Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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Carla J. Siegfried, MD

Specialty Areas
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology - General

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A new less-invasive treatment for glaucoma.

Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness.

Areas of Clinical Interest
Diagnostic and therapeutic assessment of glaucoma, including pharmacological, surgical, and laser treatment, and general ophthalmology.

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007 - 2009 (Best Doctors, Inc)

Editorial Responsibilities
Ad hoc Reviewer
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal of Glaucoma

Publications

Kelter JL, Johnson CA, Cello KE, Edwards MA, Bandermann SE, Kass MA, Gorder MO, for the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Group. Classification of visual field abnormalitiesin the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Arch Ophthalmology 2003; 121:643-650

Kass MA, Heuer DK, Higginbotham EJ, Johnson CA, Keltner JL, Miller JP, Parrish RK, Wilson MR, Gordon MO, for the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. A randomized trial determines that topical ocular hypotensive medication delays or prevents the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthal 2002;120:701-713

Johnson CA, Keltner JL, Cello KE, Edwards M, Kass, MA, Gordon MO, Budenz DL, Gaasterland DE, Werner E, the Ocular Hypertension Study Group. Baseline visual field characteristics in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Ophthalmology 2002; 109:432-437

Siegfried CJ. IN, Tamesis RA, Mulrooney B (eds). Ophthalmic Pearls of Wisdom Board Review Book; Boston Medical Publishing Corp, Lincoln, NE. Glaucoma 2001:28-35

Brandt JD, Beiser MS, Kass MA, Gordon MO, and the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) Group. Central corneal thickness in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). Ophthalmology 2001; 108:1779-1788

Piltz J, Gross R, Shin DH, Beiser JA, Dorr DA, Kass MA, Gordon MO, and the OHTS Study Group. Contralateral effect of topical -adrenergic antagonists in initial one-eyed trials in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 130:441-453

Keltner JL, Johnson CA, Quigg JM, Cello KE, Kass MA, Gordon MO; for the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group. Confirmation of visual field abnormalities in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Arch Ophthalmol 2000; 118:1187-1194

Gordon MO, Kass MA; for the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Design and baseline description of the participants. Arch Ophthalmol 1999; 117:573-583

Rosenberg LF, Siegfried CJ. Endophthalmitis associated with a releasable suture. Arch Ophthalmol 1996; 114:767

Siegfried CJ, Krupin T, Savitt M: Marked intraocular pressure rise complicating intrableb autologous blood injection. Arch Ophthalmol 1996; 114:492-493

Siegfried CJ, Krupin T, Savitt M: Marked intraocular pressure rise complicating intrableb autologous blood injection. Arch Ophthalmol 1996; 114:492-493

Rosenberg LF, Krupin T, Ruderman JM, McDaniel DL, Siegfried C, Karalekas DP, Grewal RK, Gieser DK, Williams R: Apraclonidine and anterior segment laser surgery: comparison of 0.5% versus 1.0% apraclonidine for prevention of postoperative intraocular pressure rise. Ophthalmology 1995; 102:1312-8

Siegfried CJ, Rosenberg LF, Krupin T, Jampol LM: Hypotony following glaucoma filtration surgery: mechanisms and incidence. J Glaucoma 1995; 4:63-9

Siegfried CJ. Blunt ocular trauma. IN Shapiro M, Lam S (eds): Emergency Ophthalmology. New York: Springer-Verlag

Siegfried C, Shubert TT: Secondary bacterial peritonitis due to Listeria monocytogenes. South Med J 1990; 83:213-4

Carla J. Siegfried, MD