Publications

1. Reddy VC, Patel SV, Hodge DO, Leavitt JA. Corneal sensitivity, blink rate, and corneal nerve density in progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson disease. Cornea. 2013 May; 32(5):631-5. 2259957
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2. Lapid MI, Burton MC, Chang MT, Rummans TA, Cha SS, Leavitt JA, Boeve BF. Clinical phenomenology and mortality in Charles Bonnet syndrome. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2013 Mar; 26(1):3-9. Epub 2013 Feb 4. 2311984
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3. Davis EJ, Rathinam SR, Okada AA, Tow SL, Petrushkin H, Graham EM, Chee SP, Guex-Crosier Y, Jakob E, Tugal-Tutkun I, Cunningham ET Jr, Leavitt JA, Mansour AM, Winthrop KL Hills WL, Smith JR. Clinical Spectrum of Tuberculous Optic Neuropathy. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect (. 2012 May 22; Epub ahead of print). 2300092
   
4. Loomba RS, Leavitt JA, Cetta F. Headache and papilledema in an adult with cyanotic congenital heart disease: the importance of fundoscopic evaluation rather than phlebotomy. Congenit Heart Dis. 2012 May-Jun; 7(3):E14-7. Epub 2011 Nov 09. 2204860
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5. Pulido JS, Barkmeier AJ, Leavitt JA, Lewis RA. Screening for Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy. Ophthalmology ; author reply 207-8. 2012 Jan; 119(1):207. 2300100
   
6. Couch SM, Brodie SE, Leavitt JA, Brodsky MC. Something to sink your teeth into. Surv Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov-Dec; 56(6):544-9. Epub 2011 Apr 01. 2157516
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7. Leavitt JA, Larson TA, Hodge DO, Gullerud RE. The incidence of central retinal artery occlusion in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov; 152(5):820-3.e2. Epub 2011 Jul 27. 2179410
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8. Seery LS, Hurliman E, Erie JC, Leavitt JA. Bilateral pupil-sparing third nerve palsies as the presenting sign of multiple sclerosis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2011 Sep; 31(3):241-3. 2155598
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9. Milone M, Wang J, Liewluck T, Chen LC, Leavitt JA, Wong LJ. Novel POLG splice site mutation and optic atrophy. Arch Neurol. 2011 Jun; 68(6):806-11. 2169985
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10. Smith SJ, Diehl N, Leavitt JA, Mohney BG. Incidence of pediatric Horner syndrome and the risk of neuroblastoma: a population-based study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar; 128(3):324-9. 1990484
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11. Elmalem VI, Younge BR, Biousse V, Leavitt JA, Moster ML, Warner J, Kupersmith MJ, Landau K, Brodsky MC, Frohman LP, May EF, Tomsak RL, Newman NJ. Clinical course and prognosis of trochlear nerve schwannomas. Ophthalmology. 2009 Oct; 116(10):2011-6. Epub 2009 Aug 21. 1971753
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12. Zaldivar RA, Leavitt JA, Griepentrog GJ, Woog JJ, Bradley EA. Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: a lethal complication of body dysmorphic disorder. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Sep-Oct; 25(5):398-9. 1975505
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13. Cornelius JR, Boes CJ, Ghearing G, Leavitt JA, Kumar N. Visual symptoms in the Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. J Neuroimaging. 2009 Jul; 19(3):283-7. 2110339
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14. Daniels TB, Pollock BE, Miller RC, Lucchinetti CF, Leavitt JA, Brown PD. Radiation-induced optic neuritis after pituitary adenoma radiosurgery in a patient with multiple sclerosis: case report. J Neurooncol. 2009 Jun; 93(2):263-7. Epub 2008 Dec 20. 1915060
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15. Adams WE, Leavitt JA, Holmes JM. Strabismus surgery for internuclear ophthalmoplegia with exotropia in multiple sclerosis. J AAPOS. 2009 Feb; 13(1):13-5. Epub 2008 Dec 12. 1915104
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16. Leavitt JA, Kotagal S. The "cherry red" spot. Pediatr Neurol. 2007 Jul; 37(1):74-5. 1834770
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17. Hu WT, Leavitt JA, Moore EJ, Noseworthy JH. MRI findings of rapidly progressive ophthalmoplegia and blindness in mucormycosis. Neurology. 2006 May 23; 66(10):E40. 1762932
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18. Leavitt JA. Diagnosis and management of functional visual deficits. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2006 Jan; 8(1):45-51. 1760790
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19. Feldon SE, Levin L, Scherer RW, Arnold A, Chung SM, Johnson LN, Kosmorsky G, Newman SA, Katz J, Langenberg P, Wilson PD, Kelman SE, Dickersin K, Kennerdell J, Bruchis A, Govreau D, Holds J, Selhorst J, Malton M, Rogers A, Saunders T, King K, Fecko T, Development and validation of a computerized expert system for evaluation of automated visual fields from the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial. BMC Ophthalmology. 2006; 6. 1971818
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20. Lankaranian D, Altangerel U, Spaeth GL, Leavitt JA, Steinmann WC, Mills RP, Jones DB, Ing MR, Cibis GW, Flach AJ, Eagle RC Jr, Ferris FL. The usefulness of a new method of testing for a relative afferent pupillary defect in patients with ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2005; 103:200-8. 1971813
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21. Cohen-Gadol AA, Leavitt JA, Lynch JJ, Marsh WR, Cascino GD. Prospective analysis of diplopia after anterior temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe sclerosis. J Neurosurg. 2003 Sep; 99(3):496-9. 1413605
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22. Stafford SL, Pollock BE, Leavitt JA, Foote RL, Brown PD, Link MJ, Gorman DA, Schomberg PJ. A study on the radiation tolerance of the optic nerves and chiasm after stereotactic radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Apr 1; 55(5):1177-81. 1325142
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23. Lal G, Leavitt JA, Lindor NM, Mahr MA. Unilateral Lisch nodules in the absence of other features of neurofibromatosis 1. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 Apr; 135(4):567-8. 1325121
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24. Giannini C, Reynolds C, Leavitt JA, Schultz GA, Garrity JA, Ebersold MJ, Scheithauer BW, Salomao DR. Choristoma of the optic nerve: case report. Neurosurgery. 2002 May; 50(5):1125-8. 1315637
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25. Leavitt JA, Wayman LL, Hodge DO, Brubaker RF. Pupillary response to four concentrations of pilocarpine in normal subjects: Application to testing for Adie tonic pupil. Am J Ophthalmol. 2002 Mar; 133(3):333-6. 1008368
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26. Stafford SL, Pollock BE, Foote RL, Link MJ, Gorman DA, Schomberg PJ, Leavitt JA. Meningioma radiosurgery: tumor control, outcomes, and complications among 190 consecutive patients. Neurosurgery. 2001 Nov; 49(5):1029-37; discussion 1037-8. 1006480
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27. Noseworthy JH, O'Brien PC, Petterson TM, Weis J, Stevens L, Peterson WK, Sneve D, Cross SA, Leavitt JA, Auger RG, Weinshenker BG, Dodick DW, Wingerchuk DM, Rodriguez M. A randomized trial of intravenous immunoglobulin in inflammatory demyelinating optic neuritis. Neurology. 2001 Jun 12; 56(11):1514-22. 1005197
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28. Stafford SL, Kozelsky TF, Garrity JA, Kurtin PJ, Leavitt JA, Martenson JA, Habermann TM. Orbital lymphoma: radiotherapy outcome and complications. Radiother Oncol. 2001 May; 59(2):139-44. 1005215
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29. Cook BE Jr, Leavitt JA, Dolan JW, Nichols DA. Carotid cavernous fistula associated with persistent primitive trigeminal artery. J Neuroophthalmol. 2000 Dec; 20(4):264-5. 2136172
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30. Leavitt JA. Myasthenia gravis with a paraneoplastic marker. J Neuroophthalmol. 2000 Jun; 20(2):102-5. 1012509
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31. Ing E, Leavitt J, Younge B. Incidence of Pupillary Involvement in Ischemic Oculomotor Nerve Palsies Ann Ophthalmol. 2000; 32(2):90-94. 1816699
    
32. Stafford SL, Perry A, Leavitt JA, Garrity JA, Suman VJ, Scheithauer BW, Lohse CM, Meyer FB. Anterior visual pathway meningiomas primarily resected between 1978 and 1988: the Mayo Clinic Rochester experience. J Neuroophthalmol. 1998 Sep; 18(3):206-10. 108010
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33. Leavitt JA, Campbell RJ. Cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis: the conjunctival biopsy. Eye (Lond) 1998; 12 ( Pt 6):959-62. 1020113
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34. Kelman S, Leavitt J, Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial Research Group. The ischemic optic neuropathy decompression trial (IONDT): design and methods. Controlled Clinical Trials. 1998; 19:276-96. 1287400
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35. Lucchinetti CF, Kiers L, O'Duffy A, Gomez MR, Cross S, Leavitt JA, O'Brien P, Rodriguez M. Risk factors for developing multiple sclerosis after childhood optic neuritis. Neurology. 1997 Nov; 49(5):1413-8. 1015672
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36. Hunter SF, Leavitt JA, Rodriguez M. Direct observation of myelination in vivo in the mature human central nervous system. A model for the behaviour of oligodendrocyte progenitors and their progeny. Brain. 1997 Nov; 120(Pt 11):2071-82. 1016294
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37. Leavitt JA, Pruthi S, Morgenstern BZ. Hypertensive retinopathy mimicking neuroretinitis in a twelve-year-old girl. Surv Ophthalmol. 1997 May-Jun; 41(6):477-80. 99101
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38. Ing EB, Woolf IZ, Younge BR, Bjornsson J, Leavitt JA. Systemic amyloidosis with temporal artery involvement mimicking temporal arteritis. Ophthalmic Surgery & Lasers. 1997 Apr; 28(4):328-31. 1015941
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39. Hattenhauer MG, Leavitt JA, Hodge DO, Grill R, Gray DT. Incidence of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Jan; 123(1):103-7. 101575
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40. Sitenga GL, Ing EB, Van Dellen RG, Younge BR, Leavitt JA. Asthma caused by topical application of ketorolac. Ophthalmology. 1996 Jun; 103(6):890-2. 1025193
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41. Ing EB, Leavitt JA, Younge BR. Papilledema following bowtie optic atrophy. Arch Ophthalmol. 1996 Mar; 114(3):356-7. 1025052
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42. Kelman S, Leavitt J, Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial Research Group. Characteristics of patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy eligible for the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial. Arch Ophthalmol. 1996; 114:1366-74. 1287395
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43. Ing EB, Younge BR, Leavitt JA, Fitzpatrick PJ. Functional visual loss and the duochrome rest. Can J Ophthalmol. 1995 Feb; 30:35-36. 1024617
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44. Ing EB, Younge BR, Leavitt JA, Lee RA, Bostwick DG. Paraneoplastic retinopathy and gynecologic malignancy. Journal of Pelvic Surgery. 1995; 1:79-83. 1287382
    
45. Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial Research Group. Optic nerve decompression surgery for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is not effective and may be harmful. The Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial Research Group. JAMA. 1995; 273(8):625-632. 1722208
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46. Hicks PA, Leavitt JA, Mokri B. Ophthalmic manifestations of vertebral artery dissection. Patients seen at the Mayo Clinic from 1976 to 1992. Ophthalmology. 1994 Nov; 101(11):1786-92. 1032316
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47. Leavitt JA, Butrus SI. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia in sickle cell trait. J Neuroophthalmol. 1994 Mar; 14(1):49-51. 1314055
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48. Kodsi SR, Younge BR, Leavitt JA, Campbell RJ, Scheithauer BW. Intracranial plasma cell granuloma presenting as an optic neuropathy. Surv Ophthalmol. 1993 Jul-Aug; 38(1):70-4. 1030879
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49. Laby DM, Leavitt JA, King LM Jr. Steroid treatment of radiation-induced choroidopathy. Ann Ophthalmol. 1993 May; 25(5):180-1. 1029652
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50. Lindor NM, Michels VV, Hoppe DA, Driscoll DJ, Leavitt JA, Dewald GW. Xp22.3 microdeletion syndrome with microphthalmia, sclerocornea, linear skin defects, and congential heart defects. Am J Med Genet. 1992 Sep 1; 44:61-65. 80466
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51. Leavitt JA, Butrus SI. Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as dacryoadenitis. Cornea. 1991 Oct; 10:542-545. 1038644
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52. Beck R, Leavitt J, Optic Neuritis Study Group. The clinical profile of optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. Arch Ophthalmol. 1991; 109:1673-8. 1287349
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53. Grossniklaus HE, Specht CS, Allaire G, Leavitt JA. Toxoplasma gondii retinochoroiditis and optic neuritis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Report of a case. Ophthalmology. 1990 Oct; 97(10):1342-6. 1035102
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54. Hofeldt AJ, Leavitt J, Behrens MM. Pulfrich stereo-illusion phenomenon in serous sensory retinal detachment of the macula. Am J Ophthalmol. 1985 Oct 15; 100(4):576-80. 1050167
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55. Cornelius JR, Boes CJ, Ghearing GR, Leavitt JA, Kumar N. Visual symptoms in the Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Neuroimaging. 0 Epub 2008 Sep. 1919810