Pathik P. Amin, OD, FAAO
Visiting Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
About
Dr. Pathik Amin is a Visiting Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois College of Medicine. He is an attending provider in the Glaucoma Service. His clinical practice specializes in the diagnosis and medical treatment of glaucoma. Dr. Amin sees patients at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary (Specialty Care Building) and at the UI Health 55 th and Pulaski Health Collaborative.
Dr. Amin earned his optometric degree from the University of Houston and completed a residency in ocular disease at the Albuquerque VA Medical Center. Prior to joining UIC in 2024, he spent 5 years on faculty at the University of Chicago Medicine - where he was the Director of Optometric Services, Program Director for the Optometry Residency, and implemented a collaborative OD-MD care model.
Dr. Amin’s research focuses on exploring ways to improve glaucoma adherence, patient access, and disease outcomes through earlier diagnosis and multi-faceted interventions. He is actively working on several multi-institutional glaucoma research projects, was the recipient of the 2022 Bucksbaum Institute National Research Grant and has received funding from the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness.
Dr. Amin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), serves on the executive committee for the Academy’s Glaucoma Section, and is a member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS). He serves a reviewer for Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Nature, and Optometry & Vision Science. He has obtained certifications through the AAO Foundation for the Cochrane Eyes and Vision Program and the Clinical Investigator Program.
Selected Publications
- MacIver S, Amin P, Ballinger R, Sullivan-Mee M. Point-Counterpoint: First Line
Therapy Considerations for Initial Intraocular Pressure Lowering in Primary
Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension. Clinical Insights in Eyecare.
2024;2(3). - Choi J, Amin P, Tarantino A, Qiu M. Improved glaucoma medication access
through pharmacy partnership: A single institution experience. Clin Ophthalmol.
2024 - Amin P, Young L. Point-Counterpoint: Management Considerations for Primary
Angle-Closure Glaucoma. Clinical Insights in Eyecare. 2023;1(1). - Kruoch Z, Amin P, Shelton E, Zimmerman A, Stephey E, Hunter M, Downie LE,
Qureshi R. Protocol: Multifaceted behavioral interventions to improve treatment
adherence of glaucoma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 5. - Kanter J, Amin P, Komati, R, Mackin AG, Dao D, Shaw LT, Skondra D, Qiu M.
Gonioscopy- assisted transluminal trabeculotomy in neovascular glaucoma:
Salvaging the conventional outflow pathway. American Journal of Ophthalmology
Case Reports. 2022. - Asif H, Si Z, Quan S, Amin P, Dao D, Shaw L, Skondra D, Qiu M. Neovascular
Glaucoma from Ocular Ischemic Syndrome Treated with Serial Monthly
Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Panretinal Photocoagulation: A Case Report. BMC
Ophthalmology. 2022. - Sullivan-Mee M, Amin P, Pensyl D, Katiyar S. Differentiating Occult BRAO from
Primary Open- angle Glaucoma. Optom Vis Sci. 2018;95(2):106-112.
Education
OD: University of Houston
Residency in Optometry: New Mexico VA Medical Center