Amy C Schefler MD
Retinal Disease, Ocular Oncology
Retina Consultants of Texas
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6560 Fannin Street750Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-524-3434
Fax+1 713-524-3220
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Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteChief Residency, Ophthalmology, 2009 - 2010- University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 2004 - 2007
Olive View/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2007 - 2014
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification IntelleChart, MDIntelleSys, A Nextech Company, 2016-2017
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection for Radiation Retinopathy Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
- Widefield Angiography Guided Targeted-retinal Photocoagulation Combined With Anti VEgf Intravitreal Injections for the Treatment of Ischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, Hemi Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
- New Biopsy Technique for Uveal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Early genetic evolution of driver mutations in uveal melanoma.James J Dollar, Christina L Decatur, Ezekiel Weis, Amy C Schefler, Miguel A Materin
Nature Communications. 2025-12-12 - Comparison of Patients With Observed High-Risk Choroidal Nevi That Evolved into Melanomas vs Patients with Immediately Treated Uveal Melanomas.Ankit B Kadakia, Amna M Ali, Alice Z Chuang, Amy C Schefler
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025-10-01 - Pedigree analysis of an unusual low penetrance retinoblastoma mutation resulting in multiple silent carriers and a discordant effect on monozygotic twins.John J McDermott 4th, Ramitha R Nyalakonda, Amy C Schefler
Journal of AAPOS. 2025-09-18
Authored Content
- Randomized Trial of Monthly Versus as-Needed Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Radiation Retinopathy-Related Macular Edema: 1 Year OutcomesApril 2020
Press Mentions
Aura Biosciences Presents New Preclinical AU-011 Data at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2021 Annual MeetingMay 3rd, 2021
Aura Biosciences Announces Updated Phase 1b/2 Clinical Data for AU-011 Presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2019 Annual MeetingFebruary 24th, 2020
Light-Activated Agent Novel Option for Uveal MelanomaJanuary 15th, 2020
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