March 16, 2024
Relentless research enables Mayo Clinic to turn innovations into patient care. As physicians treat patients and see opportunities for advancing patient care, they work together to develop new and improved diagnostic tools, treatment protocols and more.
Exemplifying the integration of research into the practice is Ruti Sella Svetlit, M.D., who recently joined Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sella Svetlit to our department," says Sophie J. Bakri, M.D., chair of Ophthalmology and professor of ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "She brings a broad educational background and has quickly established herself as a superb researcher, clinician and surgeon in the field of anterior segment ocular surgery and refractive surgery."
Dr. Sella Svetlit's primary focus is treating patients with cataract and refractive error. In terms of research, her areas of special interest include increasing the precision of intraocular lens calculation formulas, analysis of refractive outcomes of cataract and refractive surgeries, and new technologies for corneal imaging.
Dr. Sella Svetlit was among the first to investigate the accuracy of modern intraocular lens calculation formulas in different age groups, with an emphasis on the older adult and pediatric populations. Her work in the field of specialty intraocular lenses is paving the way to a better understanding of the indications, calculations and cost-effectiveness of those lenses.
Her expertise in the field of corneal and external diseases of the eye also brings a unique perspective to the refractive aspect of cataract surgery. "Having a comprehensive understanding of corneal pathologies helps tailor the most optimal surgical and refractive outcome for each individual patient," says Dr. Sella Svetlit.
About Dr. Sella Svetlit
Dr. Sella Svetlit completed medical school at Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. Dr. Sella Svetlit completed a residency in ophthalmology at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel, and a clinical and research cornea and refractive surgery fellowship at the Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego, in La Jolla, California. Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, she served as a corneal surgeon, senior ophthalmologist and head of the Cataract Service at Rabin Medical Center.
The procedures performed include:
- Cataract surgery.
- LASIK eye surgery.
- Lens replacement surgery.
- Photorefractive keratectomy.
- Refractive surgery.
Recent publications
- Evaluation of IOL power calculation with the Kane formula for pediatric cataract surgery, published in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
- Comparison of the Barrett Universal II formula to previous generation formulae for paediatric cataract surgery published in Acta Ophthalmologica.
- Intraocular lens power calculation in the elderly population using the Kane formula in comparison with existing methods, published in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
- Accuracy of IOL power calculations in the very elderly, published in Eye.
- Axial length and pharmacologic pupillary dilation in highly myopic patients, published in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
- Pathogen surveillance for acute infectious conjunctivitis, published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
- Evaluating the accuracy of a cataract surgery simulation video in depicting patient experiences under conscious anesthesia, published in International Ophthalmology.
- Long-term evaluation of pseudoexfoliation syndrome after cataract extraction, published in Journal of Personalized Medicine.
- Evaluating changes in apparent chord mu after pharmacological pupil dilatation, published in Ophthalmic Research.
For more information
Reitblat O, et al. Evaluation of IOL power calculation with the Kane formula for pediatric cataract surgery. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2022;260:2877.
Elbaz U, et al. Comparison of the Barrett Universal II formula to previous generation formulae for paediatric cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmologica. 2022;100:682.
Reitblat O, et al. Intraocular lens power calculation in the elderly population using the Kane formula in comparison with existing methods. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2020;46:1501.
Sella R, et al. Accuracy of IOL power calculations in the very elderly. Eye. 2020;34:1848.
Sella R, et al. Axial length and pharmacologic pupillary dilation in highly myopic patients. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2023. In press.
Tsui E, et al. Pathogen surveillance for acute infectious conjunctivitis. JAMA Ophthalmology. 2023;141:1140.
Sella R, et al. Evaluating the accuracy of a cataract surgery simulation video in depicting patient experiences under conscious anesthesia. International Ophthalmology. 2023;43:4897.
Shouchane-Blum K, et al. Long-term evaluation of pseudoexfoliation syndrome after cataract extraction. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2023;13:818.
Shouchane-Blum K, et al. Evaluating changes in apparent chord mu after pharmacological pupil dilatation. Ophthalmic Research. 2023;66:921.
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