Writing

Ku W.-N., Tien P.-T., Lin C.-J., Chiang C.-C., Hsia N.-Y., Lai C.-T., Muo C.-H., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Tsai Y.-Y.
August 2022

Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarkers in Predicting Treatment Outcomes of Diabetic Macular Edema After Dexamethasone Implants

Frontiers in Medicine

Huang Y.-T., Chang Y.-C., Meng P.-P., Lin C.-J., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Chen H.-S., Tien P.-T., Bair H., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Tsai Y.-Y.
June 2022

Temporal and double inverted internal limiting membrane flap for bilateral choroidal ruptures complicated by bilateral macular holes

Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology

Huang L.-Y., Lin C.-J., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Bair H., Tien P.-T., Chen W.-L., Lin J.-M., Chiang C.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
May 2022

Comparison of Choroidal Thickness, Foveal Avascular Zone, and Macular Capillary Density in Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Treated with Ranibizumab or Aflibercept

Medicina

Huang Y.-T., Wang I., Lin C.-J., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Chen H.-S., Tien P.-T., Bair H., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Chen C.-H., Wu W.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
April 2022

The incidence of uveitis after systemic lymphoma in Taiwan: An 18-year nationwide population-based cohort study

Medicine

Huang Y.-T., Lin C.-J., Liao P.-L., Hsu M.-Y., Chen C.-H., Tien P.-T., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Chiang C.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
February 2022

MultiColor Imaging in Urticarial Vasculitis with Recurrent Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion in a Case with Positive Toxoplasma IgG and Interferon-Gamma Release Assay

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports

Bair H., Lin C.-J., Li Y.-L., Hsia N.-Y., Lai C.-T., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Chiang C.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
February 2022

Intravitreal aflibercept combined with transpupillary thermotherapy in the treatment of refractory macular edema due to primary uveal melanoma

Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology

Huang Y.-T., Lin C.-J., Hsia N.-Y., Lai C.-T., Bair H., Tsai Y.-Y.
January 2022

Chronic Kidney Disease as A Potential Risk Factor for Uveitis: A 13-Year Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Lin C.-J., Tien P.-T., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Chang C.-H., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Yang Y.-C., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Tsai Y.-Y.
October 2021

Astigmatism Management with Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens Using Two Toric Calculators – A Comparative Case Series

Clinical Ophthalmology

Huang Y.-T., Lin C.-J., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Tien P.-T., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Chiang C.-C., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Wu W.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
August 2021

Perioperative management of antithrombotic medications: an investigation into current U.S. ophthalmologic recommendations

Journal of Current Ophthalmology

Garcia G.A., Bair H., Kossler A.L.
July 2021

Age, initial central retinal thickness, and OCT biomarkers have an influence on the outcome of diabetic macular edema treated with ranibizumab – tri-center 12-month treat-and-extend study

Frontiers in Medicine

Lai C.-T., Hsieh Y.-T., Lin C.-J., Wang J.-K., Lin C.-Y., Hsia N.-Y., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Chiu C.-Y., Weng S.-W.
May 2021

Chronic kidney disease as a potential risk factor for retinal vascular disease: a 13-year nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan

Medicine

Lin C.-J., Tien P.-T., Lai C.-T., Hsia N.-Y., Chang C.-H., Yang Y.-C., Bair H., Chen H.-C., Wu W.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
April 2021

Short-term outcomes of refractory diabetic macular edema switch from ranibizumab to dexamethasone implant and the influential factors: a retrospective real world experience

Frontiers in Medicine

Hsia N.-Y., Lin C.-J., Chen H.-S., Chang C.-H., Bair H., Lai C.-T., Lin J.-M., Chen W.-L., Tien P.-T., Wu W.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
April 2021

“Percussive” orbital trauma from wooden drumstick.

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Garcia G.A., Veerappan M., Bair H., Charlson E.S., Wu A.Y.
February 2021

Intravitreal aflibercept as a rescue therapy for retinal neovascularization and macular edema due to Eales disease.

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

Hsia N.-Y., Lin C.-J., Lai C.-T., Bair H., Chang C.-H., Lin J.-M., Tsai Y.-Y.
February 2021

Preoperative Vision, Gender, and Operation Time Predict Postoperative Visual Improvement after Epiretinal Membrane Vitrectomy: a retrospective study.

Clinical Ophthalmology

Bair H., Kung W.-H., Kung W.-H., Lai C.-T., Lin C.-J., Chen H.-S., Chang C.-H., Lin J.-M., Hsia N.-Y., Chen W.-L., Tien P.-T., Wu W.-C., Tsai Y.-Y.
February 2021

Surgical management of jaw winking synkinesis and ptosis in Marcus Gunn syndrome: a systematic outcomes analysis.

Plastic and Aesthetic Research

Bair H., Garcia G.A., Erickson B.P.
December 2020

Multimodal Imaging of Acute Multifocal Hemorrhagic Retinal Vasculitis—a Case Report.

Retinal Cases & Brief Reports

Meng P.-P., Lin C.-J., Hsia N.-Y., Lai C.-T., Bair H., Lin J.-M., Tsai Y.-Y.
November 2020

Relationship between uveitis and thyroid disease: a 13-year nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Lin C.-J., Tien P.-T., Chang C.-H., Hsia N.-Y., Yang Y.-C., Lai C.-T., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Tsai Y.-Y.
July 2020

Micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation

EyeWiki, American Academy of Ophthalmology

Bair H., Garcia G.A.
July 2020

Extracellular vesicles attenuate nitrofen-mediated human pulmonary artery endothelial dysfunction: implications for congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Stem Cells and Development

Zhaorigetu S., Bair H., Jin D., Gupta V., Pandit L.M., Bryan R.M., Lally K.P., Olson S.D., Cox C.S., Harting M.T.
July 2020

Thyroid eye disease not associated with the risk for uveitis: a 13-year nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Journal of Thyroid Disorders and Therapy

Lin C.-J., Tien P.-T., Chang C.-H., Hsia N.-Y., Lin J.-M., Yang Y.-C., Bair H., Chen H.-S., Tsai Y.-Y.
July 2020

Crying blood: association of Valsalva and hemolacria.

Orbit

Garcia G.A., Bair H., Charlson E.S., Egbert J.E.
May 2020

Featured

Three Mementos

Palliative & Supportive Care

Bair H.
October 2022

A narrative essay exploring the deep joy and healing power of engaging in the most meaningful parts of patients’ lives.

The Fighter

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Bair H.
November 2021

An essay exploring what happens when the health care team and patient’s family disagree on what end-of-life care should look like.

Found in Translation

Patient Education and Counseling

Bair H.
October 2021

An essay on managing cultural differences around chronic illness and end-of-life care.

A Witness for the Unconsoled

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bair H.
September 2021

What can we do for patients who are facing existential suffering? In this essay I write about the healing power of compassionate presence and empathetic listening.

With an End in Sight

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Bair H.
August 2021

An essay exploring how understanding a patient’s values can profoundly impact their care at any time during their illness. I also reflect on how healthcare organizational structures and cultures may impede or facilitate this effort.

Still I Croon

Palliative Medicine Reports

Bair H.
June 2021

A poem told from the perspective of a patient experiencing debilitating chronic pain and opioid dependence.

They Do Not See Humans

Academic Psychiatry

Bair H.
April 2021

A poem exploring the deep sense of alienation experienced by patients with depression.

Smothered Hurts

Family Medicine

Bair H.
March 2021

A poem exploring the complex and nuanced struggles of post-traumatic stress disorder.

A Confession for the End

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bair H.
January 2021

A story about how a revelation about a family secret helped a patient achieve emotional closure at the end of life.

Notes on a First Abortion

Hektoen International

Bair H.
October 2020

An essay exploring my first encounter with a patient undergoing abortion and how empathy enabled me to ease her emotional distress.

365 Days of Notes

Palliative & Supportive Care

Bair H.
October 2020

An essay about the ethical dilemmas faced by doctors struggling to treat a very ill child, and how the hospital came together to celebrate her life.

An Arc of Life

Palliative & Supportive Care

Bair H.
July 2020

An essay exploring how doctors should strive to understand why a patient makes the choices they do, and the damaging effects that a judgemental attitude can have on patient care.

Spirituality in Medical Training—An Agnostic’s Prayer

JAMA Oncology

Bair H.
July 2020

An essay about the role of spirituality in clinical care. Should we pray with patients? Where should the boundary be drawn? How do we sensitively approach the spiritual needs of patients?

To A Friend In Small Hours

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Authors Bair H.
June 2020

A poem about a relationship that blossoms between a cancer patient and her night nurse.

The Wedding Proposal

Patient Education and Counseling

Bair H.
May 2020

A story about how a hospital came together to arrange a wedding for a patient’s adult child.

The Unexpected Volunteer

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Bair H.
May 2020

A story about a surprising encounter between a patient and a hospital volunteer who share a troubled relationship.

The Lost Art of Letter-Writing

Palliative & Supportive Care

Bair H.
April 2020

An essay about the power of letter-writing in bringing together families in times of need.

Half Her

Journal of the American Medical Association

Bair H.
April 2020

A poem that explores the heartbreak experienced by the significant other of a patient with a serious illness.

Waiting for Jerry

American Journal of Nursing

Bair H.
March 2020

A story about how a dying patient experiences a miraculous burst of energy in anticipation of reuniting with her long-lost love.

Not Until I See My Other Doctor

The Permanente Journal

Bair H.
February 2020

An essay about what it means to be a patient’s doctor and how doctors can do far more than treat a patient’s physical ailments.

Deliverance, Their Way

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Bair H.
November 2019

An essay exploring whether there is such a thing as a “right” way to die.

The Hallmark Store

Academic Medicine

Bair H.
October 2019

An essay about how we can make the hospital more “home-like” for patients.

My Exit

The Permanente Journal

Bair H.
September 2019

A story told from the perspective of a dying patient who is struggling with how much control she should take over her own death.

Dear Rachel

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Bair H.
August 2019

A story about a dying patient seeking closure with her estranged daughter.

Too Much To Do For Death

Palliative & Supportive Care

Bair H.
June 2019

What can we do when patients refuse to accept their prognosis?

A Quiet Night

Hektoen International

Bair H.
May 2019

An essay about my first encounter with death in the emergency department.

Gifts of Gratitude

Hektoen International

Bair H.
March 2019

An essay exploring the ethics of whether doctors should receive gifts from patients.

The Songs We Share: On Music and Medicine

Journal of General Internal Medicine (Online).

Bair H.
March 2019

An essay about the emotionally healing effects of music in the context of patient care.

An Abstraction of Being: Seeing Rothko

The Rice Thresher

Bair H.
September 2015

An essay discussing the works of the abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, exploring his literary and artistic inspirations as well as the complex psychological factors at play.