Publications and Accolades

J. Randall Patrinely, Charles N.S. Soparkar, Mirwat S. Sami. “Pseudo Graves’ Disease Following PeriorbitalSclerotherapy”. Dermatologic Surgery. Accepted for publication.

Mirwat S. Sami. “Understanding Dry Eye Disease – “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation.In print.

Mirwat S. Sami. “Punctal Plugs, Toxic Tears and Blepharospam – what to avoid”. Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation. 33(1):10, 2014.

Mirwat S. Sami, Charles N.S. Soparkar. “Cataract Surgery and Blepharospasm/Dry eyes – not as cut and dried as you thought”. 32(1):6, 2012.

Mirwat S. Sami, Charles N.S. Soparkar. “Frontalis Antagonist Blink Syndrome”. Benign Essential Blepaharospasm Research Foundation. 31(2):9-13, 2012.

Mirwat S. Sami, Charles N.S. Soparkar, Robert N. Tower, James R. Patrinely.“Eyelid edema”. Seminars in Plastic Surgery (Periocular Aesthetics), Volume: 1: 24-31, February 2007.

Mirwat S. Sami, Charles N.S. Soparkar, James R. Patrinely, Lisa M. Hollier, Larry H. Hollier. “Efficacy of Botulinum toxin type A after topical anesthesia”. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume: 22(6):448-52, November-December 2006.

Daniel J. Lin, Mirwat S. Sami, John R. Burroughs, Charles N.S. Soparkar, James R. Patrinely. “Ocular injury from local anesthetic injections: needle expulsion – the Luer lock allure”. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery;8(6):436, November-December 2006.

Gareeb M.et al “Outcomes of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in Pakistan: Use of International Prognostic Index”, Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA), Volume: 52, Pages: S3-S4, December 2002.

Mhair S. Dekmezian, Philip R. Cohen, Mirwat S. Sami, Jaime A. Tschen “Malignancies of the Eyelid: A Review of Primary and Metastatic Cutaneous Cancers”. International Journal of Dermatology. Accepted for publication (Manuscript # 2012-1359).

Richard W. Yee, Mirwat S. Sami, Pete Setabutr, Miles O. Folterman, Alice Z. Chuang. “The effects of topicalmoxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution and gatifloxacin 0.3% solution on corneal healing following Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)”. Accepted for publication in Cornea (Manuscript # 25026).

Mirwat S. Sami, Charles S. Soparkar, Teresa Whitney, John D. Burroughs, David R. Jordan, James R. Patrinely. “Diagnostic approach to periorbital edema: a comprehensive guide for physicians”. In preparation.

Mirwat S. Sami, Jeffrey O. Carlsen, Charles N.S. Soparkar, Robert S. Baker, James R. Patrinely, Christopher J. Calvano, John R. Burroughs. “An Unrecognized Cause of Post-blepharoplasty Lagophthalmos: Local Anesthetic Orbicularis Myotoxicity”. In preparation.

Book Chapters

Mirwat S. Sami, Charles N. S. Soparkar. “Chapter 2: Eye Findings.” Asra Ali, Editor. Dermatology: A Pictorial Review, 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill, 2012

Richard W. Yee, Mirwat S. Sami. “Chapter 37: Scleral Expansion and relaxation surgery.” Dimitri T. Azar, Damien Gatinel, and Thanh Hoang-Xuan, II, Editors. Refractive Surgery, 2nd edition.Mosby, 2006.

Scientific Presentations and Invited Lectures

“Eyelid surgery and the Frontalis Antagonist Blink Syndrome.”Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons annual meeting. Bastrop, TX. September 27, 2013.

“Thyroid eye disease: etiology, management, and prognosis.” Plastic Eye Surgery Associates Ophthalmologic Continuing Education Symposium. Houston, TX. September 24, 2013.

“Thyroid eye disease for the ophthalmologist.” Weill-Cornell and The Methodist Hospital Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. September 20, 2013.

“Blepharospam, Hemifacial Spasm, and Myokymia”.45th Annual Sally Letson National Canadian Ophthalmology Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.September19, 2013.

“Lower Blepharoplasty.Current Concepts”.45th Annual Sally Letson National Canadian Ophthalmology Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.September 19-21, 2013.

“Patient Selection in Cosmetic Surgery”.45th Annual Sally Letson National Canadian Ophthalmology Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.September 19, 2013.

“Second Insult Injury in Post-Traumatic Optic Neuropathy”.45th Annual Sally Letson National Canadian Ophthalmology Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.September 19, 2013.

“Blepharoplasty and Brow Lift”. Invited Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas. August 12, 2013.

“Clinical Aspects of Oculoplastic Surgery”.Invited Lecturer.Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. May 3, 2013.

“Dermal Fillers.”Invited Lecturer, Department of Plastic Surgery,Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX. May 3, 2013.

“An unrecognized cause of post-blepharoplasty lagophthalmos: local anesthetic orbicularis myotoxicity.” The Aesthetic Meeting. New York, NY. April 11, 2013

“Traumatic optic neuropathy and second nerve injuries”.Poster presentation.American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Meeting. Orlando, Fl. April 10-14, 2013.

“Blepharoplasty pearls and tricks of the trade.”Advances in facial restoration and rejuvenation.American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons.Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA. March 23, 2013.

“Blepharoplasty and Brow Lift.”Invited Lecturer, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. December 21, 2012.

“Important Aspects of Oculoplastic Surgery”.Invited Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. June 25, 2012.

“Preoperative assessment of cosmetic brow and eyelid surgery.”Invited Lecturer, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. May 11, 2012.

Botox Efficacy Decreased by Topical Anesthetics”. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fall Scientific Symposium, Chicago, Illinois. October 2005.

“Epithelial Healing Rates with Topical Moxifloxacinand Gatifloxacin after Bilateral Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)”. Federated Scientific Session of the Cornea Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. October 2004.

“Outcomes of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Pakistan: Use of International Prognostic Index”. Pakistan Society of Clinical Oncology, 9th Annual Cancer Conference, Karachi, Pakistan. December 2002.


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