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Cynthia Ann Toth

Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery

Selected Grants


Elucidating perifoveal vascular development in infants

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027

Robotic OCT for automated mapping of outer retinal layer thicknesses

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026

Analyzing retinal microanatomy in retinopathy of prematurity to improve care

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Eye Institute · 2021 - 2026

Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Elucidating perifoveal vascular development in infants

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027

Robotic OCT for automated mapping of outer retinal layer thicknesses

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026

Analyzing retinal microanatomy in retinopathy of prematurity to improve care

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Eye Institute · 2021 - 2026

Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Secondary Data Analysis for Neonates with Retinal OCT Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Assistive Robotically Aligning Optical Coherence Tomography and Laser Photocoagulation Therapy of the Retinal Periphery

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

OCT Guidance and Grading

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Jaeb Center For Health Research · 2022 - 2024

Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Unified Program for Therapeutics in Children

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

Intraoperative OCT Guidance of Intraocular Surgery

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Full-thickness macular hole and vitreomacular interface changes in Coats' disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation · 2023 - 2024

Applying OCT to visualize the retina and surgical instruments in eye surgery

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Research To Prevent Blindness, Inc. · 2023 - 2023

Visualizing Retinal Vascular Development and Pathology in Infants

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Research To Prevent Blindness, Inc. · 2017 - 2022

Highspeed, motion-stabilized, handheld OCTA for pediatric imaging

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2022

Retinal Neurovascular Patterning in Preterm Infants

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2022

Handheld Portable Adaptive Optics Optical Coherence Tomography for Imaging Young Children

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2022

Bedside Optical Retinal Assessment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

BIMD - Collaborate Research Agreement

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2018 - 2020

Handheld Portable Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope for Imaging Young Children

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2019

AREDS2 10-Year Follow-on

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Emmes Corp · 2017 - 2019

Retinal Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography in Neonatal Brain Injury to Evaluate and Improve Visual and Neurologic Outcomes

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Retinal Research Foundation · 2017 - 2018

Evaluating a non-contact fundus camera for retinopathy of prematurity screening

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2018

Intraoperative OCT Guidance of Intraocular Surgery

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2017

UPenn - NEI Follow-up Study: Comparison of AMD Treatment Trials (CATT) YR3

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2013 - 2017

Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Research Award

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Triangle Community Foundation · 2016 - 2017

Using Optical Coherence Tomography to Elucidate Optic Nerve Development in Healthy Infants and Children

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. · 2015 - 2017

RRF Merit Award

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Retinal Research Foundation · 2013 - 2015

Imaging to predict refractive outcomes after corneal endothelial keratoplasty

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2015

Coordinating Center for the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2014 - 2015

Portable Motion Compensated SDOCT System for Imaging Young Children

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014

Comparison of AMD Treatment Trials-OCT Reading Center

ResearchDirector · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2013

Real Time Intraoperative SDOCT for Vitreoretinal Surgery

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2012

CATT OCT Reading Center

ResearchDirector · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2011

Subretinal Transplantation Of Islets Of Langerhans

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 1999

Pathogenesis Of Retinal Ischemic Injury

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1995 - 1996

External Relationships


  • Alcon, Inc
  • Emmes Corporation
  • International Retina Research Foundation
  • The Robert Machemer Foundation
  • Theia Imaging, LLC

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