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Asociados de Macula Vitreo y Retina de Costa RicaTorre Mercedes Paseo Colon San Jose Costa RicaNew York, NY 10109
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Summary
- Dr Wu is a founding member of the Pan American Collaborative Retina Study (PACORES) Group. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer reviewed articles, more than 40 chapters and has edited 5 books. He has been awarded the Senior Honor Award (2007) by the American Society of Retina Specialists, Senior Honor Award (2010) by the Greek Vitreoretinal Society, Achievement Award (2006) and the Senior Achievement Award (2013) by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition he was the 2014 Sociedad Panamericana de Retina y Vitreo GLADAOF Lecturer.
Dr Wu is past President of the Pan American Retina and Vitreous Society and serves as the current Vice-President for the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology. He also served two terms as President of the Costa Rican Ophthalmological Association. In addition, he is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the Club Jules Gonin, Macula Society, Retina Society and the American Society of Retinal Specialists. Dr Wu has been invited to speak at several international meetings like the American Academy of Ophthalmology Retina Subspecialty Day and the Vail Vitrectomy Meeting.
Education & Training
National Retina InstituteFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1996 - 1998
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1996
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1992- Cornell UniversityB.A., Biological Sciences, Chemistry With Disctinction in all Subjects, 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1996 - 2019
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Senior Achievement Award AAO, 2013
- International Schoar Award AAO, 2013
- Senior Honor Award Greek Vitreoretinal Society, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correspondence on: Efficacy and safety of subthreshold micropulse laser compared with threshold conventional laser in central serous chorioretinopathy.Lihteh Wu, Jose A. Roca
Eye. 2021-11-01 - 10 citationsPneumatic retinopexy: an updateChyong-Yng Huang, Mia Mikowski, Lihteh Wu
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Fur Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie. 2021-10-12 - 3 citationsRisk of Posterior Capsular Rupture during Phacoemulsification in Patients with the History of Anti-VEGF Intravitreal Injections: Results from the Pan-American Collabor...Raul Velez-Montoya, Idaira Sanchez-Santos, Mauricio Galvan-Chavez, Lihteh Wu, J. Fernando Arevalo
Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021-10-11
Journal Articles
- Multimodality Imaging in Macular Telangiectasia 2: A Clue to Its PathogenesisWu L, Ind J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2015
- Effect of Lens Status in the Surgical Success of 23 Gauge Primary Vitrectomy for the Management of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: the Pan American Collaborative Re...Caiado RR, Magalhaes O Jr, Badaro E, Maia A, Novais EA, Stefanini FR, Navarro RM, Arevalo JF, Wu L, Moraes N, Farah ME, Maia M, Retina, 1/1/2015
- Small-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Management of Symptomatic Posterior Vitreous Detachment After Phacoemulsification and Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantatio...Navarro R, Machado L, Maia Jr O, Wu L, Farah ME, Magalhaes Jr O, Arevalo JF, Maia M, J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Ocular ToxoplasmosisWu L, Evans T, Garcia R, Emedicine from WebMD
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic707.htm
1/27/2009 - Intraocular Lens DislocationWu L, Evans T, Garcia R, Emedicine from WebMD
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic392.htm
1/25/2009 - Choroidal NeovascularizationWu L, Evans T, Emedicine from WebMD
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic534.htm
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Press Mentions
Research Limited on Role of Combination Therapy for CRVO-Related MEFebruary 23rd, 2017
Treatment of Acute LeukemiasOctober 5th, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Macula SocietyMember
- Retina SocietyMember
- Club Jules GoninMember
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese, Spanish
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