Louis R. Pasquale MD

Dr. Louis Pasquale is the Director of both the Mass. Eye and Ear Glaucoma Service and the Ophthalmology Telemedicine program, where he specializes in the glaucoma-a leading cause of blindness in the United States and throughout the world. He is especially interested in normal-tension glaucoma, difficult surgical glaucoma, and secondary glaucoma in children.

A summa cum laude graduate of Manhattan College, Dr. Pasquale obtained his MD with distinction in research from the State University of New York in Stony Brook. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia before completing a fellowship at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore.

Dr. Pasquale aims to eradicate functional blindness from primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and exfoliation syndrome through early detection and an improved understanding of disease pathogenesis. In addition to his clinical practice, he is investigating how genes interact with the environment to cause glaucoma. He was awarded a grant as part of the National Institutes of Health's Genes, Environment & Heath Initiative to rapidly scan the entire human genome in order to discover the genetic determinants of POAG. In addition to focusing on the etiology of POAG, disease detection is an important component of his research. Along with his other responsibilities, Dr. Pasquale is involved in an initiative that integrates telemedicine technologies to improve access to ophthalmic services. This developing technology allows patients to receive ophthalmic consultations virtually.