Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Glaucoma Service

Medical school, Residency and Faculty

University of Bombay, India

Fellowship – Research

University of Illinois at Chicago

Faculty - Research

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Residency

Duke Eye Center

Glaucoma Fellowship

Duke Eye Center

Background

Sanjay Asrani, MD, specializes in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment and cataract surgery. He is highly skilled in all forms of cataract and glaucoma surgery, including tube implant, laser and filtering surgery. Asrani has been honored among America’s Top Ophthalmologists, and among Best Doctors in America.

Phone

919.297.0900 (Cary)
919.684.8656 (Durham)

Fax

919.297.0906 (Cary)
919.681.8267 (Durham)

Research Interests

Asrani has special research interests in the development of new glaucoma medical and surgical treatments including the early diagnosis of glaucoma by using new imaging technology. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Duke Eye Center Award for Ocular Innovation. His research has been funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., and by the Whitaker Foundation.

Representative Publications

1. Asrani S, Herndon L, Allingham, R. Glaucoma Tube trimming; a newer technique. Archives of Ophthalmology 2003:121:1324-26.
2. Asrani S, Challa P, Herndon L, Lee P, Stinnett S, Allingham R. Correlation between retinal thickness analysis, optic nerve and visual fields in glaucoma patients and suspects. Journal of Glaucoma 2003:12(2):119-28.
3. Asrani S, Zeimer R, Wilensky J, Geiser D, Vitale S, Lindenmuth K. Large diurnal Fluctuations in Intraocular pressure are an Independent Risk Factor in patients with glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma 2000:9:134-142.
4. Asrani S, Zou S, D'Anna S, Vitale S, Zeimer R. Non-invasive mapping of the normal retinal thickness at the posterior pole. Ophthalmology 1999:106:269-273.
5. Asrani S, Freedman S, Hasselbad V, Buckley E, Egbert J, Dahan E, Gimbel H, Johnson D, McClatchey S, Parks M, Plager D, Maselli E. Does primary Intraocular lens implantation prevent aphakic glaucoma? Journal of American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology 1999:3:33-39.
6. Asrani S, Zeimer R, Goldberg M, Zou S. Application of rapid scannning retinal thickness analysis in retinal diseases. Ophthalmology 1997:104(7):1145-51.
7. Asrani S and Wilensky J. Management of bleb leaks after glaucoma filtering surgery. The Use of Autologous Fibrin Tissue Glue as an Alternative. Ophthalmology 1996103:294-298.