The Sackler Faculty of Medicine

Michael Belkin, Prof., MA, MD

Traumatology and Laser Laboratory

 
Tel: 972-3-530-2956
 
Fax: 972-3-535-0388
 
E-mail: belkin@netvision.net.il
 
Reaserch subjects:
  1. Ophthalmic technologies
  2. Induction of optic nerve regeneration (in collaboration with Prof. Michal Schwartz, Weizmann Institute of Science).
  3. Ophthalmic uses of neuroprotective compounds.
  4. Epidemiology, prevention and treatment of eye injuries.
  5. Laser eye injuries - prevention and treatment (In collaboration with the Medical Research Detachment, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research).
  6. Ophthalmic uses of laser radiation.
 
Publications
    A. Books Edited
  1. Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M.
    Laser Inflicted Eye Injuries: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment.
    SPIE:Bellingham, 1996.
  2. Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M.
    Laser and noncoherent Ocular Effects.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1997.

    B. Articles

  3. Rosner, M., Laor, A. and Belkin, M.
    Myopia and Stature: finding in a population of 106,926 males.
    Eur. J. Ophthalmol. 5: 1-6,1995.
  4. Barak, A., Ashkenazi, I. and Belkin M.
    The use of diode lasers in ophthalmology.
    Middle East J. Ophthalmol. 3:105-112, 1995.
  5. Yanko, L., Neumark, Y., Hemo, Y., Koval, R., Yelin, N., Romem, M.,
    Belkin, M. and Savir, M.
    The Israel Ocular Injuries Study: incidence of legal blindness from ocular trauma.
    Isr. J. Med. Sci. 31: 423-428, 1995.
  6. Schwartz, M., Hirschberg, D.L., Yoles, E., Solomon, A., Belkin, M., Eitan, S., Faber-Elman, A., Besserman, R.,
    Lavie, V. and Spiegler, O.
    Optic nerve disease and injury: The prospects for induction of regeneration.
    Prog. Ret. Eye Res. 15: 569-582, 1996.
  7. Fulga, V., Schroder, S.R., Avraham, G. and Belkin, M.
    Clinical assessment of Holo-Or trifocal contact lens.
    CLAO J. 22: 245-249, 1996.
  8. Yoles, E., Belkin, M. and Schwartz, M.
    Hu - 211, a non psychotropic cannabinoid, produces short and long-term neuroprotection
    after optic nerve axotomy.
    J. Neurotrauma 13:49-57,1996.
  9. Hirsh, A. and Belkin, M.
    The dry eye syndrome: Background and therapeutic methods.
    Harefuah 131: 254-256, 1996.
  10. Schwartz, M., Belkin, M., Yoles, E. and Solomon, A.
    Potential treatment for glaucomatous neuropathy: Neuroprotection and neuroregeneration.
    J. Glaucoma 5: 427-432, 1996.
  11. Solberg, Y., Rosner, M. and Belkin, M.
    MK-801 has neuroprotective and antiproliferative effects in retinal laser injury.
    Invest. Ophth. Vis. Sci. 38:1380-1389, 1997.
  12. Barak, A., Eyal, O., Rosner, M., Belotserkousky, E., Solomon, A., Belkin, M. and Katzir, A.
    Temprature controlled CO2 laser tissue welding of ocular tissues.
    Surv. Ophthalmol. In Press.
  13. Solomon, A., Solberg, Y., Belkin, M. and Landshman, N.
    Effects of corticosteroids on the healing of corneal endothelium in cats.
    Graefe's Arch. Klin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 235: 325-329, 1997.
  14. Zwick, H., Stuck, B.E., Lund, D.J., Molchany, J. and Belkin, M.
    Laser hazards: Consequences of two Q-switched laser eye injuries.
    Health Physics: In Press.
  15. Belkin, M.
    Laser eye injuries
    J. Eye Trauma: In Press.
  16. Solberg, Y., Alkalay, M. and Belkin, M.
    Ocular injury by mustard gas.
    Surv. Ophthalmol. 41: 325-329, 1997.
  17. Solberg, Y. and Belkin, M.
    The role of excitotoxicity in organophosphorous nerve agents central poisoning.
    Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 18: 183-185, 1997.
  18. Rosner, M., Solberg, Y., Turetz, Y. and Belkin, M.
    Neuroprotective therapy for argon laser induced retinal injury.
    Exp. Eye. Res.: In Press 1997.
  19. Solberg, Y. and Belkin, M.
    Photodynamic therapy in Ophthalmology.
    Harefuah: In Press 1997. C. Chapters in Books
  20. Interson Working Group - a Global UV Project.
    Protection against exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
    WHO, Geneva, 1995.
  21. Zwick, H., Lund, D.J., Stuck, B.E., Zuclich, J.A., Elliott, R., Schuschereba, S.T., Gagliano, D.A., Belkin, M. and Glickman, R.D.
    Confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopic imaging resolution of secondary retinal effects induced by laser radiation.
    In: Tuchin, A. (Ed.). Coherent Domain Optics.
    SPIE (special series): Bellingham. 1996, pp. 187-198. D. Full Length Conference Proceedings and Institutional Reports
  22. Zwick H, Gagliano D, Zuclich J.A., Stuck B.E. and Belkin, M.
    Laser induced retinal nerve fiber layer (NFL) damage.
    In: Parel, J.M., Ophthalmic Technologies.
    SPIE: Bellingham, 1995. Pp. 330-337.
  23. Schwartz, M., Yoles, E., Solomon, A., Katz, C., Hai, I.and Belkin,M.
    Low energy laser irradiation: A possible neuroprotection modality.
    In: Jaques, S.L. (Ed.), Laser Tissue Interaction.
    SPIE: Bellingham, 1995. pp 627-633.
  24. Chen, V., Landshman, N. and Belkin, M.
    Effects of low power irradiation on the mitosis rate of the corneal epithelium.
    In: Jaques, S.L. (Ed.), Laser Tissue Interaction.
    SPIE: Bellingham, 1995. pp 655-657.
  25. Belkin, M.
    Ophthalmic manifestations of laser-induced eye injuries.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser Inflicted Eye Injuries..
    Spie: Bellingham. 1996 pp. 2-6.
  26. Zwick, H., Belkin, M., Zuclich, J., Schuschereba, S.T., Lund, D.J and Scales, D.
    Laser-induced retinal nerve fiber layer injury in the nonhuman primate retina.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser Inflicted Eye Injuries.
    SPIE: Bellingham. 1996, pp. 188-191.
  27. Solberg, Y., Rosner, M., and Belkin, M.
    Pharmacological treatment of laser eye injuries by neuroprotection.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser Inflicted Eye Injuries.
    SPIE: Bellingham. 1996, pp. 175-182.
  28. Belkin, M.
    New laser and ballistic eye protection goggles.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser Inflicted Eye Injuries.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1996, pp. 188-191
  29. Belkin, M. and Stuck, BE.
    Introduction
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser and Noncoherant ocular effects: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1997, p. 9.
  30. Scales, DK., Zwick, H., Stuck, BE., Lund, DJ., Belkin, M. and Loveday, JA.
    Macular pigment alterations after repeated viewing of Argon Laser
    trabeculoplasty.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser and Noncoherant ocular effects: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1997, pp. 29-35.
  31. Solberg, Y., Rosner, M. and Belkin, M.
    Treatment of laser - induced retinal injuries by neuroprotection.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser and Noncoherant ocular effects: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1997, pp. 158-165.
  32. Rosner, M., Tchikirov, M., Dubinski, G., Solberg, Y. and Belkin, M.
    The effect of methylprednisolone on laser induced retinal injuries.
    In: Stuck, B.E. and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser and Noncoherant ocular effects: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1997, pp. 166-170.
  33. Belkin, M.
    The Shalon ballistic, sun, wind, dust laser goggles.
    In: Stuck, BE and Belkin, M. (Eds.) Laser and Noncoherant ocular effects: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment.
    SPIE: Bellingham 1997, pp. 189-191.
  34. Fulga, V., Schroder, S., Avraham, G. and Belkin, M.
    Objective and subjective assessment of a new diffractive trifocal contact lens.
    Biomedical Optics 97', 1997: In Press.