List of Publications- by Prof. Blumenthal

Horani A, Frenkel S, Blumenthal EZ. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2006 May/June 37 (3). Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The feasibility and reproducibility of scanning laser polarimetry performed through dilated pupils rather than through non-dilated pupils was tested. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One eye each of 36 subjects (12 normal, […]

Sapir-Pichhadze R, Blumenthal E. Harefuah. 2003 Jan;142(1):66-9, 76. Department of Opthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: Chronic open angle glaucoma is a one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Elevated intraocular pressure is a major risk factor for the progression of this disease. At present, most patients suffering from open angle glaucoma have

Frenkel S, Morgan JE, Blumenthal EZ. Eye 2005 May;19(5):491-8. Department of Ophthalmology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Accurate assessment of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) is central to the diagnosis and follow-up of glaucoma. The in vivo measurement of RNFL thickness by a variety of digital imaging technologies is becoming an

Blumenthal EZ, Gottehrer NP, Dollberg M, Halevy J. Chest. 1994 Apr;105(4):1279-80. Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: A 23-year-old Ethiopian new immigrant presented with a giant lymphangioma extending from the posterior mediastinum through the retroperitoneum, ending as a herniated fluid-filled sac in the inguinal region. Chylous fluid aspirated

J.J. Pe’er, C. Sancho, J. Cantu, S. Eilam, I. Barzel, M. Shulman and E.Z. Blumenthal Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004;45: E-Abstract 1223. © 2004 ARVO 1223 – B34 Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Commercial Relationships: J.J. Pe’er, None; C. Sancho, None; J. Cantu, None; S. Eilam, None; I. Barzel, None; M. Shulman, None; E.Z. Blumenthal, None. Grant Identification: none ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Largest basal diameter of

Blumenthal EZ, Gomori JM, Dotan S. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Aug;124(2):255-7. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To describe a 59-year-old patient who had seven recurrent, self-limited episodes of isolated ipsilateral abducens nerve palsy in the previous 4 years. Each episode lasted between 2 and 5 weeks. METHODS: Systemic examination and

Blumenthal EZ, Garzozi H, Bahir J, Pe’er J. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Oct;124(4):549-50. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To describe a 31-year-old patient who was initially examined with a uveal malignant melanoma metastatic to the ipsilateral conjunctiva. METHODS: Thirteen months after ruthenium 106 plaque therapy for a ciliochoroidal malignant melanoma,

Blumenthal EZ, Pe’er J Arch Ophthalmol. 1999 Feb;117(2):255-8. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES: To describe a case of an enucleated eye harboring multiple choroidal malignant melanomas. METHODS: Clinical, ultrasonographic, and histopathological evaluations. RESULTS: Meticulous sectioning of the globe did not disclose any structural continuity between

Blumenthal EZ, Muszkat M, Pe’er J, Ticho U. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Jul;128(1):100-1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. eblumenthal@hadassah.org.il ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and histopathologic findings in a patient with corticosteroid-induced open-angle glaucoma attributable to an adrenocorticotropin-secreting malignant carcinoid of the thymus. METHODS: Case report.

Pe’er J, Sancho C, Cantu J, Eilam S, Barzel I, Shulman M, Blumenthal EZ. Ophthalmologica. 2006;220(3):194-7. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. peer@md.huji.ac.il ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To compare the measurement of the basal diameter of choroidal melanoma, an important parameter for planning treatment and as a prognostic factor, by standardized ophthalmic ultrasound versus