$$ Rafael Luis Ufret-Vincenty, MD

Education and Training

Medical School

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (2000)

Internship

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - GME (2001), Transitional Year

Residency

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (2004), Ophthalmology

Fellowship

Cole Eye Institute / Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2006), Vitreoretinal Diseases

Departments & Programs

Research & Publications

Research Interests

• Age - related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
• Retina

Selected Publications

• Next generation therapeutic solutions for age-related macular degeneration., Cunnsamy K, Ufret-Vincenty R, Wang S Pharm Pat Anal 2012 May 1 2 193-206
• Transgenic mice expressing variants of complement factor H develop AMD-like retinal findings., Ufret-Vincenty RL, Aredo B, Liu X, McMahon A, Chen PW, Sun H, Niederkorn JY, Kedzierski W Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010 Nov 51 11 5878-87
• Cytomegalovirus retinitis after fluocinolone acetonide (Retisert) implant., Ufret-Vincenty RL, Singh RP, Lowder CY, Kaiser PK Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2007 Feb 143 2 334-5
• Corneal flap displacement and drift in LASIK: comparison of Hansatome and Automated Corneal Shaper microkeratomes., Ufret-Vincenty RL, Jiunn-Liang Chen R, Azar DT Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2002 Nov 134 5 701-6

Awards & Honors

D Magazine - Best Doctors in Dallas (2013)