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Avery H. Weiss, MD

Avery H. Weiss, MD

Ophthalmology, Craniofacial, Mitochondrial Medicine

On staff since October 1991

Children's Title: Division Chief, Ophthalmology; Program Director, Ophthalmology Education

Academic Title: Professor

Research Center: Center for Integrative Brain Research

Recommendations

Susan LangsleyRedmond, WA03.06.12
Dr. Weiss is a treasure of wisdom and experience, and knowledge. He is friendly, very very knowledgable and has fun with kids. He is very supportive and insightful for parents with children who have visual disorders, and understands developmental implications, distinguishes between necessary and unnecessary support. He is a wonderful wonderful doctor.
Sarah BornIssaquah, WA09.13.11
Dr. Weiss was extremely thorough upon our son's first comprehensive eye examination. He quickly identified vision problems but also noticed a structural anomaly that he was able to link to a syndrome that we have been trying to pinpoint for sometime. His work may very well be the missing link to the long standing and puzzling questions that we as parents and his other care team have had. He let us listen to his dictation of clinic notes to our pediatrician and he was detailed in his communications. Though I was tired from a long day at the hospital (we had other clinic visits that day) he came in cheery and ready to examine our son. He was a pleasure to work with.
Lisa CurrallLacey,WA05.11.11
We love Dr. Weiss. He listens very carefully and our clinic notes are the most accurate we get from any physician. He is also very balanced and does not make you feel foolish for what may be silly parent questions, yet will give great, complicated, thorough answers if you like those. Love him.
Recommend Dr. Avery Weiss

Overview

Board Certification(s)
Ophthalmology
Medical/Professional School
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami
Residency
Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
Ophthalmology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
Fellowship
Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
Clinical Interests

Electroretinogram, Oculomotor testing (Eye Movement Testing), Visual evoked potential

Research Description

We study visual function in a wide range of clinical disorders using visual evoked potentials (VEPs). Presently, we are concentrating on visual impairments associated with cortical malformations and visual pathway tumors. We are also interested in how the visual system extracts information from a moving a moving stimulus in patients with infantile nystagmus.

Research Focus Area

Translational Research

Awards and Honors

Award NameAward DescriptionAwarded ByAward Date
Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2011Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2011Seattle Magazine 2011

Publications

Autofluorescence and infrared retinal imaging in patients and obligate carriers with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
Ophthalmic genetics , 2009 Dec: 190-8
Eye movement abnormalities in Joubert syndrome.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science , 2009 Oct: 4669-77
Retinal function and corresponding pathology in advanced retinoblastoma.
Archives of ophthalmology , 2008 Nov: 1507-12
Reappraisal of astigmatism induced by periocular capillary hemangioma and treatment with intralesional corticosteroid injection.
Ophthalmology , 2008 Feb: 390-397.e1
Hypermetropia and esotropia in myotonic dystrophy.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2008 Feb: 69-71
Acuity development in infantile nystagmus.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science , 2007 Sep: 4093-9
Hypertropia associated with superolateral translation of the superior rectus muscle pulley in unilateral coronal synostosis.
Archives of ophthalmology , 2006 Aug: 1128-34
Comparison of pattern visual-evoked potentials to perimetry in the detection of visual loss in children with optic pathway gliomas.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2006 Aug: 298-306
Congenital and compensated vestibular dysfunction in childhood: an overlooked entity.
Journal of child neurology , 2006 Jul: 572-9
Topographical retinal function in oculocutaneous albinism.
American journal of ophthalmology , 2006 Jun: 1156-8
Spatial-frequency-dependent changes in cortical activation before and after patching in amblyopic children.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science , 2004 Oct: 3531-7
Ophthalmoplegic migraine.
Pediatric neurology , 2004 Jan: 64-6
ERGs, cone-isolating VEPs and analytical techniques in children with cone dysfunction syndromes.
Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology , 2003 May: 289-304
Acuity, ophthalmoscopy, and visually evoked potentials in the prediction of visual outcome in infants with bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2003 Apr: 108-15
Imaging a child's fundus without dilation using a handheld confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope.
Archives of ophthalmology , 2003 Mar: 391-6
Does soccer ball heading cause retinal bleeding?
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine , 2002 Apr: 337-40
Trapdoor fracture of the orbit in a pediatric population.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 2002 Feb: 482-9; discussion 490-5
Grand rounds #67. A case of a right sixth nerve paralysis and a left third nerve paralysis.
Binocular vision & strabismus quarterly , 2002: 216-22

Primary Office

Seattle Children's
W-7729 - Ophthalmology
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-987-2177

Additional Offices

Harborview Medical Center
HMC Box 359608 - Eye Institute
325 - 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
206-744-3937

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