About

Philip Fiore, M.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He earned his medical degree in 1984 from UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School. The provided information does not include further details about his research focus, background, or key contributions.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Ophthalmology
• Surgery
• Optometry
• Materials science

Selected publications

• Molteno implant surgery in refractory glaucoma

  Survey of Ophthalmology · 1990-05-01 · 74 citations

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• The Dural Shunt Syndrome

  Ophthalmology · 1990-01-01 · 30 citations

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• Senile Lens Exfoliation

  JAMA · 1990-12-05 · 5 citations

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  An 86-year-old man complained of decreasing vision in his left eye. He has had poor vision in his right eye since he was a child. Visual acuity was counting fingers at 1 ft OD and 20/60 OS. Slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral brunescent cataracts. Also present bilaterally was a thin, clear membrane that protruded through the pupil to float in the anterior chamber. The membrane was attached to the anterior lens capsule and was best seen with retroillumination (Fig 1). The patient denied any history of ocular trauma or occupational exposure to excessive heat or infrared radiation. He underwent uneventful extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in his left eye. The anterior lens capsule was sent for analysis. Histopathologic examination revealed an eosinophilic amorphous substance with a periodic acid-Schiff—positive membrane. At high magnification the membrane showed multiple splitting of the anterior lens capsule (Fig 2). True lens exfoliation

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  Ophthalmology · 1990-07-01

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• Trabecular Precipitates and Elevated Intraocular Pressure Following Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty

  Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina · 1989-10-01 · 15 citations

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  Two patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma underwent argon laser trabeculoplasty for control of intraocular pressure. Within 1 month both patients developed elevated intraocular pressure associated with many large inflammatory precipitates on the trabecular meshwork detected only by gonioscopy. Treatment with topical steroids for 7 to 10 days resolved these precipitates and lowered the intraocular pressure. We believe our patients had severe trabeculitis occurring as a late reaction to argon laser trabeculoplasty. An increase in intraocular pressure following trabeculoplasty warrants careful gonioscopic examination; in fact we recommend routine gonioscopy for all patients after laser treatment.

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• Focal Scleral Thinning After Transscleral Nd: YAG Cyclophotocoagulation

  Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina · 1989-03-01 · 24 citations

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  Transscleral neodymium (Nd):YAG cyclophotocoagulation, a new cyclodestructive procedure for controlling intraocular pressure in patients with refractory glaucoma, is designed to penetrate the sclera and selectively destroy the ciliary body and processes without damaging the overlying tissue. Complications include conjunctival edema, corneal edema, iritis, gas in the anterior chamber, pain, hyphema, hypopyon, vitreous hemorrhage, and cataract. We present a case in which a patient developed focal areas of scleral thinning 6 weeks after transscleral Nd:YAG cyclophotocoagulation. The possibility of scleral damage or thinning should be kept in mind when performing the procedure.

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• The Effect of Anterior Chamber Depth on Endothelial Cell Count After Filtration Surgery

  Archives of Ophthalmology · 1989-11-01 · 67 citations

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  Eighteen patients undergoing glaucoma filtration surgery underwent specular microscopic examination 1 day prior to surgery and 4 to 6 months after surgery. Patients were evaluated postoperatively for the presence of iridocorneal or lenticular-corneal touch, anterior chamber depth, and inflammation. Ten eyes that maintained their anterior chamber following glaucoma filtration surgery did not have a significant decrease in corneal endothelial cell density. However, eight eyes that developed a shallow anterior chamber with iridocorneal touch had a mean (+/- SD) decrease of 265 +/- 185 cells (12.4%) peripherally and 250 +/- 243 cells (11.6%) centrally in corneal endothelial cell count. None of the patients with iridocorneal touch developed corneal edema after a mean follow-up of 44.4 +/- 18.0 months. Iridocorneal touch after glaucoma filtration surgery is associated with loss of endothelial cells yet appears to be well tolerated by the cornea.

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• A Technique for Precise Placement of Laser Applications in Transscleral Nd:YAG Cyclophotocoagulation

  American Journal of Ophthalmology · 1989-03-01 · 4 citations

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• Use of Neodymium: YAG Laser to Open an Occluded Molteno Tube

  Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina · 1989-05-01 · 10 citations

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  A patient with refractory glaucoma secondary to trauma and repeat penetrating keratoplasty had Molteno implant surgery to control elevated intraocular pressure. Six weeks after surgery intraocular pressure rose abruptly, and a fibrinous membrane was seen covering and occluding the tip of the Molteno tube. The Q-switched neodymium (Nd):YAG laser was used successfully to open the membrane, with subsequent renewal of aqueous flow and control of intraocular pressure. Bevel-up cutting of the tube tip facilitates Nd:YAG laser opening of such an obstruction. We describe this use of the Nd:YAG laser and recommend bevel-up trimming of implant tubes in aqueous implant surgery.

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• DRUG-INDUCED OCULAR CICATRIZATION

  International Ophthalmology Clinics · 1989-01-01 · 11 citations

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  From the Glaucoma Consultation Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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Frequent coauthors

• Shlomo Melamed

  10 shared

• Donald J. Cinotti

  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  10 shared

• A Cinotti

  10 shared

• William H. Constad

  9 shared

• Barry A. Maltzman

  Hudson Dermatology

  9 shared

• Mark A. Latina

  Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

  7 shared

• Leon G. Epstein

  Lurie Children's Hospital

  4 shared

• Francis E. Cangemi

  4 shared

Education

• M.D.

  UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School

  1984