Allen Eghrari
Experienced in Pterygium

Dr. Allen Eghrari

Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, 
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Pterygium
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Allen O. Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He specializes in cornea, cataract and external eye diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute's locations in Baltimore and Belcamp, Maryland. Dr. Eghrari treats a wide range of eye conditions, with special interest in Fuchs' dystrophy, cataract surgery, cornea transplantation including Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty, and Ebola-associated eye disease. Dr. Eghrari received his M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed both residency training in ophthalmology and subspecialty fellowship in cornea and cataract surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Eghrari is a recipient of the Claes Dohlman Society Fellowship Award, the ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Award, and the Research to Prevent Blindness Special Scholar Award.

Dr. Eghrari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 77 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, Master's Degree, MPH, 2018
Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology, 2013
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cornea, External Diseases & Refractive Surgery, 2014
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5080
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Water's Edge
4692 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017
Call: 410-836-7010

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Eghrari 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.

Ebola Virus Disease

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.


77 Total Publications

Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in an eye with 33mm axial length.
Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in an eye with 33mm axial length.
Journal: Eye banking and corneal transplantation
Published: November 03, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1
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  • Cataract Removal
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  • Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness
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  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
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  • Congenital Cataract
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  • Hereditary Keratitis
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