About My Research
Center/Research Area Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Luo performs clinic research in oGvHD and cataracts. She is one of the core ophthalmology teaching faculty at Mass Eye and Ear. She also directs Project Gafas, an international humanitarian outreach program at Mass Eye and Ear.
Education
1995: BS, Biochemistry, Nanjing University, China
1998: MS, Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, China
2001: MS, Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2007: MD/PhD, Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Postgraduate Training
2008: Internships, Medicine, Brigham and Women’s University
2011: Residency, Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
2012: Fellowship, Cornea, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Academic Appointments
2012-2021: Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
2021-Present: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Cornea Society
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
New England Ophthalmological Society
Honors
2018: Nominated, Dean's Community Service Award, Harvard Medical School
2009: First prize, Hech Award for Resident and Fellow Posters, New England Ophthalmological Society
- Successful Management of Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy with Intrastromal Antibiotic Injections. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2022; 2022:5830617.
- Active Learning to Characterize the Full Contrast Sensitivity Function in Cataracts. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022; 16:3109-3118.
- Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease Underdiagnosis: A Survey Study. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022; 16:1419-1426.
- Scleral Lens and Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem Utilization in Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Survey Study. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021; 15:4829-4838.
- National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: IV. The 2020 Highly morbid forms report. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 10; 27(10):817-835.
- Novel Method to Determine Target Refraction in Cataract Surgery for Patients Dependent on Therapeutic Scleral Lenses. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 Jun 01; 47(6):352-355.
- National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: IIa. The 2020 Clinical Implementation and Early Diagnosis Working Group Report. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 07; 27(7):545-557.
- Efficacy and Safety of 1% Progesterone Gel to the Forehead for Ocular Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 05; 27(5):433.e1-433.e8.
- Targeted steroid ointment application to the lid margins in ocular graft-versus-host disease associated blepharitis treatment. Ocul Surf. 2021 07; 21:348-350.
- Does having children earlier help you see things more clearly? Menopause. 2017 09; 24(9):994-995.
- Primary implantation of type I Boston keratoprosthesis in nonautoimmune corneal diseases. Cornea. 2015 Mar; 34(3):264-70.
- Current and potential applications of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in contact lens fitting. Semin Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep-Nov; 27(5-6):133-7.
- Nonantibiotic therapy in the management of bacterial keratitis. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2011; 51(4):157-66.
- Levels of vascular endothelial growth factor-A165b (VEGF-A165b) are elevated in experimental glaucoma. Mol Vis. 2008 Aug 18; 14:1517-24.
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