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Karolinne Maia Rocha

Work

735 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
See map: Google Maps
Phone: (843) 216-2020

Education

  • Background: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology; Cataract, Cornea&Refractive Surgery
  • Medical School: State University of Londrina (UEL)
  • Residency: Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM); Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cole Eye Institute
  • Fellowship: Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), Post doctoral - Cleveland Clinic Foundation / Cole Eye Institute; Emory University

Awards and Honors

2014                            Best of Anterior Segment Specialty Meetings, American Academy of Ophthalmology: Advanced Analysis for IOL calculation in Refractive Surgery; In: AAO, October 20, Chicago IL, 2014. American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014.

2014                            Best Research Paper Presentation. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, June 13, Cleveland OH, 2014.

2013                            Teaching Excellence Recognition. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, July 30, Cleveland OH, 2013.

2012                            American Academy of Ophthalmology's Achievement Award. In: American Academy of Ophthalmology, November 10-23, Chicago IL.

2012                            ASCRS Foundation Resident Excellence Award. In: ASCRS, April 20-24, Chicago, 2012. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

2009                            Top Honors for PhD thesis of Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP and CAPES): Optical aberrations in pseudophakic and cataractous patients, Brasilia DF, Brazil, 2009.

2007                            Best of Anterior Segment Specialty Meetings, American Academy of Ophthalmology: Optical Quality of Specialized Refractive IOLs in Cataract Surgery; In: AAO, New Orleans LA, 2007. American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007.

2007                            International Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting: Effects of Zernike wavefront aberrations on visual acuity measured using electromagnetic adaptive optics technology In: ARVO Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale FL, 2007. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2007.

2006                            Best Paper of Session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery: Wavefront analysis and contrast sensitivity of aspheric and spherical IOLs: randomized Prospective study In: ASCRS, San Francisco CA, 2006. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2006.

2005                            Surgical Skills Prize, XXXIII Brazilian Congress of Ophthalmology, Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology; Fortaleza CE- Brazil, 2005. Awarded as second year resident.

Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • International Society of Refractive Surgery
  • The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
  • American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery
  • Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology
  • The American Society of Progressive Enterprising Surgeons – founding member
  • The Vanguard Ophthalmology Society
  • Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL)
  • Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology
  • Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology

Publications

  1. ROCHA KM, KRUEGER RR. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography epithelial and flap thickness mapping in femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Aug;158(2):293-301.
  2. HALLAHAN KM, ROCHA KM, SINHA ROY A, RANDLEMAN JB, STULTING RD, DUPPS WJ. Effects of corneal crosslinking on ocular response analyzer waveform-derived variables in keratoconus and post-refractive surgery ectasia. Eye Contact Lens. 2014 Nov;40(6):339-44.
  3. SWARTZ TS, ROCHA KM, JACKSON M, MA DH, GOLDBERG D, HIPSLEY A. Restoration of accommodation: new perspectives. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2014 Jan-Feb;77(1):V-VII.
  4. ROCHA KM, PEREZ-STRAZIOTA E, STULTING RD, RANDLEMAN JB. Epithelial and stromal remodeling after corneal collagen cross-linking evaluated by spectral-domain OCT. J Refract Surg. 2014 Feb;30(2):122-7.
  5. COSTIN BR, SAKOLSATAYADORN N, MCNUTT SA, RUBINSTEIN TJ, TRICHONAS G, ROCHA KM, MCCLINTIC JI, HUANG L, MCBRIDE JM, PERRY JD. Dimensions and anatomic variations of the orbicularis oculi muscle in nonpreserved, fresh-frozen human cadavers. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar-Apr;30(2):198-200.
  6. RUBINFELD RS, LITTNER R, TRATTLER WB, ROCHA KM, TALAMO J, LINDSTROM RL. Pentacam HR criteria for curvature change in keratoconus and postoperative LASIK ectasia. J Refract Surg. 2013 Oct;29(10):666.
  7. SINHA ROY A, ROCHA KM, RANDLEMAN JB, STULTING RD, DUPPS WJ Jr. Inverse computational analysis of in vivo corneal elastic modulus change after collagen crosslinking for keratoconus. Exp Eye Res. 2013 May 9;113C:92-104.
  8. ROCHA KM, PEREZ-STRAZIOTA E, STULTING RD, RANDLEMAN JB. SD-OCT analysis of regional epithelial thickness profiles in keratoconus, postoperative corneal ectasia, and normal eyes. J Refract Surg. 2013 Mar;29(3):173-9.
  9. MELLO GR, ROCHA KM, SANTHIAGO MR, SMADJA D, KRUEGER RR. Applications of wavefront technology. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Sep;38(9):1671-83.wavefront technology. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Sep;38(9):1671-83.
  10. ROCHA KM, RANDLEMAN JB, STULTING RD.J. Analysis of microkeratome thin flap architecture using Fourier-domain Optical Coherence Tomography. J Refract Surg. 2011 Aug;19:1-5.
  11. MORALES EL, ROCHA KM, CHALITA MR, NOSE W, AVILA MP. Comparison of optical aberrations and contrast sensitivity between aspheric and spherical intraocular lenses. J Refract Surg. 2011 Aug;19:1-6.
  12. ROCHA KM, VABRE L, CHATEAU N, KRUEGER RR. Enhanced visual acuity and image perception following correction of highly aberrated eyes using an adaptive optics visual simulator.  J Refract Surg. 2010 Jan;26(1):52-6.
  13.  ARCE CG, SORIANO ES, WEISENTHAL RW, HAMILTON SM, ROCHA KM, ALZAMORA JB, MAIDANA EJ, VADREVU VL, HIMMEL K, SCHOR P, CAMPOS M. Calculation of intraocular lens power using Orbscan II quantitative area topography after corneal refractive surgery. J Refract Surg. 2009 Dec;25(12):1061-74.
  14. ROCHA KM, VABRE L, CHATEAU N, KRUEGER RR. Expanding depth of focus by modifying higher-order aberrations as induced by an adaptive optics visual simulator. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Nov;35(11):1885-92.
  15. ROCHA KM, KAGAN R, SMITH SD, KRUEGER RR. Thresholds for interface haze formation after thin flap femtosecond laser LASIK for myopia. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jun;147(6):966-72.
  16. PROSPERO PONCE CM, ROCHA KM, SMITH SD, KRUEGER RR. Central and peripheral corneal thickness measured with optical coherence tomography, Scheimpflug imaging, and ultrasound pachymetry in normal, keratoconus-suspect, and post-laser in situ keratomileusis eyes. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Jun;35(6):1055-62.
  17. BAMBA S, ROCHA KM, RAMOS-ESTEBAN JC, KRUEGER RR. Incidence of rainbow glare after laser in situ keratomileusis flap creation with a 60 kHz femtosecond laser. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Jun;35(6):1082-6. 18.
  18. ROCHA, KM, RAMOS-ESTEBAN JC, QIAN Y, HEREKAR S, KRUEGER RR. Comparative study of riboflavin-UVA cross-linking and "flash-linking" using surface wave elastometry.  J Refract Surg. 2008 Sep;24(7):S748-51.
  19. ROCHA KM, KRUEGER RR. Ophthalmic Biometry. Ultrasound Clin. 2008 Apr:3(2):195-200.
  20. LIN DT, HOLLAND SR, ROCHA KM, KRUEGER RR. Method for optimizing topography-guided ablation of highly aberrated eyes with the ALLEGRETTO WAVE Excimer Laser. J Refract Surg. 2008 Apr;24(4):S439-45.
  21. KRUEGER RR, ROCHA KM. Introduction to wavefront-optimized, wavefront-guided, and topography-guided customized ablation: fifth year in review. J Refract Surg. 2008 Apr;24(4):S417-8
  22. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, VABRE, Laurent, HARMS, Fabricio, CHATEAU, Nicolas, KRUEGER, Ronald.  Effects of Zernike wavefront aberrations on visual acuity measured using electromagnetic adaptive optics technology. J Refract Surg. 2007 Nov;23(9):953-9.
  23. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, NOSÉ, Walton, BOTTÓS, Katia, BOTTÓS, Juliana, MORIMOTO, Lisangela, SORIANO, Eduardo. Higher-order aberrations of age-related cataract. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Aug;33(8):1442-6.
  24. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, SORIANO, Eduardo Sone, CHAMON, Wallace, CHALITA, Maria Regina, NOSÉ, Walton. Spherical Aberration and Depth of Focus in Eyes Implanted with Aspheric and Spherical Intraocular Lenses A Prospective Randomized Study. Ophthalmology. 2007 Nov;114 (11): 2050-4.
  25. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, SORIANO, Eduardo Sone, CHALITA, Maria Regina, YAMADA, A C, BOTTOS, Katia, MORIMOTO, Lisangela, NOSÉ, Walton. Wavefront analysis and contrast sensitivity of aspheric and spherical intraocular lenses: a randomized prospective study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Nov;142(5):750-6.
  26. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, CHALITA, Maria Regina, SORIANO, Eduardo Sone, FREITAS, Lincoln Lemes, MUCCIOLI, Cristina, BELFORT JR, Rubens. Postoperative wavefront analysis and contrast sensitivity of a multifocal apodized diffractive IOL. (ReSTOR) and three monofocal IOLs. J Refract Surg. 2005 Nov-Dec;21(6):S808-12.
  27. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, ENGEL, D P, GUSMÃO, F B A, MARTINS, e N, MORAES, Nilva S B. Hifema traumático: seguimento de um ano. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. 2004;67:133-7.
  28. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, MARTINS, e N, MELO JR, L A S. Outpatient Management of traumatic Hyphema in Children: Prospective Evaluation. J AAPOS. 2004 Aug;8(4):357-61.
  29. COSTA, Rogério Alves, ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, CALUCCI, Daniela, CARDILO, José A, FARAH, Michel Eid. Neovascular ingrowth site photothrombosis in choroidal neovascularization associated with retinal pigment epithelial detachment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2003 Mar;241(3):245-50.
  30. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, JANKEVICIUS, José Vitor. Cross-reactivity between total proteins of lower trypanosomatids and antibodies in sera of patients with Chaga´s disease and American cutaneos leishmaniasis by western blotting. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.1998;93:225-6.
  31. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, JANKEVICIUS, José Vitor. Western blotting (WB) technique in American cutaneos leishmaniasis (ACL) diagnosis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.1998;93:290-1.
  32. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, JANKEVICIUS, José Vitor. Cross-reactivity between leishmania and trypanosomatids isolated from plants and a phytophagous insect (TIPPI) by western blotting (WB). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.1997;92:131-2.
  33. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia, JANKEVICIUS, José Vitor. Evaluation of total proteins of trypanosomatids in different phases of growth by SDS-PAGE. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 1997;92:106-7.
  34. ROCHA, Karolinne Maia. Gestação: orientações básicas. Semina. 1997;14:85-6.