Diego Alba MD (He/Him)

Research Associate in Ophthalmology

1638 Northwest 10th AvenueOffice 203Miami, FL 33136

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Summary

I am an MD currently working in Ophthalmology research.

My main interests include retinal eye diseases, new technologies in ophthalmic care, artificial intelligence applications in eye care, early detection of glaucoma, gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases, medical education, electrophysiology of the visual system and more.

Clinical Expertise

Optical coherence tomography, Ocular surface squamous neoplasia, Medical education, Retinal imaging, Pattern Electroretinogram

Education & Training

Universidad de los AndesClass of 2018, MD

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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

XR Provosts Award - XR Ophthalmoscopy Training University of Miami, 2021

Clinical Trials

Safety Study of an Adeno-associated Virus Vector for Gene Therapy of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 14
COMPLETED
PHASE1
Stop Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction Study
TERMINATED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Chronic exposure to aerosolized Arizona test dust reduces visual acuity in mice.
Milin J Patel, Maumita Datta, Valentina Baredes, Tiffany Fuentes-Gonzalez, Shiloh Bass
Toxicology Reports. 2026-06-01
Artificial Intelligence for Diagnostic Guidance in Ocular Surface Disorders.
Amr Almobayed, Omar Badla, Pragat J Muthu, Diego Alba, Michael Antonietti
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2026-02-25
Enhanced Imaging of Ocular Surface Lesions.
Wisam O Najdawi, William R Herskowitz, Diego E Alba, Omar Badla, Pragat J Muthu
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-12-30