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Shaden Yassin, MD

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Shaden.Yassin@uky.edu
800 Rose St

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  • Assistant Professor

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Biography and Education

Biography

Field of Interest: Ophthalmology, Inherited Retinal Dystrophies, and Ocular Genetics

Selected Publications

  1. Yassin SH, Tsai J, Mossadeghian T, Kefalov Y, Lam S, Shahraki K, Amin M, Suh DW. Introducing the Novel Muscle Hook for Challenging Strabismus Surgery. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2025 Apr 11:1-5. doi: 10.1080/2576117X.2025.2488575. Epub ahead of print.

  2. Cheng AMS, Yassin SH, Gupta SK, Chalam KV. Topical Cenegermin-Bkbj Dramatically Resolves Neurotrophic Keratitis Associated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina. 2025;0(0):1-3. doi:10.3928/23258160-20250124-01

  3. Yassin SH, Wagner NE, Kalaw FG, Sharma P, Arias J, Walker E, Borooah S. Retinal Vessel Whitening in Retinitis Pigmentosa. Retina 2025 Jan 17. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000004405. 

  4. Nagel ID, Heinke A, Agnihotri A, Yassin SH, Cheng L, Camp A, Scott N, Kalaw FGP, Borooah S, Bartsch DU, Mueller AJ, Freeman WR. Comparison of a novel ultra-wide field three color scanning laser ophthalmoscope to other retinal imaging modalities in imaging of choroidal or retinal lesions. Transl Vis Sci Tech. 2025 Jan 2;14(1):11. doi: 10.1167/tvst.14.1.11

  5. Flester E, Yassin SH, Borooah S. Advanced Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Maculopathy with low cumulative exposure and Hydroxychloroquine use. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2024 Nov 22;36:102224. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102224.

  6. AlAshwal SM, Yassin SH, Kalaw FGP, Borooah S. PRPH2-associated Retinal Diseases: A Systematic Review of Phenotypic Findings. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar;271:7-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.025.

  7. Le AD, Yassin SH, Freeman WR, Heinke A, Bartsch D, Borooah S, Jin S, Nguyen T, An C. Wavelet Deep Learning Network for Objective Retinal Functional Estimation from Multimodal Retinal Imaging. In: Bhavna, A., Chen, H., Fang, H., Fu, H., Lee, C.S. (eds) Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis. OMIA 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15188. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73119-8_4

  8. Rezaei K, Yassin SH, Ferreyra H, Borooah S. Atypical Choroidal Neovascular Membrane. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2024 Oct 5;36:102191. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102191. 

  9. Yassin SH, Wagner NE, Khuu T, Schmidt R, Igelman AD, Marra M, Schwartz H, Walker E, Nagiel A, Yang P, Everett LA, Pennesi ME, Borooah S. Refractive Error in Inherited Retinal Disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan;269:381-392. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2024.09.011.
  10. Igelman AD, White E, Tayyib A, Everett L, Vincent A, Heon E, Zeitz C, Michaelides M, Mahroo OA, Katta M, Webster AR, Preising M, Lorenz B, Khateb S, Banin E, Sharon D, Luski S, Leroy B, Van Der Brock F, De Baere E, Walraedt S, Stingl K, Kühlewein L, Kohl S, Reith M, Fulton A, Malendowicz K, Raghuram A, Meunier I, Dollfus H, Aleman T, Bedoukian E, O'Neil E, Krauss E, Vincent AL, Jordan C, Iannaccone A, Parveen Sen A, Sundaramurthy S, Soumittra N, Balikova I, Casteels I, Borooah S, Yassin SH, Nagiel A, Schwartz H, Zanlonghi X, Gottlob I, McLean R, Munier F, Stephenson A, Sisk R, Koenekoop R, Wilson L, Fredrick D, Choi D, Yang P, MD,  Pennesi ME. Characterizing The Refractive Error in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Stationary Night Blindness: A Multi-Center Study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 30:bjo-2023-323747. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2023-323747. Epub ahead of print.

  11. Arias JD, Kalaw FG, Alex V, Yassin SH, Ferreyra H, Walker E, Borooah S. Investigating the Genetic and Clinical Features Associated with Macular Edema in Retinitis Pigmentosa. Sci Rep 13, 14187 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41464-z

  12. Yassin SH, Kalaw FGP, Li A, Fletcher E, Borooah S. Syndromic Retinitis Pigmentosa Caused by Biallelic SCAPER Frameshift Variant. Ophthalmic Genet. 2024 Feb;45(1):63-71. doi.org/10.1080/13816810.2023.2204359. 

  13. Yassin SH, Wang Y, Freeman WR, Heinke A, Walker E, Nguyen T, Bartsch DG, An C, Borooah S. Efficacy and accuracy of artificial intelligence to overlay multimodal images from different optical instruments in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2023 Apr 26;51:446-452 doi: 10.1111/ceo.14234. Recognized as one of five most important articles in the July 2023 issue. Featured in the Editor’s Choice section and the Academy Express – Asia Pacific Edition.

  14. Yassin SH., Henderson, R., Lenberg, J., Murillo, V., Murdock, D. R., Friedman, J., Jones, M. C., Wigby, K., Borooah, S. Further delineation of the CWC27-associated spliceosomeopathy: Case report and review of the literature. AM J Med Genet A. 2023 May;191(5): 1378-1383

  15. Arnett J, Li A, Yassin SH, Miller R, Taylor L, Carter C, Borooah S. Dent Disease presenting with nyctalopia and electroretinographic correlates of vitamin A deficiency. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Dec 15;29:101781. 

  16. Saffren B, Yassin SH, Geddie BE, de Faber JTHN, Blieden LS, Bhate M, Gamio S, Rutar T, Levin AV. Optic nerve aplasia. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022; 42: e140-e146.
  17. Reply: The Missing links in AS-OCT in Locating the Insertion of Horizontal Extraocular Muscles After Strabismus Surgery. Saffren B, Yassin SH, Thau AJ, Nelson LB, Schnall B. J, Gunton KB. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2021;58(4):271. doi:10.3928/01913913-20210525-02

  18. Saffren B, Yassin SH, Thau AJ, Gunton KB, Nelson LB, Schnall B. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography in Locating the insertion of horizontal extraocular muscles (EOM) after Strabismus Surgery. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus.2021 Jan 1;58(1):62-65.

  19. Saffren B, Yassin SH, Guo S, Cordovez JA, Levin AV. Treatment of Port-Wine Mark in Sturge-Weber Syndrome Using Topical Timolol. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus.2020 Feb 22;58:e1-e4.

  20. DeBenedictis CN, Yassin SH, Gunton K, Nelson LB, Leiby BE, Hegarty SE, Schnall B. Strabismus Surgery Infection Prophylaxis and Timing of First Postoperative Visit. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2019 Nov 1;56(6):354-359.

  21. Salcone EM, Hamdy S, Melki S, Hunter DG. Scleral perforations during routine traction test in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta. JAAPOS.2014 Dec;18(6):610-2.