Distinguished in Retinal Artery Occlusion

Dr. Hema L. Ramkumar

Ophthalmology
Providence
301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 285, 
Fullerton, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Distinguished in Retinal Artery Occlusion
Providence
301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 285, 
Fullerton, CA 
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Overview

Hema Ramkumar is an Ophthalmologist in Fullerton, California. Dr. Ramkumar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinal Artery Occlusion. Her top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Ramkumar is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Providence St. Jude Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 285, Fullerton, CA 92835
Call: 714-738-4620

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (LCPUFA) Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants for The Prevention Retinopathy of Prematurity: Proposal for a Prospective Randomized Controlled Masked Clinical Trial With Lipidomic and Transcriptomic Analyses
Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (LCPUFA) Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants for The Prevention Retinopathy of Prematurity: Proposal for a Prospective Randomized Controlled Masked Clinical Trial With Lipidomic and Transcriptomic Analyses
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 29, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug, Dietary supplement
Study Phase: Phase 2

25 Total Publications

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration complicated by large submacular hemorrhage managed with faricimab monotherapy.
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration complicated by large submacular hemorrhage managed with faricimab monotherapy.
Journal: International journal of retina and vitreous
Published: August 30, 2025
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