Department / Division:
Ophthalmology / Glaucoma Service

Address:
DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-681-3937

Fax Telephone:
919-681-8267

• MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 1986

• Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 1987-1990

• Glaucoma, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1990-1991

• JD, Columbia University Law School (New York), 1986

Clinical Interests:
Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; glaucoma surgery complications, complex glaucoma surgeries

Research Interests:
Effective delivery of health care extends from the laboratory to the homes of patients.  Our research is designed to enhance our understanding of this process and thus to improve the care that patients actually use, including new methods of accessing care by interested parties.  A key component is also to understand policy and financial factors that influence how care is provided.  Specific aspects of the research program include:  
1. evaluating and improving technical quality of care, including skills and competencies
2. understanding patient-centered factors that affect care use
3. developing methods of measuring and improving care that are easily accessible and usable
4. investigating the role of new technology and decision support systems in improving care
5. assessing the impact of financial and structural features on care

Representative Publications:
Wysong A, Lee PP, Sloan FA. Longitudinal incidence of adverse outcomes of age-related macular degeneration.  Arch Ophthalmol.  2009 Mar;127(3):320-7. (2009) Abstract

Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Lee PP, Wirth KE, Sorensen SW, Hoerger TJ, Saaddine JB. The cost-effectiveness of routine office-based identification and subsequent medical treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma in the United States.  Ophthalmology.  2009 May;116(5):823-32. (2009) Abstract

Stein JD, Ruiz D Jr, Belsky D, Lee PP, Sloan FA. Longitudinal rates of postoperative adverse outcomes after glaucoma surgery among medicare beneficiaries 1994 to 2005.  Ophthalmology.  2008 Jul;115(7):1109-1116.e7. (2008) Abstract

Zhang X, Saaddine JB, Lee PP, Grabowski DC, Kanjilal S, Duenas MR, Narayan KM. Eye care in the United States: do we deliver to high-risk people who can benefit most from it? Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar;125(3):411-8. (2007) Abstract

Lee PP, Kelly SP, Mills RP, Traverso CE, Walt JG, Doyle JJ, Katz LM, Siegartel LR,  . Glaucoma in the United States and europe: predicting costs and surgical rates based upon stage of disease.  J Glaucoma.  2007 Aug;16(5):471-8. (2007) Abstract

Silvey GM, Lobach DF, Macri JM, Hunt M, Kacmaz RO, Lee PP. User interface considerations for collecting data at the point of care in the tablet PC computing environment. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:1096. (2006) Abstract

Lee PP, Walt JG, Doyle JJ, Kotak SV, Evans SJ, Budenz DL, Chen PP, Coleman AL, Feldman RM, Jampel HD, Katz LJ, Mills RP, Myers JS, Noecker RJ, Piltz-Seymour JR, Ritch RR, Schacknow PN, Serle JB, Trick GL. A multicenter, retrospective pilot study of resource use and costs associated with severity of disease in glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jan;124(1):12-9. (2006) Abstract

Sloan FA, Picone G, Brown DS, Lee PP. Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between regular eye examinations and changes in visual and functional status. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Nov;53(11):1867-74. (2005) Abstract

Dawn AG, McGwin G Jr, Lee PP. Patient expectations regarding eye care: development and results of the Eye Care Expectations Survey (ECES). Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Apr;123(4):534-41. (2005) Abstract

McGwin G Jr, McNeal S, Owsley C, Girkin C, Epstein D, Lee PP. Statins and other cholesterol-lowering medications and the presence of glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun;122(6):822-6. (2004) Abstract

Lee PP. Measuring outcomes in chronic diseases: ready for prime time? Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 May;121(5):712-4. (2003) Abstract

Fremont AM, Lee PP, Mangione CM, Kapur K, Adams JL, Wickstrom SL, Escarce JJ. Patterns of care for open-angle glaucoma in managed care. Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 Jun;121(6):777-83. (2003) Abstract

Cohen SL, Lee PP, Herndon LW, Challa P, Overbury O, Allingham RR. Using the arteriolar Pressure Attenuation Index to predict ocular hypertension progression to open-angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 Jan;121(1):33-8. (2003) Abstract

Mangione CM, Lee PP, Gutierrez PR, Spritzer K, Berry S, Hays RD, . Development of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire. Arch Ophthalmol. 2001 Jul;119(7):1050-8. (2001) Abstract

Lee PP, Smith JP, Kington RS. The associations between self-rated vision and hearing and functional status in middle age. Ophthalmology. 1999 Feb;106(2):401-5. (1999) Abstract

Mangione CM, Lee PP, Pitts J, Gutierrez P, Berry S, Hays RD. Psychometric properties of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ). NEI-VFQ Field Test Investigators. Arch Ophthalmol. 1998 Nov;116(11):1496-504. (1998) Abstract

Heckman JD, Lee PP, Jackson CA, Relles D, Weinstein JN, Gebhardt MC, Simon MA, Callaghan JJ, D'Ambrosia RD. Orthopaedic workforce in the next millennium. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1998 Oct;80(10):1533-51. (1998) Abstract

Lee PP, Spritzer K, Hays RD. The impact of blurred vision on functioning and well-being. Ophthalmology. 1997 Mar;104(3):390-6. (1997) Abstract

Lee PP, Hilborne L, McDonald L, Tobacman JK, Kolder H, Johnson T, Brook RH. Documentation patterns before cataract surgery at ten academic centers. Ophthalmology. 1996 Aug;103(8):1179-83. (1996) Abstract

Hertzog LH, Albrecht KG, LaBree L, Lee PP. Glaucoma care and conformance with preferred practice patterns. Examination of the private, community-based ophthalmologist. Ophthalmology. 1996 Jul;103(7):1009-13. (1996) Abstract

Lee PP, Schachat AP. Evaluating quality of care in the new health care environment. Arch Ophthalmol. 1995 Feb;113(2):149-52. (1995) Abstract

Lee PP, Jackson CA, Relles DA. Estimating eye care workforce supply and requirements. Ophthalmology. 1995 Dec;102(12):1964-71; discussion 1971-2. (1995) Abstract

Albrecht KG, Lee PP. Conformance with preferred practice patterns in caring for patients with glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 1994 Oct;101(10):1668-71. (1994) Abstract