Research and Internship

Retina is a rapidly evolving field. This requires a community based physician to follow closely cutting edge research at the universities and laboratories world wide.

At Retina of Auburn & Metro-Columbus we not only judiciously consume the outcome of such research we also contribute to the knowledge pool. We do so by critiquing the data offered by FDA satisfying clinical trials of new drugs on the market, case reports of unusual disease patterns, treatment outcomes, new engineering and physiology based hypotheses, and analyses of existing data through papers at national and international meetings.

Local premedical and medical students typically participate in these research activities. Some examples of recent and past research are listed here.

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• Peddada, R. and Burns, L., “Case of Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE) following COVID-19 illness”, Proceedings of European Society of Ophthalmology, Prague, Czechia, June 15, 2023 EP-RET-99.
• Peddada, R., Alvernaz G., Peddada S., “Idiopathic Macular Hole Repair: A non-linear relationship between pre-operative and post-operative visual acuity”, [ARVO Abstract], Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2017.
• Pivovarova, A., Valadez, J., Peddada, R., “Imaging with Fluorescein Angiogram to Quantify Diffusivity of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane” [ARVO Imaging in the Eye Conference Abstract], 2017.
• Peddada R., “Bruch's Membrane Diffusivity for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors May Explain Variable Response to Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatment: Clinical Implications”, Medical Hypotheses, 2014 Dec 83(6):835-7.
• Peddada R., “Subfoveal Fluid is a Sign of Kenalog Sensitive Retinal Leakage”, Presented at XI Congress of Southeastern European Society of Ophthalmology, Bucharest, Romania, October 4, 2014