Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Ophthalmology
Dr. Dimitri T. Azar, MD
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Dimitri Azar is an expert in the field of Ophthalmology. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors", "Boston Herald", "Most Compassionate Doctor" and "Super Doctor". Dimitri T. Azar, MD is a published physician as well. He has 99 publications published. The latest was: Corneal light scattering with stromal reformation after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy.
Publications
- MMP14 Cleavage of VEGFR1 in the Cornea Leads to a VEGF-Trap Antiangiogenic Effect.
- Simultaneous in vivo imaging of blood and lymphatic vessel growth in Prox1-GFP/Flk1::myr-mCherry mice.
- Cyclotorsional and non-cyclotorsional components of eye rotation observed from sitting to supine position.
- Involvement of lysosomal degradation in VEGF-C-induced down-regulation of VEGFR-3.
- Evidence for the involvement of MMP14 in MMP2 processing and recruitment in exosomes of Corneal fibroblasts.
- Hemangiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Corneal Pathology.
- MT1-MMP Cleavage of the Antiangiogenic Proteoglycan Decorin: Role in Corneal Angiogenesis.
- Corneal elevation topography: best fit sphere, elevation distance, asphericity, toricity, and clinical implications.
- Influence of Mydriatic Eye Drops on Wavefront Sensing with the Zywave Aberrometer.
- Surface ablation techniques.
- Corneal epithelial MT1-MMP inhibits vascular endothelial cell proliferation and migration.
- Membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase potentiates basic fibroblast growth factor-induced Corneal neovascularization.
- Thin-flap (sub-Bowman keratomileusis) versus thick-flap laser in situ keratomileusis for moderate to high myopia: case-control analysis.
- Proteomic analysis of the hyaloid vascular system regression during ocular development.
- Metaanalysis of cataract development after phakic intraocular Lens surgery.
- Control-matched analysis of laser in situ keratomileusis outcomes in high myopia.
- Compositional differences between infant and adult human Corneal basement membranes.
- Post-LASIK epithelial dendritic defect associated with Alternaria.
- LASIK in the presbyopic age group: safety, efficacy, and predictability in 40- to 69-year-old patients.
- Ectatic Disorders associated with a claw-shaped pattern on corneal topography.
- Comparison of EphA receptor tyrosine kinases and ephrinA ligand expression to EphB-ephrinB in vascularized corneas.
- Proangiogenic role of ephrinB1/EphB1 in basic fibroblast growth factor-induced Corneal angiogenesis.
- Potential complications of ocular surgery in patients with coexistent keratoconus and Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy.
- A control-matched comparison of laser epithelial keratomileusis and laser in situ keratomileusis for low to moderate myopia.
- Identical excimer laser PTK treatments in rabbits result in two distinct haze responses.
- Femtosecond-laser arcuate wedge-shaped resection to correct high residual astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty.
- Anti-angiogenic therapy: Prospects for treatment of ocular tumors.
- Basement membrane and collagen deposition after laser subepithelial keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy in the leghorn chick eye.
- Optimal size and location for Corneal rotational autografts: a simplified mathematical model.
- Corneal angiogenic privilege: angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors in Corneal avascularity, vasculogenesis, and wound healing (an American Ophthalmological Society th...
- Mitomycin-C assisted photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of buttonholed laser in situ keratomileusis flaps associated with epithelial ingrowth.
- Successful treatment of Fusarium endophthalmitis with voriconazole and Aspergillus endophthalmitis with voriconazole plus caspofungin.
- Combined ICRS insertion and LASIK to maximize postoperative residual bed thickness in high myopia.
- Photochemical keratodesmos as an adjunct to sutures for bonding penetrating keratoplasty Corneal incisions.
- Evolution, techniques, clinical outcomes, and pathophysiology of LASEK: review of the literature.
- Safety, efficacy, and stability indices of LASEK correction in moderate myopia and astigmatism.
- Photochemical keratodesmos for bonding Corneal incisions.
- The future of wavefront sensing and customization.
- Infections following laser in situ keratomileusis: an integration of the published literature.
- Corneal asphericity change after excimer laser hyperopic surgery: theoretical effects on Corneal profiles and corresponding Zernike expansions.
- Astigmatism outcomes of horizontal temporal versus nasal clear corneal incision Cataract surgery.
- Laser subepithelial keratomileusis: not just anOther way to spell PRK.
- Selective endothelial transplantation: novel surgical techniques for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction.
- Conductive keratoplasty.
- Gene therapy of the Corneal epithelium.
- Characteristic clinical findings and visual outcomes.
- Epithelial ingrowth in the flap-graft interface after microkeratome-assisted posterior penetrating keratoplasty.
- Infectious Keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis: results of an ASCRS survey.
- Laser in situ keratomileusis and intrastromal Corneal ring segments for high myopia. Three-step procedure.
- LASEK results.
- Expression of type XVIII collagen during healing of Corneal incisions and keratectomy wounds.
- Corneal neovascularization after excimer keratectomy wounds in matrilysin-deficient mice.
- Management of irregular astigmatism after laser in situ keratomileusis.
- Confocal and electron microscopic studies of laser subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) in the white leghorn chick eye.
- Corneal flap displacement and drift in LASIK: comparison of Hansatome and Automated Corneal Shaper microkeratomes.
- Three-dimensional representation and qualitative comparisons of the amount of tissue ablation to treat mixed and compound astigmatism.
- Corneal asphericity after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis.
- Vector summation of anterior and posterior Corneal topographical astigmatism.
- Sterile corneal melting and necrotizing scleritis after Cataract surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and collagen vascular disease.
- Human Corneal epithelial cell viability and morphology after dilute alcohol exposure.
- Volume estimation of excimer laser tissue ablation for correction of spherical myopia and hyperopia.
- Analysis of customized Corneal ablations: theoretical limitations of increasing negative asphericity.
- Myopia and models and mechanisms of refractive error control.
- Lamellar Keratitis following laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.
- Mechanisms of disease: Cataracts.
- Management of traumatic Cataracts.
- Trauma after refractive surgery.
- Management of astigmatism after Corneal trauma.
- Laser subepithelial keratomileusis: evolution of alcohol assisted flap surface ablation.
- A-scan ultrasonography in the diagnosis of orbital dermoid cysts.
- Reversible visual loss following optic nerve injury.
- Ocular findings in the candidiasis-endocrinopathy syndrome.
- Comparative aqueous outflow facility measurements by pneumatonography and Schiotz tonography.
- Pupillary capture of a flexible silicone posterior chamber intraocular Lens.
- New technique to correct strabismus and diplopia.
- Wound healing patterns following perforation sustained during laser in situ keratomileusis.
- Immunohistochemical localization of fibrillin in human ocular tissues. Relevance to the Marfan syndrome.
- Effect of punctal occlusion by Freeman silicone plug insertion on tear osmolarity in dry eye Disorders.
- Iris fixation of a decentered silicone plate haptic intraocular Lens: double knot technique.
- Double-knot transscleral suture fixation technique for displaced intraocular Lenses.
- Laser in situ keratomileusis: literature review of a developing technique.
- New lamellar keratoplasty techniques: posterior keratoplasty and deep lamellar keratoplasty.
- Decreased penetration of anchoring fibrils into the diabetic stroma. A morphometric analysis.
- The use of confocal microscopy in evaluating Corneal wound healing after excimer laser keratectomy.
- Repair of the Corneal epithelial adhesion structures following keratectomy wounds in diabetic rabbits.
- Corneal topography, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and scatterometry.
- Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the diagnosis and management of limbal dermoid.
- Photorefractive keratectomy for residual myopia after radial keratotomy. PRK After RK Study Group.
- Corneal light scattering with stromal reformation after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy.
- Laser in situ keratomileusis versus photorefractive keratectomy: an update on indications and safety.
- Surgically induced topographical abnormalities after LASIK: management of central islands, Corneal ectasia, decentration, and irregular astigmatism.
- Corneal neovascularization.
- Vitamin A deficiency and its effects on the eye.
- Laser subepithelial keratomileusis: electron microscopy and visual outcomes of flap photorefractive keratectomy.
- Altered epithelial-basement membrane interactions in diabetic corneas.
- Reassembly of the Corneal epithelial adhesion structures following human epikeratoplasty.
- Topical MMC for subepithelial fibrosis after refractive Corneal surgery.
- Corneal transplantation in children.
Procedures Preformed
- Cornea Transplant
Conditions Treated
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
- Cataract
- Corneal Ulcer
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Doctors Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
- Boston Herald
- Most Compassionate Doctor
- Super Doctor
Education
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Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary -
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1205810413 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AZAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | DIMITRI |
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