Current Research Awards & Fellowships
2023 - Dropless Vitrectomy Study: A Randomized Controlled Open-Label Clinic Trial
Sandra Alhoyak, MD and Nimesh Patel, MD
Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts Eye & Ear
2023 – Influence of Inflammatory Response to Bacterial Toxins on Visual Outcomes in Endophthalmitis
- Dan Balikov, MD, PhD and Darlene Miller, DHSc, Harry Flynn, MD and Luis Haddock, MD
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
2023 - Toward a Path to Screen for Sickle Cell Retinopathy in the Developing World – Creating a Normative Map for Sickle Cell Retinopathy Seafan Location
- Arthur Brant, MD and Geoffrey Tabin, MD and Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD
- Stanford University – Byers Eye Institute
2023 - Development of Automated Method for Quantification of Vascular Tortuosity Using Artificial Intelligence in Retinal Vascular Diseases
- Jimmy Chen, MD and Eric Nudleman, MD, PhD
- UCSD - Shiley Eye Institute
2023 - Degenerative Retinal Changes after Membrane Peeling Surgery in Glaucomatous Eyes
- Liz Ciociola, MD and James Handa, MD
- Johns Hopkins - Wilmer Eye Institute
2023 – Applying Artificial Intelligence to Pediatric Retinal Screening Based on Ultra-Wide Field Fundus Imaging
- Lindsey Chew, BS and Lejla Vajzovic, MD
- Duke Eye Center
2023 - Exploring the Role of EYS at the Photoceptor Connecting Cilium
- Kelly Donovan, MD, PhD and Vadim Arshavsky, PhD
- Duke Eye Center
2023 - Implementation of Ultra-Wide Field Fundus Photography for Pediatric Retinal Screening Within a Primary Care Setting
- Nikhil Gadiraju, BS and Lejla Vajzovic, MD
- Duke Eye Center
2023 - Novel use of Ultra-Wide Field Optical Coherence Tomography for Automated Quantification of Plus Disease Severity in Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Adam Hanif, MD and J Peter Campbell, MD, PhD
- OHSU - Casey Eye Institute
2023 - HIF-Regulated Hyper-Permeability Factors in NDP-Related Retinopathies
- Jacob Heng, MD, PhD and Akrit Sodhi, MD, PhD
- Johns Hopkins - Wilmer Eye Institute
2023 - Characterization of a Standardized Two-Color Dark-Adapted Perimetry Protocol Using a Commercially Available Perimeter
- Samuel Huang, MD and Lea Bennett, PhD
- University of Oklahoma - Dean McGee Eye Institute
2023 - Assessing the Impact of High Fact Diet on Murine Retinal Metabolism and Smooth Muscle Cell Coverage
- Anthony Hui, BS and Jami Gurley, PhD
- University of Oklahoma - Dean McGee Eye Institute
2023 - Longitudinal Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and OCT Angiography in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
- Jamie Karl, BS and Sharon Fekrate, MD and Dilraj Grewal, MD
- Duke Eye Center
2023 - Automated Segmentation and Classification for Early Detection of Uveal Melanoma
- Sabrina Iddir, BA and Michael Heiferman, MD
- University of Illinois Chicago
2023 - Predicting Early Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Using Deep Learning
- Jinwan Lee, MD and Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD
- Duke Eye Center
2023 - Incisional Surgical Complications Associated with Intravitreal anti-VEGF
- Paul Lentz, BA and Odette Houghton, MD
- Mayo Clinic – Arizona
2023-Surgical Management and Visual and Anatomic Outcomes of Large Myopic Macular Holes: A Global Multicenter Study
- Tianyu Liu, MD and Tamer Mahmoud, MD, PhD
- Associated Retinal Consultants
2023 – Investigating the Effects of Smoking Tobacco and Cannabinoids on Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Their - Extracellular Vesicles in Macular Degeneration
- Kyle Marra, MD, PhD and Shyamanga Boroah, MD, PhD
- UCSD – Shiley Eye Institute
2023 - Development of a Deep Learning Algorithm to Predict Treatment Warranted Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants
- Jade Moon, MD and Polly Quiram, MD, PhD and Kimberly Drenser, MD, PhD
- University of Minnesota – Department of Ophthalmology
2023 - Understanding Phenotype-Genotype Correlations and Variables that Influence the Rate of Deterioration of Visual Field and Visual Acuity in Patients with RPGR Association Retinal Degeneration
- Bela Parekh, BA, BS and Joshua Stein, MD and K. Thiran Jayasundera, MD
- University of Michigan – Kellogg Eye Center
2023 - Identifying Vitreous Biomarkers Correlated with Development of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
- Mary-Grace Reeves, MD and P. Kumar Rao, MD and Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD
- Washington University School of Medicine – Department of Ophthalmology
2023 - Bilateral Eye Patching May Improve Clinical Outcomes for Acute Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
- Ali Salman, MD and Peter Tang, MD, PhD and Edwin Ryan Jr, MD
- Retina Consultants of Minnesota
2023 - Understanding the Third Epidemic: The Impact of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Ghana
- Jessica Sedhom, MS and Akwasi Ahmed, MD and Geoff Tabin, MD
- Stanford University – Byers Eye Institute
2023 - Uveal Melanoma Gene Expression Profile Prediction from Ultra-Wide Field Fundus Photographs Using Automated Machine Learning
- Jared Sokol, MD and Prithvi Mrithyunjaya, MD
- Stanford University – Byers Eye Institute
2023 - Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of CMV Retinitis Phenotypes
- Helen Song, MD and Steven Yeg, MD
- University of Nebraska – Truhlsen Eye Institute
2023 - MiGamiBot: Origami-Inspired Injectable Microrobot for Epiretinal Membrane and Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling
- Marta Stevanovic, MD and David Wu, MD, PhD and Mark Humayun, MD, PhD
- Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts Eye & Ear
2023 - Proteomic Identification of Prognostic Biomarkers for Uveal Melanoma
- Gabriel Velex, MD, PhD and Vinit Mahajan, MD, PhD and Prthvi Mruthyunjaya, MD
- Stanford University – Byers Eye Institute
2023 - Characterization of Retinal Vascular and Structural Abnormalities in Patients with Amyloidosis
- Halit Winter, MD and Manjot Gill, MD
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2023 - Association of Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders (CRSD) with Retinal and Choroidal Microvascular Changes in Adults
- Kevin Zhang, MD, PhD and Rukhsana Mirza, MD
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2023 – Integrative Analysis of the Clinical Trails and Genes Contributing Towards Epiretinal Membranes: Phenome- and Genome- wide Association Analysis Across >1 Million Individual from the UK Biobank and FinnGen
- Maryam Zekavat, MD, PhD and Elizabeth Rossin, MD, PhD
- Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts Eye & Ear
2023 - Investigating miR-181 Inhibition: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Lorena de Melo Haefeli, MD and Budd Tucker, PhD
- University of Iowa - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
2023 – Optimizing Vitrectomy Technique and Parameters for Subretinal Gene Therapy: An Intraoperative
OCT-based Volumetric study
- Vahid Ownagh, MD and Lejla Vajzovic, MD
- Duke Eye Center
2023 – Critical Role of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in the Early States of Age-related Macular Degeneration
- Wenjing Wu, PhD and Agbaga Martin-Paul, PhD
- University of Oklahoma - Dean McGee Eye Institute