Professor
John P. Whitcher Endowed
Professorship in Ophthalmology
Education:
- Columbia University, MD
- Columbia University, MPH
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Transitional Internship
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Resident, Ophthalmology
- Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Cornea and Uveitis
Dr. Jeremy Keenan is a cornea and uveitis specialist and the Director of International Programs at the Proctor Foundation. He is part of the Proctor teams conducting randomized trials investigating trachoma elimination strategies (Ethiopia and Peru), community-based mass vision screening (Nepal), and treatments for acanthamoeba keratitis (several sites throughout the world).
Link to Dr Keenan’s Research:
Current research funded by the National Eye Institute:
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene [WASH] Upgrades for Health in Amhara (WUHA): a cluster-randomized trial in Ethiopia assessing the effectiveness of WASH for trachoma.
Village-Integrated Eye Worker Trial II (VIEW II): a cluster-randomized trial in Nepal assessing the effectiveness of community-based mass telemedicine screening for glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.
mHealth for trachoma: a study in Peru to assess the feasibility and validity of incorporating conjunctival photography, visual acuity assessment, and autorefraction in trachoma surveys.
Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial (PUTT): a multi-site randomized trial assessing the effectiveness of adjunctive topical steroids for acanthamoeba keratitis.
Conjunctival photography for trachoma: a study to determine the best way to analyze conjunctival photographs for trachoma.
For more please visit: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/jeremy.keenan