Vitreoretinal Disorders (Current Practices in Ophthalmology)

Glenn Yiu is a clinician-scientist and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at UC Davis, where he combines clinical practice in vitreo-retinal surgery with laboratory research studying the pathogenesis and treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal diseases. He obtained his medical and graduate degrees from Harvard Medical School, then underwent residency training at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, followed by fellowship in vitreo-retinal surgery at Duke. Dr. Yiu has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, and has given lectures nationally and internationally. He is a reviewer for several ophthalmology journals, and is a course lecturer at the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has also been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Ronald G. Michels Foundation Fellowship Award, the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship Award, the Retina Society Fellowship Research Award, and the Macula Society Evangelos S. Gragoudas Award. In 2016, he was named as one of 21 "Emerging Vision Scientists" by the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research for his cutting edge research.