PaulS.BernsteinMD

Ophthalmology • Salt Lake City, UT

Retinal Disease

Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine

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Office
65 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-581-2352

Fax+1 801-581-3357

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye InstitutesResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
UT State Medical License 1995 - 2026
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

DHA Supplementation in Patients With STGD3 Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 21
Completed
Not Applicable
Study Evaluating Genotypes Using Lucentis Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Terminated
The Role of Macular Pigment Carotenoids in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel) Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
A Natural History of the Progression of Stargardt Disease: Retrospective and Prospective Studies Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Study of HUCNS-SC Subretinal Transplantation in Subjects With GA of AMD Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 2
"Natural History" Study of Choroideremia Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Terminated
Macular Pigment Measurements in Eye & Other Tissues Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Value of Genetic Counseling and Testing for Patients Who Would Like to Know More About Their Personal Risk of AMD Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Lutein & Zeaxanthin in Pregnancy - Carotenoid Supplementation During Pregnancy: Ocular and Systemic Effects Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 26
Completed
Phase 2
The Moran AMD Genetic Testing Assessment Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 03
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Sponsor-Investigator, Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Imaging macular carotenoids and their related proteins in the human retina with confocal resonance Raman and fluorescence microscopy.
Binxing Li, Fu-Yen Chang, Zihe Wan, Nathan A Giauque, Emmanuel K Addo
Experimental Eye Research. 2024-10-01
Ocular Effects of Prenatal Carotenoid Supplementation in the Mother and Her Child: The Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Pregnancy (L-ZIP) Randomized Trial - Report Number 2.
Emmanuel K Addo, Joanna E Gorka, Susan J Allman, Deborah Y Harrison, Mohsen Sharifzadeh
Ophthalmology Science. 2024-04-24
Elovl4b knockout zebrafish as a model for ocular very-long-chain PUFA deficiency.
Uzoamaka Nwagbo, Saba Parvez, J Alan Maschek, Paul S Bernstein
Journal of Lipid Research. 2024-03-01

Journal Articles

Effect of Oral Valproic Acid vs Placebo for Vision Loss in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
David G Birch, Michael P Teske, Richard G Weleber, Robert Lindblad, Byron L Lam, Judith Warner, Gary Edd Fish, Neal L Sklaver, Mark E Pennesi, John Heckenlively, Paul ..., JAMA

Press Mentions

2023 ‘Top Doctors’ List Features Over 250 Yale Medicine PhysiciansMay 3rd, 2023
University of Utah Moran Eye CenterMay 27th, 2021
'It's Just Amazing': How This Gene Therapy Helped a Blind Man Start to SeeMay 26th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow