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Avital Lily Okrent Smolar

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology · 2025 - Present Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

Recent Scholarly Works


Pharmacological Depletion of Retinal Mononuclear Phagocytes Is Neuroprotective in a Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathy.

Journal article Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci · February 2, 2026 PURPOSE: The Vglut2-Cre;ndufs4loxP/loxP mouse strain with retinal ganglion cell (RGC)-specific mitochondrial complex I dysfunction develops severe RGC degeneration by postnatal day 90 (P90), with accompanying retinal mononuclear phagocyte (MNP) accumulatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease presenting with posterior scleritis

Journal article Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · January 1, 2026 The objective of this article is to describe an unusual presentation of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) with posterior scleritis and optic neuritis. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with acute ... Full text Cite

Post-Intravitreal injection pain reduction using topical NSAIDS: A comparative study.

Journal article Eur J Ophthalmol · September 2025 PurposeTo compare the efficacy of two different topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) drops with versus without conservatives after intravitreal injections (IVIs).DesignProspective, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blinded comparativ ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) · 2012 M.D.