Retina Specialists of Southern Arizona
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Published Articles & Research

John Christoforidis, M.D., Ophthalmologist

  • Christoforidis, JB; DeAngelo, Daniel, J; D'Amico, Donald J.(2003). Resolution of leukemic retinopathy following treatment with imatinib mesylate for chronic myelogenous leukemia. . American journal of ophthalmology. Vol. 135, no. 3. : 398-400.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Caruso, Paul, A; Curtin, Hugh, D; Fiore, Tito; D'Amico, Donald J. (2003). CT characteristics of intraocular perfluoro-N-octane. . AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Vol. 24, no. 9. (September): 1769-1771.
  • Tsilimbaris, Miltiadis; Lit, Eugene, S; Christoforidis, JB; D'Amico, Donald J. (2004). In vivo rabbit eyecup preparation for use in retinal research. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Vol. 45, no. 3. (March): 906-909.
  • John B. Christoforidis, MD; Donald J. D'Amico. (2004). Surgical and other treatments of diabetic macular edema: an update. International Ophthalmology Clinics. Vol. 44, no. 1. (January): 139-160.
  • Christoforidis JB, Adamis AP, D'Amico DJ. (2005). NSAID Fails to Retard Diabetic Macular Edema. Review of Ophthalmology Retina Online. Vol. 1, no. 2. Edited by Philip Rosenfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Yu, Seung-Young; Viola, Francesco; Christoforidis, JB; D'Amico, Donald J. (2005). Dystrophic calcification of the fibrous capsule around a hydrogel explant 13 years after scleral buckling surgery: capsular calcification of a hydrogel explant. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.). Vol. 25, no. 8. (December): 1104-1107.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Warden, Scott, M; Demattia, Massimo; D'Amico, Donald J. (2006). In vivo redirection of retinal blood flow into borosilicate micro-cannulas in rabbits. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology. Vol. 244, no. 8. : 1022-1025.
  • Warden, Scott, M; Pachydaki, Sophia, I; Christoforidis, JB; D'Amico, Donald, J; Loewenstein, John I. (2006). Choroidal neovascularization after epiretinal membrane removal. Archives of ophthalmology. Vol. 124, no. 11. (November): 1652-1654.
  • Christoforidis, JB.; Warden, Scott M.; Farrell, Gault M.; Baker, Meghan; Mukai, Shizuo. (2007). Histology of Retina Overlying Bacterial Subretinal Abscess and Implications for Treatment. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports. Vol. 1, no. 4. (April): 257-260.
  • Davis MD, Bressler SB, Aiello LP, Bressler NM, Browning DJ, Flaxel CJ, Fong DS, Foster WJ, Glassman AR, Hartnett ME, Kollman C, Li HK, Qin H, Scott IU;Davidorf FH, Christoforidis JB et al. (2008). Comparison of time-domain OCT and fundus photographic assessments of retinal thickening in eyes with diabetic macular edema. Investigative Ophthalmology Visual Science. Vol. 49, no. 5. (May): 1745-1752.
  • Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. (2008). Optical coherence tomography measurements and analysis methods in optical coherence tomography studies of diabetic macular edema. Ophthalmology. Vol. 8, no. 115. (August): 1366-1371.
  • Richdale K, Wassenaar P, Teal Bluestein K, Abduljalil A, Christoforidis JB, Lanz T, Knopp MV, Schmalbrock P. (2009). 7 Tesla MR imaging of the human eye in vivo. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Vol. 5, no. 30. (November 30): 924-932.
  • Christoforidis JB, Ricketts R, Loizos T and Chang S.(2011). Optical coherence tomography findings of quinine poisoning. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 5. (January): 75-80.
  • Christoforidis JB, Tecce N, Dell'omo R, Mastropasqua R, Verolino M, Costagliola C.(2011). Age Related Macular Degeneration and Visual Disability. Current Drug Targets. Vol. 12. (February): 221-233.
  • Christoforidis JB.(2011). Volume of visual field assessed with kinetic perimetry and its application to static perimetry. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 5. (April): 535-541.
  • CATT Research Group.(2011). Ranibizumab and bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 364. (April): 1897-1908.
  • JB Christoforidis, Michelle M. Carlton, Michael V. Knopp and George H. Hinkle.(2011). PET/CT imaging of I-124 radiolabeled bevacizumab and ranibizumab after intravitreal injection in a rabbit model. Investigative Ophthalmolgy & Visual Science. Vol. 52. (July): 5899-5903
  • Chang SC, Vaccarella L, Olatunji S, Cebulla C, Christoforidis JB.(2011). Diagnostic challenges to retinitis pigmentosa: genotypic multiplicity and phenotypic variability. Current Genomics. Vol. 12. (June): 267-275.
  • Gangaputra S, Almukhtar T, Glassman AR, Aiello LP, Bressler N, Bressler SB, Danis RP, Davis MD; Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network.(2011). Comparison of film and digital fundus photographs in eyes of individuals with diabetes mellitus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Vol. 9, no. 52. (August 11): 6168-6173.
  • Christoforidis J, Zhang X.(2011). Learning effect of dark adaptation among normal subjects. Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. Vol. 9, no. 249. (September): 1345-1352.
  • Christoforidis J, Ricketts R, Bean S, Pratt C, Pierce J, Wells W, Zhang X, La Perle K.(2012). The effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF agents on cutaneous wound healing in a rabbit model. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 6:61-69.
  • Welling J; Tarabishy, A; Christoforidis JB.(2012). Cytomegalovirus retinitis after central retinal vein occlusion in a patient on systemic immunosuppression: Does veno-occlusive disease predispose to cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients already at risk?. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 6: 601-603.
  • Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT) Research Group.(2012). Ranibizumab and bevacizumab for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: Two-year results. Ophthalmology. 119:1388-1398.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Terrell W; Davidorf FH.(2012). The Histopathology of Optic Nerve Pit. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol 6 (April): 1169-1174.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Chang S; Jiang A; Wang J; Cebulla C.(2012). Intravitreal devices in the treatment of vitreous inflammation. Mediators of Inflammation Nov 2012 DOI:10.1155/2012/126463
  • Christoforidis, JB; Williams MM; Kothandaraman S; Kumar K; Epitropoulos F; Knopp MV.(2012). Anatomic and pharmacokinetic properties of intravitreal I-124-aflibercept in a rabbit model using PET/CT. Current Eye Research 37: 1171-4
  • Christoforidis, JB; Chang S; Jiang A; Wang J; Cebulla C.(2012). Systemic treatment of vitreous inflammation. Mediators of Inflammation DOI: 10.1155/2012/936721
  • Romano, MR; Christoforidis, JB; Abu El-Asrar, AM.(2013). Intravitreal Inflammation: From Benchside to Bedside. Mediators of Inflammation DOI: 10.1155/2013/758035 (IF: 3.26)
  • Ying GS, Huang J, Maguire MG, Jaffe GJ, Grunwald JE, Toth C, Daniel E, Klein M, Pieramici D, Wells J, Martin DF; Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials Research Group.(2013). Baseline predictors for one-year visual outcomes with ranibizumab or bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology. Jan;120(1):122-9.
  • Hagstrom SA, Ying GS, Pauer GJ, Sturgill-Short GM, Huang J, Callanan DG, Kim IK, Klein ML, Maguire MG, Martin DF;(2013). Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials Research Group. Pharmacogenetics for genes associated with age-related macular degeneration in the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT). Ophthalmology. Mar;120(3):593-9
  • Christoforidis, JB; Wassenaar PA; Christoforidis GA; Ho VY; Knopp MV; Schmalbrock, PM.(2013). Retrobulbar Vasculature using 7-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Dedicated Eye Surface Coil. Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Vol. 251 (January): 271-7
  • Christoforidis, JB; Wang, J; Jiang, A; Willard, J; Pratt, C; Abdel-Rasoul, M; Roy, S; LaPerle K; Powell H.(2013). The effect of intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab on cutaneous tensile strength during wound healing. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 7 (January): 185-191.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Williams MM; Epitropoulos F; Knopp MV.(2013). The subconjunctival bleb that forms at the injection site after intravitreal injection is drug not vitreous. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology Aug;41(6):614-5 .DOI: 10.1111/ceo.12074.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Hinkle, GH; Wang J; Jiang A; Pratt C; Williams, MM; Knopp MV.(2013). Pharmacokinetic properties of intravitreally placed I-124 radiolabeled bevacizumab and ranibizumab after vitrectomy and lensectomy in a rabbit model. Retina 33(5):946-52.
  • Christoforidis, JB; Xie Z; Jiang A; Wang J; Pratt C; Gemensky-Metzler A; Abdel-Rasoul M; Roy S; Liu Z.(2013). Serum levels of intravitreal bevacizumab after vitrectomy, lensectomy and non-surgical controls. Current Eye Research Jul;38(7):761-6.
  • Wang J, Jiang A, Joshi M, Christoforidis JB.(2013). Drug Delivery Implants in thebTreatment of Vitreous Inflammation. Mediators of Inflammation Mediators Inflamm. 2013;2013:780634. doi: 10.1155/2013/780634. Epub 2013 Sep 28
  • Jiang A, Wang J, Joshi M, Christoforidis JB. (2013). Systemic treatments for non-infectious vitreous inflammation. . Mediators of Inflammation 2013:515312. doi: 10.1155/2013/515312. Epub 2013 Nov 20.
  • Agrawal S, Joshi M, Christoforidis JB.(2013). Vitreous inflammation associated with intravitreal anti-VEGF Pharmacotherapy. Mediators of Inflammation 2013:943409. doi: 10.1155/2013/943409. Epub 2013 Nov 6
  • Joshi M, Agrawal S, Christoforidis JB.(2013). Inflammatory Mechanisms of Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Formation. Mediators of Inflammation 2013:192582. doi: 10.1155/2013/192582. Epub 2013 Nov 11
  • Romano, MR and Christoforidis, JB.(2014). Intravitreal Inflammation: From Benchside to Bedside. Mediators of Inflammation. doi: 10.1155/2014/286571. Epub 2014 Feb 10 (IF: 3.92)
  • Agarwal DR, Gelman R, Prospero-Ponce C, Stevenson W, Christoforidis JB.(2015). The vitreoretinal interfaces in diabetic retinopathy. J of Ophthalmology Article ID 392983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/392983
  • Gelman R, Stevenson W, Prospero-Ponce C, Agarwal DR, Christoforidis JB.(2015). Retinal damage induced by inner limiting membrane removal. J of Ophthalmology Article ID 939748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/939748
  • Romano MR, Valldeperas X, and Christoforidis JB.(2015). Vitreomacular Interface: From Anterior to Tangential Traction. J of Ophthalmology
  • Willoughby AS, Ying GS, Toth CA, Maguire MG, Burns RE, Grunwald JE, Daniel E, Jaffe GJ; Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials Research Group.(2015). Subretinal Hyperreflective Material in the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials. Ophthalmology. Sep;122(9):1846-1853.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.05.042.
  • Wells JA, Glassman AR, Jampol LM et al; Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network.(2016). Association of Baseline Visual Acuity and Retinal Thickness With 1-Year Efficacy of Aflibercept, Bevacizumab, and Ranibizumab for Diabetic Macular Edema. JAMA Ophthalmol. Feb;134(2):127-34. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.4599.
  • Daniel E, Shaffer J, Ying GS, Grunwald JE, Martin DF, Jaffe GJ, Maguire MG; Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT) Research Group.(2016). Outcomes in Eyes with Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation in the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT). Ophthalmology. 2016 Mar;123(3):609-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.10.034.
  • Prospero-Ponce C, Stevenson W, Agarwal DR, Gelman R, Christoforidis JB.(2016). Ocriplasmin: Who is the best patient candidate?. Clin Ophthalmol 10:485-495 Mar 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S97947
  • Stevenson W, Prospero-Ponce C, Gelman R, Agarwal DR, Christoforidis JB.(2016). Primary Epiretinal Membrane: Optical Coherence. Tomography-Based Classification; Clin Ophthalmol 10:527-534 Mar 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S97722
  • John B. Christoforidis, Karen Briley, Prayna Bhatia, Lai Wei, Krishan Kumar and Michael V. Knopp.(2017). Systemic biodistribution and intravitreal pharmacokinetic properties of bevacizumab, ranibizumab and aflibercept in a non-human primate model. Invest Ophth Vis Sci. 2017 Vol.58, 5636-5645. doi:10.1167/iovs.17-22431
  • Naghmehossadat E., Christoforidis J., Kuo, P. 18F-FDG PET/CT for Monitoring Response to Therapy of Choroidal Metastasis.(2017). The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology 2017 Nov 10. pii: jnmt.117.198341. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.117.198341. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology 2017 Nov 10. pii: jnmt.117.198341. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.117.198341
  • Christoforidis, JB and Chang SC., (2014). Quinine. In Encyclopedia of Toxicology. 3rd ed.. Edited by Philip Wexler. New York, NY, USA: Elsevier. .
  • Romano Mario R MD PhD, Christoforidis John B MD, Vallejo-Garcia Jose L MD., (2013). Exposure and infection of scleral buckle. In Complications of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery.. Edited by Noemi Lois, MD and David SH Wong, MD. New York, NY, USA: Springer. .
  • Werner S, Christoforidis, JB., Diabetic Retinopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eye Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Edited by Mingwu Wang, MD. Nova Science Publishers pp. 81-93.
  • Pollard K, Christoforidis, JB., Central Serous Chorioretinopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eye Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Edited by Mingwu Wang, MD. Nova Science Publishers pp. 69-79.
  • Imbornoni L, Christoforidis, JB, Retinal Venular Occlusions and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eye Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Edited by Mingwu Wang, MD. Nova Science Publishers pp. 55-67.
Retired

Reid F. Schindler MD, FRCS(C), FAC(S)

  • Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Sac Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1/1973
  • Choroidal Metastasis From Carcinoma of the Breast Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 4/1973
  • Hemangioma of the Optic Disc Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 7/1975
  • Intraocular infections Medicine North American, Winter 1980
  • Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Role Of Vitamin E On The Incidence And Severity Of RLF In Low Birth Weight Infants. Lancet 1982; 1: 1087-91
  • Vitamin E And Retrolental Fibroplasia: Improved Visual Outcome With Early Vitamin E Ophthalmology; Volume 90, No 5, May 1983
  • Endophthalmitis, A Complication of Intraocular Foreign Body Presented at Western Retina Study Club Annual Meeting, 1989