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Full Time Faculty

Ahmad A. Aref, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Service

Education
MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Postgraduate Education
Internship, St. John Hospital & Medical Center
Residency, Penn State Hershey Eye Center, Penn State University College of Medicine
Fellowship, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

UIC Appointments
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago, Illinois

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Publications (Selected)

Aref AA. Management of Immediate and Sustained Intraocular Pressure Rise Associated with Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injection Therapy. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. [IN PRESS].

Aref AA, Budenz DL. Evaluation of the Optic Nerve and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Myopic Individuals. U.S. Ophthalmic Review. [IN PRESS].

Aref AA, Gedde SJ, Budenz DL. Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery. Developments in Ophthalmology. [IN PRESS].

Aref AA, Bennett T, Strong J, Kunselman AR, Scott IU. Effect of Ophthalmic Examination
Procedures on the Quality of Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Images. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging. 2011;42:e1-3. PMID: 21323259.

Aref AA, Scott IU. Management of Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: An Evidence-Based Update. Advances in Therapy. 2011;28:28-39. PMID: 21153509.

Aref AA, Scott IU. Management of Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: An Evidence-Based Update. Advances in Therapy. 2011;28:40-50. PMID: 21153510.

Aref AA, Budenz DL. Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging. 2010;41:S15-27. PMID: 21117597.