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Dimitri T. Azar

University of Illinois Chicago · US
Area of research
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Lymphangiogenesis, Angiogenesis, Lymphatic system, Cell biology, and Matrix metalloproteinase.
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citations
3,403
works
37
NIH funding
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Recent publications

TFOS DEWS III: Digest
American Journal of Ophthalmology 2025cited by 80position: middledoi
Corneal Sensory Receptors and Pharmacological Therapies to Modulate Ocular Pain
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Target specification and therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles for regulating corneal angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and nerve repair
The Ocular Surface 2024cited by 15position: middledoi
TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of elective medications and procedures on the ocular surface
The Ocular Surface 2023cited by 50position: middledoi
The Role of Membrane-Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase–Substrate Interactions in Pathogenesis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Identification of small molecule inhibitors against MMP-14 via High-Throughput screening
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
Therapeutic Strategies for Restoring Perturbed Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis in Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Current Trends and Future Directions
Cells 2022cited by 31position: middledoi
Lymphatic Vessel Regression and Its Therapeutic Applications: Learning From Principles of Blood Vessel Regression
Frontiers in Physiology 2022cited by 11position: lastdoi
BCLA CLEAR – Contact lens technologies of the future
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 2021cited by 100position: middledoi
Corneal lymphangiogenesis as a potential target in dry eye disease - a systematic review
Survey of Ophthalmology 2021cited by 20position: lastdoi
Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology during COVID-19 and in the post COVID-19 era
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2020cited by 31position: middledoi
MMP14-Containing Exosomes Cleave VEGFR1 and Promote VEGFA-Induced Migration and Proliferation of Vascular Endothelial Cells
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2019cited by 47position: lastdoi
Application of corneal injury models in dual fluorescent reporter transgenic mice to understand the roles of the cornea and limbus in angiogenic and lymphangiogenic privilege
Scientific Reports 2019cited by 19position: lastdoi
Potential lymphangiogenesis therapies: Learning from current antiangiogenesis therapies—A review
Medicinal Research Reviews 2018cited by 51position: lastdoi
Fluorescent reporter transgenic mice for in vivo live imaging of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis
Angiogenesis 2018cited by 27position: lastdoi
TFOS DEWS II Report Executive Summary
The Ocular Surface 2017cited by 829position: middledoi
TFOS DEWS II iatrogenic report
The Ocular Surface 2017cited by 442position: middledoi
TFOS DEWS II Introduction
The Ocular Surface 2017cited by 285position: middledoi
Potential role of corneal epithelial cell-derived exosomes in corneal wound healing and neovascularization
Scientific Reports 2017cited by 135position: middledoi
Risk profiles of ectasia after keratorefractive surgery
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2017cited by 99position: lastdoi
Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in corneal transplantation–A review
Survey of Ophthalmology 2017cited by 81position: lastdoi
Prox1-GFP/Flt1-DsRed transgenic mice: an animal model for simultaneous live imaging of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis
Angiogenesis 2017cited by 38position: lastdoi
Pharmacologic Therapy of Ocular Disease
Handbook of experimental pharmacology 2017cited by 25position: lastdoi
Proangiogenic Interactions of Vascular Endothelial MMP14 With VEGF Receptor 1 in VEGFA-Mediated Corneal Angiogenesis
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2016cited by 62position: lastdoi
Limited versus total epithelial debridement ocular surface injury: Live fluorescence imaging of hemangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in Prox1-GFP/Flk1::Myr-mCherry mice
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 2016cited by 13position: lastdoi
Endostatin's emerging roles in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, disease, and clinical applications
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 2015cited by 180position: lastdoi
Matrix metalloproteinase 14 modulates signal transduction and angiogenesis in the cornea
Survey of Ophthalmology 2015cited by 69position: lastdoi
Understanding lymphangiogenesis in knockout models, the cornea, and ocular diseases for the development of therapeutic interventions
Survey of Ophthalmology 2015cited by 39position: middledoi
MMP14 Cleavage of VEGFR1 in the Cornea Leads to a VEGF-Trap Antiangiogenic Effect
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2015cited by 30position: lastdoi
Simultaneous <i>in vivo</i> imaging of blood and lymphatic vessel growth in Prox1–<scp>GFP</scp>/Flk1::myr–mCherry mice
FEBS Journal 2015cited by 26position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Jin‐Hong Chang · University of Illinois Chicago24 papers (2012–2025)Kyu‐Yeon Han · University of Illinois Chicago20 papers (2012–2023)Mark I. Rosenblatt · University of Illinois Chicago12 papers (2015–2025)Hyun Lee · University of Illinois Chicago5 papers (2012–2023) · 5 papers (2017–2025)Yu-Hui Huang · University of Minnesota5 papers (2015–2017)Mario Montana · University of Illinois Chicago4 papers (2017–2019)Lyndon Jones · National Institute for Nanotechnology4 papers (2017–2025)Jennifer Dugas‐Ford · University of Illinois Chicago4 papers (2014–2016)James S. Wolffsohn · University of Houston4 papers (2017–2025)Samuel M. Santosa · University of Illinois Chicago4 papers (2017–2019)Fiona Stapleton · UNSW Sydney3 papers (2017–2025)Wei Zhong · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2016–2017)Michael Chang · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2015–2016)Susan Doh · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2018–2019)Kai Guo · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2018–2021)Sandeep Jain · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2012–2012)Xinbo Gao · Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications3 papers (2016–2019)Joelle Hallak · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2014–2020)Jennifer P. Craig · University of Nottingham3 papers (2017–2025)