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Vatinee Y. Bunya, MD, MSCE
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Harold G. Scheie Chair & Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
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Co-Director, Penn Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Center
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Director, Women in Ophthalmology Mentoring Initiative, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
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Physical Safety & Awareness Committee Member, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
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Committee Member, Penn Presbyterian WorkPlace Violence Committee
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Director of Clinical Research, Scheie Eye Institute
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Department: Ophthalmology
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Scheie Eye Institute
37 51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Education:
21 7 BA 1e (Molecular Biology) c
38 Princeton University, Cum Laude, 1996.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
46 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
21 9 MSCE 37 (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology) c
33 University of Pennsylvania, 2019.
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21 7 BA 1e (Molecular Biology) c
38 Princeton University, Cum Laude, 1996.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
46 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
21 9 MSCE 37 (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology) c
33 University of Pennsylvania, 2019.
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Post-Graduate Training
24 58 Transitional Intern, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, 2001-2002.
24 5a Ophthalmology Resident, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2005.
24 44 Co-Chief Resident, Wills Eye Institute, 2004-2005.
24 51 Cornea Fellow, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2006.
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24 58 Transitional Intern, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, 2001-2002.
24 5a Ophthalmology Resident, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2005.
24 44 Co-Chief Resident, Wills Eye Institute, 2004-2005.
24 51 Cornea Fellow, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2006.
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28 38 American Board of Ophthalmology, 2007.
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3f Dry eye, Sjogren's syndrome, meibomian gland dysfunction
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Description of Research Expertise
1d4 Dr. Bunya has extensive experience in the study of dry eye and diseases that affect the ocular surface and eyelids. She also has a special interest in the study of Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that classically causes dry eye and dry mouth. Dr. Bunya has been the principal investigator for several dry eye clinical trials. She currently is working to develop better ways to measure dry eye and to screen patients for Sjogren's syndrome.8
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Description of Clinical Expertise
c7 Dr. Bunya is the Co-Director of the Penn Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Center. She cares for patients with dry eye, Sjogren's syndrome, and other disorders that affect the ocular surface.1a 29
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1d2 Kempen JH, Chen Y, Abashawl A, Mohammed AA, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa DA, Succar T, McWilliams K, Jin F, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group : Outcomes of posterior lamellar tarsal rotation vs bilamellar tarsal rotation for trachomatous trichiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 31 19(7): e0013152, July 2025.
11c Shen C, He J, Asbell PA, Bunya VY, Ying GS; Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study Research Group: Association between Race and Ethnicity and Severity of Dry Eye Disease. Ophthalmology Page: 620-622, May 2025.
134 Gupta AS, Linaburg TJ, Iacobucci E, Augello PA, Qin VL, Ying GS, Bunya VY, Massaro M: Varenicline Solution Nasal Spray for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease in Sjogren's Disease: A Pilot Study. Clin Ophthalmol Page: 1073-1084, Mar 2025.
f9 Jacob A, He J, Peck A, Jamil A, Bunya V, Alexander JJ, Ambrus JL: Metabolic changes during evolution of Sjögren's in both an animal model and human patients. Heliyon Dec 2024.
1e6 Mohammed AA, Abashawl A, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa D, Succar T, Chen Y, McWilliams K, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, Kempen JH; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group: The FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial: Study Design. medRXiv July 2024.
ec Kaiser EA, Haggerty EB, Garner DP, Bunya VY, Aguirre GK. : A measure of the blink reflex to parametric variation of mechanical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve. Psychophysiology 2 1f July 2024.
104 Nguyen BJ, Gupta AS, He J, Ying GS, Bunya VY, Macchi I, Massaro-Giordano M. : Corneal Epithelial Thickness in Sjogren's Disease: A Pilot Study. Clin Ophthalmol Page: 2175-2182, July 2024.
5e Lee DC, Guo M, Yu Y, Bunya VY, Asbell P, Ying GS. 2 69 : Two-Year Progression of Dry Eye Disease in Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study. Cornea 3b Feb 2024 Notes: Online ahead of print.
5f Lee DC, Guo M, Yu Y, Bunya VY, Asbell P, Ying GS. 2 69 : Two-Year Progression of Dry Eye Disease in Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study. Cornea 2 3c Page: Online ahead of print, Feb 2024.
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11e Zhao AT, He J, Asbell PA, Bunya VY, Ying GS, and the DREAM Research Group: Association of Cataract History with Dry Eye Disease Signs and Symptoms in the DREAM Study. Clin Ophthalmol Page: 2709-2718, August 2025.1d2 Kempen JH, Chen Y, Abashawl A, Mohammed AA, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa DA, Succar T, McWilliams K, Jin F, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group : Outcomes of posterior lamellar tarsal rotation vs bilamellar tarsal rotation for trachomatous trichiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 31 19(7): e0013152, July 2025.
11c Shen C, He J, Asbell PA, Bunya VY, Ying GS; Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study Research Group: Association between Race and Ethnicity and Severity of Dry Eye Disease. Ophthalmology Page: 620-622, May 2025.
134 Gupta AS, Linaburg TJ, Iacobucci E, Augello PA, Qin VL, Ying GS, Bunya VY, Massaro M: Varenicline Solution Nasal Spray for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease in Sjogren's Disease: A Pilot Study. Clin Ophthalmol Page: 1073-1084, Mar 2025.
f9 Jacob A, He J, Peck A, Jamil A, Bunya V, Alexander JJ, Ambrus JL: Metabolic changes during evolution of Sjögren's in both an animal model and human patients. Heliyon Dec 2024.
1e6 Mohammed AA, Abashawl A, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa D, Succar T, Chen Y, McWilliams K, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, Kempen JH; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group: The FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial: Study Design. medRXiv July 2024.
ec Kaiser EA, Haggerty EB, Garner DP, Bunya VY, Aguirre GK. : A measure of the blink reflex to parametric variation of mechanical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve. Psychophysiology 2 1f July 2024.
104 Nguyen BJ, Gupta AS, He J, Ying GS, Bunya VY, Macchi I, Massaro-Giordano M. : Corneal Epithelial Thickness in Sjogren's Disease: A Pilot Study. Clin Ophthalmol Page: 2175-2182, July 2024.
5e Lee DC, Guo M, Yu Y, Bunya VY, Asbell P, Ying GS. 2 69 : Two-Year Progression of Dry Eye Disease in Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study. Cornea 3b Feb 2024 Notes: Online ahead of print.
5f Lee DC, Guo M, Yu Y, Bunya VY, Asbell P, Ying GS. 2 69 : Two-Year Progression of Dry Eye Disease in Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study. Cornea 2 3c Page: Online ahead of print, Feb 2024.
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