Vivek R. Patel
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology (Neuro-Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus), Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
B.S., University of Saskatchewan, 1996, Anatomy/Physiology
M.D., University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, 2001
M.D., University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, 2001
Phone: Patient Appointments: (949) 824-2020;
Fax: (949) 824-8580
Fax: (949) 824-8580
University of California, Irvine
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
850 Health Sciences Road
Mail Code: 4375
Irvine, CA 92697
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
850 Health Sciences Road
Mail Code: 4375
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Eye movement disorders, advanced neuroimaging of visual pathways (MRI, fMRI), thyroid eye disease, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, demyelinating disorders
Websites
Awards and Honors
June 2019, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Roski Eye Institute
Mar 2018, Dean’s Faculty Teaching Award, USC Keck School of Medicine
June 2017, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Roski Eye Institute
June 2016, Faculty Teaching Award, LAC + USC Medical Center
2016, Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2016-18, Top Doctors, Pasadena Magazine
July 2015, Peer selected as a “Southern California Rising Star,” Super Doctors
June 2015, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Roski Eye Institute
June 2009, Teacher of the Year Award, Univ. of Ottawa Eye Institute
June 2008, Teacher of the Year Award, Univ. of Wisconsin, Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
June 2007, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Doheny Eye Institute
Mar 2018, Dean’s Faculty Teaching Award, USC Keck School of Medicine
June 2017, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Roski Eye Institute
June 2016, Faculty Teaching Award, LAC + USC Medical Center
2016, Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2016-18, Top Doctors, Pasadena Magazine
July 2015, Peer selected as a “Southern California Rising Star,” Super Doctors
June 2015, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Roski Eye Institute
June 2009, Teacher of the Year Award, Univ. of Ottawa Eye Institute
June 2008, Teacher of the Year Award, Univ. of Wisconsin, Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
June 2007, Teacher of the Year Award, USC Doheny Eye Institute
Short Biography
Board certified in the U.S and Canada, Vivek R. Patel, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and serves as Chief of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. His clinical practice is dedicated to the medical and surgical management of adult strabismus, and the full spectrum of neuro-ophthalmologic disorders. Dr. Patel is an accomplished educator, having served as a Residency and Fellowship Program Director, and has been recognized as Teacher of the Year, 8 times in his career thus far. He is active on national and international levels within the neuro-ophthalmic community and currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neuro-Ophthalmology Section Editor for the American Academy Ophthalmology’s ONE Network, a platform devoted to disseminating current ophthalmologic knowledge internationally. Dr. Patel has extensive experience studying structural and functional changes in the visual pathways following retinal and optic nerve injury, using diffusion tensor tractography and functional MRI techniques, and was funded by the NIH over the past 5 years to delve deeper into this emerging area of neuroscience.
Dr. Patel has been honored as a Visiting Professor 23 times, invited to lecture by departments across the country and internationally in addition to over 70 invited lectureships regionally, nationally and internationally He is the co-author of the 3rd and 4th editions of what is widely considered one of the central textbooks of neuro-ophthalmology (Walsh & Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials). At UCI he is eager to work closely with our faculty and use his experience in education to fully support our collective mission to uphold the highest standards of education and mentorship in academic ophthalmology.
Dr. Patel has been honored as a Visiting Professor 23 times, invited to lecture by departments across the country and internationally in addition to over 70 invited lectureships regionally, nationally and internationally He is the co-author of the 3rd and 4th editions of what is widely considered one of the central textbooks of neuro-ophthalmology (Walsh & Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials). At UCI he is eager to work closely with our faculty and use his experience in education to fully support our collective mission to uphold the highest standards of education and mentorship in academic ophthalmology.
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Patel VR, Bowen RC. Pathological laughter and obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with affective illnesses. Can J Psychiatry. 2000 Jun;45(5):489. PMID: 10900530. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674370004500525
Midha R, Noble J, Patel V, Ho PH, Munro CA, Szalai JP. Prospective analysis of relationships of outcome measures for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Can J Neurol Sci. 2001 Aug;28(3):239-44. PMID: 11513343. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100001396
Shelhamer M, Peng GC, Ramat S, Patel V. Context-specific adaptation of the gain of the oculomotor response to lateral translation using roll and pitch head tilts as contexts. Exp Brain Res. 2002 Oct;146(3):388-93. Epub 2002 Aug 22. PMID: 12232696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-002-1235-1
Sadun AA & Patel VR. Neuroophthalmology. Neurosurgical Focus, 2007 23(5), I. https://doi.org/10.3171/FOC-07/11/EIntro
Quigley MG, Patel V, Dubé P, Wittich W, Harasymowycz P. Comparing optic nerve-head-size measurements by the heidelberg retina tomograph with fundus photography performed with a novel focusing technique. J Glaucoma. 2008 Sep;17(6):480-3. PMID: 18794684. https://doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0b013e31816224ec
Johnson D, Patel VR. Atypical central serous chorioretinopathy with peripapillary subretinal fluid suggesting an optic neuropathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2009 Jun;29(2):155-6. Erratum in: J Neuroophthalmol. 2011 Dec;31(4):397. Patel, Vivek R [added]. PMID: 19491645. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181989ebf
Bussière M, Falero R, Nicolle D, Proulx A, Patel V, Pelz D. Unilateral transverse sinus stenting of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Apr;31(4):645-50. Epub 2009 Nov 26. PMID: 19942702; PMCID: PMC7964205. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1890
Al-Abri M, Britton WA, Manusow JS, Brownstein S, Patel V, Hurley B, Agapitos P. Restoration of vision after surgical removal of an intraocular needlefish jaw. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2012 Summer;6(3):298-300. PMID: 25389737. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0b013e318234cd1a
Maralani PJ, Hassanlou M, Torres C, Chakraborty S, Kingstone M, Patel V, Zackon D, Bussière M. Accuracy of brain imaging in the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Clin Radiol. 2012 Jul;67(7):656-63. Epub 2012 Feb 4. PMID: 22309765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2011.12.002
Tang V, Fantaneanu T, Chakraborty S, Patel V, Dowlatshahi D. Intracranial non-occlusive thrombus, and multiple strokes in giant cell arteritis. Can J Neurol Sci. 2012 Jan;39(1):116-7. PMID: 22384510. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100022149
Channa R, Welsbie DS, Patel VR. More than just optic disc swelling. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov;131(11):1477-8. PMID: 24232085. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.7013
Durling B, Toren A, Patel V, Gilberg S, Weis E, Jordan D. Incidence of discordant temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr;49(2):157-61. PMID: 24767221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.12.008
Beh SC, Muthusamy B, Calabresi P, Hart J, Zee D, Patel V, Frohman E. Hiding in plain sight: a closer look at posterior cortical atrophy. Pract Neurol. 2015 Feb;15(1):5-13Epub 2014 Sep 12. PMID: 25216669. https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol - 2014-000883
Patel VR, Zee DS. The cerebellum in eye movement control: nystagmus, coordinate frames and disconjugacy. Eye (Lond). 2015 Feb;29(2):191-5. Epub 2014 Nov 14. Erratum in: Eye (Lond). 2015 Feb;29(2):299. PMID: 25397778; PMCID: PMC4330284.https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2014.271
Jivraj I, Patel V. Treatment of ocular motor palsies. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2015 Mar;17(3):338. PMID: 25694134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11940-015-0338-5
Kontzialis M, Choudhri AF, Patel VR, Subramanian PS, Ishii M, Gallia GL, Aygun N, Blitz AM. High-Resolution 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sixth Cranial Nerve: Anatomic and Pathologic Considerations by Segment. J Neuroophthalmol. 2015 Dec;35(4):412 - 25. PMID: 26576019. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000313
Storey PP, Kim EL, Patel V. Ptosis, Miosis, and Intermittent Esotropia Following Pituitary Adenoma Resection. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug 1;134(8):941 - 2. PMID: 27355788. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.0787
Albreiki D, Al Belushi F, Patel V, Farmer J. When a temporal artery biopsy reveals a diagnosis other than temporal arteritis: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jun;51(3):e108-9. PMID: 27316282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.01.014
Alvin Liu TY, Ravindra Patel V. Unique presentation of anti-GQ1b antibody syndrome. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016 51 (4):e119-e120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.03.006. Letter
Toren A, Weis E, Patel V, Monteith B, Gilberg S, Jordan D. Clinical predictors of positive temporal artery biopsy. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Dec;51(6):476-481. Epub 2016 Oct 1. PMID: 27938961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.05.021
Albreiki D, Gostimir M, Patel V, Farmer J. Concurrent diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a temporal artery biopsy. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017 52 (3):e115-e117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.11.011. Letter
Moysidis SN, Koulisis N, Patel VR, Kashani AH, Rao NA, Humayun MS, Rodger DC. The Second Blind Spot: Small Retinal Vessel Vasculopathy Following Vaccination Against Neisseria Meningitides and Yellow Fever. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017 Winter;11 Suppl 1:S18-S23. PMID: 27599107. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000391
Szymanski L, See KY, Gokoffski K, Barger M, Hu J, Blodget E, Wagle N, Patel V, Gill K, Lerner A, Liu CS. Treatment of multifocal central nervous system AIDS-related Epstein Barr virus-associated malignant myopericytoma with bevacizumab. Radiology of Infectious Diseases. 2017 Sep 1;4(3):121-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrid.2017.08.007
Do JL, Sylvester B, Shahidzadeh A, Wang RK, Chu Z, Patel V, Richter GM. Utility of optical coherence tomography angiography in detecting glaucomatous damage in a uveitic patient with disc congestion: A case report. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2017 Oct 5; 8:78-83. PMID: 29260124; PMCID: PMC5731712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.10.009
Ing EB, Lahaie Luna G, Toren A, Ing R, Chen JJ, Arora N, Torun N, Jakpor OA, Fraser JA, Tyndel FJ, Sundaram AN, Liu X, Lam CT, Patel V, Weis E, Jordan D, Gilberg S, Pagnoux C, Ten Hove M. Multivariable prediction model for suspected giant cell arteritis: development and validation. Clin Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov 22;11:2031 - 2042. PMID: 29200816; PMCID: PMC5703153. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S151385
Weis E, Toren A, Jordan D, Patel V, Gilberg S. Development of a predictive model for temporal artery biopsies. Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec;52(6):599-605. Epub 2017 Jun 28. PMID: 29217029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.04.001
Rayess N, Patel VR. Bilateral Severe Decreased Vision With Normal Examination Findings. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct 1;136(10):1201-1202. PMID: 30073263. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.0485
Miranda-Acuña J, Rivas-Rodríguez E, Levy M, Ansari M, Stone R, Patel V, Amezcua L. Rituximab during pregnancy in neuromyelitis optica: A case report. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2019 Feb 1;6(2):e542. PMID: 30800724; PMCID: PMC6384016. https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000542
Teja S, Patel VR. Ischemic Optic Neuropathies: Diagnosis and Management. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2019 Summer;59(3):39-57. PMID: 31233415.https://doi.org/10.1097/IIO.0000000000000282
Cao JL, Browne AW, Clifford T, Sharma S, Patel V. Intravitreal Silicone Oil Migration Into the Lateral Cerebral Ventricles. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2019 Nov;3(6):466-473. Epub 2019 Sep 25. PMID: 33824937; PMCID: PMC8021092. https://doi.org/10.1177/2474126419875298
Francis CE, Patel VR. Should a Hypercoagulable Work-Up Be Performed on Young Patients with Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy? J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 Dec;39(4):523-528. PMID: 31609846. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000840
Jung EE, Greer C, Patel VR. Vision loss, gaze palsy, and nystagmus in a patient with leukemia. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Aug;78:422-425. Epub 2020 Apr 29. PMID: 32360161.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.04.101
Khurana RN, Patel VR. Paracentral and Cecocentral Scotomas After Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov;219:163-169. Epub 2020 Jul 2. PMID: 32621893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.06.026
Do JL, Patel VR. Branch retinal vein occlusion associated with fingolimod treatment for multiple sclerosis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb;56(1):e21-e22. Epub 2020 Aug 14. PMID: 32805204.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.07.015
Patel VR, Subramanian PS, Fortin E, Carey AR; JNO Technology-Based Content Team. New Initiatives at JNO: Highlighting Technology, Social Media, and Content for Trainees. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep;40(3):285. PMID: 32796284. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001044
Patel VR. Should a Hypercoagulable Workup Be Performed on Young Patients with Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?: Response. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep;40(3):443. PMID: 32349063. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000978
Zhou S, Jones-Lopez EC, Soneji DJ, Azevedo CJ, Patel VR. Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Optic Neuritis and Myelitis in COVID-19. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep;40(3):398-402. PMID: 32604245; PMCID: PMC7382408. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001049
Gokoffski KK, Patel VR. A case of reversible toxic optic neuropathy from tacrolimus (FK506). Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Sep 16;20:100932. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100932. PMID: 33005819; PMCID: PMC7509794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100932
Gokoffski KK, Lifton J, Xu BY, Patel VR. Surgical Outcomes of Transposition Surgery for the Correction of Large-Angle Strabismus. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 Dec 1;41(4): e806-e814. PMID: 34788250. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001372
Stiles NRB, Patel VR, Weiland JD. Multisensory perception in Argus II retinal prosthesis patients: Leveraging auditory-visual mappings to enhance prosthesis outcomes. Vision Res. 2021 May;182:58-68. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33607599; PMCID: PMC7987772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.008
Shen A, Haghighi A, Liang T, Lee OT, Gange W, DeBoer C, Akhter M, Saber MS, Patel VR, Berry JL, Gokoffski KK. Metastatic neuroendocrine tumors mimicking as primary ocular disease. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Feb 15; 26:101425. PMID: 35243162; PMCID: PMC8858882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101425
Stiles NRB, Weiland JD, Patel VR. Visual-tactile shape perception in the visually restored with artificial vision. J Vis. 2022 Feb 1;22(2):14. PMID: 35195673; PMCID: PMC8883179. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.22.2.14
Solomon AM, Patel VR, Francis CE. Factors Affecting Ophthalmology Resident Choice to Pursue Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship Training. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Mar 1;42(1):56-61. Epub 2021 Mar 23. PMID: 33770011. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001239
Nadvar N, Stiles N, Choupan J, Patel V, Ameri H, Shi Y, Liu Z, Jonides J, Weiland J. Sight restoration reverses blindness-induced cross-modal functional connectivity changes between the visual and somatosensory cortex at rest. Front Neurosci. 2022 Sep 23; 16:902866. PMID: 36213743; PMCID: PMC9539921. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.902866
Kupersmith MJ, Fraser CL, Morgenstern R, Miller NR, Levin LA, Jette N; Quark207 NAION Study Group. Ophthalmic and Systemic Factors of Acute Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in the Quark207 Treatment Trial. Ophthalmology. 2024 Jul;131(7):790-802. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.011. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38211825.
Mahadevan A, Yazdanpanah O, Patel V, Benjamin DJ, Kalebasty AR. Ophthalmologic toxicities of antineoplastic agents in genitourinary cancers: Mechanisms, management, and clinical implications. Curr Probl Cancer. 2025 Feb;54:101171. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2024.101171. Epub 2024 Dec 20. PMID: 39708456.
Stiles NRB, Choupan J, Ameri H, Patel VR, Shi Y. Visual Cortical Thickness Increases with Prolonged Artificial Vision Restoration. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jun 27:2024.06.26.24309493. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.26.24309493. PMID: 38978654; PMCID: PMC11230327.
Pre-Publication:
Paul F, Knaack B, Mikolajczak J, Zimmermann H, Patel VR, Reeß L, Bereuter C, Schroeter J, Siebert N, Ruprecht K, Bellmann-Strobl J, Brandt A, Oertel FC. [in press] Central serous chorioretinopathy occurs in high frequency in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, aquaporin 4-antibody seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. In press, J Neuro-Ophthal Feb 2025
TEXTBOOKS & CHAPTER AUTHORSHIP:
In press:
Patel VR, Mechel E. Approach to Optic Neuropathies. In: Friedman NJ (ed.) Decision-Making in Ophthalmology, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-93040-6. Expected Publication Date: 7 August 2025
Hughes K, Patel VR. Facial Nerve Disorders. In: Friedman NJ (ed.) Decision-Making in Ophthalmology, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-93040-6. Expected Publication Date: 7 August 2025
Patel VR. Hemifacial Spasm and Blepharospasm. In: Friedman NJ (ed.) Decision-Making in Ophthalmology, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-93040-6. Expected Publication Date: 7 August 2025
Published:
Patel VR. Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration. In: Tao JP (eds) Efficient Oculofacial Surgery. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-031-63177-1. Published 18 March 2025
Patel VR. Extraocular Muscle Considerations in Lower Eyelid Surgery. In: Tao JP (ed.) Plastic Surgery of the Lower Eyelids. Springer Nature Switzerland, AG, eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36175-3 Published: 07 November 2023
Patel VR. Vertical and horizontal muscle recessions with and without adjustable suture. In: E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 2nd edition, 11 March 2021. ISBN: 978-3-030-53057-0
Patel VR. Hummelsheim Transposition for complete paralytic sixth nerve palsy. E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 11 March 2021. ISBN: 978-3-030-53057-0
Textbook co-author and co-editor. Miller NR, Subramanian PS, Patel VR. Walsh and Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials 4th Edition. October 2020. Wolters-Kluwer
Gokoffski KK, Patel VR. Neurogenic Ptosis: Evaluation and Management. Burnstine M, Dresner D, Samimi D, Merritt, H (Eds.) Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face: Eyelid Ptosis, Dermatochalasis, and Eyebrow Ptosis. Thieme. 1st edition, 2019.
Gokoffski KK, Patel VR. Common Optic Neuropathies. Prajna, NK (Ed-in-chief). Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, 3rd edition. Jaypee Brothers, 2018
Patel VR. Hummelsheim. Transposition for complete paralytic sixth nerve palsy. E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 1st edition, 2017
Patel VR. Thyroid Eye Disease (vertical and horizontal muscle recessions with and without adjustable suture) E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 1st edition, 2017
Textbook co-author and co-editor Miller NR, Subramanian PS, Patel VR. Walsh and Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials 3rd Edition. LWW.. August. 2015
Patel VR What is currently recommended for the treatment of Herpes Zoster involving the face and eyelids? Kersten RC, McCulley TJ, eds. Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition, 2015
Sadun AA, Patel VR. Differentiating Optic Nerve from Macular disease. Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology 3rd Edition.2008 Mosby Inc.
Sadun AA., Patel VR. Hereditary, Nutritional and Toxic Optic Neuropathies. Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology 3rd Edition.2008 Mosby Inc
Patel VR, Bowen RC. Pathological laughter and obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with affective illnesses. Can J Psychiatry. 2000 Jun;45(5):489. PMID: 10900530. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674370004500525
Midha R, Noble J, Patel V, Ho PH, Munro CA, Szalai JP. Prospective analysis of relationships of outcome measures for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Can J Neurol Sci. 2001 Aug;28(3):239-44. PMID: 11513343. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100001396
Shelhamer M, Peng GC, Ramat S, Patel V. Context-specific adaptation of the gain of the oculomotor response to lateral translation using roll and pitch head tilts as contexts. Exp Brain Res. 2002 Oct;146(3):388-93. Epub 2002 Aug 22. PMID: 12232696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-002-1235-1
Sadun AA & Patel VR. Neuroophthalmology. Neurosurgical Focus, 2007 23(5), I. https://doi.org/10.3171/FOC-07/11/EIntro
Quigley MG, Patel V, Dubé P, Wittich W, Harasymowycz P. Comparing optic nerve-head-size measurements by the heidelberg retina tomograph with fundus photography performed with a novel focusing technique. J Glaucoma. 2008 Sep;17(6):480-3. PMID: 18794684. https://doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0b013e31816224ec
Johnson D, Patel VR. Atypical central serous chorioretinopathy with peripapillary subretinal fluid suggesting an optic neuropathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2009 Jun;29(2):155-6. Erratum in: J Neuroophthalmol. 2011 Dec;31(4):397. Patel, Vivek R [added]. PMID: 19491645. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181989ebf
Bussière M, Falero R, Nicolle D, Proulx A, Patel V, Pelz D. Unilateral transverse sinus stenting of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Apr;31(4):645-50. Epub 2009 Nov 26. PMID: 19942702; PMCID: PMC7964205. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1890
Al-Abri M, Britton WA, Manusow JS, Brownstein S, Patel V, Hurley B, Agapitos P. Restoration of vision after surgical removal of an intraocular needlefish jaw. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2012 Summer;6(3):298-300. PMID: 25389737. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0b013e318234cd1a
Maralani PJ, Hassanlou M, Torres C, Chakraborty S, Kingstone M, Patel V, Zackon D, Bussière M. Accuracy of brain imaging in the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Clin Radiol. 2012 Jul;67(7):656-63. Epub 2012 Feb 4. PMID: 22309765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2011.12.002
Tang V, Fantaneanu T, Chakraborty S, Patel V, Dowlatshahi D. Intracranial non-occlusive thrombus, and multiple strokes in giant cell arteritis. Can J Neurol Sci. 2012 Jan;39(1):116-7. PMID: 22384510. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100022149
Channa R, Welsbie DS, Patel VR. More than just optic disc swelling. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov;131(11):1477-8. PMID: 24232085. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.7013
Durling B, Toren A, Patel V, Gilberg S, Weis E, Jordan D. Incidence of discordant temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr;49(2):157-61. PMID: 24767221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.12.008
Beh SC, Muthusamy B, Calabresi P, Hart J, Zee D, Patel V, Frohman E. Hiding in plain sight: a closer look at posterior cortical atrophy. Pract Neurol. 2015 Feb;15(1):5-13Epub 2014 Sep 12. PMID: 25216669. https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol - 2014-000883
Patel VR, Zee DS. The cerebellum in eye movement control: nystagmus, coordinate frames and disconjugacy. Eye (Lond). 2015 Feb;29(2):191-5. Epub 2014 Nov 14. Erratum in: Eye (Lond). 2015 Feb;29(2):299. PMID: 25397778; PMCID: PMC4330284.https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2014.271
Jivraj I, Patel V. Treatment of ocular motor palsies. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2015 Mar;17(3):338. PMID: 25694134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11940-015-0338-5
Kontzialis M, Choudhri AF, Patel VR, Subramanian PS, Ishii M, Gallia GL, Aygun N, Blitz AM. High-Resolution 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sixth Cranial Nerve: Anatomic and Pathologic Considerations by Segment. J Neuroophthalmol. 2015 Dec;35(4):412 - 25. PMID: 26576019. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000313
Storey PP, Kim EL, Patel V. Ptosis, Miosis, and Intermittent Esotropia Following Pituitary Adenoma Resection. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug 1;134(8):941 - 2. PMID: 27355788. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.0787
Albreiki D, Al Belushi F, Patel V, Farmer J. When a temporal artery biopsy reveals a diagnosis other than temporal arteritis: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jun;51(3):e108-9. PMID: 27316282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.01.014
Alvin Liu TY, Ravindra Patel V. Unique presentation of anti-GQ1b antibody syndrome. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016 51 (4):e119-e120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.03.006. Letter
Toren A, Weis E, Patel V, Monteith B, Gilberg S, Jordan D. Clinical predictors of positive temporal artery biopsy. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Dec;51(6):476-481. Epub 2016 Oct 1. PMID: 27938961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.05.021
Albreiki D, Gostimir M, Patel V, Farmer J. Concurrent diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a temporal artery biopsy. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017 52 (3):e115-e117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.11.011. Letter
Moysidis SN, Koulisis N, Patel VR, Kashani AH, Rao NA, Humayun MS, Rodger DC. The Second Blind Spot: Small Retinal Vessel Vasculopathy Following Vaccination Against Neisseria Meningitides and Yellow Fever. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017 Winter;11 Suppl 1:S18-S23. PMID: 27599107. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000391
Szymanski L, See KY, Gokoffski K, Barger M, Hu J, Blodget E, Wagle N, Patel V, Gill K, Lerner A, Liu CS. Treatment of multifocal central nervous system AIDS-related Epstein Barr virus-associated malignant myopericytoma with bevacizumab. Radiology of Infectious Diseases. 2017 Sep 1;4(3):121-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrid.2017.08.007
Do JL, Sylvester B, Shahidzadeh A, Wang RK, Chu Z, Patel V, Richter GM. Utility of optical coherence tomography angiography in detecting glaucomatous damage in a uveitic patient with disc congestion: A case report. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2017 Oct 5; 8:78-83. PMID: 29260124; PMCID: PMC5731712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.10.009
Ing EB, Lahaie Luna G, Toren A, Ing R, Chen JJ, Arora N, Torun N, Jakpor OA, Fraser JA, Tyndel FJ, Sundaram AN, Liu X, Lam CT, Patel V, Weis E, Jordan D, Gilberg S, Pagnoux C, Ten Hove M. Multivariable prediction model for suspected giant cell arteritis: development and validation. Clin Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov 22;11:2031 - 2042. PMID: 29200816; PMCID: PMC5703153. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S151385
Weis E, Toren A, Jordan D, Patel V, Gilberg S. Development of a predictive model for temporal artery biopsies. Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec;52(6):599-605. Epub 2017 Jun 28. PMID: 29217029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.04.001
Rayess N, Patel VR. Bilateral Severe Decreased Vision With Normal Examination Findings. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct 1;136(10):1201-1202. PMID: 30073263. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.0485
Miranda-Acuña J, Rivas-Rodríguez E, Levy M, Ansari M, Stone R, Patel V, Amezcua L. Rituximab during pregnancy in neuromyelitis optica: A case report. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2019 Feb 1;6(2):e542. PMID: 30800724; PMCID: PMC6384016. https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000542
Teja S, Patel VR. Ischemic Optic Neuropathies: Diagnosis and Management. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2019 Summer;59(3):39-57. PMID: 31233415.https://doi.org/10.1097/IIO.0000000000000282
Cao JL, Browne AW, Clifford T, Sharma S, Patel V. Intravitreal Silicone Oil Migration Into the Lateral Cerebral Ventricles. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2019 Nov;3(6):466-473. Epub 2019 Sep 25. PMID: 33824937; PMCID: PMC8021092. https://doi.org/10.1177/2474126419875298
Francis CE, Patel VR. Should a Hypercoagulable Work-Up Be Performed on Young Patients with Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy? J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 Dec;39(4):523-528. PMID: 31609846. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000840
Jung EE, Greer C, Patel VR. Vision loss, gaze palsy, and nystagmus in a patient with leukemia. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Aug;78:422-425. Epub 2020 Apr 29. PMID: 32360161.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.04.101
Khurana RN, Patel VR. Paracentral and Cecocentral Scotomas After Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov;219:163-169. Epub 2020 Jul 2. PMID: 32621893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.06.026
Do JL, Patel VR. Branch retinal vein occlusion associated with fingolimod treatment for multiple sclerosis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb;56(1):e21-e22. Epub 2020 Aug 14. PMID: 32805204.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.07.015
Patel VR, Subramanian PS, Fortin E, Carey AR; JNO Technology-Based Content Team. New Initiatives at JNO: Highlighting Technology, Social Media, and Content for Trainees. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep;40(3):285. PMID: 32796284. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001044
Patel VR. Should a Hypercoagulable Workup Be Performed on Young Patients with Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?: Response. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep;40(3):443. PMID: 32349063. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000978
Zhou S, Jones-Lopez EC, Soneji DJ, Azevedo CJ, Patel VR. Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Optic Neuritis and Myelitis in COVID-19. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep;40(3):398-402. PMID: 32604245; PMCID: PMC7382408. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001049
Gokoffski KK, Patel VR. A case of reversible toxic optic neuropathy from tacrolimus (FK506). Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Sep 16;20:100932. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100932. PMID: 33005819; PMCID: PMC7509794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100932
Gokoffski KK, Lifton J, Xu BY, Patel VR. Surgical Outcomes of Transposition Surgery for the Correction of Large-Angle Strabismus. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 Dec 1;41(4): e806-e814. PMID: 34788250. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001372
Stiles NRB, Patel VR, Weiland JD. Multisensory perception in Argus II retinal prosthesis patients: Leveraging auditory-visual mappings to enhance prosthesis outcomes. Vision Res. 2021 May;182:58-68. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33607599; PMCID: PMC7987772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.008
Shen A, Haghighi A, Liang T, Lee OT, Gange W, DeBoer C, Akhter M, Saber MS, Patel VR, Berry JL, Gokoffski KK. Metastatic neuroendocrine tumors mimicking as primary ocular disease. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Feb 15; 26:101425. PMID: 35243162; PMCID: PMC8858882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101425
Stiles NRB, Weiland JD, Patel VR. Visual-tactile shape perception in the visually restored with artificial vision. J Vis. 2022 Feb 1;22(2):14. PMID: 35195673; PMCID: PMC8883179. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.22.2.14
Solomon AM, Patel VR, Francis CE. Factors Affecting Ophthalmology Resident Choice to Pursue Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship Training. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Mar 1;42(1):56-61. Epub 2021 Mar 23. PMID: 33770011. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001239
Nadvar N, Stiles N, Choupan J, Patel V, Ameri H, Shi Y, Liu Z, Jonides J, Weiland J. Sight restoration reverses blindness-induced cross-modal functional connectivity changes between the visual and somatosensory cortex at rest. Front Neurosci. 2022 Sep 23; 16:902866. PMID: 36213743; PMCID: PMC9539921. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.902866
Kupersmith MJ, Fraser CL, Morgenstern R, Miller NR, Levin LA, Jette N; Quark207 NAION Study Group. Ophthalmic and Systemic Factors of Acute Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in the Quark207 Treatment Trial. Ophthalmology. 2024 Jul;131(7):790-802. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.011. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38211825.
Mahadevan A, Yazdanpanah O, Patel V, Benjamin DJ, Kalebasty AR. Ophthalmologic toxicities of antineoplastic agents in genitourinary cancers: Mechanisms, management, and clinical implications. Curr Probl Cancer. 2025 Feb;54:101171. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2024.101171. Epub 2024 Dec 20. PMID: 39708456.
Stiles NRB, Choupan J, Ameri H, Patel VR, Shi Y. Visual Cortical Thickness Increases with Prolonged Artificial Vision Restoration. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jun 27:2024.06.26.24309493. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.26.24309493. PMID: 38978654; PMCID: PMC11230327.
Pre-Publication:
Paul F, Knaack B, Mikolajczak J, Zimmermann H, Patel VR, Reeß L, Bereuter C, Schroeter J, Siebert N, Ruprecht K, Bellmann-Strobl J, Brandt A, Oertel FC. [in press] Central serous chorioretinopathy occurs in high frequency in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, aquaporin 4-antibody seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. In press, J Neuro-Ophthal Feb 2025
TEXTBOOKS & CHAPTER AUTHORSHIP:
In press:
Patel VR, Mechel E. Approach to Optic Neuropathies. In: Friedman NJ (ed.) Decision-Making in Ophthalmology, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-93040-6. Expected Publication Date: 7 August 2025
Hughes K, Patel VR. Facial Nerve Disorders. In: Friedman NJ (ed.) Decision-Making in Ophthalmology, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-93040-6. Expected Publication Date: 7 August 2025
Patel VR. Hemifacial Spasm and Blepharospasm. In: Friedman NJ (ed.) Decision-Making in Ophthalmology, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-93040-6. Expected Publication Date: 7 August 2025
Published:
Patel VR. Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration. In: Tao JP (eds) Efficient Oculofacial Surgery. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-031-63177-1. Published 18 March 2025
Patel VR. Extraocular Muscle Considerations in Lower Eyelid Surgery. In: Tao JP (ed.) Plastic Surgery of the Lower Eyelids. Springer Nature Switzerland, AG, eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36175-3 Published: 07 November 2023
Patel VR. Vertical and horizontal muscle recessions with and without adjustable suture. In: E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 2nd edition, 11 March 2021. ISBN: 978-3-030-53057-0
Patel VR. Hummelsheim Transposition for complete paralytic sixth nerve palsy. E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 11 March 2021. ISBN: 978-3-030-53057-0
Textbook co-author and co-editor. Miller NR, Subramanian PS, Patel VR. Walsh and Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials 4th Edition. October 2020. Wolters-Kluwer
Gokoffski KK, Patel VR. Neurogenic Ptosis: Evaluation and Management. Burnstine M, Dresner D, Samimi D, Merritt, H (Eds.) Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face: Eyelid Ptosis, Dermatochalasis, and Eyebrow Ptosis. Thieme. 1st edition, 2019.
Gokoffski KK, Patel VR. Common Optic Neuropathies. Prajna, NK (Ed-in-chief). Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, 3rd edition. Jaypee Brothers, 2018
Patel VR. Hummelsheim. Transposition for complete paralytic sixth nerve palsy. E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 1st edition, 2017
Patel VR. Thyroid Eye Disease (vertical and horizontal muscle recessions with and without adjustable suture) E. Rosenberg, A. Nattis, R.J. Nattis (Eds.) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer. 1st edition, 2017
Textbook co-author and co-editor Miller NR, Subramanian PS, Patel VR. Walsh and Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials 3rd Edition. LWW.. August. 2015
Patel VR What is currently recommended for the treatment of Herpes Zoster involving the face and eyelids? Kersten RC, McCulley TJ, eds. Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition, 2015
Sadun AA, Patel VR. Differentiating Optic Nerve from Macular disease. Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology 3rd Edition.2008 Mosby Inc.
Sadun AA., Patel VR. Hereditary, Nutritional and Toxic Optic Neuropathies. Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology 3rd Edition.2008 Mosby Inc
Grants
U01EY025864. Patel (PI). “Human Connectomes for Low Vision, Blindness, and Sight Restoration” (NIH/NEI). 7/1/2015 – 8/30/2020.
Professional Societies
American Academy of Ophthalmology
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
AAO ONE network
American Board of Ophthalmology: Examiner & Question Writer
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons: Neurology Examiner
Other Experience
Residency in Ophthalmology
McGill University —2006
McGill University —2006
Fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology
University of Southern California/Doheny Eye Institute —2007
University of Southern California/Doheny Eye Institute —2007
Research trainee, Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins Hospital —1997
Johns Hopkins Hospital —1997
Chief Resident, Department of Ophthalmology
McGill University —2006
McGill University —2006
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Last updated
05/16/2025
05/16/2025