Jithin Yohannan, MD/, MPH, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His practice specializes in medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma with a focus on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery and new glaucoma surgical devices. He also performs both routine and complex cataract surgery. Dr. Yohannan specializes in the surgical management of complex problems of the anterior segment (front of the eye). These problems include issues that arise after trauma or prior surgery gone wrong such as dislocated intraocular lenses or iris and pupil defects.
Dr. Yohannan holds a joint appointment at the Johns Hopkins Malone Center of Engineering in Healthcare. His research focuses on using AI algorithms to improve the tests that are used to diagnose and monitor glaucoma. He has a background in biostatistics, epidemiology, and mathematics that enables this effort. The ultimate goal of this research is to detect glaucoma and determine when it is worsening more accurately. The results of this work will ultimately help guide doctors who are managing glaucoma to make better treatment decisions.