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Dr. Yannuzzi is founder of VRMNY as well as vice-chairman and director of the LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center of the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital. He is also founder and president of The Macula Foundation, Inc., which has distributed several million dollars to eye research across the country.

Dr. Yannuzzi has made numerous innovative and lasting contributions in imaging, drug development, and therapeutic modalities. He was the first to use oral non-steroid anti-inflammatory medication for the treatment of cystoid macular edema and developed an eye drop to treat this condition. He has described new diseases as well as new associations and manifestations of established entities and photosensitization.

He has published over 400 scientific papers and 13 books, which have earned him respect and admiration in the ophthalmic-retinal community. He is well recognized as a devoted and excellent educator, a superb clinical diagnostician, and a prolific organizer of retinal meetings worldwide.

Dr. Yannuzzi is the recipient of numerous awards, including an honorary doctorate by the University of Ancona, the Michelson Award for Retinal Vascular Disease, a Distinguished Alumnus Award by Boston University, the Henkind, Gass, and Patz Medals by The Macula Society, the Alcon Research Award, the Herman Wacker Award of the Club Jules Gonin, the Arthur J. Bedelle Award, the Retinal Research Award and the Gass Medal of the Retina Society, the Bietti Medal, the Pisart Award from the Lighthouse International, and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
950 3rd Ave 3rd floor,
New York, NY 10022
Web Address https://www.vrmny.com/

Manhattan, NY https://www.vrmny.com/locations/manhattan/

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Nearby Locations:
Manhattan, NY
Lenox Hill | Upper East Side | Midtown East | Upper West Side
10021 | 10022 | 10023

Working Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm

Payment: cash, check, credit cards.

Dr. Cooney is a practicing vitreoretinal surgeon who was previously an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University and later became the director of the Medical Retina Service, the Duke Center for Macular Degeneration, and the medical retina fellowship program from 2001 to 2005. He received a MBA degree from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

About

Dr. Cooney serves as a consultant and advisory board member for several pharmaceutical companies. In 1998, Dr. Cooney helped to establish InnoRx, an ophthalmic drug delivery and pharmaceutical company acquired by SurModics and served as a consultant from 2000 to 2002.

Clinical Practice

Dr. Cooney’s clinical practice focuses on the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, particularly age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He is actively involved in the clinical development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for vitreoretinal disease and the training of residents and fellows.

Education
Undergraduate: Siena College
Medical School: Columbia University
Ophthalmology Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
MBA: University of North Carolina

Academic Appointments
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology,

Innovations
Helped establish InnoRx, an ophthalmic drug delivery and pharmaceutical company acquired by SurModics

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Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
110 Lafayette St, Suite 502
New York, NY 10013
Web Address https://www.vrmny.com/

Manhattan, NY https://www.vrmny.com/locations/downtown-manhattan/

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Nearby Locations:
Lower Manhattan | Little Italy | Chinatown | Civic Center | Tribeca | SoHo
10013 | 10012 | 10007 | 10002

Working Hours
Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm

Payment: cash, check, credit cards.