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Sabrina Mukhtar, MD, MPH

  • Director, Dry Eye Center of Excellence
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Sabrina Mukhtar, MD MPH, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh with a specific interest in refractive surgery, cornea and ocular surface disease. She obtained her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University SOM and completed her residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) where she served as chief resident. She stayed at UPMC to complete her Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship.

Apart from a scholarly and clinical focus on dry eye, she routinely performs cataract, corneal, and refractive surgery. She currently is the Director of the Dry Eye Center of Excellence at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Division

    Education & Training

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Residency, Chief Resident
  • University of Pittsburgh, MPH
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, MD
  • University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor's in Public Health
Representative Publications

Effects of systemic targeted immunosuppressive therapy on ocular surface. Mukhtar S, Jhanji V. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2022 Jul 1;33(4):311-317. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000860.

A chronic eyelid lesion in a child: multi-disciplinary approach to diagnosis, treatment and management of a highly atypical histiocytic lesion. Ramgopal A, Segal J, Mukhtar S, Yu J, Picarsic J, Tersak JM, Allen SW. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Mar;39(2):180-186. doi: 10.1080/08880018.2021.1960657. Epub 2021 Aug 11.

The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography as an Intraoperative Adjunct of Oculoplastic Surgery. Mukhtar S, Yu J. Dev Ophthalmol. 2021;61:32-39. doi: 10.1159/000511820. Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Microbiological evaluation of corneal and contact lens cultures in contact lens-associated bacterial keratitis. Mukhtar S, Atta S, Durrani A, Perera C, Kowalski R, Jhanji V. Br J Ophthalmol. 2022 May;106(5):600-604. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-317832. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Author Response: Letter to the Editor of JOG Regarding "Damage to Another Single Use, One Mirror Trabeculoplasty Lens During Routine Selective Laser Trabeculoplasy". Mukhtar S, Shazly TA. J Glaucoma. 2021 Feb 1;30(2):e27-e28. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001715.

Full list of publications

Research Interests

Dry eye