Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi has an active clinical practice managing adult glaucoma patients and complex cataract surgeries. Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi’s research focuses on functional and structural measurements for optimizing diagnosis of glaucoma or its progression, use of machine learning approaches in glaucoma diagnostics, and study of surgical outcomes in glaucoma. He has been the recipient of many awards including the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Secretariat and Achievement Awards, American Glaucoma Society MAPS Grant Award, the American Glaucoma Society Early and Mid-Career Clinician Scientist Awards, the Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation Center for Prevention of Eye Disease Award, and NIH K23 and R01 awards. He has been the co-recipient of UCLA Innovation Awards in 2018 and 2019 for translational research projects. His research is currently funded by an NIH R01 award to optimize detection of glaucoma progression in eyes with advanced glaucoma.
Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi is a clinician-scientist who continues to teach and publish extensively. He frequently lectures at national and international meetings. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) Glaucoma Registry (IRIS) Measures Working Group and the Vice-Chair of the AGS’ Annual Meeting Committee. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Glaucoma, International Glaucoma Review, and Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research.