Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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Edward M. Barnett, MD, PhD

Specialty Areas
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Cataract

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Areas of Clinical Interest
Diagnosis and management of complex adult glaucomas and cataract. Quantitative and Molecular Imaging in glaucoma. Surgical and laser management of glaucoma, including: ExPress glaucoma implants, ab interno trabeculotomy (Trabectome), Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), and endoscopic diode cyclophotocoagulation (EDCPC).



Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Awards

Pharmacia Glaucoma Fellows Research Grant, 2002

American Glaucoma Society, Novaritis Ophthalmics Research Fellowship in Glaucoma, 2002

Career Development Award: Research to Prevent Blindness, 2002

Horncrest Foundation Physician Scientist Award, 2001

Society Memberships

Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Glaucoma Society
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Recent Publications

Nolan BS, Giovingo MC, Miller AM, Wertz RD, Ritch R, Liebmann JM, Allingham RR, Herndon LW, Wax MB, Smolyak R, Hasan F, Barnett EM, Sample JR, Knepper PA. Aqueous humor sCD44 concentration and visual field loss in primary open angle glaucoma. J Glaucoma 2007; 16:419-429

Barnett EM, Elangovan B, Bullok KE, Piwnica-Worms D. Selective Cell Uptake of Modified Tat Peptide-Fluorophore Conjugates in Rat Retina in Ex Vivo and In Vivo Models. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2006; 47:2589-2595

Barnett, EM Novel Medical Therapeutic Approaches for Glaucoma. New Consideration in the Management of Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma. Ocular Surgery News 2005; June: S8-10

Camras CB, Toris CB, Sjoquist B, Milleson M, Thorngren J-O, Hejkal TW, Patel N, Barnett EM, Smolyak R, Hasan SF, Hellman C, Meza JL, Wax MB, Stjernschantz J. Detection of the free acid of bimatoprost in aqueous humor samples from human eyes treated with bimatoprost prior to cataract surgery. Ophthalmology 2004; 111:2193-2198

Edward M. Barnett, MD, PhD