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Melinda Chang
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North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS): Best Fellow Abstract Award, 2017
Heed: Heed Ophthalmic Fellow, 2016
ARVO National Eye Institute: Travel Grant, 2016
Stein Eye Institute: Excellence in Research Award, 2015-2017
AOA: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Validity and reliability of eye tracking for visual acuity assessment in children with cortical visual impairmentJ AAPOS. 2021 12; 25(6):334. e1-334. e5. . View in PubMed
Ophthalmologic characteristics and outcomes of children with cortical visual impairment and cerebral palsyJ AAPOS. 2021 08; 25(4):223. e1-223. e6. . View in PubMed
Ophthalmologic disorders and risk factors in children with autism spectrum disorderJ AAPOS. 2019 12; 23(6):337. e1-337. e6. . View in PubMed
Reply Ophthalmology. 2023 Aug; 130(8):e30. . View in PubMed
Surgical Treatments to Improve Visual Acuity in Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2023 03; 130(3):331-344. . View in PubMed
Characteristics and Outcomes of Idiopathic and Non-idiopathic Ocular Motor Apraxia in Children J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2022 Sep-Oct; 59(5):326-331. . View in PubMed
Neovascularization of the optic disc and peripheral retinal ischemia in a child with a novel variant in ALMS1 (Alström syndrome) Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jun; 26:101506. . View in PubMed
Effectiveness of Laser Refractive Surgery to Address Anisometropic Amblyogenic Refractive Error in Children: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2022 11; 129(11):1323-1331. . View in PubMed
Adjustable Sutures in the Treatment of Strabismus: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2022 01; 129(1):100-109. . View in PubMed
Increase in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome Emergency Department Visits, Inpatient Admissions, and Surgeries During the COVID-19 Pandemic J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 03 01; 42(1):e87-e92. . View in PubMed
Evaluation of Streamed Hardware-to-Software Telemedicine Strabismus Consultations Utilizing Video Glasses Clin Ophthalmol. 2022; 16:3927-3933. . View in PubMed
Etiology and Outcomes of Acquired Pediatric Sixth Nerve Palsies J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 03 01; 42(1):e254-e259. . View in PubMed
Prospective Cross-Sectional Study of Repeatability of Peripapillary Capillary Density Measurement Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Eyes With Optic Nerve and Retinal Vascular Pathology J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 03 01; 42(1):73-78. . View in PubMed
Delayed Diagnosis of Childhood-Onset Huntington Disease in an 8-Year-Old Boy With Ocular Motor Apraxia J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 Dec 16. . View in PubMed
Home- and Office-Based Vergence and Accommodative Therapies for Treatment of Convergence Insufficiency in Children and Young Adults: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2021 12; 128(12):1756-1765. . View in PubMed
Botulinum Toxin Injection for the Treatment of Strabismus: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2021 12; 128(12):1766-1776. . View in PubMed
Paroxysmal tonic upgaze (PTU) associated with CACNA1A mutation and gross motor delayJ AAPOS. 2021 12; 25(6):353-353. e1. . View in PubMed
Office- or Facility-Based Probing for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2021 06; 128(6):920-927. . View in PubMed
Prevalence of Ophthalmologic Diagnoses in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Optum Dataset: APopulation-Based Study Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 01; 221:147-153. . View in PubMed
Methods of visual assessment in children with cortical visual impairment Curr Opin Neurol. 2021 02 01; 34(1):89-96. . View in PubMed
Cortical Visual Impairment Treated by Plasmapheresis in a Child With Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 03 01; 41(1):e66-e68. . View in PubMed
Advances in the evaluation and management of cortical/cerebral visual impairment in children Surv Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 65(6):708-724. . View in PubMed
Compartmental Strabismus J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2020 Jul-Sep; 70(3):71-78. . View in PubMed
Imaging Methods for Differentiating Pediatric Papilledema from Pseudopapilledema: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology. 2020 10; 127(10):1416-1423. . View in PubMed
Review of Cohort Studies: A Companion Article to Malmqvist et al "Progression Over 5 Years of Prelaminar Hyperreflective Lines to Optic Disc Drusen in the Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000 Eye Study" J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 09; 40(3):286-291. . View in PubMed
Papilledema Treated by Cranial Expansion in a 5-Year-Old Boy with Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome Ophthalmology. 2019 11; 126(11):1579. . View in PubMed
Innovative techniques for the treatment of adult strabismus J AAPOS. 2019 06; 23(3):132-139. . View in PubMed
Risk Factors for Fellow Eye Involvement in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 06; 39(2):147-152. . View in PubMed
Reply Ophthalmology. 2018 09; 125(9):e63. . View in PubMed
Reply Ophthalmology. 2018 03; 125(3):e24. . View in PubMed
Necrotizing Tenon's capsule infection in a lymphopenic Down syndrome patient following strabismus surgery J AAPOS. 2017 Aug; 21(4):333-335. . View in PubMed
Inferior Rectus Transposition: A Novel Procedure for Abducens Palsy Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 May; 177:126-130. . View in PubMed
Deformation of Optic Nerve Head and Peripapillary Tissues by Horizontal Duction Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb; 174:85-94. . View in PubMed
Accuracy of Diagnostic Imaging Modalities for Classifying Pediatric Eyes as Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema Ophthalmology. 2017 12; 124(12):1839-1848. . View in PubMed
Reply Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 07; 179:210. . View in PubMed
Decreased Binocular Summation in Strabismic Amblyopes and Effect of Strabismus Surgery Strabismus. 2017 06; 25(2):73-80. . View in PubMed
Pediatric Optic Neuritis Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2017 05; 24(2):122-128. . View in PubMed
Aqueous shunts for glaucoma Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 07 28; 7:CD004918. . View in PubMed
Foveal and Peripapillary Vascular Decrement in Migraine With Aura Demonstrated by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 10 01; 58(12):5477-5484. . View in PubMed
Surgical interventions for vertical strabismus in superior oblique palsy Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 11 27; 11:CD012447. . View in PubMed
Optic disk drusen in children Surv Ophthalmol. 2016 Nov - Dec; 61(6):745-758. . View in PubMed
Surgery for superior oblique tendon anteriorization and entrapment following scleral buckleJ AAPOS. 2016 Apr; 20(2):165. e1-2. . View in PubMed
UNTREATED IRIS MELANOMA COMPLICATED BY HYPHEMA AND UNCONTROLLED GLAUCOMA RESPONSIVE TO IODINE-125 BRACHYTHERAPY Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2016; 10(1):44-7. . View in PubMed
Adjustable small-incision selective tenotomy and plication for correction of incomitant vertical strabismus and torsion J AAPOS. 2015 Oct; 19(5):410-6. . View in PubMed
Quality of life in adults with strabismusAm J Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar; 159(3):539-44. e2. . View in PubMed
Comparison of uveal melanoma cytopathologic sample retrieval in trans-scleral versus vitrectomy-assisted transvitreal fine needle aspiration biopsy Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec; 98(12):1654-8. . View in PubMed
Local treatment failure after globe-conserving therapy for choroidal melanoma Br J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul; 97(7):804-11. . View in PubMed
Heterogeneity of monosomy 3 in fine needle aspiration biopsy of choroidal melanoma Mol Vis. 2013; 19:1892-900. . View in PubMed
Intraoperative ultrasonography-guided positioning of iodine 125 plaque brachytherapy in the treatment of choroidal melanoma Ophthalmology. 2012 May; 119(5):1073-7. . View in PubMed
Multi-year follow-up of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in choroidal melanoma Ophthalmology. 2012 Mar; 119(3):606-10. . View in PubMed
As a dual fellowship trained pediatric and neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Chang is committed to providing the highest level of specialty care to children with neurologic and neuro-developmental disorders that affect the eyes. She combines medical and surgical expertise with a translational research program focused on improved understanding and treatment of pediatric neuro-ophthalmologic disorders.
Dr. Chang completed a double bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Kinesiology, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Southern California. She earned her medical degree at Washington University in St. Louis, then completed ophthalmology residency and pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at the Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. She concluded her training as the first neuro-ophthalmology fellow at the combined Stein Eye Institute-Doheny Eye Institute at UCLA.
Dr. Chang is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS), and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). She serves as an editor for Cochrane Eyes and Vision, and is a reviewer for numerous journals. She has published in major ophthalmology journals and is the recipient of the prestigious Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship, in addition to institutional and national awards during medical school, residency, and fellowship.
