| Samuel Yiu, Ph.D., M.D. Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology |
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| Research Activities: Identification of corneal limbal stem cell markers Primary culture of corneal limbal stem cells Role Interleukin 2 in autoimmune-induced lacrimal insufficiencies Clinical Interests Limbal stem cell transplant (allograft, autograft, and bioengineered limbal stem cell) Amniotic membrane studies Penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty |
Dr.
Yiu received a bachelor's degree in Chemistry, a master's in Applied
Biometry, and the doctorate in Physiology & Biophysics from the
University of Southern California. His medical degree was received from
the University of Alberta, Canada. Dr. Yiu completed a residency in
ophthalmology at Dalhouise University, Canada and completed a postdoctoral
fellowship in Cornea/External Diseases and Refractive Surgery at the
Doheny Eye Institute.