Joseph Demer MD Ph.D.
Pediatric & Strabismus
Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Division; Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, UCLA; Chair, EyeSTAR Residency-PhD Program; Director, Ocular Motility Laboratories; Co-director, Fellowship Program in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
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Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1988- Baylor College of Medicine/Cullen Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1988
- Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
Johns Hopkins UniversityPh.D., Biomedical Engineering, 1977 - 1983
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsTensile properties of glaucomatous human sclera, optic nerve, and optic nerve sheath.Joseph Park, Immi Lee, Somaye Jafari, Joseph L Demer
Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 2024-12-01 - Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Demonstrates Pediatric Optic Disc and Peripapillary Strain During Horizontal Eye Rotation.Sunghyuk Moon, Joseph Park, Seongjin Lim, Soh Youn Suh, Alan Le
Current Eye Research. 2024-04-01 - Phenotype and Genotype in Exotropia.Joseph L Demer
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
Why Do Eyelids Sag with Age? UCLA Study Answers MysteryAugust 26th, 2008
Grant Support
- Biomechaanical Analysis in Strabismus SurgeryNational Eye Institute1991–2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Association for Reserch in Vision and OphthalmologyFellow
- American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & StrabismusMember
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