Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2018 Guidance on Noncorticosteroid Systemic Immunomodulatory Therapy in Noninfectious Uveitis: Fundamentals Of Care for UveitiS (FOCUS) Initiative.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  125:757-773. 2018
2018 Rehabilitation referral for patients with irreversible vision impairment seen in a public safety-net eye clinic.  JAMA Ophthalmology.  136:400-408. 2018
2017 Subretinal pigment epithelial deposition of drusen components including hydroxyapatite in a primary cell culture model.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  58:708-719. 2017
2015 Lack of consensus in the diagnosis and treatment for ocular tuberculosis among uveitis specialists.  Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.  23:25-31. 2015
2014 Author reply.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  121:e58-e59. 2014
2014 Expert panel recommendations for the use of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologic agents in patients with ocular inflammatory disorders.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  121:785-796.e3. 2014
2013 Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  24. 2013
2013 The complement anaphylatoxin receptors are not required for the development of experimental autoimmune uveitis.  Journal of Neuroimmunology.  264:127-129. 2013
2013 Retinal vasculitis in two pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report.  Pediatric Rheumatology.  11. 2013
2013 Histologic basis of variations in retinal pigment epithelium autofluorescence in eyes with geographic atrophy.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  120:821-828. 2013
2013 Statin use and ocular inflammatory disease risk.  Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection.  3:1-6. 2013
2012 Author reply.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  119:2199-2200. 2012
2012 Ocular toxocariasis: Epidemiologic, anatomic, and therapeutic variations based on a survey of ophthalmic subspecialists.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  119:1211-1217. 2012
2011 Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  22. 2011
2011 Long-term, multicenter evaluation of subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone for non-necrotizing, noninfectious anterior scleritis.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  118:1932-1937. 2011
2011 Retinal pigment epithelial expression of complement regulator CD46 is altered early in the course of geographic atrophy.  Experimental Eye Research.  93:413-423. 2011
2011 Ocular Toxocariasis-United States, 2009-2010 (Reprinted from MMWR vol 60, pg 734-736, 2011).  Journal of the American Medical Association.  306:261-262. 2011
2011 Ocular toxocariasis --- United States, 2009--2010.  MMWR : Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.  60:734-736. 2011
2011 Rickettsial retinitis: Acute unilateral vision loss with cystoid macular edema and stellate maculopathy.  Retinal Cases.  5:219-222. 2011
2011 Conjunctival attachment of a tick: Clinicopathologic report of a case.  Journal of Emergency Medicine.  40. 2011
2010 Current Opinion in Ophthalmology: Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  21. 2010
2010 Frequency of Distinguishing Clinical Features in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  117. 2010
2009 Current Opinion in Ophthalmology: Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  20. 2009
2009 Uveitis in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  147. 2009
2008 Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  19. 2008
2008 Characteristics of Untreated AIDS-related Cytomegalovirus Retinitis. II. Findings in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (1997 to 2000).  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  145. 2008
2007 Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  18. 2007
2007 Patient blogs: Windows into the soul of uveitis care?.  Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.  15:419-420. 2007
2006 Editorial introductions.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  17. 2006
2006 Unusual presentation of gastric adenocarcinoma metastatic to the orbit.  Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  22:490-491. 2006
2006 Distribution of complement anaphylatoxin receptors and membrane-bound regulators in normal human retina.  Experimental Eye Research.  83:834-840. 2006
2006 Uveitis: Advances in understanding of pathogenesis and treatment.  Current Rheumatology Reports.  8:260-266. 2006
2006 Evaluation of the Effect on Outcomes of the Route of Administration of Corticosteroids in Acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  142:119-124. 2006
2006 Experimental autoimmune uveitis in the C57BL/6 mouse.  Experimental Eye Research.  83:229-230. 2006
2006 Genetic deficiency of C3 as well as CNS-targeted expression of the complement inhibitor sCrry ameliorates experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis.  Experimental Eye Research.  82:389-394. 2006
2005 Acute aminoglycoside retinal toxicity in vivo and in vitro.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  46:4804-4808. 2005
2005 Evaluation of subconjunctival triamcinolone for nonnecrotizing anterior scleritis.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  112:1814-1820. 2005
2005 Optic disk edema associated with sudden-onset anterior uveitis.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  140:733-735. 2005
2005 Standardization of uveitis nomenclature for reporting clinical data. Results of the first international workshop.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  140:509-516. 2005
2005 Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon in the conjunctiva: Immunohistochemical analysis.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  140:262.e1-262.e7. 2005
2004 Magnetic resonance imaging of choroidal inflammation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.  Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology.  24:295-296. 2004
2004 Clinical mini-review: Systemic lupus erythematosus and the eye.  Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.  12:87-99. 2004
2004 A retrospective multinational survey of current treatment patterns in acute and subacute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  45:U982-U982. 2004
2004 Acute anterior uveitis associated optic disc edema.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  45:U987-U987. 2004
2004 An unusual clinical phenotype of avellino corneal dystrophy associated with an Arg124His βiG-H3 mutation in an African-American woman.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  137:765-767. 2004
2004 Distribution of complement proteins and receptors in normal human retina.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  45:U324-U324. 2004
2004 An unusual clinical phenotype of avellino corneal dystrophy associated with an Arg124His βig-H3 mutation in an African-American woman.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  137:765-767. 2004
2003 Changing Indications for Penetrating Keratoplasty in Southern California, 1994-1998.  Annals of Ophthalmology Glaucoma.  35:120-122. 2003
2003 Intraocular pressure in a Somali population living in the United States.  Journal of Glaucoma.  12:365-369. 2003
2003 Nucleotide-induced restoration of conjunctival chloride and fluid secretion in adenovirus type 5-infected pigmented rabbit eyes.  Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  305:1206-1211. 2003
2003 Attenuation of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in genetically complement-deficient mice.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  44:U605-U605. 2003
2003 Histopathology of corneal melting associated with diclofenac use after refractive surgery.  Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.  29:250-256. 2003
2003 Pathogenic role of retinal microglia in experimental uveoretinitis.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  44:22-31. 2003
2002 Massive mycobacterial choroiditis during highly active antiretroviral therapy: Another immune-recovery uveitis?.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  109:2144-2148. 2002
2002 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.  Ophthalmology Clinics of North America.  15:333-341. 2002
2002 Changing patterns of evisceration and enucleation: A 10 year retrospective.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  43:U68-U68. 2002
2002 Transgenic expression of a soluble complement inhibitor decreases the incidence and severity of murine experimental autoimmune uveitis.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  43:U515-U515. 2002
2002 A prospective evaluation of subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide for resistant anterior scleritis.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  109:798-805. 2002
2001 Gold induced interstitial keratitis [3].  British Journal of Ophthalmology.  85:1386-1387. 2001
2001 An outbreak of trematode-induced granulomas of the conjunctiva.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  108:1223-1229. 2001
2001 Complications and prognostic factors in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  131:599-606. 2001
2001 Revised diagnostic criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: Report of an international committee on nomenclature.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  131:647-652. 2001
2001 Rifabutin-associated hypopyon uveitis in human immunodeficiency virus-negative immunocompetent individuals.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  108:750-752. 2001
2001 Changing patterns of uveitis diagnoses in a referral clinic..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  42:S460-S460. 2001
2001 Effect of UTP and cAMP on the fluid secretion in adenovirus type 5 infected pigmented rabbit conjunctiva..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  42:S485-S485. 2001
2001 Novel phenotype of Avellino corneal dystrophy in an African American female..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  42:S115-S115. 2001
2001 Subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone for resistant anterior scleritis: A safe and potent alternative to systemic therapy..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  42:S464-S464. 2001
2001 Self-inflicted anterior scleritis.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  108:192-195. 2001
2001 Metastatic adenocarcinoma with rupture through the Bruch membrane simulating a choroidal melanoma.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  132:943-945. 2001
2001 Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma of the eyelid: Report of a case and literature review.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  108:798-804. 2001
2000 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology.  11:437-442. 2000
2000 Peroxynitrite formation in the orbit of diabetics with rhinocerebral mucormycosis.  Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.  8:169-175. 2000
2000 Utility of existing Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome diagnostic criteria at initial evaluation of the individual patient: A retrospective analysis.  Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.  8:227-234. 2000
2000 Sarcoid choroiditis initially diagnosed as birdshot choroidopathy.  Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases.  17:85-86. 2000
2000 Antigenic retinal components associated in birdshot retinochoroidopathy using the Western Blot.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  41:S776-S776. 2000
2000 Bleb disorder of the cornea..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  41:S267-S267. 2000
2000 Immunohistochemical evaluation of the Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon in the conjunctiva..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  41:S156-S156. 2000
2000 Long-term follow-up of birdshot retinochoroidopathy..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  41:S782-S782. 2000
2000 Retinal microglia initiate retinal damage in experimental autoimmune-uveoretinitis.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  41:S378-S378. 2000
2000 Use of a Y chromosome-specific DNA sequence to differentiate retinal microglia from blood borne macrophages in bone marrow-chimeric rats..  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  41:S378-S378. 2000
2000 Occlusive retinal vasculitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.  Archives of Ophthalmology -New Series-.  118:588-589. 2000
2000 Traumatic Acremonium atrogriseum keratitis following laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.  Archives of Ophthalmology -New Series-.  118:418-421. 2000
1999 Episcleritis in childhood.  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  106:2377-2379. 1999
1999 Evaluation of the role of human retinal vascular endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of CMV retinitis.  Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.  7:139-146. 1999
1998 Location of glaucoma drainage devices (addendum to previous report) [1].  Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.  105:1977. 1998
1994 TEMPORARY KERATOPROSTHESIS VITRECTOMY FOR SEVERE OCULAR TRAUMA.  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.  35:1260-1260. 1994

Chapter

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2016 Metastasis.  1511-1514. 2016

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Medicine in Ophthalmology Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1994
  • Physicians Medical Center Carraway, Internship 1995
  • University of Washington Medical Center, Residency 1998
  • Doheny Eye Medical Clinic, Postdoctoral Fellowship 2000

    • Full Name

  • Russell Read