Journal Club Archive

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Students for Blindness and Prevention
Monthly Journal Club

January 2025

  • Presenter: Catherine Sano

  • Article: Term Infant Brain MRI after ROP Treatment by Anti-VEGF Injection versus Laser Therapy

October 2024

  • Presenter: Hannah Becker, MS3.

  • Article: Role of Microglia/Macrophage Polarization in Intraocular Disease (Review)

July 2024

  • Presenter: Uzma Rentia, MS3.

  • Article: Results of the LIGHTSITE III Trial

June 2024

  • Presenter: Madeline Rocks, MS3.

  • Article: Changing Operating Room Practices: the Effect on Post-operative Endophthalmitis Rates Following Cataract Surgery.

May 2024

  • Presenter: Rishi Achanta, MS1.

  • Article: Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (SML) Versus Stanford Laser (SL) for the Treatment of Central-involving Diabetic Macular Edema with Central Retinal Thickness of <400u: a cost-effectiveness analysis from the DIAMONDS Trial.

April 2024

  • Presenter: Hoang-Viet Tran, GW MS3.

  • Article: Efficacy and Safety of 0.01% and 0.02% Atropine for Pediatric Myopia Control

February 2024

  • Presenter: Mike Nguyen, MS2.

  • Article: Analysis of Aerobic Exercise Influence on Intraocular Pressure and Ocular Perfusion Pressure in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

January 2024

  • Presenter: Anabel Thurman, MS1.

  • Article: Safety and Efficacy of Topical Vit D in the Management of Dry Eye Disease Associated With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.

December 2023

  • Presenter: Rishi Achanta, MS1.

  • Article: Early use of Intravitreal Triamcinolone to Inhibit Traumatic Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

November 2023

  • Presenter: Maria Groussis, MS2.

  • Article: Effect of Corneal Cross-linking versus Standard Care on Keratoconus Progression in Young Patients.

October 2023

  • Presenter: Alex Da Silva, MS-2

  • Article: Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: Six-Year Results of Primary Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Versus Eye Drops for the Treatment of Glaucoma & Ocular Hypertension

September 2023

  • Presenter: Arnold Leigh, MS-1

  • Article: Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Gene Therapy for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Treated within 6 Months of Disease Onset

August 2023

  • Presenter: Jacob Diaz, MS-3

  • Article: Drug Induced Corneal Deposits; An Up To Date Review

July 2023

  • Presenter: Hannah Becker, MS-1

  • Article: A Review of Human Ocular RNA Virus Infections Excluding Coronavirus, Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus, and Arboviruses

June 2023

  • Presenter: Siddhanth Iyer

  • Article: Predicting Risk of Late Age-Related Macular Deregulation Using Deep Learning.

May 2023

  • Presenter: Yusuf Bade, MS2

  • Article: Physical Activity Is Associated With Macular Thickness: A Multi-Cohort Observational Study

April 2023

  • Presenter: Madeline Rocks, MS1

  • Article: Risk of Subsequent Dementia or Alzheimer Disease Among Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A systematic Review and Meta Analysis

March 2023

  • Presenter: Sinan Akosman

  • Article: n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

February 2023

  • Presenter: Nitya Kumar, GW MS1

  • Article: Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Therapy for MGD-related Dry Eye Disease

  • Presenter: Sahak Hovsepian, GW MS3

  • Article: Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: Case Report

January 2023

December 2022

  • Presenter: Sasha Narain, GW MS2

  • Article: Doxycycline vs Placebo at 12 Weeks in Patients with Mild Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy

November 2022

  • Presenter: Priyanka Bhatnagar, GW MS1

  • Article: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Visual Hallucinations in Charles Bonnet Syndrome

October 2022

  • Presenter: Michael Frenkel, GW MS1

  • Article: Clinical Features and Treatment of Ocular Toxoplasmosis

September 2022

  • Presenter: Tyler Muser, GW MS2

  • Article: Topographic Changes After Excision Surgery of Primary Pterygia and the Effect of Pterygium Size on Topographic Restoration

August 2022

  • Presenter: Julie Thomasian, GW MS4

  • Article: Results of the FDA Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial iris