
Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi Laboratory
Glaucoma Diagnostics and Advanced Imaging
Advancing the early detection and treatment of glaucoma through innovative imaging and AI technologies

Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor
- Kay K. Pick Endowed Chair in Glaucoma Research
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Chief, Glaucoma Division
- Director, Glaucoma Advanced Imaging and AI Laboratory
- Jules Stein Eye Institute
Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi has an active clinical practice managing adult glaucoma patients and complex cataract surgeries. Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi's research focuses on functional and structural measurements for optimizing diagnosis of glaucoma and detection of disease progression, use of machine learning approaches in glaucoma diagnostics, and study of surgical outcomes in glaucoma. He has been the recipient of many awards including the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Secretariat and Achievement Awards, American Glaucoma Society MAPS Grant Award, the American Glaucoma Society Early and Mid-Career Clinician Scientist Awards, the Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation Center for Prevention of Eye Disease Award, Senior Alcon Research Award, and NIH K23 and R01 awards. He has been the co-recipient of UCLA Innovation Awards in 2018 and 2019 for translational research projects. His research is currently funded by an NIH R01 award to optimize detection of glaucoma progression in eyes with advanced glaucoma.
Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi is a clinician-scientist who continues to teach and publish extensively. He frequently lectures at national and international meetings. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the Chair of the AGS' Annual Meeting Committee. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Glaucoma, International Glaucoma Review, and Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research.
Lab Members
Recent Publications
Prediction of Glaucoma Progression with Structural Parameters: Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography and Clinical Disc Parameters
Ramin Daneshvar, Adeleh Yarmohammadi, Reza Alizadeh, Sharon Henry, Simon K. Law, Joseph Caprioli, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi
American Journal of Ophthalmology (2019)
View PublicationLongitudinal Macular Structure-Function Relationships in Glaucoma and Their Sources of Variability
Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, Nima Fatehi, Joseph Caprioli
American Journal of Ophthalmology (2019)
View PublicationRisk Factors for Fast Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
Ji Hyun Kim, Alessandro Rabiolo, Esteban Morales, Fei Yu, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, Joseph Caprioli
American Journal of Ophthalmology (2019)
View PublicationCataract Surgery and Rate of Visual Field Progression in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Ji Hyun Kim, Alessandro Rabiolo, Esteban Morales, Nima Fatehi, Wen-Shin Lee, Fei Yu, …, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, et al.
American Journal of Ophthalmology (2019)
View PublicationAssociation of Structural and Functional Measures With Contrast Sensitivity in Glaucoma
Nima Fatehi, Sara Nowroozizadeh, Sharon Henry, Anne L. Coleman, Joseph Caprioli, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi
American Journal of Ophthalmology (2017)
View PublicationSelecting visual field tests and assessing visual field deterioration in glaucoma
Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (2014)
View PublicationReply
Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, Sara Nowroozizadeh, Nariman Nassiri, Nila Cirineo, Shane Knipping, JoAnn Giaconi, Joseph Caprioli
American Journal of Ophthalmology (2014)
View PublicationGlobal and Pointwise Rates of Decay in Glaucoma Eyes Deteriorating according to Pointwise Event Analysis
Nariman Nassiri, Sasan Moghimi, Anne L. Coleman, Simon K. Law, Joseph Caprioli, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2013)
View PublicationComparison of Results of Initial Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C After Prior Clear-corneal Phacoemulsification to Outcomes in Phakic Eyes
Chutima Supawavej, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, Simon K. Law, Joseph Caprioli
Journal of Glaucoma (2013)
View PublicationValidation of Point-Wise Exponential Regression to Measure the Decay Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Fields
Parham Azarbod, Dennis Mock, Elena Bitrian, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Fei Yu, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, Anne L. Coleman, Joseph Caprioli
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2012)
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