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Glaucoma

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are investigating promising new approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat glaucoma. This page includes selected news stories about our glaucoma research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
HERO Group (Dr. Thavorn)
Lead by Dr. Kednapa Thavorn, the HERO group's primary fields of research are health economics, health technology assessment and health equity.
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Clinician Investigator

Maryam Abtahi

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
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Clinician Investigator

Ralf Buhrmann

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Pierre Mattar
Scientist

Pierre Mattar

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
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Clinician Investigator

Garfield Miller

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
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Clinician Investigator

Soumya Podury

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
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Clinician Investigator

Mark Yan-Wei Sim

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Kednapa Thavorn
Scientist

Kednapa Thavorn

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Catherine Tsilfidis
Emeritus

Catherine Tsilfidis

Emeritus Scientist, Neuroscience

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Age-related choroidal atrophy: A systematic review of multimodal imaging, clinical features, and differentiation from other forms of macular degeneration.

2026-05-01 Go to publication

Case Report: Recurrent intraocular pressure elevation during hemodialysis in a patient with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

2025-09-29 Go to publication

Retinal Vessel Traits and Age-Related Eye Disease in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

2025-09-01 Go to publication

Does the Association Between Eye Disease and Cognitive Function Vary by Genetic Risk of Cognitive Decline? An Analysis of Hospital Data With Replication in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

2025-06-02 Go to publication

Occupational Exposure to Low Dose Ionizing Radiation and the Incidence of Surgically Removed Cataracts and Glaucoma in a Cohort of Ontario Nuclear Power Plant Workers.

2025-04-01 Go to publication
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Resources

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Department of Ophthalmology at The Ottawa Hospital

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