AlonKahanaMDMD, PhD

PubMed

• Umbilical Cord Amniotic Membrane Graft as a Skin Substitute in Periocular Reconstruction: A Case Series.
  Jane Z Spadaro, Komalpreet K Tur, Alon Kahana
  Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025-01-03
• Frontalis muscle flap eyelid reanimation technique in adults with severe ptosis or apraxia of eyelid opening.
  Jane Z Spadaro, Nikita Patel, Alon Kahana
  Orbit. 2024-07-29
• Iodine contrast should be avoided in patients with thyroid eye disease.
  Jane Z Spadaro, Brittany A Simmons, Alon Kahana
  Frontiers in Ophthalmology. 2024-01-01

Journal Articles

• HIF2A-LOX Pathway Promotes Fibrotic Tissue Remodeling in Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy  
  Terry J Smith, Alon Kahana, Endocrinology
• HIF2A Drives Orbital Adipose Tissue Fibrosis and Inflammatory Gene Expression in Graves� Orbitopathy  
  Hikage, F., Atkins, S., Kahana, A., Smith, T., Chun, T, Endocrinology, 1/1/2018
• Absorbable implant foreign body reaction masquerading as orbital cellulitis  
  Shaughness, G.J., Segal, K.L., Kahana, A., Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2018
• Re: �Assessing the Effectiveness of Arnica montana and Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) in the Reduction of Ecchymosis and Edema After Oculofacial Surgery: Pre...  
  Kahana, A., Kotlus, B., Black, E., Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/2017
• The Meaning of Diagnoses in Orbital Disease  
  Kahana, A., Elner, V.M, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/2013
• Non-Ophthalmic symptoms secondary to ocular torticollis from Severe blepharoptosis: an underappreciated but treatable condition  
  Bohnsack, B.L., Bhatt, R., Kahana, A., Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/2012
• A zebrafish model of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome reveals that pitx2 regulation by retinoic acid is essential for ocular morphogeneis and craniofacial development  
  Bohnsack, B.L., Kasprick, D.S., Kish, P.E., Goldman, D., Kahana, A., Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 1/1/2012
• Subtotal excision with adjunctive sclerosing therapy for the treatment of severe symptomatic orbital lymphangiomas  
  Kahana, A., Bohnsack, B.L., Cho, R.I., Maher, C., Archives of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2011
• Development of extraocular muscles require early signals from periocular neural crest and the developing eye, revealing an important developmental window  
  Bohnsack, B.L., Gallina, D.D., Thompson, H., Kasprick, D., Lucarelli, M.J., Dootz, G., Nelson, C., McGonnell, I.M., Kahana, A., Archives of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2011
• Phenothiourea sensitizes zebrafish cranial neural crest and extraocular muscle development to changes in retinoic acid and IGF signaling  
  Bohnsack, B.L., Gallina, D.D., Kahana, A., PLoS One, 1/1/2011
• Microanatomy of adult zebrafish extraocular muscles  
  Kasprick, D.S., Kish, P.E., Junttila, T.L., Ward, L.A., Bohnsack, B.L., Kahana, A, PLoS One, 1/1/2011
• Subcutaneous forehead lift: technique and early results  
  Kahana, A., Lemke, B.N., Burkat, C.N., Lucarelli, M.J., American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1/1/2007
• Drug-induced cicatrizing granulomatous conjunctivitis  
  Kahana, A., Marcet, M.M., Albert, D.M., Thliveris, A.T., British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2007
• Phaco-Chop: Mastering Techniques, Optimizing Technology, and Avoiding Complications, by David F Chang ISBN 1-55642-679-8, Slack  
  Archives in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2005
• Anterior Segment Repair and Reconstruction: Techniques and Medico-Legal Issues, by Bruce A Noble, Ian G Simmons, and Bernard YP Chang, ISBN 0-7506-4573-3, Butterworth ...  
  Archives in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2005
• Phacodynamics: Mastering the Tools and Techniques of Phacoemulsification Surgery, by Barry S Seibel ISBN 1-55642-688-7, Slack  
  Archives in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2005
• Manual of Endoscopic Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery, by John J Woog, ISBN 0-7506-7326-5, Elsevier  
  Archives in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2004
• Ophtho Notes: The Essential Guide, by Randall L Goodman, TNY ISBN 1-58890-171-8, Thieme  
  Archives in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2004
• Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery, 3rd Edition, by Mark R Levine, ISBN 0-7506-7410-5, Butterworth-Heinemann  
  Archives in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2004
• Dot4p links silencing and cell growth in saccharomyces cerevisiae  
  Kahana, A., Gottschling, D.E., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1/1/1999
• Identification of high-copy disruptors of telomeric silencing in saccharomyces cerevisiae  
  Singer, M.S., Kahana, A., Wolf, A.J., Meisinger, L.L., Peterson, S.E., Goggin, C., Mahowald, M., Gottschling, D.E., Genetics, 1/1/1998
• The ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme rad6 (Ubc2) is required for silencing in saccharomyces cerevisiae  
  Huang, H., Kahana, A., Gottschling, D.E., Prakash, L., Liebman, S.W., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1/1/1997
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Books/Book Chapters

• BCSC Fundamentals and Principals of Ophthalmology 
  Chapter: Cranial Nerves: Central and Peripheral Connections. 
  Kahana, A.Editors: Lawrence M. Levine, Vikram S. Brar, Michael H. Goldstein, Alon Kahana, William R. Katowicz, Simon K. Law, David A. Mackley.2014
• BCSC Fundamentals and Principals of Ophthalmology 
  Chapter: Ocular Development. 
  Kahana, AEditors: Lawrence M. Levine, Vikram S. Brar, Michael H. Goldstein, Alon Kahana, William R. Katowicz, Simon K. Law, David A. Mackley.2014
• BCSC Fundamentals and Principals of Ophthalmology 
  Editors: Lawrence M. Levine, Vikram S. Brar, Michael H. Goldstein, Alon Kahana, William R. Katowitz, Simon K. Law, David A. Mackley.San Francisco, California2014
• Smith and Nesi�s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  Chapter: Transcranial approach to the orbit. 
  Kahana, A.Editors: Frank Nesi, Christopher Calvano, Evan Black.Springer Medical PublishingEdition 3rd,2012
• Smith and Nesi�s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  Chapter: Orbital exenteration 
  Cho, R.I., Kahana, AEditors: Frank Nesi, Christopher Calvano, Evan Black.Springer Medical PublishingEdition 3rd,2012
• Smith and Nesi�s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  Chapter: Orbital vascular anomalies. 
  Kahana, A.Editors: Frank Nesi, Christopher Calvano, Evan Black.Springer Medical PublishingEdition 3rd,2012
• Smith and Nesi�s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  Chapter: Orbital inflammatory diseases 
  Gupta, S., Demirci, H., Lee, B.L., Elner, V.M., Kahana, A.Editors: Frank Nesi, Christopher Calvano, Evan Black.Springer Medical PublishingEdition 3rd,2012
• Orbital Disease and Surgery, Smith�s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  Editors: Evan H. Black, Frank A. Nesi, Christopher J. Calvano, Geoffrey J. Gladstone, Mark R. Levine.Springer, New York2012
• Clinical Atlas of Procedures in Ophthalmic and Oculofacial Surgery 
  Chapter: Evisceration 
  Bohnsack BL, Nelson CC, Kahana A.Editors: Daniel M. Albert, Mark J. Lucarelli.Oxford University PressEdition 2nd,2011
• Ocular Disease: Mechanisms and Management 
  Chapter: Sebaceous cell carcinoma 
  Kahana, A., Pribila, J.T., Nelson, C.C., Elner, V.M.Editors: Daniel M. Albert and Leonard A. Levin.Saunders2010
• Corneal Surgery 
  Chapter: Corneal protective procedures: tarsorrhahy and lacrimal occlusion 
  Kahana, A., Lucarelli, M.J.Editors: Frederick S. Brightbill, Peter J. McDonnell, Charles N.J. McGhee, Ayad A. Farjo, and Olivia Serdarevic.MosbyEdition Four,2009
• Atlas of the Orbit 
  Chapter: Diagnosis and management of orbital fractures. 
  Kahana, A., Burkat, C.N., Lucarelli, M.J., Dortzbach, R.K.Editors: Subrahmanyam Mallajosyula.Jaypee Brothers, India2008
• Albert and Jakobiec�s Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology 
  Chapter: Peripheral nerve tumors of the orbit 
  Kahana, A., Levin, L.A.Editors: Albert, D.A. and Miller, J.W..SaundersEdition 3rd,2007
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Abstracts/Posters

• High-throughput genomic analysis of myocyte dedifferentiation using adult extraocular muscle regeneration
  Tingle, C., Zhao, Y., Magnuson, B., Heisel, C., Kish, P., Rajapakse, I., Kahana, A., 8th Strategic Conference of Zebrafish Investigators, Pacific Grove, CA, 1/1/2019
• Dynamics of glioma Growth: self-organization guides the patterning of the extracellular matrix and regulates tumor progression.
  Comba, A, Zamler, D.B., Dunn, P, Agento, A.E., Kadiyala, P., Yadav, V. N., Motsch, S., Koschmann, C., Nunez, F., Kamran, N., Kish, P.E., Castro, M., Kahana, A., and Lo..., Society for Neuro Oncology Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2018
• Eye movements
  Kish, P., Kahana, A, ARVO Spring 2018 Meeting, Hawaii, 1/1/2018

Lectures

• Dynamics of glioma growth: self-organization guides the patterning of the extracellular matrix and regulates tumor progression 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2018
• The droopy eyelid: more than meets the eye 
  Hyderabad, India - 1/1/2013
• Oral vismodegib as a new treatment option for orbital basal cell carcinoma 
  Hyderabad, India - 1/1/2013
• Best treatment options for disfiguring periocular vascular anomalies. 
  Hyderabad, India - 1/1/2013
• Advances in the treatment of thyroid orbitopathy 
  Hyderabad, India - 1/1/2013
• Evolving paradigms in the surgical management of orbital and periocular cancer. 
  Newport, RI. - 1/1/2013
• Orbital vascular lesions and the role of non-invasive imaging. 
  Tel-Aviv, Israel - 1/1/2010
• A zebrafish model of extraocular muscle development and regeneration. 
  Tel-Aviv, Israel - 1/1/2010
• Facial nerve palsy and blink dynamics. 
  Tel-Aviv, Israel - 1/1/2010
• Thyroid eye disease in kids 
  University of Michigan - 1/1/2010
• Facial nerve palsy, lagophthalmos and incomplete blink: my approach. 
  Bay City, MI - 1/1/2010
• Orbital vascular tumors: the use of non-invasive angiography and the role of surgery 
  Bay City, MI. - 1/1/2010
• Retinoic acid regulates a balance between Pitx2 and Pitx3 expression to promote morphogenesis of extraocular muscles in zebrafish. 
  Il Ciocco, Barga, Italy. - 1/1/2010
• IGF regulates neural crest and mesoderm interactions necessary for zebrafish orbital development and extraocular muscle organization. 
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2010
• Retinoic acid regulates a balance between PitX2 and PitX3 expression to promote morphogenesis of extraocular muscles in zebrafish 
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2010
• Retinoic acid, PitX2 and PitX3 regulate zebrafish extraocular muscle development and regeneration. 
  Madison, WI - 1/1/2010
• IGF regulates orbital development and extraocular muscle organization in zebrafish. 
  Arbor, MI - 1/1/2010
• A Zebrafish model for extraocular muscle regeneration 
  Arbor, MI - 1/1/2010
• Orbital vascular anomalies: yes we can! 
  Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan - 1/1/2009
• Clinical manifestations of hedgehog signaling abnormalities: basal cell nevus syndrome 
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL. - 1/1/2009
• Retinoic acid regulates orbital development and extraocular muscle organization in zebrafish. 
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL. - 1/1/2009
• Bitemporal subcutaneous forehead lift: a helpful option. 
  Dana Point, CA - 1/1/2009
• Thinking about facial nerve paralysis. 
  Kellogg Eye Center - 1/1/2009
• Steroids and low-dose radiation therapy: temporizing measures for thyroid eye disease 
  Charlotte, NC - 1/1/2009
• Retinoic acid and twist1 regulate orbital development and extraocular muscle organization in zebrafish. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2009
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Other

• Orbital Tumors and Malformations 
  Kahana, A., OPBR1515, Audio Digest Ophthalmology Comprehensive Review
  1/1/2015
• Thesis: �ATP-independent inactivation of rhodopsin in squid photoreceptors.� 
  Brandeis University
• Thesis: �Investigations of Silencing in Yeast: The Requirement for the Ubiquitin Hydrolase Dot4p in the Regulation of Silencing.� 
  The University of Chicago
• Atypical treatment for an atypical presentation 
  Gappy, S., Archer, S., Kahana, A., Broadcast email from ophthalmology@umich.edu
  1/17/2018
• Strabismus following trauma. 
  Sweet, E., Kahana, A., Archer, S, University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center Grand Rounds. Broadcast email from ophthalmology@umich.ed
  1/16/2018
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