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    Thomas Lietman, MD

    TitleProfessor
    SchoolUCSF Chancellor/EVC/FAS
    DepartmentProctor Foundation
    Address513 Parnassus Ave, Med Sci
    San Francisco CA 94143
    Phone415-502-2662

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      1. Ray KJ, Prajna L, Srinivasan M, Geetha M, Karpagam R, Glidden D, Oldenburg CE, Sun CQ, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Fluoroquinolone treatment and susceptibility of isolates from bacterial keratitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar 1; 131(3):310-3.
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      2. Oldenburg CE, Lalitha P, Srinivasan M, Manikandan P, Bharathi MJ, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Mascarenhas J, Nardone N, Ray KJ, Glidden DV, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Moxifloxacin Susceptibility Mediates the Relationship between Causative Organism and Clinical Outcome in Bacterial Keratitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013; 54(2):1522-6.
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      3. Borkar DS, Fleiszig SM, Leong C, Lalitha P, Srinivasan M, Ghanekar AA, Tam C, Li WY, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Association Between Cytotoxic and Invasive Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Clinical Outcomes in Bacterial Keratitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Feb 1; 131(2):147-53.
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      4. Amza A, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Yu SN, Stoller NE, Bhosai SJ, Zhou Z, McCulloch CE, West SK, Bailey RL, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD. The Easiest Children to Reach Are Most Likely to Be Infected with Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in Trachoma Endemic Areas of Niger. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Jan; 7(1):e1983.
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      5. Loh AR, Joseph D, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Naseri A. Predictors of matching in an ophthalmology residency program. Ophthalmology. 2013 Apr; 120(4):865-70.
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      6. McClintic SM, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Greninger DA, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Improvement in corneal scarring following bacterial keratitis. Eye (Lond). 2013 Mar; 27(3):443-6.
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      7. Porco TC, Gao D, Scott JC, Shim E, Enanoria WT, Galvani AP, Lietman TM. When does overuse of antibiotics become a tragedy of the commons? PLoS One. 2012; 7(12):e46505.
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      8. Amza A, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Stoller NE, Yu SN, Zhou Z, West SK, Mabey DC, Bailey RL, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD. A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of mass azithromycin treatment on growth and nutrition in Niger. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jan; 88(1):138-43.
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      9. See CW, Srinivasan M, Saravanan S, Oldenburg CE, Esterberg EJ, Ray KJ, Glaser TS, Tu EY, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Prior elicitation and bayesian analysis of the steroids for corneal ulcers trial. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Dec; 19(6):407-13.
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      10. Lin CC, Lalitha P, Srinivasan M, Prajna NV, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Seasonal trends of microbial keratitis in South India. Cornea. 2012 Oct; 31(10):1123-7.
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      11. Lalitha P, Srinivasan M, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Mascarenhas J, Priya JL, Sy A, Oldenburg CE, Ray KJ, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Nocardia keratitis: clinical course and effect of corticosteroids. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec; 154(6):934-939.e1.
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      12. Prajna VN, Lalitha PS, Mascarenhas J, Krishnan T, Srinivasan M, Vaitilingam CM, Oldenburg CE, Sy A, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Natamycin and voriconazole in Fusarium and Aspergillus keratitis: subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2012 Nov; 96(11):1440-1.
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      13. Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yi E, Chidambaram JD, Lee S, Reddy H, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Association of conjunctival bacterial infection and female sex in cicatricial trachoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Aug; 53(9):5208-12.
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      14. Bhosai SJ, Amza A, Beido N, Bailey RL, Keenan JD, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Application of smartphone cameras for detecting clinically active trachoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 2012 Oct; 96(10):1350-1.
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      15. Bhosai SJ, Bailey RL, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Trachoma: an update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul; 23(4):288-95.
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      16. Sy A, McLeod SD, Cohen EJ, Margolis TP, Mannis MJ, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Practice patterns and opinions in the management of recurrent or chronic herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Cornea. 2012 Jul; 31(7):786-90.
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      17. Mascarenhas J, Srinivasan M, Chen M, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Lalitha P, Oldenburg CE, Ray KJ, Glidden DV, Costanza S, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Differentiation of etiologic agents of bacterial keratitis from presentation characteristics. Int Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec; 32(6):531-8.
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      18. Prajna NV, Krishnan T, Mascarenhas J, Srinivasan M, Oldenburg CE, Toutain-Kidd CM, Sy A, McLeod SD, Zegans ME, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Predictors of outcome in fungal keratitis. Eye (Lond). 2012 Sep; 26(9):1226-31.
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      19. Lalitha P, Prajna NV, Oldenburg CE, Srinivasan M, Krishnan T, Mascarenhas J, Vaitilingam CM, McLeod SD, Zegans ME, Porco TC, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Organism, minimum inhibitory concentration, and outcome in a fungal corneal ulcer clinical trial. Cornea. 2012 Jun; 31(6):662-7.
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      20. Amza A, Kadri B, Nassirou B, Stoller NE, Yu SN, Zhou Z, Chin S, West SK, Bailey RL, Mabey DC, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD. Community risk factors for ocular Chlamydia infection in Niger: pre-treatment results from a cluster-randomized trachoma trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(4):e1586.
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      21. Dalmon C, Porco TC, Lietman TM, Prajna NV, Prajna L, Das MR, Kumar JA, Mascarenhas J, Margolis TP, Whitcher JP, Jeng BH, Keenan JD, Chan MF, McLeod SD, Acharya NR. The clinical differentiation of bacterial and fungal keratitis: a photographic survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Apr; 53(4):1787-91.
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      22. Shiboski SC, Shiboski CH, Criswell L, Baer A, Challacombe S, Lanfranchi H, Schiødt M, Umehara H, Vivino F, Zhao Y, Dong Y, Greenspan D, Heidenreich AM, Helin P, Kirkham B, Kitagawa K, Larkin G, Li M, Lietman T, Lindegaard J, McNamara N, Sack K, Shirlaw P, Sugai S, Vollenweider C, Whitcher J, Wu A, Zhang S, Zhang W, Greenspan J, Daniels T. American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome: a data-driven, expert consensus approach in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Apr; 64(4):475-87.
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      23. Lalitha P, Lin CC, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Prajna NV, Keenan JD, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Porco TC. Acanthamoeba keratitis in South India: a longitudinal analysis of epidemics. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Apr; 19(2):111-5.
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      24. Sy A, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Lalitha P, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Oldenburg CE, Ray KJ, Glidden D, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis: outcomes and response to corticosteroid treatment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Jan; 53(1):267-72.
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      25. Keenan JD, See CW, Moncada J, Ayele B, Gebre T, Stoller NE, McCulloch CE, Porco TC, Gaynor BD, Emerson PM, Schachter J, Lietman TM. Diagnostic characteristics of tests for ocular Chlamydia after mass azithromycin distributions. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Jan; 53(1):235-40.
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      26. Ayele B, Aemere A, Gebre T, Tadesse Z, Stoller NE, See CW, Yu SN, Gaynor BD, McCulloch CE, Porco TC, Emerson PM, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Reliability of measurements performed by community-drawn anthropometrists from rural Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e30345.
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      27. Maher MC, Alemayehu W, Lakew T, Gaynor BD, Haug S, Cevallos V, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Porco TC. The fitness cost of antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: insight from the field. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e29407.
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      28. Gebre T, Ayele B, Zerihun M, Genet A, Stoller NE, Zhou Z, House JI, Yu SN, Ray KJ, Emerson PM, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD. Comparison of annual versus twice-yearly mass azithromycin treatment for hyperendemic trachoma in Ethiopia: a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet. 2012 Jan 14; 379(9811):143-51.
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      29. Oldenburg CE, Acharya NR, Tu EY, Zegans ME, Mannis MJ, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Practice patterns and opinions in the treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis. Cornea. 2011 Dec; 30(12):1363-8.
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      30. Keenan JD, Ayele B, Gebre T, Moncada J, Stoller NE, Zhou Z, Porco TC, McCulloch CE, Gaynor BD, Emerson PM, Schachter J, Lietman TM. Ribosomal RNA evidence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection following 3 annual mass azithromycin distributions in communities with highly prevalent trachoma. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 15; 54(2):253-6.
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      31. Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Lalitha P, Glidden DV, Ray KJ, Hong KC, Oldenburg CE, Lee SM, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. The steroids for corneal ulcers trial: study design and baseline characteristics. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb; 130(2):151-7.
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      32. Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Lalitha P, Glidden DV, Ray KJ, Hong KC, Oldenburg CE, Lee SM, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Corticosteroids for bacterial keratitis: the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial (SCUT). Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb; 130(2):143-50.
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      33. Krishnan T, Prajna NV, Gronert K, Oldenburg CE, Ray KJ, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Gender differences in re-epithelialisation time in fungal corneal ulcers. Br J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jan; 96(1):137-8.
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      34. Gebre T, Ayele B, Zerihun M, House JI, Stoller NE, Zhou Z, Ray KJ, Gaynor BD, Porco TC, Emerson PM, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Latrine promotion for trachoma: assessment of mortality from a cluster-randomized trial in Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep; 85(3):518-23.
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      35. See CW, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Zhou Z, Porco TC, Shiboski S, Gaynor BD, Eng J, Keenan JD, Lietman TM. How reliable are tests for trachoma?--a latent class approach. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Aug; 52(9):6133-7.
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      36. Ayele B, Gebre T, House JI, Zhou Z, McCulloch CE, Porco TC, Gaynor BD, Emerson PM, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Adverse events after mass azithromycin treatments for trachoma in Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug; 85(2):291-4.
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      37. Oldenburg CE, Sy A, Srinivasan M, Toutain-Kidd CM, Mascarenhas J, Ravindran M, Rajaraman R, Esterberg EJ, Chidambaram JD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Zegans ME. Pre-existing blindness in a cohort of patients with bacterial keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov; 95(11):1612-3.
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      38. Oldenburg CE, Keenan JD, Cevallos V, Chan MF, Acharya NR, Gaynor BD, McLeod SD, Esterberg EJ, Porco TC, Lietman TM. Microbiological cure times in acanthamoeba keratitis. Eye (Lond). 2011 Sep; 25(9):1155-60.
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      39. Lietman TM, Gebre T, Ayele B, Ray KJ, Maher MC, See CW, Emerson PM, Porco TC. The epidemiological dynamics of infectious trachoma may facilitate elimination. Epidemics. 2011 Jun; 3(2):119-24.
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      40. Keenan JD, Ayele B, Gebre T, Zerihun M, Zhou Z, House JI, Gaynor BD, Porco TC, Emerson PM, Lietman TM. Childhood mortality in a cohort treated with mass azithromycin for trachoma. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr 1; 52(7):883-8.
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      41. Fintelmann RE, Hoskins EN, Lietman TM, Keenan JD, Gaynor BD, Cevallos V, Acharya NR. Topical fluoroquinolone use as a risk factor for in vitro fluoroquinolone resistance in ocular cultures. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Apr; 129(4):399-402.
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      42. Keenan JD, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Melese M, House JI, Acharya NR, Porco TC, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Slow resolution of clinically active trachoma following successful mass antibiotic treatments. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Apr; 129(4):512-3.
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      43. Oldenburg CE, Prajna VN, Prajna L, Krishnan T, Mascarenhas J, Vaitilingam CM, Srinivasan M, See CW, Cevallos V, Zegans ME, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Clinical signs in dematiaceous and hyaline fungal keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011 May; 95(5):750-1.
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      44. Skalet AH, Cevallos V, Ayele B, Gebre T, Zhou Z, Jorgensen JH, Zerihun M, Habte D, Assefa Y, Emerson PM, Gaynor BD, Porco TC, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Antibiotic selection pressure and macrolide resistance in nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae: a cluster-randomized clinical trial. PLoS Med. 2010; 7(12):e1000377.
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      45. Lalitha P, Shapiro BL, Loh AR, Fothergill AW, Prajna NV, Srinivasan M, Oldenburg CE, Quigley DA, Chidambaram JD, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Amphotericin B and natamycin are not synergistic in vitro against Fusarium and Aspergillus spp. isolated from keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011 May; 95(5):744-5.
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      46. Haug S, Lakew T, Habtemariam G, Alemayehu W, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, House J, Ray K, Porco T, Rutar T, Keenan J, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD. The decline of pneumococcal resistance after cessation of mass antibiotic distributions for trachoma. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1; 51(5):571-4.
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      47. Prajna NV, Mascarenhas J, Krishnan T, Reddy PR, Prajna L, Srinivasan M, Vaitilingam CM, Hong KC, Lee SM, McLeod SD, Zegans ME, Porco TC, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Comparison of natamycin and voriconazole for the treatment of fungal keratitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2010 Jun; 128(6):672-8.
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      48. Shapiro BL, Lalitha P, Loh AR, Fothergill AW, Prajna NV, Srinivasan M, Kabra A, Chidambaram J, Acharya NR, Lietman TM. Susceptibility testing and clinical outcome in fungal keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar; 94(3):384-5.
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      49. Shah NA, House J, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Halfpenny C, Hong KC, Keenan JD, Porco TC, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD. Travel and implications for the elimination of trachoma in ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Mar; 17(2):113-7.
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      50. Keenan JD, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Porco TC, Yi E, House JI, Zhou Z, Ray KJ, Acharya NR, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Clinical activity and polymerase chain reaction evidence of chlamydial infection after repeated mass antibiotic treatments for trachoma. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Mar; 82(3):482-7.
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      51. Biebesheimer JB, House J, Hong KC, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Zhou Z, Moncada J, Rogér A, Keenan J, Gaynor BD, Schachter J, Lietman TM. Complete local elimination of infectious trachoma from severely affected communities after six biannual mass azithromycin distributions. Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov; 116(11):2047-50.
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      52. Porco TC, Gebre T, Ayele B, House J, Keenan J, Zhou Z, Hong KC, Stoller N, Ray KJ, Emerson P, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Effect of mass distribution of azithromycin for trachoma control on overall mortality in Ethiopian children: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2009 Sep 2; 302(9):962-8.
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      53. Acharya NR, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Ravindran M, Rajaraman R, Zegans M, McLeod S, Lietman TM. The steroid controversy in bacterial keratitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep; 127(9):1231.
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      54. Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Yi E, House JI, Hong KC, Zhou Z, Ray KJ, Porco TC, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Importance of coverage and endemicity on the return of infectious trachoma after a single mass antibiotic distribution. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009; 3(8):e507.
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      55. Hong KC, Schachter J, Moncada J, Zhou Z, House J, Lietman TM. Lack of macrolide resistance in Chlamydia trachomatis after mass azithromycin distributions for trachoma. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul; 15(7):1088-90.
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      56. Ray KJ, Lietman TM, Porco TC, Keenan JD, Bailey RL, Solomon AW, Burton MJ, Harding-Esch E, Holland MJ, Mabey D. When can antibiotic treatments for trachoma be discontinued? Graduating communities in three African countries. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009; 3(6):e458.
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      57. House JI, Ayele B, Porco TC, Zhou Z, Hong KC, Gebre T, Ray KJ, Keenan JD, Stoller NE, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Emerson PM, Lietman TM. Assessment of herd protection against trachoma due to repeated mass antibiotic distributions: a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet. 2009 Mar 28; 373(9669):1111-8.
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      58. Lakew T, House J, Hong KC, Yi E, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Zhou Z, Ray K, Chin S, Romero E, Keenan J, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Reduction and return of infectious trachoma in severely affected communities in Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009; 3(2):e376.
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      59. Lim A, Stewart J, Chui TY, Lin M, Ray K, Lietman T, Porco T, Jung L, Seiff S, Lin S. Prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy in a multi-racial underserved population. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2008 Nov-Dec; 15(6):402-9.
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      60. Day S, Lalitha P, Haug S, Fothergill AW, Cevallos V, Vijayakumar R, Prajna NV, Acharya NR, McLeod SD, Lietman TM. Activity of antibiotics against Fusarium and Aspergillus. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan; 93(1):116-9.
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      61. Srinivasan M, Lalitha P, Mahalakshmi R, Prajna NV, Mascarenhas J, Chidambaram JD, Lee S, Hong KC, Zegans M, Glidden DV, McLeod S, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Corticosteroids for bacterial corneal ulcers. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Feb; 93(2):198-202.
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      62. Schachter J, Bailey R, Dawson CR, Lietman TM. Reports on the prevalence of clinical conditions are more convincing when supported by objective evidence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008; 2(9):e302.
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      63. Kim E, Chidambaram JD, Srinivasan M, Lalitha P, Wee D, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP, Van Gelder RN. Prospective comparison of microbial culture and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of corneal ulcer. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Nov; 146(5):714-23, 723.e1.
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      64. Yang JL, Hong KC, Schachter J, Moncada J, Lekew T, House JI, Zhou Z, Neuwelt MD, Rutar T, Halfpenny C, Shah N, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular infection in trachoma-endemic communities by rRNA amplification. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Jan; 50(1):90-4.
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      65. Sansanayudh W, Cevallos V, Porco TC, Margolis TP, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Fusarium and Acanthamoeba keratitis: can a single centre detect outbreaks? Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 May; 92(5):720-1.
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      66. Acharya NR, Srinivasan M, Kundu A, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP, Cunningham ET. Mooren''s ulcer following extracapsular cataract extraction. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 May-Jun; 18(3):351-5.
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      67. Naseri A, Lietman TM. ASCRS survey of endophthalmitis prophylaxis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Apr; 34(4):531-2; author reply 532-3.
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      68. Melese M, Alemayehu W, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Chidambaram JD, Zhou Z, Cevallos V, Ray K, Hong KC, Porco TC, Phan I, Zaidi A, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM. Comparison of annual and biannual mass antibiotic administration for elimination of infectious trachoma. JAMA. 2008 Feb 20; 299(7):778-84.
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      69. Gill DA, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Zhou Z, House JI, Hong KC, Ray KJ, Gandhi N, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Complete elimination is a difficult goal for trachoma programs in severely affected communities. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 15; 46(4):564-6.
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      70. Chen A, Prajna L, Srinivasan M, Mahalakshmi R, Whitcher JP, McLeod S, Lietman TM, Acharya NR. Does in vitro susceptibility predict clinical outcome in bacterial keratitis? Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar; 145(3):409-412.
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      71. Ray KJ, Porco TC, Hong KC, Lee DC, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Chidambaram JD, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. A rationale for continuing mass antibiotic distributions for trachoma. BMC Infect Dis. 2007; 7:91.
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      72. De Castro DK, Punjabi OS, Bostrom AG, Stamper RL, Lietman TM, Ray K, Lin SC. Effect of statin drugs and aspirin on progression in open-angle glaucoma suspects using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug; 35(6):506-13.
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      73. Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Margolis TP. Parasites on the rise: a new epidemic of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug; 144(2):292-3.
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      74. Freidlin J, Acharya N, Lietman TM, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP. Spectrum of eye disease caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug; 144(2):313-5.
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      75. Yang JL, Lietman TM. The return of trachoma in partially treated communities. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jul; 125(7):989-91.
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      76. Lalitha P, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Prajna NV, Acharya NR, Fothergill AW, Ruiz J, Chidambaram JD, Maxey KJ, Hong KC, McLeod SD, Lietman TM. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Fusarium, Aspergillus, and other filamentous fungi isolated from keratitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun; 125(6):789-93.
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      77. Yoon MK, Schmidt G, Lietman T, McLeod SD. Inter- and intraobserver reliability of pupil diameter measurement during 24 hours using the Colvard pupillometer. J Refract Surg. 2007 Mar; 23(3):266-71.
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      78. Mabey D, Bailey R, Solomon A, Burton M, Gilbert C, Foster A, Lietman T, West S. Targeted treatment of active trachoma. JAMA. 2007 Feb 14; 297(6):588; author reply 589-90.
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      79. Lee S, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Lee D, Yi E, Cevallos V, Donnellan C, Zhou Z, Chidambaram JD, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM. Chlamydia on children and flies after mass antibiotic treatment for trachoma. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jan; 76(1):129-31.
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      80. Shapiro B, Dickersin K, Lietman T. Trachoma, antibiotics and randomised controlled trials. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Dec; 90(12):1443-4.
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      81. Zelefsky JR, Srinivasan M, Kundu A, Lietman T, Whitcher JP, Wang K, Buyse M, Cunningham ET. Hookworm infestation as a risk factor for Mooren's ulcer in South India. Ophthalmology. 2007 Mar; 114(3):450-3.
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      82. Prabriputaloong T, Margolis TP, Lietman TM, Wong IG, Mather R, Gritz DC. Atopic disease and herpes simplex eye disease: a population-based case-control study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Nov; 142(5):745-9.
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      83. Yang JL, Schachter J, Moncada J, Habte D, Zerihun M, House JI, Zhou Z, Hong KC, Maxey K, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Comparison of an rRNA-based and DNA-based nucleic acid amplification test for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in trachoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar; 91(3):293-5.
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      84. Srinivasan M, Zegans ME, Zelefsky JR, Kundu A, Lietman T, Whitcher JP, Cunningham ET. Clinical characteristics of Mooren's ulcer in South India. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 May; 91(5):570-5.
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      85. Bernal MD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Strauss EC, McLeod SD, Hwang DG. Outbreak of Fusarium keratitis in soft contact lens wearers in San Francisco. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul; 124(7):1051-3.
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      86. Sakota V, Fry AM, Lietman TM, Facklam RR, Li Z, Beall B. Genetically diverse group A streptococci from children in far-western Nepal share high genetic relatedness with isolates from other countries. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun; 44(6):2160-6.
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      87. Gritz DC, Srinivasan M, Smith SD, Kim U, Lietman TM, Wilkins JH, Priyadharshini B, Aravind S, Prajna NV, Smolin G, Thulasiraj RD, Selvaraj S, Whitcher JP. Antioxidants in prevention of cataracts in South India: methodology and baseline data*. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006 Apr; 13(2):97-107.
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      88. Gritz DC, Srinivasan M, Smith SD, Kim U, Lietman TM, Wilkins JH, Priyadharshini B, John RK, Aravind S, Prajna NV, Duraisami Thulasiraj R, Whitcher JP. The Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataracts Study: effects of antioxidant supplements on cataract progression in South India. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul; 90(7):847-51.
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      89. Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Maxey K, Lee DC, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Porco T, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Effect of a single mass antibiotic distribution on the prevalence of infectious trachoma. JAMA. 2006 Mar 8; 295(10):1142-6.
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      90. Acharya N, Lietman T, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Saidel M, Stone D, Duncan J, Margolis TP. Correlation between clinical suspicion and polymerase chain reaction verification of infectious vitritis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar; 141(3):584-5.
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      91. Lietman TM, Neuwelt MD, Gandhi NG, Dalmon CA, Benitah N. Trachoma research: it takes more than a village. Lancet. 2006 Feb 4; 367(9508):395.
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      92. Chidambaram JD, Lietman TM. Trachoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Oct; 89(10):1232-3.
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      93. Gaynor BD, Chidambaram JD, Cevallos V, Miao Y, Miller K, Jha HC, Bhatta RC, Chaudhary JS, Osaki Holm S, Whitcher JP, Holbrook KA, Fry AM, Lietman TM. Topical ocular antibiotics induce bacterial resistance at extraocular sites. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Sep; 89(9):1097-9.
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      94. Chidambaram JD, Lietman TM. The order is rapidly fadin'. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jul; 89(7):789-90.
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      95. Chidambaram JD, Lee DC, Porco TC, Lietman TM. Mass antibiotics for trachoma and the Allee effect. Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Apr; 5(4):194-6.
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      96. Lee DC, Chidambaram JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM. Seasonal effects in the elimination of trachoma. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Apr; 72(4):468-70.
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      97. Lietman TM, Gaynor B, Porco T. Single-dose azithromycin for trachoma. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 27; 352(4):414-5; author reply 414-5.
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      98. Chidambaram JD, Bird M, Schiedler V, Fry AM, Porco T, Bhatta RC, Jha H, Chaudary JS, Gaynor B, Yi E, Whitcher JP, Osaki-Holm S, Lietman TM. Trachoma decline and widespread use of antimicrobial drugs. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Nov; 10(11):1895-9.
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      99. Chidambaram JD, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yi E, Prabriputaloong T, Lee DC, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Mass antibiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control programs. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Nov 1; 39(9):e95-7.
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      100. Margolis TP, Lietman T, Strauss E. Infectious agents and ARMD: a connection? Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Sep; 138(3):468-70.
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      101. Melese M, Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Lee DC, Yi EH, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Donnellan C, Saidel M, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass antibiotic treatments. JAMA. 2004 Aug 11; 292(6):721-5.
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      102. Miller K, Schmidt G, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yi E, Cevallos V, Donnellan C, Olinger L, Fantaye D, Gaynor B, Whitcher JP, Lietman T. How reliable is the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection? Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2004 Jul; 11(3):255-62.
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      103. Miller K, Pakpour N, Yi E, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bird M, Schmidt G, Cevallos V, Olinger L, Chidambaram J, Gaynor B, Whitcher J, Lietman T. Pesky trachoma suspect finally caught. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun; 88(6):750-1.
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      104. Varaprasathan G, Miller K, Lietman T, Whitcher JP, Cevallos V, Okumoto M, Margolis TP, Yinghui M, Cunningham ET. Trends in the etiology of infectious corneal ulcers at the F. I. Proctor Foundation. Cornea. 2004 May; 23(4):360-4.
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      105. Zhang J, Lietman T, Olinger L, Miao Y, Stephens RS. Genetic diversity of Chlamydia trachomatis and the prevalence of trachoma. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Mar; 23(3):217-20.
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      106. Congdon NG, Friedman DS, Lietman T. Important causes of visual impairment in the world today. JAMA. 2003 Oct 15; 290(15):2057-60.
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      107. Holm SO, Jha HC, Bhatta RC, Chaudhary JS, Thapa BB, Davis D, Pokhrel RP, Yinghui M, Zegans M, Schachter J, Frick KD, Tapert L, Lietman TM. Comparison of two azithromycin distribution strategies for controlling trachoma in Nepal. Bull World Health Organ. 2001; 79(3):194-200.
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      108. Bailey R, Lietman T. The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? Bull World Health Organ. 2001; 79(3):233-6.
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      109. Frick KD, Lietman TM, Holm SO, Jha HC, Chaudhary JS, Bhatta RC. Cost-effectiveness of trachoma control measures: comparing targeted household treatment and mass treatment of children. Bull World Health Organ. 2001; 79(3):201-7.
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      110. Melese M, Alemayehu W, Gaynor B, Yi E, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM. What more is there to learn about trachoma? Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 May; 87(5):521-2.
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      111. Gaynor BD, Miao Y, Cevallos V, Jha H, Chaudary JS, Bhatta R, Osaki-Holm S, Yi E, Schachter J, Whitcher JP, Lietman T. Eliminating trachoma in areas with limited disease. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 May; 9(5):596-8.
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      112. Bird M, Dawson CR, Schachter JS, Miao Y, Shama A, Osman A, Bassem A, Lietman TM. Does the diagnosis of trachoma adequately identify ocular chlamydial infection in trachoma-endemic areas? J Infect Dis. 2003 May 15; 187(10):1669-73.
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      113. Lietman T, Lee J, Costanza S. Those excrescences on Descemet's membrane. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Apr; 87(4):515-6.
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      114. Kuo IC, Cevallos V, Troyer R, Lietman TM, McLeod SD. Efficacy of transport media use versus direct inoculation of blood agar plates in the microbiologic evaluation of experimental Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis. Cornea. 2003 Apr; 22(3):249-53.
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      115. Schiedler V, Bhatta RC, Miao Y, Bird M, Jha H, Chaudary JS, Fry AM, Lietman TM. Pattern of antibiotic use in a trachoma-endemic region of Nepal: implications for mass azithromycin distribution. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2003 Feb; 10(1):31-6.
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      116. Gaynor BD, Holbrook KA, Whitcher JP, Holm SO, Jha HC, Chaudhary JS, Bhatta RC, Lietman T. Community treatment with azithromycin for trachoma is not associated with antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae at 1 year. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Feb; 87(2):147-8.
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      117. Thein J, Zhao P, Liu H, Xu J, Jha H, Miao Y, Pizzarello L, Tapert L, Schachter J, Mabon M, Osaki-Holm S, Lietman T, Paxton A. Does clinical diagnosis indicate ocular chlamydial infection in areas with a low prevalence of trachoma? Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2002 Oct; 9(4):263-9.
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      118. Jha H, Chaudary JS, Bhatta R, Miao Y, Osaki-Holm S, Gaynor B, Zegans M, Bird M, Yi E, Holbrook K, Whitcher JP, Lietman T. Disappearance of trachoma from Western Nepal. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Sep 15; 35(6):765-8.
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      119. Fry AM, Jha HC, Lietman TM, Chaudhary JS, Bhatta RC, Elliott J, Hyde T, Schuchat A, Gaynor B, Dowell SF. Adverse and beneficial secondary effects of mass treatment with azithromycin to eliminate blindness due to trachoma in Nepal. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Aug 15; 35(4):395-402.
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      120. Liu H, Ou B, Paxton A, Zhao P, Xu J, Long D, Li Z, Yang J, Zhong L, Lietman T, Chen L, Pizzarello LD. Rapid assessment of trachoma in Hainan Province, China: validation of the new World Health Organization methodology. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2002 Apr; 9(2):97-104.
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      121. Alrawi AM, Chern KC, Cevallos V, Lietman T, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP, Cunningham ET. Biotypes and serotypes of Haemophilus influenzae ocular isolates. Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Mar; 86(3):276-7.
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      122. Bain DL, Lietman T, Rasmussen S, Kalman S, Fan J, Lammel C, Zhang JZ, Dawson CR, Schachter J, Stephens RS. Chlamydial genovar distribution after community wide antibiotic treatment. J Infect Dis. 2001 Dec 15; 184(12):1581-8.
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      123. Lietman TM. Trachoma control: the end of the beginning? Ophthalmology. 2001 Dec; 108(12):2163-4.
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      124. Diamant J, Benis R, Schachter J, Moncada J, Pang F, Jha HC, Bhatta RC, Porco T, Lietman T. Pooling of Chlamydia laboratory tests to determine the prevalence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2001 Jul; 8(2-3):109-17.
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      125. Naseri A, McLeod SD, Lietman T. Evaluating the human optical system: corneal topography and wavefront analysis. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2001 Jun; 14(2):269-73, vii.
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      126. Lietman T, Fry A. Can we eliminate trachoma? Br J Ophthalmol. 2001 Apr; 85(4):385-7.
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      127. Cunningham ET, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP. Blindness: a global priority for the twenty-first century. Bull World Health Organ. 2001; 79(3):180.
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      128. Zegans M, Lietman T. Bilateral simultaneous LASIK. Ophthalmology. 2000 Nov; 107(11):1961-2.
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      129. Lietman T, Blower SM. Potential impact of tuberculosis vaccines as epidemic control agents. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Jun; 30 Suppl 3:S316-22.
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      130. Lietman TM, Dawson CR, Osaki SY, Zegans ME. Clinically active trachoma versus actual Chlamydial infection. Med J Aust. 2000 Jan 17; 172(2):93-4.
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      131. Chern KC, Shrestha SK, Cevallos V, Dhami HL, Tiwari P, Chern L, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM. Alterations in the conjunctival bacterial flora following a single dose of azithromycin in a trachoma endemic area. Br J Ophthalmol. 1999 Dec; 83(12):1332-5.
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      132. Zegans ME, Srinivasan M, McHugh T, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP, Lietman T, Jennette JC, Cunningham ET. Mooren ulcer in South India: serology and clinical risk factors. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Aug; 128(2):205-10.
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      133. Lietman T, Porco T, Dawson C, Blower S. Global elimination of trachoma: how frequently should we administer mass chemotherapy? Nat Med. 1999 May; 5(5):572-6.
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      134. Lietman T, Eng J, Katz J, Quigley HA. Neural networks for visual field analysis: how do they compare with other algorithms? J Glaucoma. 1999 Feb; 8(1):77-80.
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      135. Baral K, Osaki S, Shreshta B, Panta CR, Boulter A, Pang F, Cevallos V, Schachter J, Lietman T. Reliability of clinical diagnosis in identifying infectious trachoma in a low-prevalence area of Nepal. Bull World Health Organ. 1999; 77(6):461-6.
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      136. Lietman TM, Dhital SP, Dean D. Conjunctival impression cytology for vitamin A deficiency in the presence of infectious trachoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 1998 Oct; 82(10):1139-42.
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      137. Lietman T, Brooks D, Moncada J, Schachter J, Dawson C, Dean D. Chronic follicular conjunctivitis associated with Chlamydia psittaci or Chlamydia pneumoniae. Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Jun; 26(6):1335-40.
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      138. Lietman T, Dawson C, Osaki S. Ocular chlamydial infections. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 1998; 38(4):125-35.
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      139. Lietman T, Porco T, Blower S. Leprosy and tuberculosis: the epidemiological consequences of cross-immunity. Am J Public Health. 1997 Dec; 87(12):1923-7.
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      140. Stevens WR, Glazer PA, Kelley SD, Lietman TM, Bradford DS. Ophthalmic complications after spinal surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1997 Jun 15; 22(12):1319-24.
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      141. Alexander MF, Maguire MG, Lietman TM, Snyder JR, Elman MJ, Fine SL. Assessment of visual function in patients with age-related macular degeneration and low visual acuity. Arch Ophthalmol. 1988 Nov; 106(11):1543-7.
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