Dr. Siva Iyer

Dr. Siva Iyer, M.D.
Biography
Dr. Iyer, a native Floridian born and raised in Dade City, FL and a graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine, returned to his alma mater in 2016. He completed his training experience at four different major academic institutions before joining the faculty at The University of Mississippi in 2013. Dr. Iyer’s subspecialty is Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery. He has a special interest and particular expertise in diabetic eye disease, including advanced diabetic retinopathy and complex diabetic tractional retinal detachment repair. His other area of focus is complex retinal detachment repair including those related to severe eye trauma. Dr. Iyer sees young adult and adult patients.
Education & Board Certification
Fellowship – Ophthalmology
Louisiana State University
2013
Residency – Ophthalmology
University of Tennessee
2011
Internship – Surgery
Harvard University
2007
Medical Degree
University of Florida
2006
Board Certification
- Opthalmology – American Board of Ophthalmology
Clinical Interests
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Diabetes and eye disease
- Eye emergencies
- Retinal detachment
- Retinal detachment repair
Publications
Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation in the Postpartum Period Associated With Preeclampsia.
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology: the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
2022
The Vitreous Ecosystem in Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight into the Patho-Mechanisms of Disease.
International journal of molecular sciences
2021
Peripheral Retinal Neovascularization in a Patient with Sarcoidosis and Cocaine-Associated Autoimmunity.
Case reports in ophthalmological medicine
2021
Exacerbation of pigment epithelial detachment following aflibercept: A case of bevacizumab rescue.
American journal of ophthalmology case reports
2021
Effect of pattern scanning laser on macular thickness in diabetic retinopathy.
Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology
2021
Bilateral anterior segment dysgenesis and persistent fetal vasculature associated with terminal 10q26 deletion.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
2021
Utility of wound cultures in the management of open globe injuries: a 5-year retrospective review.
Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection
2020
Treatment of Recurrent Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma of the Eyelid with Modified Wide Local Excision.
Case reports in ophthalmological medicine
2020
Endogenous Endophthalmitis: yield of the diagnostic evaluation.
BMC ophthalmology
2020
Eicosanoid Profiles in the Vitreous Humor of Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.
International journal of molecular sciences
2020
Bilateral pseudohypopyon causing white eyes in a patient with lymphoma.
Lancet (London, England)
2020
Surgical management of diabetic tractional retinal detachments.
Survey of ophthalmology
2019
Exercise band-induced lens dislocations: A case series.
American journal of ophthalmology case reports
2019
Dosimetric dependence of ocular structures on eye size and shape for external radiation fields of electrons, photons, and neutrons.
Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection
2019
Vision loss secondary to orbital extension of rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
2018
Ophthalmic artery occlusion after chiropractic neck manipulation.
Acta ophthalmologica
2018
Multiloculated Ciliary Body Cysts and Lenticular Coloboma: A Rare Phenotypic Variation Associated With Persistent Fetal Vasculature.
Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus
2018
A scalable and deformable stylized model of the adult human eye for radiation dose assessment.
Physics in medicine and biology
2018
A Young Patient With Floaters.
JAMA ophthalmology
2018
Intralenticular Ozurdex® – One Year Later.
Case reports in ophthalmology
2017