Current Appointments: Professor in Ophthalmology, Professor in Epidemiology, Research Director in Ophthalmology
Practice Profile: Medical Retina, Ophthalmic Research, Ophthalmic Education, General Medical Education
Education
Medical School: Dalhousie University (1991)
Ophthalmology Residency: Queen's University (1995)
Fellowship: Retinal/Epidemiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School (1998); Retina, Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical College (1997)
Research
Research Interests: Macular Degeneration, Health-Technology Assessment, and Patient-Related Outcomes
Selected Publications:
Sharma S, Brown GC, Brown MM, Hollands H, Shah GK. The cost-effectiveness of grid laser photocoagulation for the treatment of diabetic macular edema: results of a patient-based cost-utility analysis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2000;11:175-179.
Sharma S. Update in retina: photodynamic therapy for the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Can J Ophthalmol 2001;36:7-10.
Sharma S, Brown GC, Brown MM, Hollands H., Robins R, Shah GK. Validity of the time trade-off and standard gamble methods of utility assessment in retinal patients. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86(5):493-496.
Sharma S, Oliver-Fernadez A, Bakal J. Hollands H, Brown GC, Brown MM. Utilities associated with diabetic retinopathy: results from a Canadian sample. Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87:259-61.
Videos
In the Clinic - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD, on the Amsler Grid Test
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD, on Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD, Examines a Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD, Examines a Hemi-retinal Artery Occlusion
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD on the use of red-free light
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD on Wet-type Macular Degeneration
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD on Dry-type Macular Degeneration
In the Clinic Tip - Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD on sudden visual loss due to lack of perfusion
In the Clinic Tip - Unusual loss of visual acuity (Presented by Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD)
In the Clinic - Dr. Sanjay Sharma on using your ophthalmoscope