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Nathalie Azar, MD Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus |
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
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312-996-6599 |
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312-413-3050 |
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312-996-7445 |
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EEI Room 3.23 |
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University of Illinois at Chicago |
Research Interests
Dr. Azar's research interests include amblyopia and eye movement disorders. Her clinical interests are pediatric strabismus, adult strabismus including Graves Disease, and paralytic and restrictive strabismus, and adjustable sutures in strabismus surgery.
Education
1982-1984 |
B.S., Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
1984-1986 |
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon Transferred to Boston University School of Medicine |
1987-1990 |
M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts |
1990-1991 |
Internal Medicine Internship, Boston University's School of Medicine's Carney Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts |
1991 |
Ophthalmology Residency, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
1994-1995 |
Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Johns Hopkins University Hospital's Wilmer Ophthalmology Institute, Baltimore, Maryland |
UIC Appointments
Visiting Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
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Recent/Representative Publications
Book Chapters
- Azar, NF; Davis, EA. Embryology of the Eye. Ophthalmology. Yanoff and Duke. Mosby. 2004;2:22 (2nd edition)
- Waheed, NK; Azar, NF. Congenital Abnormalities and Metabolic Diseases Affecting the Conjunctiva and Cornea. The Cornea. 2005;4:707.
- Azar, NF; Azar, DT. Prismatic Excimer Laser Treatment: Refractive Surgery, D.T. Azar, ed. Appleton-Lange, NY
- Azar, N; Ocular Motility. Handbook of Ophthalmology, D. Langston
- Azar, N. Traitement chirurgical du nystagmus patent. In Cahiers de Sensorio-Motricite XXXe Colloque de Nantes: Les Nystagmus. A & J Pechereau, FNRO Editions, 2005.
- Pavan-Langston D, Azar N: Extraocular muscles, Strabismus, Nystagmus. In Manual of Ocular Diagnsois and Therapy. Pavan-Langston D (ed), 6th Ed. Lippincott Williams and Williams, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
Journal Articles
- Mocan, M; Azar, NF. Surgical Timing for Infantile Esotropia. Controversies in Ophthalmology. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2005 Fall;45(4):83-95.
- Mocan, M; Azar, NF. Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for the Repair of Significant Conjunctival Dehiscence Following Strabismus Surgery with Adjustable Sutures. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005; 140(3):533-4.
- Ahuja R, Azar NF Orbital dermoids in children. Semin Ophthalmol. 2006, 21(3):207-211.
- Mocan, C; Ament, C; Azar, N. The Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Medial Rectus Recessions in Graves’ Ophthalmopathy. J Pediatr Ophthalmol 2007; 44(2):1-8.
