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Carl Shen

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)SurgeryMcMaster University

Research

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29 publications.

01

Clinical and Optical Coherence Tomography Characteristics of Severe Intraretinal Silicone Oil Migration

Shen C, Liu D, Chen C, King S, Greve M, Ehmann D, Seamone M

Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases20251 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/24741264251356293
02

Patient knowledge of pentosan polysulphate maculopathy in Alberta: a population-wide survey-based study

Shen C, Tennant M

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology20241 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.04.004
03

Unilateral Acute Idiopathic Blind Spot Enlargement following Second Dose of Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine

Shen C, Tennant M

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation20234 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2090964
04

Purtscher-Like Retinopathy Secondary to Medication Induced Calcium-Alkali Syndrome and Acute Pancreatitis in a Pregnant Female

Alaei R, Shen C, Chan BJ, Martin J

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation20224 citations
DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1906909
05

Frosted Branch Angiitis Associated With Cytomegalovirus in a Pediatric Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Kacar M, Cacciotti C, Shen C, Fulford M, Lysecki D, Fleming A

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology20224 citations
DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002318
06

The burden of flashes and floaters in traditional general emergency services and utilization of ophthalmology on-call consultation: a cross-sectional study

Shen C, Liu A, Farrokhyar F, Fava M

BMC Ophthalmology20222 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02613-6PMID: W4301396818
07

Bilateral Multifocal Scleral Nodules

Shen C, Seamone M

JAMA ophthalmology20221 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.4402
08

Transepithelial versus Epithelium-off Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for Corneal Ectasia A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Nath S, Shen C, Koziarz A, Banfield L, Nowrouzi-Kia B, Fava MA, Hodge WG

Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.)202154 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.12.023PMID: W3113427593
09

Nontraumatic subperiosteal orbital hemorrhage in a laboring patient with gestational immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Shen C, Nath S

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports20204 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100986
10

Endogenous Bacterial Chorioretinal Abscess Presenting With Unusual Retinal Pigment Epithelial Excrescences and Large Subretinal Hemorrhage.

Shen C, Chaudhary V

Retina20202 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000002841PMID: W3019300666

Frequent collaborators

7
Carl ShenLaura BanfieldMark FavaAdam FlemingBrian ChanDavid LyseckiKourosh SabriVarun Chaudhary
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Mark Fava

Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Laura Banfield

McMaster University Libraries

3 shared papers, latest 2021

David Lysecki

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Adam Fleming

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Brian Chan

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Kourosh Sabri

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Judith West-Mays

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Rajiv Bindlish

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Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Retinal Diseases and Treatments

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