Cathy Sun, MD
Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Mentoring for the Advancement of Physician Scientists Award, American Glaucoma Society, 2019
• Heed Fellowship, Society of Heed Fellows, 2018

Education & Training

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• Glaucoma Fellowship Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 2019
• Ophthalmology Residency University of California San Francisco 2018
• Medicine Internship California Pacific Medical Center 2015
• MD Medicine University of California San Francisco 2014
• BS Biological Sciences Stanford University 2008

Websites

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• Sun Lab Webpage (ophthalmology.ucsf.edu)
• UCSF Clinical Webpage for Dr. Sun (ucsfhealth.org)

Grants and Projects

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• Real-world outcomes of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, NIH, 2021-2026
• UCSF-Proctor Clinician Vision Scholars K12 Program, NIH, 2020-2025

Publications (27)

Top publication keywords:
TrabeculectomyVisual AcuityCorneal UlcerAntifungal AgentsExpert TestimonyFungiVancomycinEye Infections, FungalGlaucoma, NeovascularLeukemiaVoriconazoleNatamycinGlaucoma Drainage ImplantsAntibiotic ProphylaxisGlaucoma

• The Relationship Between Health Insurance Status and Diabetic Retinopathy Progression.
  Ophthalmology science 2023 Guo Y, Copado IA, Yonamine S, Jian Ma C, McLeod S, Arnold BF, McCulloch CE, Sun CQ
• Comparison of Three Handheld Fundus Cameras for Assessment of the Vertical Cup-To-Disk Ratio.
  Ophthalmic epidemiology 2023 Saroya J, Lu L, Ausayakhun S, Ausayakhun S, Khunsongkiet P, Apivatthakakul A, Sun CQ, Kim TN, Lee M, Tsui E, Sutra P, Keenan JD
• Tube Versus Trabeculectomy IRIS Registry Study: 1-Year Secondary Treatment Outcomes.
  American journal of ophthalmology 2023 Sun CQ, McSoley MJ, Lum F, Chang TC, Gedde SJ, Vanner EA
• Developing and Validating Models to Predict Progression to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.
  Ophthalmology science 2023 Guo Y, Yonamine S, Jian Ma C, Stewart JM, Acharya N, Arnold BF, McCulloch C, Sun CQ
• Longitudinal Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Utility of Asynchronous Testing for Subspecialty-Level Ophthalmic Care.
  JAMA ophthalmology 2023 Mosenia A, Li P, Seefeldt R, Seitzman GD, Sun CQ, Kim TN

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• Neovascular Glaucoma: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
  Neovascular Glaucoma: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment 2022
• Diagnostic accuracy of handheld fundus photography: A comparative study of three commercially available cameras.
  PLOS digital health 2022 Lu L, Ausayakhun S, Ausayakuhn S, Khunsongkiet P, Apivatthakakul A, Sun CQ, Kim TN, Lee M, Tsui E, Sutra P, Keenan JD
• Improving Outcomes in Neovascular Glaucoma.
  Ophthalmology. Glaucoma 2022 Qiu M, Shukla AG, Sun CQ
• The influence of etiology on surgical outcomes in neovascular glaucoma.
  BMC ophthalmology 2021 Medert CM, Sun CQ, Vanner E, Parrish RK, Wellik SR
• Comparing a Home Vision Self-Assessment Test to Office-Based Snellen Visual Acuity.
  Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) 2021 Chen TA, Li J, Schallhorn JM, Sun CQ
• Elderly woman with a bleb leak.
  American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2021 Bowden EC, Sun CQ, Lee RK
• Tube Versus Trabeculectomy IRISⓇ Registry 1-Year Composite Outcome Analysis with Comparisons to the Randomized Controlled Trial.
  American journal of ophthalmology 2021 Vanner EA, Sun CQ, McSoley MJ, Persad PJ, Feuer WJ, Lum F, Kelly SP, Parrish RK, Chang TC, Gedde SJ
• Clinical Outcomes of Micropulse Laser Trabeculoplasty Compared to Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty at One Year in Open-Angle Glaucoma.
  Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) 2021 Sun CQ, Chen TA, Deiner MS, Ou Y
• The Tube Versus Trabeculectomy IRIS® Registry Study: Cohort Selection and Follow-up and Comparisons to the Randomized Controlled Trial.
  American journal of ophthalmology 2020 Vanner EA, Sun CQ, McSoley MJ, Persad PJ, Feuer WJ, Lum F, Kelly SP, Parrish RK, Chang TC, Gedde SJ
• Multicenter Analysis of Electronic Health Record Use among Ophthalmologists.
  Ophthalmology 2020 Baxter SL, Gali HE, Mehta MC, Rudkin SE, Bartlett J, Brandt JD, Sun CQ, Millen M, Longhurst CA
• Idiopathic elevated episcleral venous pressure in a teenager.
  American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2020 Sun CQ, Medert CM, Chang TC
• Rifabutin corneal deposits localized to the deep stroma using anterior segment optical coherence tomography.
  American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2020 Zhang T, Sun CQ, Lin YB, Schallhorn JM
• New developments in the medical treatment of glaucoma
  Current Ophthalmology Reports 2018
• Imaging Findings in Purtscher-Like Retinopathy Associated With Leukemia.
  Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2018 Sun CQ, Seider MI
• Effect of pretreatment with antifungal agents on clinical outcomes in fungal keratitis.
  Clinical & experimental ophthalmology 2016 Sun CQ, Prajna NV, Krishnan T, Rajaraman R, Srinivasan M, Raghavan A, O'Brien KS, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group
• Association of pretreatment with antifungal medication and fungal resistance in the mycotic ulcer treatment trial I.
  JAMA ophthalmology 2015 Prajna NV, Prajna L, O'Brien KS, Sun CQ, Acharya N, Lietman TM, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group
• Early addition of topical corticosteroids in the treatment of bacterial keratitis.
  JAMA ophthalmology 2014 Ray KJ, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Ravindran M, Glidden DV, Oldenburg CE, Sun CQ, Zegans ME, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM
• Association between in vitro susceptibility to natamycin and voriconazole and clinical outcomes in fungal keratitis.
  Ophthalmology 2014 Sun CQ, Lalitha P, Prajna NV, Karpagam R, Geetha M, O'Brien KS, Oldenburg CE, Ray KJ, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group
• In vitro susceptibility of filamentous fungal isolates from a corneal ulcer clinical trial.
  American journal of ophthalmology 2013 Lalitha P, Sun CQ, Prajna NV, Karpagam R, Geetha M, O'Brien KS, Cevallos V, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group
• Expert prior elicitation and Bayesian analysis of the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial I.
  Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2013 Sun CQ, Prajna NV, Krishnan T, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, Srinivasan M, Raghavan A, O'Brien KS, Ray KJ, McLeod SD, Porco TC, Acharya NR, Lietman TM
• Fluoroquinolone treatment and susceptibility of isolates from bacterial keratitis.
  JAMA ophthalmology 2013 Ray KJ, Prajna L, Srinivasan M, Geetha M, Karpagam R, Glidden D, Oldenburg CE, Sun CQ, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM
• BZR1 is a transcriptional repressor with dual roles in brassinosteroid homeostasis and growth responses.
  Science (New York, N.Y.) 2005 He JX, Gendron JM, Sun Y, Gampala SS, Gendron N, Sun CQ, Wang ZY