Dr. Tak Yee Tania Tai MD
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Tak Yee Tania Tai,MD is a member of the Ophthalmology Faculty Practice at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. She is an ophthalmologist specializing in the …
Tak Yee Tania Tai,MD is a member of the Ophthalmology Faculty Practice at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. She is an ophthalmologist specializing in the medical, laser and surgical management of patients with glaucoma, or at risk of glaucoma. This includes glaucoma suspects, open angle glaucoma or angle closure glaucoma.
Dr. Tai is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, and completed her residency training in Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA. She then completed fellowship training in Glaucoma at the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia prior to joining the Faculty Practice at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Tai is also an Attending Ophthalmologist involved in supervising and teaching residents at the Infirmary. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has authored multiple articles and book chapters.
Education
- Medical School - University of Pennsylvania
- Olive View Medical Center, CA -Medical Internship
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles (Residency)
- Wills Eye Institute - Glaucoma Fellowship
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Professional Memberships
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Golden Key National Honor Society
Awards and Publications
- Tai TY, Damani MR, Vo R, Rayner SA, Glasgow BJ, Hofbauer JD, Casey R, Aldave AJ. Keratoconus associated with corneal stromal amyloid deposition containing TGFBIp. Cornea 28(5):589-593. Jun 2009.
- Tai TY, Glasgow BJ. Illuminating the invisible specimen: Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 132(3):322. Mar 2008.
- Tai TY, Mills MD, Beck AD, Joos KM, Ying GS, Liu C, Piltz-Seymour JR. Central corneal thickness and corneal diameter in patients with childhood glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 15(6):524-8. Dec 2006.
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Patient Reviews
EXELENTE SERVICIO
The visit went very well. She explained everything to me in very simple understandable terms. All testing was done on-site and immediately. The front desk and mediacal staff were all very professional.