Uveitis & AIDS
The Intraocular Inflammation/Uveitis/AIDS Service deals with a broad range of inflammations and infections affecting the uveal tract, vitreous, retina and sclera. Consultative medical, diagnostic and surgical services are available.
Specialized investigations are conducted to evaluate the functional status of the immune system and to detect infectious causes or neoplastic processes. Retinal autoimmunity is evaluated by modern immunological investigations, and recently developed antiviral agents for ocular infections are being evaluated. Electron microscopic and immunohistochemical techniques often lead to diagnosis of rare diseases. Highly specialized services dealing with AIDS-related CMV retinitis are also available.
 

 

 
 

 
Narsing A. Rao, MD

Narsing A. Rao, M.D.
Dr. Rao earned an M.D. from Osmania University. He completed two residencies, one in pathology and one in ophthalmology, at the Georgetown University Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Dr. Rao is Director of the Inflammation, Uveitis, and AIDS Service and Director of the A. Ray Irvine, Jr., Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory at Doheny, which is the cornerstone of the teaching program for the residents. Dr. Rao is involved in both the research aspects and clinical treatment of a broad range of inflammatory ocular diseases and tumors. Specialized medical and surgical clinical protocols are utilized to treat resistant cases of uveitis. The special drug regimen includes the use of cyclosporine, cytoxan and other immunosuppressives.

 

 

Ronald E. Smith, M.D.
Dr. Smith earned an M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and his fellowship at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, University of California Medical Center at San Francisco. Dr. Smith is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Director of the Doheny Cornea Service, President & CEO of the Doheny EyeCare IPA, and Medical Director of the Doheny Eye and Tissue Bank.