Overview
Ailin (Irene) Song, MD, MHSc is an ophthalmology resident at Duke University. She completed her undergraduate education at Dartmouth College and her medical education and clinical research training at Duke University. Her current research seeks to answer questions critical to public health in ophthalmology by leveraging advanced statistical and machine learning techniques and big data such as electronic health records, administrative/claims databases, and registries. Her work has been recognized with awards from the National Institutes of Health and foundations such as Research to Prevent Blindness and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Outside of ophthalmology, she has a personal interest in environmental health and occupational health.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Scholarly Works
Visually significant corneal deposits associated with rifabutin therapy for Bartonella henselae.
Journal article Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep · June 2026 PURPOSE: To report the clinical and histopathological features of a case of visually significant corneal deposits due to rifabutin therapy used to treat Bartonella henselae. OBSERVATIONS: A 73-year-old male with a history of recurrent bartonellosis on rifa ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation between first anticoagulant prescription and embolic and hemorrhagic events among older adults with atrial fibrillation.
Journal article J Intern Med · January 2026 BACKGROUND: The impact of first prescription of oral anticoagulation on ischemic stroke and major bleeding events among Medicare beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation (AF) is not known. METHODS: A retrospective, observational, cohort study was performed b ... Full text Link to item CiteAtrial Fibrillation and Retinal Stroke.
Journal article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common, chronic, cardiac arrythmia in older US adults. It is not known whether AF is independently associated with increased risk of retinal stroke (central retinal artery occlusion), a subtype of ischemic s ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
The Path to Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes: Evaluating Neighborhood Characteristics and Healthcare Quality
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027Using Machine Learning to Identify Eye Disease in Optical Coherence Tomography Images Obtained from a Robotically-Aligned Scanner
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by Research To Prevent Blindness, Inc. · 2021 - 2021View All Grants