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Jennifer Lim , MD |
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University of Illinois at Chicago |
Research Interests
Clinical trials for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy, immunohistochemistry of surgical specimens, anti-angiogenesis treatments
Education
1980-1986 |
BS in Medicine with Distinction, Northwestern University’s Six Year Honors Program in Medical Education, Evanston, Illinois |
1986-1987 |
Internal Medicine Internship, Northwestern University’s McGaw Medical Center, Evanston, Illinois |
1987-1990 |
Ophthalmology Residency, University of Illinois’ Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois |
1990-1991 |
Medical Retina Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Wilmer |
1991-1992 |
Surgical Retina Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland |
UIC Appointments
Professor of Ophthalmology, July 2007
University of Illinois at Chicago
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago, Illinois
Recent Publications
O’Hearn TM, Fawzi A, Esmaili D, Javaheri M, Rao NA, Lim JI. Presumed Ocular Tuberculosis Presenting as a Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion in the Absence of Retinal Vasculitis or Uveitis. Br J Ophthalmol 2006. In Press.
Chakravarthy U, Lim JI. VEGF inhibition therapy; A new era in the management of neovascular AMD. Br Med J. In Press.
O’Hearn TM, Fawzi A, He S, Rao NA, Lim JI. Early onset vitreous amyloidosis in Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy with a rare transthyretin Glu54Gly mutation is associated with elevated vitreous VEGF. Br J Ophthalmol In Press.
Lim JI. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) of CNV. AAO Resident Surgery Manual. Ed Bhagat N, Zarbin M. In Press.
Lim JI. Editorial for Retina Physician. 2007. In Press.
News
Leading book on AMD by Dr. Jennifer Lim released
