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Wilmer Eye Institute

The Ocular Surface Disease and Dry eye Clinic is dedicated to providing state of the art medical, procedural and surgical care for patients suffering from ocular surface diseases and dry eye. We offer cutting-edge diagnostic testing, contemporary medical and procedure-based treatments and surgery for the management of conditions involving the cornea, conjunctiva and eyelids.

Meet the Director

The founder of the Ocular Surface Disease and Dry Eye clinic, Esen Karamursel Akpek, M.D., is world-renowned for her expertise in the medical and surgical treatment of ocular surface diseases. She specializes in surgeries that reconstruct the ocular surface, including lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty, amniotic membrane and scleral grafting, and limbal stem cell transplantation.

She is among the few ophthalmologists in the world with extensive experience in artificial cornea surgery. Her unique specialties in ocular immunology and corneal surgery qualifies her expertise in all aspects of the ocular surface.

esen akpek of wilmer eye institute

Meet our Co-Directors

We evaluate patients individually to understand the signs and symptoms as well as considering any possible contributing systemic conditions. We strive to provide excellent medical management, eyelid procedures, and PROSE treatment/scleral lenses to control the ocular surface conditions and improve patients’ quality of life.

Dr. Lee Guo and Dr. Michelle Hessen

A Women's Journey: Dry Eye

Approximately 20 million people in the United States (344 million worldwide) have #dryeye disease. Dry eye is most common in people over age 50.

In this podcast, moderator Dr. Lillie Shockney is joined by Dr. Lauren Gormley, an optometrist at the Wilmer Eye Institute in the ocular surface disease and dry eye division.

 

Providers by Location

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bayview Medical Center
Bel Air

Bethesda
Columbia
Green Spring Station
​​​​​​​White Marsh

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Bel Air

Bethesda

Columbia

Sezen Karakus, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Green Spring Station - Lutherville

White Marsh

Karen Marie Dunlap, OD

  • Optometrist
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology