Dr. Mays Dairi
Overview
I am an ophthalmologist specializing in both pediatric and neuro-ophthalmology. My expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of various types of neurological conditions affecting the eyes of both adults and children. My clinical interests include pediatric and adult nystagmus, strabismus, brain tumors, autoimmune demyelinating diseases, spina bifida, craniosynostoses, hydrocephalus, neonatal hypoxic ischemic injury, spina bifida, cortical visual impairment, papilledema, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) and all optic neuropathies. The large majority of my patients are children with/or at risk for neurologic disease or adults with developmental delay. My clinic visits often include ancillary testing such as visual fields and optical coherence tomography, which help me assess if there is a risk for vision loss. I like to try to avoid invasive testing and procedures or testing that requires anesthesia or sedation when possible. In my pediatric clinic, I like to collect and use old fashioned mechanical toys to test eye movements, which younger children usually enjoy. I will often have small prizes for younger (and older) children at the end of the visit.
Dr. Dairi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Brown Syndrome, and Trabeculectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 81 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Dairi has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Lenox Baker Children's Hospital
I am a clinical geneticist and a pediatrician with a deep interest in undiagnosed and rare genetic disorders. I provide medical care for children and adults with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and diagnostic evaluation for patients with symptoms and signs of genetic disorders, when evaluations have not provided a specific diagnosis. Dr. Shashi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are DiGeorge Syndrome, Hypotonia, Immune Defect due to Absence of Thymus, and Micrognathia.
Duke Children's Health Center Genetics Clinic
Marie Mcdonald is a Pediatrics provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Mcdonald is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Fabry Disease, Hypotonia, Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, and Microcephaly. Dr. Mcdonald is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Children's Health Center Neurology Clinic
I’m a pediatric neurologist and chief of pediatric neurology at Duke. My specialty is pediatric epilepsy. It’s extremely rewarding to treat a child because you are changing the life of not only the patient but also of their family. The most important thing in treating a patient is listening and forming a connection. You have to know where the patient and the family are coming from. By listening and observing, I can better understand their needs and then apply the most advanced knowledge and technologies to help them. There is a lot of patient education that goes on and it’s very important and most delightful to do that in close partnership and alliance with the family particularly in an often complex disorder like childhood epilepsy. Outside of work, I enjoy classical music, reading, biking, jogging and traveling, but what I truly enjoy most of all is taking care of patients. Dr. Mikati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Epilepsy in Children, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, and Increased Head Circumference.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- PapilledemaDr. Dairi isElite. Learn about Papilledema.
- Distinguished
- Brown SyndromeDr. Dairi isDistinguished. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Dairi isDistinguished. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- Optic Nerve AtrophyDr. Dairi isDistinguished. Learn about Optic Nerve Atrophy.
- StrabismusDr. Dairi isDistinguished. Learn about Strabismus.
- Advanced
- GlaucomaDr. Dairi isAdvanced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Ocular Hypertension (OHT)Dr. Dairi isAdvanced. Learn about Ocular Hypertension (OHT).
- Optic Atrophy Type 1Dr. Dairi isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Atrophy Type 1.
- Optic NeuritisDr. Dairi isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Temporal ArteritisDr. Dairi isAdvanced. Learn about Temporal Arteritis.
- Tolosa Hunt SyndromeDr. Dairi isAdvanced. Learn about Tolosa Hunt Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Dairi isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Dairi isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- EsotropiaDr. Dairi isExperienced. Learn about Esotropia.
- Familial Exudative VitreoretinopathyDr. Dairi isExperienced. Learn about Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy.
- High Blood Pressure in InfantsDr. Dairi isExperienced. Learn about High Blood Pressure in Infants.