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Sandra Rocio Montezuma

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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20022022
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Dr. Montezuma joined the department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences at the University of Minnesota (UMN) in 2010 as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology/ Vitreoretinal surgery. She has subspecialty expertise in providing medical and surgical care for all retina diseases in adults and children. she received her M.D. from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dr. Montezuma completed her ophthalmology residency and her fellowship training at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/ Harvard Medical School. Dr. Montezuma is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the AAO, ASRS, ARVO and PAAO.

Dr. Montezuma's research interest focus on retina prosthesis, age related macula degeneration and angiogenesis.

 

Keywords

  • Reitnal Prosthesis
  • Age Related Macula Degeneration
  • Angiogenesis
  • Reitna detachment
  • Pediatric retina

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Projects 2012 2022

A Phase III, Multicenter, randomized, visual,assessor-masked, active-comparator study of the efficacy,safety, and pharmacokinetics of the port delivery system with Ranibizumab in patients with neovascularage-related macular degeneration.

Montezuma, S. R. & Koozekanani, D.

Genentech Inc.

10/31/18 → 12/31/19

Project: Research project

Macular Degeneration
Pharmacokinetics
Safety
Ranibizumab

Study of a Prototype External System (A2E16) for the Arg

Montezuma, S. R.

SECOND SIGHT

6/1/18 → 7/31/19

Project: Research project

Prototype

Mitochondrial defects in the retinal pigment epithelium

Ferrington, D. A., Dutton, J. R. & Montezuma, S. R.

NIH NEI NATL EYE INST

4/1/18 → 3/31/22

Project: Research project

Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Macular Degeneration
Alleles

Argus Retinal Prosthesis System

Montezuma, S. R., Koozekanani, D. & van Kuijk, E.

SECOND SIGHT

3/13/14 → 12/31/20

Project: Research project

Visual Prosthesis

Treatment for Central-Involved Diabetic Macular Edema

Koozekanani, D. & Montezuma, S. R.

Jaeb Center for Health Research

11/1/13 → 12/31/18

Project: Research project

Macular Edema
Visual Acuity

Research Output 2002 2018

Association of optic nerve head drusen with best vitelliform macular dystrophy: A case series

White, R. J., Watson, D. J., Koozekanani, D. & Montezuma, S. R., Jan 23 2018, In : Case Reports in Ophthalmology. 9, 1, p. 76-86 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
Optic Disk Drusen
Optic Disk
Multimodal Imaging
Optical Imaging

Cataract, vitritis, and diffuse hypofluorescent retinal dots on fluorescein angiography

Huang, N. & Montezuma, S. R., May 1 2018, In : JAMA Ophthalmology. 136, 5, p. 581-582 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fluorescein Angiography
Cataract

Retinal Anatomy and Electrode Array Position in Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients After Argus II Implantation: An International Study

Gregori, N. Z., Callaway, N. F., Hoeppner, C., Yuan, A., Rachitskaya, A., Feuer, W., Ameri, H., Arevalo, J. F., Augustin, A. J., Birch, D. G., Dagnelie, G., Grisanti, S., Davis, J. L., Hahn, P., Handa, J. T., Ho, A. C., Huang, S. S., Humayun, M. S., Iezzi, R., Jayasundera, K. T. & 12 othersKokame, G. T., Lam, B. L., Lim, J. I., Mandava, N., Montezuma, S. R., Olmos de Koo, L., Szurman, P., Vajzovic, L., Wiedemann, P., Weiland, J., Yan, J. & Zacks, D. N., Sep 1 2018, In : American journal of ophthalmology. 193, p. 87-99 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Retinitis Pigmentosa
Optic Disk
Retina
Anatomy
Electrodes

A 61-year-old man with cystoid macular edema and chorioretinal folds after cataract surgery

Lee, A. & Montezuma, S. R., Jan 1 2017, In : Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO. 23, 3, p. 81-84 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Macular Edema
Cataract
4 Citations

Activating the AKT2–nuclear factor-κB–lipocalin-2 axis elicits an inflammatory response in age-related macular degeneration

Ghosh, S., Shang, P., Yazdankhah, M., Bhutto, I., Hose, S., Montezuma, S. R., Luo, T., Chattopadhyay, S., Qian, J., Lutty, G. A., Ferrington, D. A., Zigler, J. S. & Sinha, D., Apr 1 2017, In : Journal of Pathology. 241, 5, p. 583-588 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Macular Degeneration
Lysosomes
Retina
Immune System
Epithelium