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Pediatric Ophthalmology and the Center for Adult Strabismus has had a long tradition of active involvement in scientific and clinical research in strabismus, strabismus surgery, amblyopia, binocular vision, pediatric cataract, retinopathy of prematurity, and vision screening. Research projects have ranged from independent scientific investigations to participation in large multi-center clinical trials. This has led to the publication of well over 100 articles in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and many more presentations at local, state, national and international conferences. |
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Long-standing collaborations with scientists and clinicians at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas as well as the national Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) continue to form a unique and rich opportunity for research endeavor in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. |
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Current research projects include the long-term evaluation of treatment outcomes of pediatric cataract, the development of advanced surgical techniques for the treatment of complex strabismus problems, the evaluation of treatment outcomes and quality-of-life in adults with strabismus, cost-benefit analyses of treatment of strabismus and amblyopia, and active participation in national studies funded by the NIH (Amblyopia Treatment Studies and the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study). |
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Joost Felius, PhD received his Doctorate degree from the University of Amsterdam and his Bachelor of Science in Physics from Leiden
University, The Netherlands. |
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| Dr. Felius currently holds the position of Research Scientist at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Felius is the Research Director,
Pediatric Ophthalmology and The Center for Adult Strabismus. |
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| Dr. Felius is the lead or participating author of over thirty articles in respected medical and
scientific journals in the United States and abroad. He has reviewed articles for American Journal of Ophthalmology, Current Eye Research,
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science,
Strabismus and Vision Research. |
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