List of Publications- by Prof. Blumenthal

Goldberg S, Gallily R, Bishara S, Blumenthal EZ. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Aug;138(2):285-6. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Choroidal detachment is a known complication of topical hypotensive agents when used to treat eyes sensitized by prior surgery. We document the abrupt development of an extensive choroidal detachment after initiation […]

Blumenthal EZ. Med Hypotheses. 1991 Dec;36(4):381-3. ABSTRACT: This hypothesized reflex relates the vertical direction of gaze to the amount of tension exerted by the ciliary muscle. Based on simple observations the following is assumed. When looking downwards a tendency for closer focusing (near searching) exists even without a specific visual stimulus, whereas looking up favors

Blumenthal EZ. Med Hypotheses. 1992 Sep;39(1):41-8. Comment in: Med Hypotheses. 1995 Apr;44(4):306. Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: The hypothesis presented here is that cancer is not a phenomenon where the normal functions of the human body break down (like diabetes mellitus or renal failure) but rather a well planned and well coordinated

Blumenthal EZ. Med Hypotheses. 1996 Jun;46(6):581-3. Comment in: Med Hypotheses. 1997 Nov;49(5):447-8. Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: In this paper, I present a highly unorthodox and provocative hypothesis, namely that cancer is an evolutionarily derived phenomenon, dormant in every human cell and actively triggered in certain individuals. Cancer is shown to help maintain the

Horani A, Frenkel S, Blumenthal EZ. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar-Apr;17(2):203-7. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To quantify the magnitude of test-retest variability (TRV) for normal subjects in serial visual fields (VF) using the frequency doubling technology (FDT) instrument. METHODS: Twenty-one healthy adults, aged

E.Z. Blumenthal and S. Frenkel Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2003;44: E-Abstract 3390. © 2003 ARVO 3390 – B93 Dept of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Commercial Relationships: E.Z. Blumenthal, Laser Diagnostic Technologies F; S. Frenkel, None. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To evaluate the inter-device reproducibility of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements obtained with the commercially available

Sisak I, Blumenthal EZ. Oftalmologia. 1996 Jan-Mar;40(1):26-8. Department of Ophthalmology, Brasov County Hospital, Romania. ABSTRACT: The structure of retina was historically described using light microscopy histological sections. This description placed prime importance on neural elements and their interconnections is establishing retinal structure. Of the 10 retinal layers, 7 are neural elements. This neurocentric description is,

Sisak I, Blumenthal EZ. Oftalmologia. 1996 Jan-Mar;40(1):45-7. Department of Ophthalmology, Brasov County Hospital, Romania. ABSTRACT: In this paper a model is presented to explain the relative distribution of retinal and choroidal blood to the human retina. According to this model the retina between the inner limiting membrane and the outer limiting membrane is metabolically controlled

Blumenthal EZ, Weinreb RN. Surv Ophthalmol. 2001 May;45 Suppl 3:S305-12; discussion S332-4. Glaucoma Center, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, USA. ABSTRACT: Assessment of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) is appealing for use in clinical trials of glaucoma neuroprotection, as it is directly correlated with loss of ganglion cells, which is assumed

Blumenthal EZ, Horani A, Sasikumar R, Garudadri C, Udaykumar A, Thomas R. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2006 May-Jun;37(3):218-23. Department of Ophthalmology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To correlate structure and function in eyes with end-stage glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-six eyes of 48 patients with glaucoma presenting with end-stage glaucoma