.
31. Spierer O. Induced abortion - a doctor's point of view. Harefuah. 2002 Sep;141(9):799-803.
32. Spierer O, Lazar M. Urrets-Zavalia syndrome (fixed and dilated pupil following penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus) and its variants. Survey of Ophthalmology. 2014 May-Jun;59(3):304-10.
33. Spierer O, Cavuoto KM, McKeown CA. Complications of strabismus surgery. In: Practical management of pediatric ocular disorders and strabismus: a case-based approach. Traboulsi EI, Helveston E (eds). Published by: Springer (2016). Section 8, chapter 58.
34. Spierer O. Induced abortion - a doctor's point of view: author reply.
Harefuah. 2002 Dec;141(12):1087.
35. Spierer O, Loewenstein A. Book review of Holz FG, Pauleikhoff D, Spaide RF, Bird AC (Editors). Age-related macular degeneration, ed. 2, Springer 2013. Ophthalmologica. 2013 Apr;229(3):179–80. (Also in: Retinal Physician Journal).
36. Spierer O, O'Brien TP. The Literature. Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. April 2014.
37. BenEzra O, Spierer A, Spierer O. Liquid crystals-transformer that meets the eye. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2015 Sep 1;52(5):266-7.
38. Suwannaraj S, Cavuoto KM, Spierer O, Miller D, McKeown CA, Capo H.
Suture colonization rate in adjustable strabismus surgery. Ophthalmology. 2016 Mar 22. pii: S0161-6420(16)00319-5.