Irene C. Kuo
Experienced in Meibomianitis
Experienced in Meibomianitis
4924 Campbell Boulevard, Suite 100, Suite 100, 
Nottingham, MD 

Overview

"Irene Kuo has been designated one of America's top ophthalmologists, and received the Patient's Choice Award. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the Cornea Society, an honorary society to which membership is based on a thesis and publications. She serves as president (2023-24) of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, an international group of ophthalmologists and scientists dedicated to studying ocular infections and inflammatory conditions. Dr. Kuo is co-investigator of the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute-funded Maximizing Use of High-Quality Evidence in Eye Care: Cochrane Eyes and Vision US Project (CEV-US), which produces gold-standard Cochrane systematic reviews of treatments for eye diseases and conditions for stakeholders including patients, doctors and policymakers. She is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is on the editorial boards of Ophthalmology Science, Translational Vision Science and Technology (a journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) and Cornea Open, the open access journal accompanying Cornea, the official journal of the Cornea Society. Dr. Kuo received her doctor of medicine degree from the University of California, San Francisco and completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Southern California's Doheny Eye Institute. She then completed a fellowship in cornea, refractive surgery, and uveitis at the University of California, San Francisco. As chief of infection control for the Wilmer Eye Institute, Dr. Kuo worked with the occupational health, virology and hospital epidemiology and infection control departments to develop a policy to quickly diagnose employees who have a highly contagious and damaging form of viral conjunctivitis (""pink eye"") so they can be sent home and not infect patients and other employees.".

Dr. Kuo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meibomianitis. Her top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Ocular Hypertension (OHT).

Residency
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Ophthalmology, 1998
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
UCSF Medical Center, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2000
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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  • HMO
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  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • POS
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
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CareFirst
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  • POS
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  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
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First Health
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  • PPO
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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Johns Hopkins Healthcare
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Kaiser Permanente
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Walgreens
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
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Locations

JH Health Care & Surgery Center – White Marsh
4924 Campbell Boulevard, Suite 100, Suite 100, Nottingham, MD 21236
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 455, Lutherville, MD 21093
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
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