Sonia Yoo

About Sonia Yoo

Professor, Greentree Hickman Chair in Ophthalmology. Associate Medical Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

Why did you decide to pursue ophthalmology/your subspecialty? 

I was interested in microsurgery and was introduced to ophthalmology by two enthusiastic ophthalmology residents (Drs. David Cano and Richard Kalski) and their mentors, Dr. William Bruner and Dr. Lawrence Singerman. I worked with Drs. Bruner and Singerman as a medical student and they helped me pursue a career in ophthalmology.

Who is someone in ophthalmology/your subspecialty that you feel has been particularly influential over the past 10 years? 

William Culbertson and Eduardo Alfonso.

Is there a particular tool, technological advance, or instrument you would not have been able to live without over the past 10 years? 

Telemedicine.

What would you like to see change in ophthalmology/your subspecialty over the next 10 years – and why? 

Expansion of telemedicine and the ability to “examine” patients via telehealth imaging and diagnostics to allow better access to patients and better patient workflow.