Pediatrics
Research and scholarly activities have been an integral component of Dr. Couser’s career path. Dr. Couser is one of only a few individuals in the country board certified in both ophthalmology and clinical genetics, and has been the principal investigator on eight clinical trial/IRB studies and a co-investigator on others. He has participated with nine national committees/advisory panels including serving on a writing committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Advisory Panel, a grant review panelist for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Eye Institute (NEI) and serves as the Vice Chair for the Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee for the American College of Medial Genetics and Genomics. Dr. Couser has been credited with over 100 book chapter, journal article and abstract publications, and has presented numerous invited lectures. He has special research interests in visual problems in school-aged children, pediatric instrument-based vision screening in the preschool population, and genetic eye diseases including rare inherited disorders affecting the eyes. Recent IRB studies include:.
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