Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2007

Mentor: Dr. Karanjit Kooner
Department: Ophthalmology
Room number: E5.406
Mail Code: 9057
Phone number: x84733
E-mail: karanjit.kooner@utsouthwestern.edu
Project title: Dallas Glaucoma Registry

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):
102004-073
Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):

Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)

patient-based research

Brief Description of Project: The Dallas Glaucoma Registry is a project aimed at establishing and maintaining a registry of patients with glaucoma at Aston Clinic, Parkland Hospital, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The objective is to improve clinical outcomes for patients by better understanding the variability, progression, and clinical course of glaucoma. The estimated scope of the registry includes 15,000-20,000 patients from UTSW and associated institutions; the large sample size allows many combinations of variables to be compared against each other in an effort to assess the best clinical treatment for this disease. The current hypothesis being investigated is that African-Americans require more intense medical and surgical interventions for controlling their intraocular pressures and exhibit a more rapid disease progression than Caucasian patients with glaucoma.

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:
Kevin Kerr, MS4
Dallas Glaucoma Registry: Prevalence of Surgical Intervention in Glaucoma
7-A-947-ARVO

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