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Last published 2026
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Kaersti L. Rickels

Researcher

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2024–2025); Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2025)

Faculty Researcher

3 h-index 16 pubs 29 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Aged
  • Adult
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Visual Acuity
  • Free Tissue Flaps
  • Syphilis
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Retinal Vessels
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Phacoemulsification

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Kaersti L. Rickels' research focuses on ocular manifestations of various systemic conditions and surgical outcomes. Her work includes retrospective studies and case series investigating visual acuity, retinal vessels, and the effectiveness of treatments. Recent publications explore topics such as persistent syphilitic ocular manifestations, ocular complications from substance abuse, and the development of uveitis following long COVID. Rickels also studies outcomes related to cataract surgery, including the risk of complications in fellow-eye procedures.

Her scholarly contributions are reflected in a growing body of work, with 16 total publications and 26 citations. She has an h-index of 3. Rickels collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Sami H. Uwaydat, Deanne King, James Reed Gardner, and Marco H. Ji, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 29

Selected Publications

  • Post‐Operative Tracheostomy Decannulation Protocol Following Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction: A Prospective Cohort Study (2026)
    Head & Neck DOI OpenAlex
  • Diabetic Retinopathy as a Risk Factor for Ocular Hypertension or Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a United States-Based Cohort Study (2026)
    Journal of Glaucoma 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Long COVID and the development of new-onset uveitis: a large database study (2025)
    Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Database evaluation of complication rates and visual outcomes of cataract surgery performed by trainees vs independent surgeons (2025)
    Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery DOI OpenAlex
  • Incidence of Strabismus in Childhood Glaucoma (2025)
    Ophthalmology Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Ocular manifestations secondary to cocaine abuse (2025)
    Survey of Ophthalmology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • O‐TO‐T Advancement Reconstruction for Partial Glossectomy Defects: A Case Series (2024)
    OTO Open DOI OpenAlex
  • Self-reported history of childhood vision impairment among older adults screened for dementia (2024)
    Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus DOI OpenAlex
  • Persistent syphilitic ocular manifestations despite treatment: a case series (2024)
    Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Risk of Posterior Capsule Ruptures in Fellow-Eye Cataract Surgeries: A Multicenter Comparative Study (2024)
    Seminars in Ophthalmology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • CARING: Cannula for Alleviation of Retinal Injury Caused by Needle Fluidic Gashing (2024)
    Bioengineering 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Auditory brainstem implants: an analysis of adverse events in the MAUDE database (2024)
    Neurochirurgie DOI OpenAlex
  • Fractal Changes of the Retinal Microvasculature in Syphilitic Uveitis (2024)
    Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Virtual surgical planning for mandibular reconstruction in an abbreviated admission pathway (2023)
    American Journal of Otolaryngology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction of the Mandible (2023)

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64 Collaborators 23 Institutions 4 Countries

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