PennyAsbellMD

Ophthalmology • Memphis, TN

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Professor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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Office
930 Madison Avenue
Ste. 200
Memphis, TN 38163
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Education & Training

Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1982
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 1976 - 1980
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1976 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
LA State Medical License 1980 - 2005
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Soothe Versus Refresh
Completed
Phase 4
Dry Eye Assessment and Management: Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Systane Ultra Versus Maxidex Versus Saline Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
Safety and Effectiveness of Corneal Crosslinking (CXL): Keratoconus and Post-Refractive Ectasia Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Unknown status
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Two-Year Progression of Dry Eye Disease in Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study.
Guo, M., Yu, Y., Ying, G., Lee, D., Bunya, V., Asbell, P.> ;Cornea. 2024 Feb 22
Association of Systemic Markers of Inflammation with Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease and Sjogren's Syndrome in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM©) Study.
Hashemi, M., Ambrus, J., Shukla, A., Zhu, D., Ying, G., , Asbell, P.> ;Current Eye Research. 2024 Feb 12
Association between systemic medication use and severity of dry eye signs and symptoms in the DRy eye assessment and management (DREAM) study.
Diaz, G., Michelle Guo, Gabriela M Diaz, Yinxi Yu, Chandani A Patel, John T Farrar, Penny A Asbell, Gui-Shuang Ying> ;The Ocular Surface. 2024 Feb 1
A latent profile analysis of tear cytokines and their association with severity of dry eye disease in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) study.
Chen, Y., Mallem, K., Ying, G., Asbell, P.> ;Scientific Reports. 2024 Jan 4
1 citations
Association of Tear Cytokine Ratios with Symptoms and Signs of Dry Eye Disease: Biomarker Data from the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study.
Cindy S Zhao, Yineng Chen, Gui-Shuang Ying, Penny A Asbell> ;Current Eye Research. 2024 Jan 1
1 citations
Association of Ocular Surface Immune Cells With Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study.
Eric J Kuklinski, Yinxi Yu, Gui-Shuang Ying, Penny A Asbell> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2023 Sep 1
2 citations
Antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens isolated from the conjunctiva in the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular micRoorganisms (ARMOR) surveillance study ...
Penny A Asbell, Christine M Sanfilippo, Heleen H DeCory> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2024 Jan 1
Association of Dry Eye Symptoms and Signs in Patients with Dry Eye Disease.
Andrew Tawfik, Maxwell Pistilli, Maureen G Maguire, Yineng Chen, Yinxi Yu, Jack V Greiner, Penny A Asbell, Gui-Shuang Ying> ;Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2023 Aug 17
1 citations
Age Associations with Dry Eye Clinical Signs and Symptoms in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study.
Megan Zhao, Yinxi Yu, Gui-Shuang Ying, Penny A Asbell, Vatinee Y Bunya> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2023 Jun 1
19 citations
TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface.
Monica Alves, Penny Asbell, Murat Dogru, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Arturo Grau, Darren Gregory, Dong Hyun Kim, Maria Cecilia Marini, William Ngo, Anna Nowinska, Ian J Sald...> ;The Ocular Surface. 2023 Jul 1
5 citations
Association of Tear Cytokine Concentrations with Symptoms and Signs of Dry Eye Disease: Baseline Data from the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study.
Neeta S Roy, Yi Wei, Gui-Shuang Ying, Maureen G Maguire, Penny A Asbell> ;Current Eye Research. 2023 Apr 1
7 citations
Association of Tear Osmolarity With Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study.
Jack V Greiner, Gui-Shuang Ying, Maxwell Pistilli, Maureen G Maguire, Penny A Asbell> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2023 Jan 3
Reply.
Marko Oydanich, Eric Kuklinski, Penny A Asbell> ;Cornea. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Sex-related differences and hormonal effects in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) study.
Megan Zhao, Yinxi Yu, Neeta S Roy, Gui-Shuang Ying, Penny Asbell, Vatinee Y Bunya> ;The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Dec 18
3 citations
Dry Eye Subtypes in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study: A Latent Profile Analysis.
Penny A Asbell, Roni M Shtein, Gui-Shuang Ying, , Yu, K.> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2022 Nov 1
9 citations
Lirentelimab for severe and chronic forms of allergic conjunctivitis.
Stephen D Anesi, Joseph Tauber, Quan Dong Nguyen, Peter Chang, Gregg J Berdy, Charles C Lin, David S Chu, H Terry Levine, Andrew D Fernandez, Neeta Roy, Penny A Asbell...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
Emerging therapies targeting eosinophil-mediated inflammation in chronic allergic conjunctivitis.
Andrew Fernandez, Penny Asbell, Neeta Roy> ;The Ocular Surface. 2022 Oct 1
7 citations
Assessing the Quality, Reliability, and Readability of Online Information on Dry Eye Disease.
Marko Oydanich, Eric Kuklinski, Penny A Asbell> ;Cornea. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Another Disappointment for ω-3 Fatty Acid and Dry Eye Disease.
Penny A Asbell, Maureen G Maguire> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2022 Jul 1
6 citations
Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from the aqueous and vitreous humour in the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular micRoorganisms (ARMOR)...
Penny A Asbell, Christine M Sanfilippo, Francis S Mah> ;Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2022 Jun 1
22 citations
A Systematic Review of Multi-decade Antibiotic Resistance Data for Ocular Bacterial Pathogens in the United States.
Paulo J M Bispo, Daniel F Sahm, Penny A Asbell> ;Ophthalmology and Therapy. 2022 Apr 1
23 citations
Association Between Depression and Severity of Dry Eye Symptoms, Signs, and Inflammatory Markers in the DREAM Study.
Yi Zhou, James Murrough, Yinxi Yu, Neeta Roy, Rony Sayegh, Penny Asbell, Maureen G Maguire, Gui-Shuang Ying> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2022 Apr 1
9 citations
In Vitro Antibiotic Resistance among Bacteria from the Cornea in the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular MicRoorganisms Surveillance Study.
Randall K. Thomas, Ron Melton, Patrick M. Vollmer, Penny A. Asbell> ;Optometry and Vision Science. 2021 Sep 10
11 citations
Correlation of Measures From the OCULUS Keratograph and Clinical Assessments of Dry Eye Disease in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study.
John E Sutphin, Gui-Shuang Ying, Vatinee Y Bunya, Yinxi Yu, Meng C Lin, Kathleen McWilliams, Elizabeth Schmucker, Eric Kuklinski, Penny A. Asbell, Maureen G. Maguire, ...> ;Cornea. 2021 Jul 22
33 citations
Systemic Conditions Associated with Severity of Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study
Vatinee Y Bunya, Maureen G. Maguire, Penny A. Asbell, Gui-Shuang Ying, Dry Eye Assessment> ;Ophthalmology. 2021 Mar 27
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Press Mentions

Eye Experts Weigh in on Artificial Tears in Midst of Infectious OutbreakMarch 2nd, 2023
8 Things Your Eye Boogers Can Reveal About Your HealthOctober 14th, 2019
Reserve Judgment on DREAM Study ResultsMay 2nd, 2018
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