Kavita K. Rao, MD

• Eye Care Services

• American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

• English
• Spanish
• Marathi

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
University of Texas at HoustonOphthalmology Research Fellow

Baylor College of MedicineInternal Medicine

University of Texas at HoustonOphthalmology

• Assistant Professor — Gavin Herbert Eye Institute/Department of Ophthalmology, UC Irvine School of Medicine
• General Ophthalmology Specialist — University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Member — Orange County Society of Ophthalmology (OSCO), 2017
• Member — American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), 2016 – present

Dr. Kavita K. Rao is a comprehensive ophthalmologist specializing in dry eyes, meibomian gland disease, blepharitis, ocular graft versus host disease, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma screening.

Rao's clinical interests include chemotherapy-related ocular conditions, diabetic screening and age-related macular degeneration. Rao’s research interests include open globe injuries, ultrasound biomicroscopy as a tool in glaucoma evaluation, and intravitreal treatment for diabetic proliferative retinopathy. Her work has been published in academic publications, including Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science and Expert Review of Ophthalmology. 
 
Rao spent two years working at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She currently sees patients at both the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute in Irvine and the UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange.

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