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Sarah Rodriguez, MD, MPH, provides comprehensive, compassionate care for children with decreased vision. Dr. Rodriguez has expertise in treating conditions caused by abnormal eye development, amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (misalignment of the eyes), pediatric cataracts, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). She specializes in adjustable sutures for adult strabismus and realignment surgery. Dr. Rodriguez is passionate about delivering high-quality care to patients and is actively involved in clinical research. She received the prestigious Knights Templar Eye Foundation Career-Starter Grant to study neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants screened for ROP and is the Principal Investigator of the University of Chicago's involvement in the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG). Dr. Rodriguez's research has been published in several scientific journals, including Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology. She is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (J AAPOS). Additionally, she has completed medical mission trips to Ghana and Nicaragua with interests in health disparities and global health. Dr. Rodriguez has participated in ROP workshops in Vietnam and South Africa and is a committee member of a program dedicated to preventing the anticipated wave of ROP in Sub-Saharan Africa called SIBA (Stop Infant Blindness Africa).
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