Rahul Tonk

ORCID: 0000-0002-7761-0048
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Research Areas
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Ocular Infections and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • Ocular and Laser Science Research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
  • Face recognition and analysis
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Healthcare and Venom Research
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Optical Systems and Laser Technology

University of Miami
2020-2025

National Eye Institute
2024

National Institutes of Health
2024

Research to Prevent Blindness
2024

Cook County Health and Hospitals System
2024

Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
2020

Guangzhou Medical University
2020

National Natural Science Foundation of China
2020

Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute
2020

Albany Medical Center Hospital
2016

David Warner Bennie H. Jeng Jiyu Kim Mengling Liu Andrea B. Troxel and 95 more Judith S. Hochman Keith H. Baratz Shahzad I. Mian Mazen Y. Choulakian Jay J. Meyer Ying Lu Alberta Twi-Yeboah Ting‐Fang Lee Carlos Lopez-Jimenez Sarah Laury Elisabeth J. Cohen Sarah B. Weissbart Azin Abazari Timothy Chou Eileen Chang Guillermo Amescua Rahul Tonk É Koó Jaime D. Martinez Anat Galor Sanjay V. Patel John S. Berestka Afshan Nanji Winston Chamberlain Richard D. Stutzman John Clements James Chodosh Emma Davies Hajirah N. Saeed Jessica Ciralsky A. Gómez-Bastero Fernández Kimberly C. Sippel Victor L Perez-Quinones Melissa B. Daluvoy Katy C. Liu M. Ewald Erich B Groos Bernard Chang Ira A. Shivitz Jordan Hill Priscilla G. Fowler Russell W. Read Harry S. Geggel Ahmed F. Omar Satyajit Roy Rony Christopher J. Rapuano Beeran Meghpara Zeba A. Syed Gary N. Holland Olivia W. Lee John Irvine Sophie X. Deng Anthony J. Aldave Tsui Edmund Judy Chen Marc A Honig Lori A.S. Snyder Andrew Huang Todd P. Margolis Anthony J. Lubniewski Douglas Katz Seema Capoor John Gonzales Gerami D. Seitzman Jeremy D. Keenan Melina I. Morkin Kenneth R. Kenyon Pedram Hamrah William B. Lee Joseph Christenbury Kara C. LaMattina Hyunjoo Lee Kambiz Negahban Roopa S Rao Christine S Ament Marta O. Lopatynsky John D Barbato Jayati S Sarkar Marian S. Macsai Joshua B Herz Mitchell P. Weikert Zaina Al-Mohtaseb Alice Y. Matoba Theresa Cooney Christopher Hood Maria A. Woodward Alan M. Sugar Roni M. Shtein Sarah Nehls Evan J Warner Greg Nettune Brett Bowman Henry Gelender Jamie K. Alexander Tyrone McCall

Evidence regarding suppressive valacyclovir treatment on postherpetic neuralgia is necessary to guide care. To test the hypothesis that with 1000 mg/d of oral for 12 months reduces prevalence, severity, and duration compared placebo at 18 in participants herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Multicenter, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial including 527 immunocompetent, nonpregnant adults history HZO rash, documented keratitis, or iritis within 1 year an estimated glomerular filtration...

10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.6113 article EN JAMA Ophthalmology 2025-03-06
Elisabeth J. Cohen Andrea B. Troxel Mengling Liu Judith S. Hochman Keith H. Baratz and 95 more Shahzad I. Mian Mazen Y. Choulakian David B. Warner Ying Lu Alberta Twi-Yeboah Ting‐Fang Lee Jiyu Kim Carlos Lopez-Jimenez Sarah Laury Bennie H. Jeng Sarah B. Weissbart Azin Abazari Timothy Chou Eileen Chang Guillermo Amescua Rahul Tonk Elaine Koo Jaime D. Martinez Anat Galor Sanjay V. Patel John S. Berestka Afshan Nanji Winston Chamberlain Richard D. Stutzman John Clements James Chodosh Emma Davies Hajirah N. Saeed Jessica Ciralsky A. Gómez-Bastero Fernández Kimberly C. Sippel Victor L Perez-Quinones Melissa B. Daluvoy Katy C. Liu M. Ewald Erich B Groos Bernard Chang Ira A. Shivitz Jordan Hill Priscilla G. Fowler Russell W. Read Harry S. Geggel Ahmed F. Omar Shabbir Ahamed Rony Christopher J. Rapuano Beeran Meghpara Zeba A. Syed Gary N. Holland Olivia Lee John Irvine Sophie X. Deng Anthony J. Aldave Tsui Edmund Judy Chen Marc A Honig Laurie D. Snyder Andrew Huang Todd P. Margolis Anthony J. Lubniewski Douglas Katz Seema Capoor John Gonzales Gerami D. Seitzman Jeremy Keenan Melina I. Morkin Kenneth R. Kenyon Pedram Hamrah William B. Lee Joseph Christenbury Kara C. LaMattina Hyunjoo Lee Kambiz Negahban Ronihi Rao Christine S Ament Marta O. Lopatynsky John D Barbato Jayati S Sarkar Marian S. Macsai Joshua B Herz Mitchell P. Weikert Zaina Al-Mohtaseb Alice Y. Matoba Theresa Cooney Christopher T. Hood Maria A. Woodward Alan Sugar Roni M. Shtein Sarah Nehls Evan J. Warner Greg Nettune B U Bowman Henry Gelender Jamie K. Alexander Tyrone McCall Joshua Zaffos

High-quality evidence regarding suppressive valacyclovir treatment in herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is necessary to guide care. To determine whether compared with placebo delays the occurrence of new or worsening stromal keratitis (SK), endothelial (EK), iritis, dendriform epithelial (DEK) during 12 months and if benefit persisted at 18 (secondary end point). The Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS) was a randomized clinical trial conducted 95 sites from November 2017 June 2024....

10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.6114 article EN JAMA Ophthalmology 2025-03-06

Purpose: To report a case of diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) occurring 23 years after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), coinciding with recent diagnosis conjunctivitis related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) . Methods: A 47-year-old woman had LASIK 2000 and developed COVID-19 March 2022. In February 2023, she presented 5 days decreased vision (corrected distance visual acuity 20/25), photophobia, glare her right eye. She was diagnosed as having stage I DLK the eye based on...

10.3928/jrscr-20240102-01 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Refractive Surgery Case Reports 2024-01-01

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report clinical characteristics and outcomes surgical repair for patients with traumatic dehiscence penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) grafts. Methods: Retrospective, consecutive chart review evaluated at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between 2015 2020 Results: cohort consisted 65 eyes patients. mean age presentation 72 years (SD 18), a male predominance (65%). most common indications PKP included keratoconus (42%), corneal scar (31%), Fuchs dystrophy...

10.1097/ico.0000000000003537 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cornea 2024-03-27

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and outcomes Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) performed with intracameral enoxaparin. Methods: Two arms were used: a clinical multicenter retrospective cohort arm (CA) an ex vivo basic science (BSA). In CA, DMEKs by 6 experienced corneal surgeons at multiple sites. Intracameral enoxaparin (40 mg/500 mL) added irrigation fluid for all cases. Primary measured 12 months. BSA, mated graft pairs randomized control...

10.1097/ico.0000000000003662 article EN Cornea 2024-08-08

Purpose To report our experience with oral miltefosine (MLT) as an adjunct treatment for progressive Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK).Methods Retrospective case series of all patients who underwent MLT AK at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute from 2017 to 2020.Results Six females 16 55 years old, a microbiologic diagnosis Acanthamoeba, were treated and standard medical treatment. Four the six cases deteriorated after initiating three required therapeutic keratoplasty. Two improved 1 week optical...

10.1080/09273948.2020.1758156 article EN Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 2020-05-29

To describe the manual provocation test (MPT), a novel for intermittent involutional entropion of lower eyelid.Retrospective review patients with who presented ocular irritation and documented inward eyelid rotation by them or their referring physicians, but had no apparent at time initial consultation. Results MPT were recorded this group, then evaluated prospectively in an age-matched comparison group presenting blepharoplasty history entropion. The essential steps are as follows. Step 1:...

10.1097/ico.0000000000000762 article EN Cornea 2016-02-18

The purpose of this study was to present the successful management and outcomes in a series 6 cases culture-positive nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification surgery. This is case consecutive eyes that presented at Cornea Division an academic institution, diagnosed with Six 5 patients were included. mean interval from cataract surgery presentation 7.7 weeks. All intrastromal abscesses adjacent incisions, 2 had scleral extension infection....

10.1097/ico.0000000000002976 article EN Cornea 2022-01-25

Purpose: To characterize retinal neurovasculature changes after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in myopic patients. Setting: Ophthalmic Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China. Design: Prospective interventional study. Methods: The corrected distance visual acuity/uncorrected acuity, intraocular pressure (CIOP), and corneal tomography were evaluated at baseline (PRE), postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 7. Ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer...

10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.09.003 article EN other-oa Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2020-02-01

To describe the Shammas-Cooke formula, an updated no-history (NH) formula for IOL calculation in eyes with prior myopic laser vision correction (M-LVC), and to compare results Shammas PL, Haigis-L, Barrett True-K NH formulas.

10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001508 article EN Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2024-06-27

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10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.1325 article EN JAMA Ophthalmology 2020-07-23

In Brief Purpose: To characterize retinal neurovasculature changes after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in myopic patients. Setting: Ophthalmic Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China. Design: Prospective interventional study. Methods: The corrected distance visual acuity/uncorrected acuity, intraocular pressure (CIOP), and corneal tomography were evaluated at baseline (PRE), postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 7. Ganglion cell-inner plexiform...

10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000042 article EN Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2020-01-20
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