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Byron Lam, M.D., is a board certified ophthalmologist and professor at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Since 1995, he has been collaborating with the Ocular Epidemiology Research Group investigative team on five National Institute of Health-funded studies. This collaboration has resulted in numerous publications on the epidemiology of visual impairment in adults and children and has positioned Dr. Lam as one of the few ophthalmologists in the country with extensive experience in the analysis of ophthalmologic data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Academic Title:

Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Principal Investigator
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Research Interests:

• Hereditary Retinal Diseases
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Visual Electrophysiology
• Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Bachelor of Arts
Boston University
Boston, MA

Medical Degree
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Residency:

Department of Ophthalmology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA

Fellowships:

Neuro-Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Hereditary Retinal Diseases and Electrophysiology
University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago IL

Honors and Awards:
Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellow, 1991-1992
American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, 2003
Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Faculty Award, 2003
First-Year Resident Teaching Award, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 2006

Current Ocular Research Grants:

2006-2008 Co-Investigator. “Epidemiology of Visual Impairment: the 1986-2002 NHIS”. National Eye Institute. 1R03 EY016481          

Completed Ocular Research:

2003-2005 Co-Investigator. “Sensory Impairment, Functional Status and Mortality” National Institute on Aging.  

2002-2004 Co-Investigator. “Eye Disease in Cuban-American and Puerto Rican Adults” National Eye Institute.  

2001-2003 Co-Investigator. “Eye Disease, Disability and Mortality Risk in US Adults” National Eye Institute. 1 R03 EY13241.

2000-2002 Co-Investigator. “Sensory Impairment in Older Adults: A Pilot Study”. National Institute on Aging. 1 R03 AG18996. 

1998-2001 Co-Investigator. “Epidemiology of Visual Impairment in Hispanic Children” National Eye Institute. 1 R03 EY12145.

1995-2001 Co-Investigator. “Sensory Impairment, Functional Status and Aging” National Institute on Aging. 1 R29 AG12444.

Co-Investigators.  Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Gene Therapy. National Eye Institute R24 EY018600-01,           

Project Director. Hope for Vision Inc. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Center for Hereditary Eye Disease and Florida Inherited Eye Disease Project