ThomasBooneRedensMD

Ophthalmology • Shreveport, LA

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery, Retinal Disease

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport

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Office
1501 Kings Hwy
Department Of Ophthalmology
Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone+1 318-675-6901

Fax+1 318-675-4819
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Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1996
St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2025
LA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Conjunctival epitheliopathy induced by topical exposure to bacterial peptidoglycan, muramyl dipeptide.
Marlyn P Langford, Lana Srur, Thomas B Redens, William A Byrd> ;Experimental Eye Research. 2023 Feb 1
2 citations
Methylene Blue Inhibits Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Virus Production and Induction of Caspase-3 Mediated Human Corneal Cell Cytopathy
Marlyn P. Langford, Alexandra R Sebren, Maxwell A Burch, Thomas B. Redens> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec 23
3 citations
EAAT and Xc⁻ Exchanger Inhibition Depletes Glutathione in the Transformed Human Lens Epithelial Cell Line SRA 01/04.
Marlyn P. Langford, Thomas B. Redens, C. Liang, A Scott Kavanaugh, Donald E. Texada> ;Current Eye Research. 2015 Apr 21
4 citations
Bilateral acute pyogenic conjunctivitis with iritis induced by unilateral topical application of bacterial peptidoglycan muramyl dipeptide in adult rabbits.
Marlyn P. Langford, Bridgett D. Foreman, Lana Srur, J.P. Ganley, Thomas B. Redens> ;Experimental Eye Research. 2013 Nov 1
Age-related decrease in human corneal γ-glutamyltranspeptidase activity.
Patrick Redmond, Jordan M. Burnham, Marlyn P. Langford, Raghunath P. Misra, Thomas B. Redens, Donald E. Texada> ;Cornea. 2013 May 1
4 citations
Diabetic and non-diabetic human cornea and tear γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity.
Jordan M. Burnham, Monali Sakhalkar, Marlyn P Langford, Chanping Liang, Thomas B. Redens, Sushil K. Jain> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2013 Jan 10
10 citations
Multiple Caspases Mediate Acute Renal Cell Apoptosis Induced by Bacterial Cell Wall Components
Marlyn P. Langford, David J. McGee, Kathy H. Ta, Thomas B. Redens, Donald E. Texada> ;Renal Failure. 2011 Feb 18
26 citations
Glutamate, excitatory amino acid transporters, Xc- antiporter, glutamine synthetase, and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase in human corneal epithelium.
Marlyn P. Langford, Patrick Redmond, Raul Chanis, Raghunath P. Misra, Thomas B. Redens> ;Current Eye Research. 2010 Apr 7
6 citations
Plasma Levels of Cell-Free Apoptotic DNA Ladders and Gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) in Diabetic Children
Marlyn P. Langford, Thomas B. Redens, Norman R. Harris, Seungjun Lee, Sushil K. Jain, Sudha Reddy, Robert McVie> ;Experimental Biology and Medicine. 2007 Oct 1
11 citations
Apical localization of glutamate in GLAST-1, glutamine synthetase positive ciliary body nonpigmented epithelial cells
Marlyn P Langford, Jeffrey M. Gosslee, Chanping Liang, Dequan Chen, Thomas B. Redens, Tomas Welbourne> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2007 Mar 1
14 citations
Caspase-3 and -7 mediate apoptosis of human Chang's conjunctival cells induced by enterovirus 70.
Dequan Chen, Donald E. Texada, Chris Duggan, Youping Deng, Thomas B. Redens, Marlyn P. Langford> ;Virology. 2006 Apr 10
11 citations
Intracameral Toxicity of Bacterial Components Muramyl Dipeptide and Staurosporine: Ciliary Cyst Formation, Epithelial Cell Apoptosis and Necrosis
Marlyn P. Langford, Dequan Chen, Jeffrey M. Gosslee, Raghunath P. Misra, Thomas B. Redens, Donald E. Texada> ;Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. 2006 Jan 1
13 citations
Stereo-isomer specific induction of renal cell apoptosis by synthetic muramyl dipeptide (N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine)
Marlyn P. Langford, Dequan Chen, Tomas Welbourne, Thomas B. Redens, J.P. Ganley> ;Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2002 Jul 1
11 citations
Intracameral Muramyl Dipeptide-Induced Paracellular Permeability Associated with Decreased Glutamate Transporter and g -Glutamyltranspeptidase Activities
Marlyn P. Langford, Dequan Chen, A. G. Neff, Thomas B. Redens, M. E. Berg, James P. Ganley, P. Dass, Tomas Welbourne> ;Experimental Eye Research. 1999 May 1
72 citations
Efficacy of antithrombin III supplementation in animal models of fulminant Escherichia coli endotoxemia or bacteremia
Thomas E. Emerson, Michael A. Fournel, Thomas B. Redens, B.S. Berkeley, B. Taylor> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 1989 Sep 11
Synergistic protection from lung damage by combining antithrombin-III and alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor in the E. coli endotoxemic sheep pulmonary dysfunction model.
Redens, T. B., Leach, W. J., Bogdanoff, D. A., Emerson, T. E.> ;Circ Shock. 1988 Sep
Antithrombin-III treatment limits disseminated intravascular coagulation in endotoxemia.
Redens, T. B., Emerson, T. E.> ;Circ Shock. 1989 May
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Overton Brooks Veterans' Administration Medical CenterShreveport, Louisiana
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical CenterShreveport, Louisiana
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana