
Adrian Au Laboratory
Ophthalmic Imaging, AI, and Retinal Genomics
Integrating AI, imaging, and genomics for curing retinal disease

Adrian Au, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Jules Stein Eye Institute
Dr. Adrian Au applies machine learning algorithms to ocular imaging modalities, including fundus photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT), to extract and quantify retinal biomarkers associated with disease phenotypes. His research emphasizes the integration of these imaging-derived features with genomic datasets to elucidate the molecular and genetic underpinnings of retinal pathology.
Through the fusion of deep learning-based image analysis and genomic frameworks, Dr. Au seeks to advance our understanding of the biological mechanisms driving disease onset, progression, and therapeutic response. His work operates at the intersection of ophthalmology, computational biology, and precision medicine, with the aim of developing clinically translatable tools for personalized diagnostics and targeted interventions in retinal disease.
Research Focus Areas:
- Machine learning and deep learning for ocular imaging analysis
- Integration of imaging biomarkers with genomic data
- Computational approaches to understanding retinal disease mechanisms
- Development of AI-driven diagnostic and prognostic tools
- Precision medicine approaches for personalized retinal disease treatment
Selected Publications
Systemic and ocular outcomes in patients with young-onset type 2 diabetes
Au A, Bajar BT, Wong BM, Daskivich LP, Hosseini H, Prasad PS
J Diabetes Complications (2024)
View PublicationOCT Grading System of Macular Infarction Predicts Vision in Participants With Central Retinal or Hemiretinal Vein Occlusion: A Secondary Analysis of SCORE2
Au A, Ip M, Blodi BA, Scott IU, Oden NL, Van Veldhuisen PC, Sarraf D
Am J Ophthalmol (2023)
View PublicationRelationship Between Drusen Height and OCT Biomarkers of Atrophy in Non-Neovascular AMD
Au A, Santina A, Abraham N, Levin MF, Corradetti G, Sadda S, Sarraf D
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2022)
View PublicationNon-neovascular age-related macular degeneration with subretinal fluid
Hilely A, Au A, Freund KB, Loewenstein A, Souied EH, Zur D, Sacconi R, Borrelli E, Peiretti E, Iovino C, Sugiura Y, Ellabban AA, Monés J, Waheed NK, Ozdek S, Yalinbas D, Thiele S, de Moura Mendonça LS, Lee MY, Lee WK, Turcotte P, Capuano V, Filali Ansary M, Chakravarthy U, Lommatzsch A, Gunnemann F, Pauleikhoff D, Ip MS, Querques G, Holz FG, Spaide RF, Sadda S, Sarraf D
Br J Ophthalmol (2021)
View PublicationRelationship Between Nerve Fiber Layer Hemorrhages and Outcomes in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Au A, Hilely A, Scharf J, Gunnemann F, Wang D, Chehaibou I, Iovino C, Grondin C, Farecki ML, Falavarjani KG, Phasukkijwatana N, Battista M, Borrelli E, Sacconi R, Powell B, Hom G, Greenlee TE, Conti TF, Ledesma-Gil G, Teke MY, Choudhry N, Fung AT, Krivosic V, Baek J, Lee MY, Sugiura Y, Querques G, Peiretti E, Rosen R, Lee WK, Yannuzzi LA, Zur D, Loewenstein A, Pauleikhoff D, Singh R, Modi Y, Hubschman JP, Ip M, Sadda S, Freund KB, Sarraf D
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2020)
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