Overview
Catherine Cukras is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Cukras is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Her top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Geographic Atrophy, and Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 111 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 57 articles and participated in 4 clinical trials in the study of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
8 Clinical Trials
Emily Chew is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chew is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Her top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Cataract Removal.
Tiarnan Keenan is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Keenan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, and Cataract Removal.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Neil Bressler has been a member of the Wilmer Eye Institute's faculty since 1988 and is the inaugural James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology. He specializes in retinal diseases, with special interests in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. Dr. Bressler's main research interests have been collaborative efforts in clinical trials of common retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, having chaired several NIH-sponsored and industry-sponsored multicenter randomized clinical trials and authored almost 300 peer-reviewed publications. He is a past chair of the NIH-sponsored Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, and was responsible for guidelines, policies, protocol development as well as implementation, and to facilitate Network operations in a way that maintains academic integrity and optimal clinical trial performance. He also has chaired the National Eye Institutes Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for intramural clinical trials and the FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel. Dr. Bressler is currently editor-in-chief of JAMA Ophthalmology. Dr. Bressler is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Cukras isElite. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
- Distinguished
- Retinitis PigmentosaDr. Cukras isDistinguished. Learn about Retinitis Pigmentosa.
- Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental RetardationDr. Cukras isDistinguished. Learn about Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation.
- Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) SyndromeDr. Cukras isDistinguished. Learn about Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Cukras isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)Dr. Cukras isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).
- Stargardt Macular DegenerationDr. Cukras isAdvanced. Learn about Stargardt Macular Degeneration.
- Experienced
- Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)Dr. Cukras isExperienced. Learn about Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).
- Coats DiseaseDr. Cukras isExperienced. Learn about Coats Disease.
- Color BlindnessDr. Cukras isExperienced. Learn about Color Blindness.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Cukras isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Cukras isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- PapilledemaDr. Cukras isExperienced. Learn about Papilledema.