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Sanjay Rao, MD

Sanjay Rao, MD, Medical Director, Lakeside Eye ClinicMedical Director
Lakeside Eye Clinic
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Sanjay Rao, MD, is the Medical Director and Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Lakeside Eye Clinic in Chicago. He was previously the Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the University of Chicago. He has clinical expertise in diseases of the cornea and is a high volume cataract, LASIK, and corneal transplant surgeon. Dr. Rao works extensively with many new refractive technologies and presbyopia treatments including accommodative and multifocal intraocular lenses, custom ablation/wavefront LASIK, conductive keratoplasty, femtosecond lasers, and corneal inlays. He also heads the research division at Lakeside Eye Clinic which focuses on new refractive technologies, herpes keratitis, dry eye treatments, novel pharmaceuticals, and ocular pharmaceutical delivery systems. Dr. Rao serves as a principal investigator for several industry-sponsored clinical trials and as a scientific advisory board member for several pharmaceutical and device companies. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2007 - present Medical Director
Lakeside Eye Clinic
2005 - 2007 Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Chicago Eye Institute
2003 - 2005 Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery
University of Chicago Hospitals

GLG NewsSM Analyses by Sanjay Rao, MD(?)

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Impact of the Avastin/Lucentis controversy on the rest of ophthalmology | 03-28-2007
Analysis of: Retinal specialist on the Avastin/Lucentis Controversy | patentdocs.typepad.com
Author: Sanjay Rao, MD, Medical Director, Lakeside Eye Clinic

This article describes the perspective of a retinal specialist on the Avastin/Lucentis controversy.  In mid-February the National Institutes of Health announced that it would conduct a head to head trial comparing the effectiveness of Lucentis and Avastin for the treatment of wet  age...

Multifocal contact lenses unlikely to impact market for surgical correction | 03-21-2007
Analysis of: Better Vision Without Looking Your Age | www.nytimes.com
Author: Sanjay Rao, MD, Medical Director, Lakeside Eye Clinic

This New York Times article describes many of the vision correction options available to individuals with presbyopia.  Because of the growing population of baby boomers, there is significant public interest in options that allow individuals freedom from reading glasses.  Multifocal contact...

Alcon's Aqualase System: A safer approach to cataract surgery? | 03-21-2007
Author: Sanjay Rao, MD, Medical Director, Lakeside Eye Clinic

This article presents the results of a study comparing standard phacoemulsification to Aqualase.  Complication rates were similar between the two procedures.  The 63 patient study looked in particular at foveal thickening after surgery.  While no statistical significance was demonstrated,...

Corneal inlays: Another entrant into the presbyopia treatment wars | 03-09-2007
Author: Sanjay Rao, MD, Medical Director, Lakeside Eye Clinic

The early results of a new corneal inlay (PresbyLens, ReVision Optics) are presented.  A corneal inlay is placed underneath a LASIK corneal flap in the non-dominant eye to correct presbyopia.  This version of a corneal inlay is 1.5mm in diameter.  The outcomes of 15 patients showed good...

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