Neil M Bressler
Professor
Ophthalmology - Retina
Johns Hopkins University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Neil Bressler has been a member of the Wilmer Eye Institute''s faculty since 1988 and is currently chief of the Retina Division and the inaugural James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology. He specializes in retinal diseases, with special interests in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. Dr. Bressler's main research interests have been collaborative efforts in clinical trials of common retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, having chaired several NIH-sponsored and industry-sponsored multicenter randomized clinical trials and authored almost 300 peer-reviewed publications. He is a past chair of the NIH-sponsored Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, and was responsible for guidelines, policies, protocol development as well as implementation, and to facilitate Network operations in a way that maintains academic integrity and optimal clinical trial performance. He also has chaired the National Eye Institutes Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for intramural clinical trials and the FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel.
Research Interest
Retinal Diseases; Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Diabetic Retinopathy
Publications
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Hariri, Amir H., et al. "Measurement and Reproducibility of Preserved Ellipsoid Zone Area and Preserved Retinal Pigment Epithelium Area in Eyes With Choroideremia." American Journal of Ophthalmology 179 (2017): 110-117.
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Le, Jimmy T., et al. "Setting priorities for diabetic retinopathy clinical research and identifying evidence gaps." Ophthalmology Retina 1.2 (2017): 94-102.
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Petrillo, Jennifer, et al. "Development of a new Rasch-based scoring algorithm for the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire to improve its interpretability." Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 15.1 (2017): 157.
