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Regina Smolyak, M.D.

Regina Smolyak, M.D.

Ophthalmology

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Contact

Appointment (585) 273-3937

Locations

Flaum Eye Institute

160 Office Parkway
Pittsford, NY 14534

Flaum Eye Institute

500 South Clinton Avenue, Suite 104
Rochester, NY 14620

About Me

Dr. Smolyak is a board certified ophthalmologist who is specializes in the medical, surgical, and laser treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. Fellowship trained in glaucoma, she is highly qualified to manage the disease using sophisticated diagnostic instrumentation and provide the latest medical or ...
Dr. Smolyak is a board certified ophthalmologist who is specializes in the medical, surgical, and laser treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. Fellowship trained in glaucoma, she is highly qualified to manage the disease using sophisticated diagnostic instrumentation and provide the latest medical or surgical interventions to maintain safe intra ocular pressure. These can include prescription medications, glaucoma laser therapy like SLT (selective laser trabeculoplasty), and variety of drainage devices including new minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices. She is especially adept at managing glaucoma in patients who also need cataract surgery.

As an ophthalmologist who treats the structures of the anterior segment (the front part of the eye) Dr. Smolyak routinely addresses cataracts, either with or without the presence of glaucoma.

Dr. Smolyak is a graduate of the University of Rochester where she also went on to complete her medical degree. She was a resident in ophthalmology at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine and a glaucoma fellow at Washington University, St. Louis. Dr. Smolyak is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She is also a member of the New York Glaucoma Society and the American Glaucoma Society.

Dr. Smolyak's research interests include clinical trials. She is also dedicated to the education of residents, medical students and provides training to medical personnel both inside and outside of ophthalmology.

Languages

English, Russian

Certified Specialties

Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, St. Louis University Nephrology Fellowship Program. 2001 - 2002

Residency, Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. 1998 - 2001

Internship, St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center. 1997 - 1998

Education

MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry. 1997

Research

Dr. Smolyak's research interests include clinical trials. She is also dedicated to the education of residents, medical students and provides training to medical personnel both inside and outside of ophthalmology.

Publications

Journal Articles

Aqueous humor sCD44 concentration and visual field loss in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Nolan MJ, Giovingo MC, Miller AM, Wertz RD, Ritch R, Liebmann JM, Allingham RR, Herndon LW, Wax MB, Smolyak R, Hasan F, Barnett EM, Samples JR, Knepper PA

Journal of glaucoma.. 2007 August 16 (5):419-29. Epub 1900 01 01.

Detection of the free acid of bimatoprost in aqueous humor samples from human eyes treated with bimatoprost before cataract surgery.

Camras CB, Toris CB, Sjoquist B, Milleson M, Thorngren JO, Hejkal TW, Patel N, Barnett EM, Smolyak R, Hasan SF, Hellman C, Meza JL, Wax MB, Stjernschantz J

Ophthalmology.. 2004 December 111 (12):2193-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

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