Erika Massicotte

Université de Montréal | UdeM · Department of Ophthalmology

Purpose The primary objective was to document change in postoperative marginal reflex distance-1 (MRD1) after Müller muscle conjunctival resection surgery. The secondary objective was to identify predictors of change in postoperative MRD1. Methods A multicenter prospective cohort study was performed on patients consecutively recruited for Müller m...

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the iStent Inject in conjunction with phacoemulsification in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Design: Prospective, non-randomized, single-center, consecutive case series Participants: Patients with primary and secondary open angle glaucoma undergoing cataract surgery and iStent Inject Main outcomes:...

Purpose: Determine the prevalence and predictors of Hering's response following Muller's muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR). Methods: Seventy-five consecutive patients undergoing unilateral MMCR were recruited in this prospective, multicenter, cohort study. Margin-reflex distance-1 (MRD1) of both eyelids was recorded preoperatively and postope...

Purpose: This is a multicenter prospective cohort study investigating Müller muscle conjunctival resection success rates based on marginal reflex distance-1 (MRD1) and symmetry criteria. A secondary objective was to identify predictors of success. Methods: One hundred fifty-two patients with unilateral or bilateral blepharoptosis (229 eyelids) u...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the evidence for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for retinal detachment by systematic review. Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed using multiple databases in July 2016 and September 2017. Two independent reviewers screened titles and...

Objective Idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome is a rare entity with a potentially poor visual prognosis. Our objective is to review the clinical presentation and long-term outcomes of patients with IRVAN syndrome. Design This is a retrospective case series. Methods We reviewed the charts of all the patien...

Background Infants have to actively maintain their end expiratory lung volume (EELV). In mechanically ventilated infants, the diaphragm stays activated until the end of expiration (tonic activity), contributing to EELV maintenance. It is unclear whether tonic activity compensates for the lack of laryngeal braking due to intubation or if it is norma...

PURPOSE: Diaphragm function should be monitored in critically ill patients, as full ventilatory support rapidly induces diaphragm atrophy. Monitoring the electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) may help assess the level of diaphragm activity, but such monitoring results are difficult to interpret because reference values are lacking. The aim of...