Ula V Jurkunas MD
Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery
Professor, Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
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243 Charles StMass Eye And Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-573-6897
Fax+1 617-573-4300
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Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
University of Louisville School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001- University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Clinical Trials
- A Multi-Center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Bevacizumab in High-Risk Corneal Transplant Survival Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
- Netarsudil Use After Descemetorhexis Without Endothelial Keratoplasty Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 02
- Targeting Reactive Oxygen Species Production as a Novel Therapeutic in Fuch's Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 16
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidant (MitoQ) and Nontargeted Antioxidant (Idebenone) Mitigate Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Corneal Endothelial Cells.Myriam Böhm, Mohit Parekh, Neha Deshpande, Queenie Cheung, Nathan Shatz
Cornea. 2025-04-01 - Central Cornea Changes on Anterior Segment OCT and In Vivo Confocal Microscopy After Autologous Limbal Epithelial Cell Transplantation.Leyla Yavuz Saricay, Aaron R Kaufman, Lynette K Johns, Jia Yin, Lassana Samarakoon
Cornea. 2025-03-28 - 1 citationsCultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell (CALEC) transplantation for limbal tem cell deficiency: a phase I/II clinical trial of the first xenobiotic-free, serum-fr...Ula V Jurkunas, Aaron R Kaufman, Jia Yin, Allison Ayala, Maureen Maguire
Nature Communications. 2025-03-04
Journal Articles
- Association of Α-melanocyte–Stimulating Hormone with Corneal Endothelial Cell Survival During Oxidative Stress and Inflammation-Induced Cell Loss in Donor TissueUla V Jurkunas, Jia Yin, Reza Dana, JAMA Ophthalmology
- A Patient with Glaucoma with Corneal EdemaUla Jurkunas, James Chodosh, JAMA Ophthalmology
- Association of the Gutta-Induced Microenvironment with Corneal Endothelial Cell Behavior and Demise in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal DystrophyFrancis W Price, Ula V Jurkunas, JAMA
Authored Content
- A Patient with Glaucoma with Corneal EdemaJune 2020
Press Mentions
Stem Cell Transplant Restores Vision in Patient Who Was Blinded in Left Eye After InjuryApril 9th, 2025- Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Corneal InjuriesMarch 11th, 2025
- Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Corneal Damage in TrialMarch 6th, 2025
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Grant Support
- Role of Oxidative Stress in Pathogenesis of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal DystrophySCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE2010–2029
- 33rd Biennial Cornea ConferenceSCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE2024–2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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