Sila B. Bal

Sila B. Bal, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Turkish

  • Specialties

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Cornea - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Chief Fellow
    Ophthalmology - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Resident
    Residency Medicine - Pennsylvania Hospital Preliminary Resident
    Medicine - Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania M.D., M.P.H.
    Undergraduate Biological Sciences - Drexel University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Bal S, Lans I, Chiou C, Patel N, Rudnik ND, Kim CB, Ma KK, Tone SO, in collaboration with project editors, Begaj T, Lu Y, Armstrong GW (2022). Video-based surgical curriculum for open globe injury repair, IV: corneal wounds. Digit J Ophthalmol, 28(4), 86-99. (Read full article)
    2. Bal S, Chang HP, Wolkow N (2020). Pinguecula with spheroidal degeneration: clinicopathologic correlation. Orbit, 41(1), 139. (Read full article)
    3. Bal S, Mills M, Tomlinson L, Meer E, Ying GS, Binenbaum G (2021). Risk of Retinal Detachment in Children with Ocular Coloboma. Ophthalmology, 129(1), 117-118. (Read full article)
    4. Anchouche S, Hall N, Bal S, Dana R, Elze T, Miller JW, Lorch AC, Yin J, IRIS Registry Data Analytic Centers (2021). Chemical and thermal ocular burns in the United States: An IRIS registry analysis. Ocul Surf, 21, 345-347. (Read full article)
    5. Bal S, Tahvildari M, Jurkunas U (2020). Scleral Perforation Secondary to Cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmology, 128(5), 662. (Read full article)
    6. Bal S, Ying GS, Tomlinson L, Binenbaum G, Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity G-ROP Study Group (2019). Association of Weight Gain Acceleration With Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(11), 1301-1305. (Read full article)
    7. Bal S, Duckles A, Buttenheim A (2018). Visual Health and Visual Healthcare Access in Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Systematic Review. J Immigr Minor Health, 21(1), 161-174. (Read full article)
    8. Bal S, Kurichi JE, Kwong PL, Xie D, Hennessy S, Na L, Pezzin LE, Streim JE, Bogner HR (2017). Presence of Vision Impairment and Risk of Hospitalization among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries. Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 24(6), 364-370. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Bal S, Chodosh J (2022). Ocular Manifestations, Virulence, and Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2: A Review of the Literature by Region. [Review]. Int Ophthalmol Clin, 62(2), 1-18. (Read full article)
    2. Bal S, Chodosh J, Venkateswaran N (2021). Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Ocular Surface Pathology and Treatment Practices: a Review. [Review]. Curr Ophthalmol Rep, 9(3), 77-82. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Bal S, Ciolino JB (2021). Penetrating keratoplasty using collagen crosslinked donor tissue: A case report. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 22, 101039. (Read full article)

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