I Willard Abrahams, MD
Director, Uveitis ServiceAbout
Titles
Director, Uveitis Service; Director, Yale Bahamas Eye Program
Biography
Following his training and military service, Dr. Abrahams joined the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, where he has directed the Uveitis Section since that time. Dr. Abrahams has been engaged in both clinical and laboratory studies of uveitis, has worked in many overseas countries, is Consultant to the Government of the Bahamas, is Honorary Professor of Ophthalmology at Hunan Medical University (Peoples Republic of China), and is author of 30 scientific articles. He has recently received an honorary Doctor of Science from Kenyon College for his distinguished service to medical research and science.
Appointments
Ophthalmology
Clinical ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Ophthalmology
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Yale School of Public Health, PBH 74, Epidemiology (1973)
- Resident
- Wilmer Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ophthalmology (1961)
- Fellow
- Wilmer Institute - Alan C. Woods MD, Uveitis (1960)
- Resident
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine (1958)
- MD
- New York University (1957)
Board Certifications
Ophthalmology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Ophthalmology
- Original Certification Date
- 1963
Research
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of I Willard Abrahams's research output by year.
8Publications
141Citations
Publications
1991
Association of HLA Antigens With Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome in a Han Chinese Population
Zhao M, Jiang Y, Abrahams I. Association of HLA Antigens With Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome in a Han Chinese Population. JAMA Ophthalmology 1991, 109: 368-370. PMID: 2003797, DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1991.01080030070041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
1989
Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis: An unusual manner of presentation
Abrahams I. Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis: An unusual manner of presentation. Journal Of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 1989, 15: 698-701. PMID: 2614715, DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(89)80040-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPropionibacterium acnesIntraocular lens implantationAnterior chamber tapExtracapsular cataract surgeryUnusual clinical presentationYAG laser capsulotomyCorneal endothelial surfaceGranulomatous uveitisLens implantationSystemic antibioticsClinical presentationFurther inflammationCataract surgeryLaser capsulotomySolitary noduleSuperior limbusAphakic visionLens capsulePatientsEndothelial surfaceAcneNodulesPresentationAdditional organismsPhacoanaphylaxis
1987
Viral Disease of the Eye
Abrahams I. Viral Disease of the Eye. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers And Imaging Retina 1987, 18: 547-547. DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-19870701-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhakoanaphylaxis as a cause of granulomatous uveitis following extracapsular cataract surgery.
Abrahams I. Phakoanaphylaxis as a cause of granulomatous uveitis following extracapsular cataract surgery. Annals Of Ophthalmology - Glaucoma 1987, 19: 211-4. PMID: 3619269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
1981
Endogenous uveitis: a multispecialty problem.
Abrahams I. Endogenous uveitis: a multispecialty problem. Connecticut Medicine 1981, 45: 761-6. PMID: 7307516.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1971
Sclerocornea
Howard R, Abrahams I. Sclerocornea. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 1971, 71: 1254-1260. PMID: 4996988, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9394(71)90972-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
1968
Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma of the Orbit
Abrahams I, Fenton R, Vidone R. Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma of the Orbit. JAMA Ophthalmology 1968, 79: 185-188. PMID: 5635346, DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1968.03850040187016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSoft part sarcomaVisual acuityRight eyeFamily historyAlveolar soft part sarcomaRed right eyePrimary malignant neoplasmsPatient's visual acuityPatient's family historyTime of examinationCases clinical historyLiver diseasePatient presentingTraumatic fracturesClinical historyMalignant neoplasmsMedical historyExophthalmometer readingsEthanol intakePart sarcomaUnilateral exophthalmosWeeks durationPrior episodesSarcomaRight side
1966
Repair of orbital floor defects with premolded plastic implant
Abrahams I. Repair of orbital floor defects with premolded plastic implant. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1966, 38: 274. DOI: 10.1097/00006534-196609000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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