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Xi Chen

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery
2351 Erwin Road AERI3000, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants


Engineering three-dimensional perfusable microphysiological models of the human inner blood-retina barrier

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Eye Institute · 2024 - 2027

Self-aligning, motion-stabilized ocular imaging for eye care in urgent and emergent care settings

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2027

Elucidating perifoveal vascular development in infants

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

Auto-aligning hand-held OCT and OCTA for pediatric applications

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Eye Institute · 2024 - 2026

Analyzing retinal microanatomy in retinopathy of prematurity to improve care

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

Secondary Data Analysis for Neonates with Retinal OCT Imaging

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

Visualizing Retinal Vascular Development and Pathology in Infants

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

Retinal Neurovascular Patterning in Preterm Infants

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2022

Blood Retinal Barrier in Retinopathy of Prematurity

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Blind Children's Center · 2020 - 2021

Bedside Optical Retinal Assessment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

External Relationships


  • Spark Therapeutics

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