Shaden H. Yassin, MD
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Shaden H. Yassin, MD
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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Conditions
- Retinal Diseases
- Retinitis pigmentosa (RP)
- Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)
- Cone and cone-rod dystrophies
- Rod-cone dystrophies
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- Stargardt disease (ABCA4-associated maculopathy)
- Best disease (Best vitelliform macular dystrophy)
- Pattern dystrophies
- Choroideremia
- X-linked retinoschisis
- Usher syndrome
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome
- Bietti crystalline dystrophy
- Achromatopsia
- Albinism (oculocutaneous and ocular albinism)
- Retinoschisis (inherited)
- Autosomal dominant optic atrophy
- Other hereditary macular dystrophies
- Other hereditary retinal degenerations
- Mitochondrial optic neuropathies (including LHON)
- Syndromic and non-syndromic genetic eye diseases
- Unexplained childhood-onset vision loss
- Genetic carriers of retinal disease
Procedures Performed
- Genetic testing for eye diseases
- Gene therapy evaluation
- Clinical trials assessment for inherited retinal diseases
- Electrophysiology testing (VEP, ERG, EOG, mfERG, PERG, etc.)
About
Dr. Shaden Yassin is an ophthalmologist at UK Advanced Eye Care who specializes in inherited retinal diseases and ocular genetics. She provides comprehensive evaluation, advanced genetic testing, and personalized care for patients with rare and complex eye conditions. She is passionate about improving early diagnosis, helping patients and families understand their condition, and expanding access to emerging treatments and clinical trials.
Faculty Rank
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
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Research and Publications
Training & Education
Degree
MD, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Master’s Degree in Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Residency
Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza, Egypt
Fellowship
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza, Egypt
Bradway Scholar Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa., USA
Inherited Retinal Dystrophy and Ocular Genetics, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego, San Diego, Calif., USA
International Observership, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., USA
International Observership, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA
International Observership, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Insurance Information
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