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| jennylim@uic.edu | |
| Phone | 312-996-6660 |
| Fax | 312-355-0520 |
| Address | University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 1855 W. Taylor Street M/C 648 Chicago, IL 60612 |
Specialization
Macular diseases and complex retinal detachments
Research Interests
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy, immunohistochemistry of surgical specimens, anti-angiogenesis treatments, sustained release drug delivery for macular edema, ocular coherence tomography (OCT) and retinal diseases
Clinical Trials
A Multicenter, Randomized, Single-masked Study Comparing Reduced-fluence Visudyne-Lucentis Combination Therapies and Lucentis Monotherapy in Subjects with CNV Secondary to AMD (RADICAL)
Sponsor: Qlt. Inc.
Ranibizumab Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization Associated with Angioid Streaks
Sponsor: PI Initiated.
An Experimental Approach to Maculopathy
Sponsor: PI Initiated.
Intravitreal Ranibizumab or Triamcinolone Acetonide as Adjunctive Treatment to Panretinal Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Sponsor: NEI.
An Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of the Safety and Tolerability of 20089 (Triamcinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Injection) in the Treatment of Patients with Cystoid Macular Edema Associated with Retinal Vein Occlusion or Cataract Surgery
Sponsor: ICON Bioscience, Inc.
A Randomized, Double-Mask, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Response, Phase 2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Thymosin Beta 4 in the Treatment of Diabetic Patients' Corneal Wounds Resulting from Epithelial Debridement During Vitrectomy
Sponsor: RegeneRx.
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, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1987-1990 | Ophthalmology Residency, University of Illinois’ Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1990-1991 | Medical Retina Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Retinal Vascular Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1991-1992 | Surgical Retina Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland |
UIC Appointments
July 2007: Professor of Ophthalmology,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Eye and Ear Infirmary
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 released by Dr. Jennifer Lim
Dr. Lim's video presentation: "OCT and Retinal Disease"