Albert S. Khouri

Professor of Ophthalmology Program Director, Ophthalmology Residency Director, Glaucoma Division Medical Director, Ophthalmology Telemedicine Ophthalmology resident and medical student education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Glaucoma, cataract and ocular trauma instruction and surgical education. Program director of the only ophthalmology residency program in the state of New Jersey offering one of the most robust surgical curricula and training experiences in the Northeast. Dr Khouri mentors residents and medical students in clinical research. Clinical Trials and Research in: 1. Ophthalmic Tele-Medicine and Imaging: Applications of novel imaging technologies in the detection of vision threatening diseases. SD-OCT applications in screening Hand-held imaging technologies Software assisted image analysis Software filters in ONH imaging 2. Glaucoma surgery and advances in treatment outcomes: Ologen Implant: Multicenter prospective trial ExPRESS implant in African American patients Anti-Metabolite research 3. Laser treatments: Selective laser trabeculoplasty Diode laser CPC in refractory glaucomas 4. Childhood Glaucomas: Burden of therapy on families Long term visual and IOP outcomes Incisional surgery: Goniotomy vs Trabeculotomy 5. Resident education: Mature cataract surgery outcomes 6. Cataract surgery: Combined cataract and glaucoma procedures Iris manipulation: hooks, rings and viscoelastic techniques