Richard B Rosen MD

Dr. Rosen is a vitreoretinal surgeon and consultant at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary where he serves as Vice Chairman and Director of Ophthalmology Research, as well as Surgeon Director and Chief of Retinal Services. Dr. Rosen is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Visiting Professor in Applied Optics at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and anthropology at the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He also did graduate work in psychophysics in the Laboratory of Neuromagnetism at New York University, and worked for several years as a professional photographer in New York City, with an interest in ophthalmic/scientific photography.

He serves on the Executive Board of the American Society of Ocular Trauma and the editorial boards of Retinal Physician and Ophthalmic Lasers, Surgery and Imaging. His research interests include new treatments for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, along with innovations in diagnostic retinal imaging and vitreoretinal surgical instrumentation. Through collaboration with the University of Kent and Ophthalmic Technologies, (OTI) he helped develop the first combined OCT/SLO instruments including versions that featured UltraHigh Resolution, combined OCT/SLO with integrated ICG Angiography, and OCT/SLO with integrated Microperimetry. His Advanced Retinal Imaging Laboratory is dedicated to the application of novel technologies to address clinical challenges, including High Frequency and 3-D Ultrasound, Macular Pigment Densitometry, Retinal, and Choroidal Blood Flow Monitoring, Retinal Oximetry, and Metabolic Imaging, as well as the extremes of Anatomic Imaging. In collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin, he has recently added Adaptive Optics Imaging to the Infirmary’s Einhorn Clinical Research Center, designed to provide easy access for patients in the Metropolitan Tri-state area to Single Cell Retinal Imaging.