Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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James C. Tsai

Biography

James C. Tsai M.B.A an authority on glaucoma, has been named chair of the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. Tsai’s research is on glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in which increasing pressure inside the eyeball causes progressive damage to the optic nerve. He has worked on development of drugs to protect against nerve damage, evaluated the effectiveness of surgical treatments and developed advanced techniques for testing visual function. “Dr. Tsai represents a new generation in academic ophthalmology,” Dr. Tsai is a panel consultant for the Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an associate examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the National Eye Health Education Program Planning Committee of the National Institutes of Health. He is on the Board of Directors of the Glaucoma Foundation and serves as Chairman of its Medical Advisory Board.

Research Interest

Glaucoma

Open Angle Glaucoma

Retina

Cataract

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Corneal diseases

Metabolism

Endocrinology

Diabetes

Macular Degeneration

 

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