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Ajay E. Kuriyan, M.D., M.S.

Ajay E. Kuriyan, M.D., M.S.

Retina & Vitreous Services , Ophthalmology

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Appointment (585) 273-3937

About Me

Professional Background

Ajay Kuriyan, M.D., M.S., is a American Board of Ophthalmology Certified retinal specialist. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed his ophthalmology residency and retinal fellowship of the University of Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
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Ajay Kuriyan, M.D., M.S., is a American Board of Ophthalmology Certified retinal specialist. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed his ophthalmology residency and retinal fellowship of the University of Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

Dr. Kuriyan's clinical interests encompass the medical and surgical treatment of retinal disease. Some of these include retinal detachment surgery, drug therapy for macular degeneration and other diseases, the treatment of hereditary retinal diseases, and the treatment of diabetic eye disease.

As a researcher, Dr. Kuriyan has contributed to or authored more than 50 peer reviewed articles, textbook chapters, presentations and scientific posters. His specific research interests include the use and development of technology related to the earlier detection of retinal disease, the treatment of endophthalmitis and pediatric retinal disease.

Dr. Kuriyan is a Heed Ophthalmic Fellow, a member of the American Retina Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Certified Specialties

Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

Faculty Appointments

Adjunct Assistant Professor - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

Publications

Journal Articles

Protecting Vision in Patients With Diabetes With Ultra-Widefield Imaging: A Review of Current Literature.

Singh RP, Hsueh J, Han MM, Kuriyan AE, Conti FF, Steinle N, Weng CY, Wong RW, Martinez JA, Wykoff CC

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2019 October 150 (10):639-648. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing "Cell Therapy" Clinics Offering Treatments of Ocular Conditions using Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Websites in the United States.

Nirwan RS, Albini TA, Sridhar J, Flynn HW, Kuriyan AE

Ophthalmology.. 2019 October 126 (10):1350-1355. Epub 03/21/2019.

Perceptions of Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship Training in the United States.

Venincasa MJ, Hubschman S, Kuriyan AE, Berrocal A, Sivalingam A, Albini TA, Sridhar J

Ophthalmology. Retina.. 2019 September 3 (9):802-804. Epub 05/10/2019.

Assessment of the Quality, Content, and Readability of Freely Available Online Information for Patients Regarding Diabetic Retinopathy.

Kloosterboer A, Yannuzzi NA, Patel NA, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J

JAMA ophthalmology.. 2019 August 22 Epub 08/22/2019.

Reflectance and Thickness Analysis of Retinal Layers in Patients with Epiretinal Membranes Using Spectral-Domain OCT before and after Vitrectomy with Membrane Peeling.

Kuriyan AE, DeBuc DC, Smiddy WE

Ophthalmology. Retina.. 2019 April 3 (4):371-378. Epub 11/24/2018.

Effect of funding source on reporting bias in studies of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for retinal vein occlusion.

Venincasa MJ, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J

Acta ophthalmologica.. 2019 March 97 (2):e296-e302. Epub 09/19/2018.

Clinicopathologic Correlations of Retinal Membranes Associated With Intravitreal 'Stem Cell' Injections.

Albini TA, Flynn HW, Zhou XY, Kuriyan AE, Dubovy SR, Hussain RM

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2019 February 150 (2):125-131. Epub 1900 01 01.

Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: A Review.

Idrees S, Sridhar J, Kuriyan AE

International ophthalmology clinics.. 2019 59 (1):221-240. Epub 1900 01 01.

The polyether ionophore salinomycin targets multiple cellular pathways to block proliferative vitreoretinopathy pathology.

Heffer AM, Proaño J, Roztocil E, Phipps RP, Feldon SE, Huxlin KR, Sime PJ, Libby RT, Woeller CF, Kuriyan AE

PloS one.. 2019 14 (9):e0222596. Epub 09/17/2019.

Cost Evaluation of Laser versus Intravitreal Aflibercept for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Yannuzzi NA, Sridhar J, Chang JS, Lin J, Kuriyan AE, Smiddy WE

Ophthalmology.. 2018 July 125 (7):1121-1122. Epub 03/20/2018.

Visual Disturbance in a Middle-aged Woman With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Sheils CR, Hartmann AJPW, Kuriyan AE

JAMA ophthalmology.. 2018 June 1136 (6):702-703. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship between the morphology of the foveal avascular zone, retinal structure, and macular circulation in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Bates NM, Tian J, Smiddy WE, Lee WH, Somfai GM, Feuer WJ, Shiffman JC, Kuriyan AE, Gregori NZ, Kostic M, Pineda S, Cabrera DeBuc D

Scientific reports.. 2018 March 298 (1):5355. Epub 03/29/2018.

Acute Monocular Vision Loss in a Young Adult.

Weiss MY, Kuriyan AE

JAMA ophthalmology.. 2018 March 1136 (3):297-298. Epub 1900 01 01.

Investigating the Fractal Dimension of the Foveal Microvasculature in Relation to the Morphology of the Foveal Avascular Zone and to the Macular Circulation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Kostic M, Bates NM, Milosevic NT, Tian J, Smiddy WE, Lee WH, Somfai GM, Feuer WJ, Shiffman JC, Kuriyan AE, Gregori NZ, Pineda S, Cabrera DeBuc D

Frontiers in physiology.. 2018 9 :1233. Epub 09/05/2018.

Clinical outcomes of 4-point scleral fixated 1-piece hydrophobic acrylic equiconvex intraocular lens using polytetrafluoroethylene suture.

Patel NA, Shah P, Yannuzzi NA, Ansari Z, Zaveri JS, Relhan N, Williams BK, Kuriyan AE, Henry CR, Sridhar J, Haddock L, Fortun JA, Albini TA, Davis JL, Flynn HW

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2018 12 :2145-2148. Epub 10/23/2018.

Unproven stem cell therapy for macular degeneration.

Ansari ZA, Kuriyan AE, Albini TA

Oncotarget.. 2017 October 318 (53):90636-90637. Epub 10/19/2017.

Bilateral Retinal Detachments After Intravitreal Injection of Adipose-Derived 'Stem Cells' in a Patient With Exudative Macular Degeneration.

Saraf SS, Cunningham MA, Kuriyan AE, Read SP, Rosenfeld PJ, Flynn HW, Albini TA

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2017 September 148 (9):772-775. Epub 1900 01 01.

Culture-Positive Endophthalmitis After Open Globe Injuries With and Without Retained Intraocular Foreign Bodies.

Banker TP, McClellan AJ, Wilson BD, Juan FM, Kuriyan AE, Relhan N, Chen FV, Weichel ED, Albini TA, Berrocal AM, Sridhar J, Gregori NZ, Townsend JH, Flynn HW

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2017 August 148 (8):632-637. Epub 1900 01 01.

MICROBIOLOGIC SPECTRUM AND VISUAL OUTCOMES OF ACUTE-ONSET ENDOPHTHALMITIS UNDERGOING THERAPEUTIC PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY.

Sridhar J, Yonekawa Y, Kuriyan AE, Joseph A, Thomas BJ, Liang MC, Rayess N, Relhan N, Wolfe JD, Shah CP, Witkin AJ, Flynn HW, Garg SJ

Retina.. 2017 July 37 (7):1246-1251. Epub 1900 01 01.

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy.

Kim JB, Nirwan RS, Kuriyan AE

Current ophthalmology reports.. 2017 June 5 (2):176-186. Epub 04/21/2017.

The Growing "Stem Cell Clinic" Problem.

Kuriyan AE, Albini TA, Flynn HW

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2017 May 177 :xix-xx. Epub 03/31/2017.

PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY FOR LATE VITREORETINAL SEQUELAE OF INFECTIOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS: Surgical Management and Outcomes.

Thomas BJ, Mehta N, Yonekawa Y, Sridhar J, Kuriyan AE, Rehlan N, Liang MC, Woodward MA, Witkin AJ, Shah C, Flynn HW, Garg SJ, Wolfe JD

Retina.. 2017 April 37 (4):651-656. Epub 1900 01 01.

Vision Loss after Intravitreal Injection of Autologous "Stem Cells" for AMD.

Kuriyan AE, Albini TA, Townsend JH, Rodriguez M, Pandya HK, Leonard RE, Parrott MB, Rosenfeld PJ, Flynn HW, Goldberg JL

The New England journal of medicine.. 2017 March 16376 (11):1047-1053. Epub 1900 01 01.

Inhibition of Proliferation and Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells by Heavy Chain-Hyaluronan/Pentraxin 3.

He H, Kuriyan AE, Su CW, Mahabole M, Zhang Y, Zhu YT, Flynn HW, Parel JM, Tseng SC

Scientific reports.. 2017 March 27 :43736. Epub 03/02/2017.

Endophthalmitis After Clear Corneal Cataract Surgery: Outcomes Over Two Decades.

Yannuzzi NA, Si N, Relhan N, Kuriyan AE, Albini TA, Berrocal AM, Davis JL, Smiddy WE, Townsend J, Miller D, Flynn HW

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2017 February 174 :155-159. Epub 11/23/2016.

Endophthalmitis Caused by Species: Clinical Features, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Treatment Outcomes.

Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J, Flynn HW, Huang LC, Yannuzzi NA, Smiddy WE, Davis JL, Albini TA, Berrocal AM, Miller D

Ophthalmology. Retina.. 2017 1 (3):200-205. Epub 1900 01 01.

Persistently Vitreous Culture-Positive Exogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis.

Leung EH, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Relhan N, Huang LC, Miller D

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2016 December 172 :45-50. Epub 09/16/2016.

Endophthalmitis Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacterium: Clinical Features, Antimicrobial Susceptibilities, and Treatment Outcomes.

Shah M, Relhan N, Kuriyan AE, Davis JL, Albini TA, Pathengay A, Miller D, Flynn HW

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2016 August 168 :150-156. Epub 04/02/2016.

Immediate Sequential Bilateral Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery: An International Multicenter Study.

Yonekawa Y, Wu WC, Kusaka S, Robinson J, Tsujioka D, Kang KB, Shapiro MJ, Padhi TR, Jain L, Sears JE, Kuriyan AE, Berrocal AM, Quiram PA, Gerber AE, Paul Chan RV, Jonas KE, Wong SC, Patel CK, Abbey AM, Spencer R, Blair MP, Chang EY, Papakostas TD, Vavvas DG, Sisk RA, Ferrone PJ, Henderson RH, Olsen KR, Hartnett ME, Chau FY, Mukai S, Murray TG, Thomas BJ, Meza PA, Drenser KA, Trese MT, Capone A

Ophthalmology.. 2016 August 123 (8):1802-1808. Epub 05/22/2016.

Branched Retinal Artery Occlusions and Susac Syndrome.

Kothari N, Kuriyan AE

JAMA neurology.. 2016 July 173 (7):884-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Persistently Vitreous Culture-Positive Exogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis.

Leung EH, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Miller D, Huang LC

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2016 May 165 :16-22. Epub 02/26/2016.

Endophthalmitis caused by Gram-positive organisms with reduced vancomycin susceptibility: literature review and options for treatment.

Relhan N, Albini TA, Pathengay A, Kuriyan AE, Miller D, Flynn HW

The British journal of ophthalmology.. 2016 April 100 (4):446-52. Epub 12/23/2015.

Reflectivity and thickness analysis of epiretinal membranes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.

Kuriyan AE, DeBuc DC, Smiddy WE

International journal of ophthalmology.. 2016 9 (1):93-8. Epub 02/18/2016.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography imaging of subretinal bands associated with chronic retinal detachments.

Kothari N, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2016 10 :467-70. Epub 03/30/2016.

Reply: To PMID 25658178.

Sridhar J, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Miller D

Retina.. 2015 December 35 (12):e78-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

ENDOPHTHALMITIS CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA: Clinical Features, Antibiotic Susceptibilities, and Treatment Outcomes.

Sridhar J, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Miller D

Retina.. 2015 June 35 (6):1101-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

ENDOPHTHALMITIS CAUSED BY SERRATIA MARCESCENS: Clinical Features, Antibiotic Susceptibilities, and Treatment Outcomes.

Sridhar J, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Smiddy WE, Venincasa VD, Miller D

Retina.. 2015 June 35 (6):1095-100. Epub 1900 01 01.

Results and prognostic factors for visual improvement after pars plana vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane.

Song SJ, Kuriyan AE, Smiddy WE

Retina.. 2015 May 35 (5):866-72. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association Between Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness, Reticular Pseudodrusen, and Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Thorell MR, Goldhardt R, Nunes RP, de Amorim Garcia Filho CA, Abbey AM, Kuriyan AE, Modi YS, Gregori G, Yehoshua Z, Feuer W, Sadda S, Rosenfeld PJ

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2015 May 46 (5):513-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mass obscuring the globe.

Belin PJ, Kuriyan AE, Alabiad CR

JAMA ophthalmology.. 2015 April 133 (4):475-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography measurements of choroidal thickness and outer retinal disruption in macular telangiectasia type 2.

Nunes RP, Goldhardt R, de Amorim Garcia Filho CA, Thorell MR, Abbey AM, Kuriyan AE, Modi YS, Shah M, Yehoshua Z, Gregori G, Feuer W, Rosenfeld PJ

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2015 February 46 (2):162-70. Epub 1900 01 01.

Optical coherence tomography measurements of choroidal thickness in healthy eyes: correlation with age and axial length.

Abbey AM, Kuriyan AE, Modi YS, Thorell MR, Nunes RP, Goldhardt R, Yehoshua Z, Gregori G, Feuer W, Rosenfeld PJ

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2015 January 46 (1):18-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

A painful red eye.

Liu X, Kuriyan AE, Amescua G

JAMA ophthalmology.. 2015 January 133 (1):95-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Endophthalmitis caused by Pantoea agglomerans: clinical features, antibiotic sensitivities, and outcomes.

Venincasa VD, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Sridhar J, Miller D

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2015 9 :1203-7. Epub 07/07/2015.

Endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis: clinical features, antibiotic sensitivities, and outcomes.

Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J, Flynn HW, Smiddy WE, Albini TA, Berrocal AM, Forster RK, Belin PJ, Miller D

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2014 November 158 (5):1018-23. Epub 08/01/2014.

Endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species.

Sridhar J, Flynn HW, Kuriyan AE, Dubovy S, Miller D

Retina.. 2014 September 34 (9):1875-81. Epub 1900 01 01.

Central retinal vein occlusion after prolonged vomiting and repeated valsalva maneuvers associated with gastroenteritis and dehydration.

Weiss KD, Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.. 2014 April 945 Online :e23-5. Epub 04/09/2014.

Endophthalmitis caused by streptococcal species: clinical settings, microbiology, management, and outcomes.

Kuriyan AE, Weiss KD, Flynn HW, Smiddy WE, Berrocal AM, Albini TA, Miller D

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2014 April 157 (4):774-780.e1. Epub 01/10/2014.

Orbital fibroblasts from thyroid eye disease patients differ in proliferative and adipogenic responses depending on disease subtype.

Kuriyan AE, Woeller CF, O'Loughlin CW, Phipps R, Feldon SE

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2013 November 854 (12):7370-7. Epub 11/08/2013.

Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis: risk factors, clinical features, and treatment outcomes in mold and yeast infections.

Sridhar J, Flynn HW, Kuriyan AE, Miller D, Albini T

Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection.. 2013 September 203 (1):60. Epub 09/20/2013.

A 10-year study of membrane filter system versus blood culture bottles in culturing vitrectomy cassette vitreous in infectious endophthalmitis.

Rachitskaya AV, Flynn HW, Wong J, Kuriyan AE, Miller D

American journal of ophthalmology.. 2013 August 156 (2):349-354.e2. Epub 05/10/2013.

Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to acute primary-angle closure.

Kuriyan AE, Lam BL

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2013 7 :1233-8. Epub 07/05/2013.

Electrophilic PPAR? ligands inhibit corneal fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation in vitro: a potentially novel therapy for corneal scarring.

Kuriyan AE, Lehmann GM, Kulkarni AA, Woeller CF, Feldon SE, Hindman HB, Sime P, Huxlin KR, Phipps RP

Experimental eye research.. 2012 January 94 (1):136-45. Epub 12/08/2011.

Subluxed traumatic cataract: optical coherence tomography findings and clinical management.

Kuriyan AE, Flynn HW, Yoo SH

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2012 6 :1997-9. Epub 12/04/2012.

The eye and thyroid disease.

Kuriyan AE, Phipps RP, Feldon SE

Current opinion in ophthalmology.. 2008 November 19 (6):499-506. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improvement of thyroid eye disease following treatment with the cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor celecoxib.

Kuriyan AE, Phipps RP, O'Loughlin CW, Feldon SE

Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association.. 2008 August 18 (8):911-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

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