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840 Walnut Street

Suite 1110
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
215-928-3197


Delaware Ophthalmology Consultants
3501 Silverside Road
Naamans Building
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
302-479-3937

 

Ophthalmic Surgical Associates
30 Medical Center Boulevard
Professional Office 1, Suite 104
Crozer Medical Center
Upland, Pennsylvania 19013
610-874-5261

 

Cooper Eye Institute
3 Cooper Plaza
Suite 510
Camden, New Jersey 08103
856-342-7200

 



CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
APPOINTMENTS
EDUCATION
BOARD CERTIFICATION
LICENSURE
AWARDS & HONORS
COMMITTEES
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
PRESENTATIONS
ABSTRACTS
PUBLICATIONS
CHAPTERS
REVIEW/EDITORIAL DUTIES

SELECTED CURRENT FUNDED RESEARCH EFFORTS

 



CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

Partner
Spaeth/Katz/Myers, P.C.
Wills Eye Institute
840 Walnut Street, Suite 1110
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215 - 928-3197
215 - 928-0166 (Fax)

 

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APPOINTMENTS:

Associate Attending Surgeon, Glaucoma Service
    Wills Eye Hospital, May 2002 to present

Assistant Attending Surgeon, Glaucoma Service
    Wills Eye Hospital 2000-May, 2002

Instructor, Glaucoma Service
    Wills Eye Hospital, July 1997 to 2000

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
    Jefferson Medical College, 2000-present

Instructor in Ophthalmology
    Jefferson Medical College, July, 1997-2000

Assistant Research Director, Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent Blindness
    Wills Eye Hospital, 1997-1999

Chairman, Glaucoma Research Center

    Wills Eye Hospital, June, 2005-present

Director, Glaucoma Service Diagnostic Laboratory

    Wills Eye Hospital, September, 2005-present

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EDUCATION:

1984 - 1988 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
Magna Cum Laude
1988 - 1992 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Doctorate
1992 - 1993 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA
Medical Internship
1993 - 1996 Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residency in Ophthalmology
Co-Chief Resident, 1995-1996
1996 - 1997 Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC
Fellowship in Glaucoma

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BOARD CERTIFICATION:

The American Board of Ophthalmology November 16, 1997

 

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LICENSURE:

August, 1994: Pennsylvania Medical License
August, 1994:  DEA Registration License
August, 1994:  New Jersey Medical License
January, 1999:  Delaware Medical Licentse
June, 1996:  North Carolina Medical License (Inactive)

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AWARDS & HONORS:

1988  Sigma Xi Research Society

1988  Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

1988  Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University

1988  E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company Research Fellowship

1994  "Growth factors and stromal haze following PRK." Grant for research, Cataract and Primary Eye Care Service, Wills Eye Hospital

1995  "Growth factors and stromal haze following PRK." Grant for research, Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital

1996  James S. Shipman Award for best scientific presentation, Wills Conference

2000  Pharmacia Research Fellowship Grant, “Three year outcomes of anti-glaucoma medication trials”

2004 Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology

 

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COMMITTEES:

1995:  Wills Eye Hospital Residency Selection Committee

1995-1996:  Wills Eye Hospital Resident Education Committee

1999-present:  Wills Eye Hospital Resident Education Committee

1995-1996:  Wills Executive Council

1997-1999:  Wills Medical Records Committee

1998-1999:  North Penn Hospital Ethics Committee

1999, 2002:  Shipman Awards Committee, Wills Eye Hospital Annual Conference

2000-2002:  Wills Eye Hospital New Facility Committee
           Chairman, Technology Sub-Committee

2000-2005:  Basic and Clinical Science Curriculum Committee
           Glaucoma Section, American Academy of Ophthalmology

2000-2005:  Online Education Committee, American Academy of Ophthalmology

2001, 2003-2007 Associate Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology
2006 Mentor Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology
2006-2007 Member, PORT Panel, American Board of Ophthalmology
2006-present Secretary-Treasurer, Philadelphia Ophthalmic Club
2007 Medical Director, 1st Annual CARES Conference, Wills Eye Hospital
2007 Director, 28th Annual Glaucoma Conference, Wills Eye Institute
2007-present Secretary-Treasurer, Greater Philadelphia Ophthalmic Society
2007-present Member, Annual Meeting Committee, American Glaucoma Society
2008 Director, 29th Annual Glaucoma Conference, Wills Eye Institute

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Academy of Ophthalmology
Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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PRESENTATIONS:

 

"Growth factor effect on corneal scarring following excimer PRK," Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, July 1995.

 

"Secondary Open Angle Glaucomas," Department of Ophthalmology, Albany Medical College, November 4, 1996.

 

"New Laser Therapies in Glaucoma," Glaucoma Update, Wills Eye Hospital, February 1, 1997.

 

"Features of the Secondary Open Angle Glaucomas," Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, February 10, 1997.

 

"The Glaucomas," Review of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, March 24, 1997.

 

"Secondary Open Angle Glaucomas," Department of Ophthalmology, Temple University Hospital, August 5, 1997.

 

"Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management", Pharmacia and Upjohn, Inc., In-house training Seminar, Kalamazoo, MI, September 30, 1997.

 

"Open Angle Glaucomas", Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny University, City Line Avenue, October 16, 1997.

 

Health Wise, Medical Radio Talk Show, Glaucoma Guest Speaker, November 16, 1997.

 

"Secondary Open Angle Glaucoma", Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds, Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, November 16, 1997.

 

"Ocular Diseases of the Elderly", Neighbor Care Consultant Pharmacists, King of Prussia, PA, February 2, 1998.

 

"Gonioscopy", "Secondary Glaucomas", Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology, Houston, Texas, February 25, 1998.

 

"Acute Management of Traumatic Hyphemas", Wills Eye Hospital 50th Annual Conference, March 13, 1998.

 

"Update on New Laser Techniques", Wills Eye Hospital 20th Annual Glaucoma Conference, April 4, 1998.

 

"Bleb Revision for Hypotony and Leaks Following Trabeculectomy", Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology, Hershey, PA, June 13, 1998.

 

"CPC: Is it Better to Burn Out Than Fade Away?", Graduate Hospital Quarterly Staff Meeting, Philadelphia , PA, June 26, 1998.

 

"Classification and Management of the Glaucomas", Residency Training Course, Wills Eye Hospital, July 2, 1998.

 

"Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management", Training Seminar, Merck and Co., Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA, July 10, 1998.

 

"Gonioscopy", Resident Training Course, Wills Eye Hospital, July 14, 1998.

 

"Ciliodestructive Procedures", Allegheny University, Philadelphia, PA, July 16, 1998.

 

“Good to the last drop: Glaucoma Medications Revisited,” Lancaster Ophthalmology Society, June 2, 1999

 

“Options in Current Medical Therapy of Glaucoma,” Central Pennsylvania Ophthalmic Society, September 23, 1999

 

“Good to the last drop: Glaucoma Medications Revisited”, West Palm Beach Ophthalmic Club, December 2, 1999

 

“Case Studies in Visual Field Loss”, Wills Eye Hospital Glaucoma Update, February 19, 2000

 

“Releasing Releasable Sutures”, Wills Eye Hospital Annual Conference, March 9, 2000

 

“Common Sources of Ocular Discomfort in the Glaucoma Patient”, Wills Eye Hospital Glaucoma Support Group, March 12, 2000

 

“Visual Field Testing Algorithms”, Wills Eye Hospital Annual Glaucoma Conference, Sarasota, Florida. April 7, 2000

 

“Choices, Choices: A Panel Discussion of Practice Options”, Frank Bucci Jr, Eric D. Donnenfeld, L. Jay Katz,

Jonathan S. Myers. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts. May 20, 2000

 

“Comparison of Three Methods to Assess Visual Field Progression”, ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts. May 23, 2000

 

“Secondary Open Angle Glaucomas”, New England Eye Center, June 16, 2000

 

Pre-Residency Course Instructor, Wills Eye Hospital, July 6, 2000

 

“Alphabet Soup: SITA, SWAP, FDT, TOP”, Allied Ophthalmic Technician Symposium, Wilmington, Delaware. September 23, 2000

 

“Glaucoma Meds: Spreading the Gospel”, Merck Drug Representative Training Seminar, West Point, Pennsylvania. September 21, 2000

 

Residency Core Lecture Series Glaucoma, Wills Eye Hospital, September 21, 2000

 

“Glaucoma Treatment in Pregnancy”, International Society of Spaeth Fellows, October 22, 2000

 

“Using the Optic Disc as a Basis for Effective Glaucoma Therapy”, Instructional Course, American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, October 23, 2000

 

“Glaucoma Diagnosis and Therapy”, Family Medicine Program, Christiana Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware. January 23, 2001

 

“Long-term Results of Setons in Complicated Glaucomas”, American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, California. March 3, 2001

 

“Visual Field Testing”, Wills Eye Hospital Glaucoma Update, May 12, 2001

 

“Common Sources of Discomfort in the Glauocoma Patient”, Wills Eye Hospital Glaucoma Support Group, May 20, 2001

 

Discussant, Retinal Thickness Analysis (RTA): A Paradigm Shift for Early Glaucoma Diagnosis?, Asrani SG, et al. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 10, 2001

 

Instructor, Current Controversies in Glaucoma, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 13, 2001

 

Instructor, The Optic Disc as the Basis for Effective Treatment of Glaucoma, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 14, 2001

 

“New optic nerve imaging modalities”, Glaucoma Update, Wills Eye Hospital, September 22, 2001

 

“Ocular Hypotensive Lipids”, Wills Eye Hospital Eye Opener, January 10, 2002

 

“Angle Closure Glaucomas”, Wills Eye Hospital Core Lecture, January 10, 2002

 

“Comparison of Serial Humphrey Visual Fields, Statpac, and Progressor to Analyze Glaucomatous Visual Fields”, Wills Eye Hospital Annual Conference, March 22, 2002

 

“Short-term efficacy of antiglaucoma medications”, Wills Eye Hospital Annual Conference, March 23, 2002

 

“New thoughts on the prognosis and treatment of glaucoma”, Wills Eye Hospital Annual Conference, March 23, 2002

 

“Update on Research in Glaucoma”, Glaucoma Service Support Group, May 19, 2002


“Cost Considerations in the Medical Treatment of Glaucoma”, Charleston, South Carolina, June 1, 2002


“Monocular Trials and Medication Efficacy”, Charleston, South Carolina, June 1, 2002


“Faster Fields: FDT, SITA & TOP”, Eleventh Annual Ocular Surgery News Symposium, New York, New York, September 21, 2002


“Trabeculoplasty Revisited”, Eleventh Annual Ocular Surgery News Symposium, New York, New York, September 21, 2002


“AGIS in Five Minutes”, CIGTS Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September 27, 2002


“Optic Nerve Imaging”, Tenth Anniversary Ophthalmic Allied Health Symposium, Wilmington, Delaware, October 5, 2002


“Optic Nerve Assessment Technologies”, American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, The Optic Disc in the Management of Glaucoma Course, Orlando, Florida, October 27, 2002


“The Efficacy of Anti-Glaucoma Medications in Clinical Practice”, Wills Eye Hospital Inauguration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2002


“Evaluating Optic Nerve Assessment Devices”, Hot Topics In Ophthalmology 2002, Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia, Maryland, November 8, 2002


“Visual Field Testing and Interpretation in Glaucoma”, Wills Eye Hospital Core Lecture Series, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 21, 2002


"Laser Suture Lysis Essentials," American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 8, 2003


"Ophthalmologist and Pharmaceutical Personnel Knowledge of New PhRMA Marketing Code," Wills Eye Hospital 55th Annual Conference, March 14, 2003


“Inflammatory Glaucomas”, JCAHPO annual update at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, November 15, 2003


“Aqueous Misdirection/Malignant Glaucoma” Glaucoma Subspecialty Day, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 18, 2003


“Assessment and Utilization of Optic Nerve Imaging Technologies”, The Optic Nerve as the Basis for Effective Treatment of Glaucoma Course, at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, November 18, 2003


“Is Race a Factor In Treating Open Angle Glaucoma?” Current Controversies in Glaucoma Course, at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, November 18, 2003


“Current Controversies in Glaucoma”, Glaucoma Support Group, Wills Eye Hospital, January 11, 2004
“Electronic Medical Records”, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 25, 2004


“Evaluating Optic Nerve Imaging Device”, Evaluation of the optic disc as basis for effective treatment of glaucoma course, at American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 26, 2004


“Phaco vs. Phaco/Trab”, Current Controversies in Glaucoma/BCSC Course, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 26, 2004


“Medical Therapy of Glaucoma”, JCAHPO instructional course, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 26, 2004


“EMR: Is it time to take the plunge?” Wills Glaucoma Conference, St. John, USVI, February 3, 2005


“Cyclophotocoagulation- New and Old Approaches,” Wills Glaucoma Conference, St. John, USVI, February 3, 2005


“Changing Indications for Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery,” Wills Glaucoma Conference, St. John, USVI, February 4, 2005


“The Spectrum of Electronic Medical Records,” workshop moderator, annual meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, Snowbird, Utah, March 6, 2005


“Current controversies in glaucoma: Gold Standards as the Standard of Care,” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 16, 2005


“The optic disc as the basis for effective treatment of glaucoma,” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 16, 2005


“Decreasing the Influence of Clinical Data on Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Evaluation Using the Disc Damage Likelihood Scale,” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 17, 2005


“Glaucoma Medications,” Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 17, 2005


“Glaucoma Does Not Discriminate” on WDAS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 15, 2006


“Treatment Options for Diagnosed Glaucoma,” Ocular Drug and Surgery Update, Dana Point, California, February 18, 2006


“GREAT Expectations: Glaucoma Risk Evaluation and Treatment,” Boston, Massachusetts. March 30, 2006


“When and Why do I like SLT: Pros and Cons vs. ALT and Indications for Trabeculoplasty, “ Memphis Eye Society, Memphis, Tennessee. May 13, 2006


”Optic Nerve Imaging: What's Not to Love?” Memphis Eye Society, Memphis, Tennessee. May 13, 2006


“Electronic Medical Records, Coming Soon to an Office Near You,” Memphis Eye Society, Memphis, Tennessee. May 13, 2006


“Doc, Will I go blind from Glaucoma?” Alcon Labs, Fort Worth, Texas, October 7, 2006


“Glaucoma Treatment: Medications, Lasers, and Surgery,” JCAHPO Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 12, 2006


“Optic Nerve Imaging,” as part of “The optic nerve as the basis for the effective treatment of glaucoma,” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 13, 2006


“What are the odds of going blind?” CARES Conference, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 20, 2007


“Methods of measurement of intraocular pressure,” Wills Annual Glaucoma Conference, St. John USVI, February 26, 2007


“Why EMR?” Director, Electronic Medical Records Special Interest Group Meeting, Annual Meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, San Francisco, California, March 3, 2007


“Glaucoma,” Wills Eye Institute Annual Ophthalmology Review Course, March 6, 2007


“Electronic Medical Records- Coming to an office near you,” Pittsburgh Ophthalmological Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 9, 2007


“The odds of going blind from glaucoma,” Pittsburgh Ophthalmological Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 9, 2007


“Optic Nerve Assessment: Research and Practice;” SUNY Downstate’s 37th Annual Alumni Day, Brooklyn, NY. June 13, 2007


“Optic Nerve Assessment,” Kansas City, Missouri, July 17, 2007


“What’s Not to Like about EMR?,” Visiting Professor, Kansas City University Medical Center, July 18, 2007


"Filtering Surgery: Painful Lessons Learned,” 11th Annual Glaucoma Symposium, Yale University Department of Ophthalmology, Greenwhich, CT September 7, 2007


“Electronic Medical Records: Are you ready?,” 11th Annual Glaucoma Symposium, Yale University Department of Ophthalmology, Greenwhich, CT September 7, 2007


“Optic Nerve Evaluation,” as part of “The optic nerve as the basis for the effective treatment of glaucoma,” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LO, November 12, 2007


“Therapy for Glaucoma: Drugs, Lasers, Surgery,” JCAHPO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LO, November 13, 2007


“Medical and Surgical Aspects of Glaucoma Care,” Alcon CPE Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, November 30, 2007
“Secondary Open Angle Glaucomas,” 29th annual course of the Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia January 31, 2008


“What’s New in Trabeculectomy?” 29th annual course of the Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia January 31, 2008


“Electronic Medical Records,” 29th annual course of the Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia January 31, 2008


“Two Strikes and You’re Out: The case for earlier trabeculoplasty,” Wills Eye Institute 29th Annual Glaucoma Conference, St. John, USVI February 11, 2008


“Newer Glaucoma Surgeries: An Evidence Based Review,” Wills Eye Institute 29th Annual Glaucoma Conference, St. John, USVI February 13, 2008


Glaucoma Review, Wills Eye Institute Annual Ophthalmology Review Course, Philadelphia, PA February 25, 2008


Co-Moderator, Tube Shunt Mini-Symposium, American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. March 7, 2008

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ABSTRACTS:

 

Myers JS, Siepser SB, Gomes JAP, Rapuano CJ, Thom SB, Growth factor effect on corneal scarring following excimer PRK. Presented at ASCRS National Meeting, April, 1995.

 

Thom SB, Myers JS, Rapuano CJ, Eagle RC Jr, Siepser SB, Gomes AP. Effects of anti?TGF?ß antibody on PRK related stromal haze, Presented at ASCRS National Meeting, June, 1996.

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Schwartz LW, Eagle RC Jr, Terebuh AK, Spaeth GL, Gonioscopic ab interno Nd:YLF laser trabeculotomy in human cadaver eyes, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1996;37:3:S263.

 

Myers JS, Yang CB, Herndon LW, Allingham RR, Shields MB. Bleb Revision for hypotony and leaks following trabeculectomy, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1997;38:4:511.

 

Costa RC, Correa ZM, De Luca S, Spaeth GL, Moster MR, Terebuh AK, Myers JS, Augsburger JJ. Ultrasound biomicroscopic features of conjunctival blebs after guarded filtration procedures with versus without antimetabolite. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1998, 39:4:S255.

 

Nicholl JE, Myers JS, Samuel F, Katz LJ, Spaeth, GL. Effect of latanoprost on retinal blood flow as measured by the heidelberg retinal flowmeter. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1998,39:4:S270.

 

Panchal LH, Spaeth GL, Augsburger JJ, Sergott RC, Panchal SL, Myers JS, Wilson RP, Katz LJ, Terebuh AK. Color doppler imaging of glaucomatous optic discs with various morphologic patterns of cupping. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1998, 39:4:S477.

 

Myers JS, Severin TD, Feldman RM. Improvement in visual acuity following glaucoma surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 1998

 

Panchal LH, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL, Myers JS, Panchal SL, Steinmann WC. Comparison of SITA threshold strategy with standard Humphrey threshold strategy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1999, 40:4:S359

Rhee DJ, Katz LJ, Myers J, Augsburger JJ, Shatz L, Spaeth GL. The use of non-traditional therapy for glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1999, 40:4:S1494

 

Schwartz GP, Myers JS, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL. Pointwise linear regression speeds visual field analysis with results similar to standard techniques. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 11, 2001

 

Harasymowycz PJ, Myers JS, Bayer A, Xu G. RADAAR Detects glaucoma diagnosis and severity. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 11, 2001

 

Harasymowycz PJ, Xu G, Myers JS, Spaeth GL. The relationship between optic disc size (ODS) and severity of glaucoma. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 11, 2001

 

Myers JS, Bolgen T, Fontanarosa J, Nallashetty H, Kesen M, Xu G, Steinmann W, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL. Short-term efficacy of anti-glaucoma medications. American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, March 2, 2002

 

Henderer JD, Kesen MR, Wilson RP, Moster MR, Myers JS, Davis GH, Uhler T, Dubey S, Donnelly S, Hahn K, Nallamshetty H, Aminlari A, Chung J, Edell E, Zwick O, Steinmann W, Spaeth GL. Influence of patient data on cup/disc ratio measurement and optic nerve interpretation. American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, March 1, 2002

 

Smith OU, Myers JS, Fontanarosa J, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL, Steinmann WC. Influence of surgical history on efficacy of glaucoma medications in monocular trials. ARVO, May 7, 2003, Ft. Lauderdale.

Krupin T, Liebmann J, et al. The Low-Pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study (LoGTS): Study design and baseline characteristics of enrolled patients. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2004

 

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PUBLICATIONS:

 

Myers JS, Schnall BM, Bilateral Posterior Lenticonus. Ophthalmic Surgery, 1995;4:26,410.

 

Myers JS, Gomes JAP, Siepser SB, Rapuano CJ, Eagle RC Jr, Thom SB, Effect of transforming growth factor ß1 on stromal haze after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in rabbits, J Refract Surg, 1997;13:4:356-361.

 

Thom SB, Myers JS, Rapuano CJ, Eagle RC Jr, Siepser SB, Gomes AP. Effect of topical anti?TGF?ß antibody on corneal stromal haze following PRK in rabbits, J Cataract Refract Surg 1997;23:1324-1330.

 

Myers JS, Trevisani MG, Imami N, Herndon LW, Wohlbarsht ML, Allingham RR, Straub DS, Shields MB. Laser energy reaching the posterior pole during laser cyclophotocoagulation. Archives of Ophthalmology, 1998, 116:488-491.

 

Yang CB, Freedman SF, Myers JS, Buckley EG, Herndon LW, Allingham RR. Use of latanoprost in the treatment of glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol 1998 126:4:600-2

 

Sudesh S, Cohen EJ, Schwartz LW, Myers JS. Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a corneal graft. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000 Feb;118(2):294-5.

 

Myers JS, Yang CB, Herndon LW, Allingham RR, Shields MB. Excisional bleb revision to correct overfiltration or leakage. J Glaucoma. 2000 Apr;9(2):169-73

 

Rhee DJ, Spaeth GL, Myers JS, Steinmann WC, Augsburger JJ, Shatz LJ, TerebuhAK, Ritner JA, Katz LJ. Prevalence of the use of complementary and alternative medicine for glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2002 Mar;109(3):438-43.

 

Henderer JD, Heeg MC, Spaeth GL, Moster MR, Myers JS, Schmidt CM Jr, Katz LJ, Steinmann WC. A randomized trial of the long-term effects of digital ocular compression in the late postoperative period. J Glaucoma. 2001 Aug;10(4):266-70.

 

Rhee DJ, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL, Myers JS. Complementary and alternative medicine for glaucoma. Surv Ophthalmol. 2001 Jul-Aug;46(1):43-55.

 

Myers JS, Rhee DJ, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL. Normal Tension Glaucoma: What we know, what we don’t. Ophthalmology Management 2001, December; 5(1):57-60

 

Spaeth GL, Henderer J, Liu C, Kesen M, Altangerel U, Bayer A, Katz LJ, Myers J, Rhee D, Steinmann W. The disc damage likelihood scale: reproducibility of a new method of estimating the amount of optic nerve damage caused by glaucoma. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2002;100:181-5

 

Rhee DJ, Spaeth GL, Myers JS, Steinmann WC, Augsburger JJ, Shatz LJ, Terebuh AK, Ritner JA, Katz LJ. Prevalence of the use of complementary and alternative medicine for glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2002 Mar;109(3):438-43.

 

Harasymowycz P, Davis B, Xu G, Myers J, Bayer A, Spaeth GL. The use of RADAAR (ratio of rim area to disc area asymmetry) in detecting glaucoma and its severity. Can J Ophthalmol. 2004 Apr;39(3):240-4

 

Harasymowycz PJ, Affel EL, Spaeth GL, Wilson R, Katz LJ, Moster MR, Myers J, Henderer J, Steinmann WC.Comparison of the 20-MHz Ultrasound Probe with Ultrasound Biomicroscopy in Glaucoma. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Vol. 35 No. 4 July/August 2004

 

Rai S, Moster MR, Kesen M, Fontanarosa J, Spaeth GL, Steinmann WC, Wilson R, Myers J, Henderer J.Level of disagreement between Proview phosphene tonometer and Goldmann applanation tonometer intraocular pressure readings. J Glaucoma. 2005 Apr;14(2):120-3.

 

Broadway D, Miglior S, Myers JS. Fluctuating intraocular pressure. J Glaucoma. 2005 Jun;14(3):249-51.

Bayer A, Henderer JD, Kwak T, Myers J, Fontanarosa J, Spaeth GL.Clinical predictors of latanoprost treatment effect. J Glaucoma. 2005 Aug;14(4):260-3.

 

Henderer JD, Wilson RP, Moster MR, Myers J, Schmidt C, Fontanarosa J, Steinmann WC. Timolol/dorzolamide combination therapy as initial treatment for intraocular pressure over 30 mm Hg. J Glaucoma. 2005 Aug;14(4):267-70.

 

Lee PP, Walt JG, Doyle JJ, Kotak SV, Evans SJ, Budenz DL, Chen PP, Coleman AL, Feldman RM, Jampel HD, Katz LJ, Mills RP, Myers JS, Noecker RJ, Piltz-Seymour JR, Ritch RR, Schacknow PN, Serle JB, Trick GL. A multicenter, retrospective pilot study of resource use and costs associated with severity of disease in glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jan;124(1):12-9.

 

Myers JS. Cornea, intraocular pressure and glaucoma. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar;34(2):100-1.

Lee GC, Tam CP, Danesh-Meyer HV, Myers JS, Katz LJ. Bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by sulphonamide-derived medications. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2007 Jan-Feb;35(1):55-8.

 

Siam GA, Monteiro de Barros DS, Gheith ME, Silva RS, Lankaranian D, Tittler
EH, Myers JS, Spaeth GL. The Amount of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Rise During Pharmacological Pupillary Dilatation is an Indicator of the Likelihood of Future Progression of Glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;91(9):1170-2. Epub 2007 Mar 23

 

de Barros DS, Da Silva RS, Siam GA, Gheith ME, Nunes CM, Lankaranian D, Tittler EH, Myers JS, Spaeth GL. Should an iridectomy be routinely performed as a part of trabeculectomy? Two surgeons' clinical experience. Eye. 2007 Nov 9

 

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CHAPTERS:

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Secondary open angle glaucomas. Atlas of Glaucoma, Neal T. Choplin and Diane Lundy, Editors, Martin Dunitz Ltd., London 1998

 

Katz LJ, Myers JS, Spaeth GL, Gonioscopy: An essential aid in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. Ophthalmic Fundamentals, Glaucoma. Joseph W. Sassani, editor. Slack, Inc. Thorofare, NJ 1999

 

Spaeth GL, Katz LJ, Myers JS, Angle-Closure Glaucoma. Current Concepts in Ophthalmology. Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology. Harrisburg, PA 1999

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL. Glaucoma Following Trauma. Duane’s Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, PA 2000

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Rhee DJ, Henderer JS. Glaucoma. In: Yearbook of Ophthalmology 2002. Ed. Rapuano CJ. Lippincott 2002

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Rhee DJ, Henderer JS. Glaucoma. In: Yearbook of Ophthalmology 2003. Ed. Rapuano CJ. Lippincott 2003

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Rhee DJ, Henderer JS. Glaucoma. In: Yearbook of Ophthalmology 2004. Ed. Rapuano CJ. Lippincott 2004

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Rhee DJ, Henderer JS. Glaucoma. In: Yearbook of Ophthalmology 2005. Ed. Rapuano CJ. Lippincott 2005

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Henderer JS. Glaucoma. In: Yearbook of Ophthalmology 2006. Ed. Rapuano CJ. Lippincott 2006

 

Myers JS, Katz LJ, Secondary open angle glaucomas. Atlas of Glaucoma, Second Edition, Neal T. Choplin and Diane Lundy, Editors, Martin Dunitz Ltd., London 2006

 

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REVIEW/EDITORIAL DUTIES:


Section Editor, Glaucoma, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2004 to present
Editor, Glaucoma Section, Yearbook of Ophthalmology, 2002 to present
Ophthalmology, Manuscript Reviewer
American Journal of Ophthalmology, Manuscript Reviewer
Journal of Clinical Therapeutics, Manuscript Reviewer
Journal of Glaucoma, Manuscript Reviewer
IOVS, Manuscript Reviewer

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SELECTED CURRENT FUNDED RESEARCH EFFORTS:


Glaukos iStent: Development of new surgical device for glaucoma
Sponsor: Glaukos Corp.
Principle Investigator: Richard Hill, MD
Site Investigator: Jonathan Myers, MD

 

Travatan Dose Monitor Effect on Compliance: Randomized trial to investigate the effect of patient perception of monitoring on compliance
Sponsor: Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Principle Investigator: Jonathan Myers, MD

 

DDLS vs OCT and HRT: Comparison and Correlation of the Disc Damage Likelihood Scale to OCT and HRT evaluations of glaucomatous nerves
Sponsor: Merck Co.
Principle Investigator: Jonathan Myers, MD

 

Mitochondrial DNA and Glaucoma
Jonathan Myers, MD; George Spaeth, MD; Thomas Bosley, MD

 

 

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