2023
Uveitis
Heng J, Kombo N. Uveitis. Contemporary Surgical Clerkships 2023, 105-112. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27327-8_7.Chapters
2021
Necrotic Uveal Melanoma Mimics Orbital Cellulitis: A Review
Abdel-Aty A, Linderman WL, Kombo N, Sinard J, Pointdujour-Lim R. Necrotic Uveal Melanoma Mimics Orbital Cellulitis: A Review. Ocular Oncology And Pathology 2021, 8: 1-8. PMID: 35356597, PMCID: PMC8914239, DOI: 10.1159/000515558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrbital cellulitisOrbital inflammationUveal melanomaVision lossIntraocular malignancyNecrotic uveal melanomaCommon primary intraocular malignancyPainless vision lossPrimary intraocular malignancyUveal melanoma presentingMelanoma presentingExtraocular movementsTumor necrosisCellulitisMelanomaInflammationPatientsMalignancyReviewReportAutoinfarctionProptosisPainPresentingSymptoms
2016
Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis in an Immunocompetent Host.
Hussnain SA, Ketner S, Coady PA, Kombo N, Nwanyanwu K. Ocular Syphilis Presenting as Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis in an Immunocompetent Host. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 533-536. PMID: 29772137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral acute retinal necrosisAcute retinal necrosisOcular syphilisRetinal necrosisCases of syphilisOphthalmic testingOcular inflammationGreat masqueraderImmunocompetent hostsDiagnostic dilemmaClinical signsHigh indexSyphilisNecrosisSignsInflammationPatientsPresentingOphthalmologistsSymptomsCliniciansSuspicion
2015
A Therapeutic Trial of Valganciclovir in Patients with Uveitis and Positive Epstein-Barr virus Early Antigen D IgG Titers
Boonsopon S, Maghsoudlou A, Kombo NE, Foster CS. A Therapeutic Trial of Valganciclovir in Patients with Uveitis and Positive Epstein-Barr virus Early Antigen D IgG Titers. European Journal Of Ophthalmology 2015, 26: 30-35. PMID: 26350994, DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive Epstein-Barr virusEpstein-Barr virusTherapeutic trialsEBV infection/reactivationInfection/reactivationMassachusetts Eye ResearchCauses of uveitisRetrospective chart reviewImmunoglobulin G titersSurgery institutionsValganciclovir therapyEBV reactivationImmunomodulatory therapyIntraocular inflammationChart reviewIgG titersPersistent inflammationEA antibodyEBV-EAG titersValganciclovirNegative studiesUveitisPatientsInflammation