Diana M. Laura, MD
Areas of Focus | Vitreoretinal Surgery, Medical Retina
Office Locations | Dallas Main, Rockwall, Wichita Falls
Certification | American Board of Ophthalmology
Languages Spoken | English, Conversational Spanish
“It is an honor and a privilege to pursue my passion of restoring and maintaining patients’ vision. Nothing is more important than developing meaningful and compassionate relationships with my patients — understanding their concerns and working with them as a team to create their best treatment plan.”
Fellowship
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chief Resident
Co-Director of Ocular Trauma
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Health System
Miami, Florida
Residency
Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Health System
Miami, Florida
Internship
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York
Medical School
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Texas Medical Association
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Retinal detachment
- Diabetic eye disease
- Macular degeneration
- Ocular trauma
- Julia L. Hudson, Diana M. Laura, Audina M. Berrocal. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in 12-year-old Girl with Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, 2023; 17:734-736. PMID: 35385432.
- Parastou Pakravan, VesheshPatel, Viet Chau, Landon Rohowetz, James Lai, Kenneth C. Fan, Hasenin Al-Khersan, Isabela M. Melo, Rajeev H. Muni, Sean W. Tsao, Richard Kaplan, Jesse J. Jung, Sandra Hoyek, Nimesh A. Patel, Ajay E. Kuriyan, Diana M. Laura, Dimosthenis Mantopoulos, Zeba A. Syed, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi. Haptic Erosion Following Sutureless Scleral-fixated Intraocular Lens Placement. Ophthalmology Retina, 2023; 7:333-337. PMID: 36441084.
- Lediana Goduni, Kenneth C. Fan, Diana M. Laura, Joshua H. Uhr, Jay Chhablani, Jayanth Sridhar. Nocardia Scleritis Progressing to Endophthalmitis in the Setting of Scleral Buckle Extrusion. OSLI Retina, 2023; 54:497-499. PMID: 37708223.
- Prashanth Dyer, Noy Ashkenazy, Jeremy Liu, Diana Laura, Marilyn A. Marquez, Thomas Albini. Monitoring Delayed Toxoplasmosis-related Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion Using Widefield en Face Optical Coherence Tomography and Multimodality Imaging. Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2023; 14: 369-375. PMID: 37901619.
- Diana M. Laura, Thomas A. Albini, Kevin P. Stewart, Michael Nissen, Cagri G. Besirli, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi. Scleral Windows in the Treatment of Uveal Effusion Syndrome. OSLI Retina, 2022; 53:651-653. PMID: 36547965.
- Diana M. Laura, Noy Ashkenazy, Estephania Feria Anzaldo, Catherin I. Negron, Audina M. Berrocal. Retinal Folds as a Clinical Feature of X-linked Retinoschisis: A Series of 3 Cases. OSLI Retina, 2022; 53:326- 331. PMID: 35724367.
- Anne L. Kunkler, Jesse D. Sengillo, Hasenin Al-Khersan, Kenneth C. Fan, Diana M. Laura, Darleen Miller, Kendall E. Donaldson, Sonia H. Yoo, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Jayanth Sridhar, Steven J. Gedde, William E. Smiddy, Harry W. Flynn Jr. Acute-onset Postoperative Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery Performed by Resident and Attending Physicians at a University Teaching Hospital. JCRS, 2022; 53: 326-331. PMID 35786812.
- Diana M. Laura, Patrick C. Staropoli, Nimesh A. Patel, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Ryan P. Nolan, Hasenin Al- Khersan, Kenneth C. Fan, Harry W. Flynn Jr., Dhariana Acon, Catherin I. Negron, Audina M. Berrocal. Widefield Fluorescein Angiography in the Fellow Eyes of Patient with Presumed Unilateral Persistent Fetal Vasculature. Ophthalmology Retina, 2020; 5:301-307. PMID: 32721591.
- Landon J. Rohowetz, Nimesh A. Patel, Ann V. Quan, Kenneth C. Fan, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Daniela P. Reyes Capo, Diana Laura, Zubair A. Ansari, Umangi Patel, Sander R. Dubovy, Harry W. Flynn Jr. Agrobacterium Radiobacter Endophthalmitis Associated with Baerveldt Tube Exposure. Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021; 12:921-926. PMID: 35082649.
- Kenneth C. Fan, Sarah P. Read, Nimesh A. Patel, Elizabeth A. Vanner, Hasenin Al-Khersan, Diana M. Laura, Parastou Pakravan, Catherin I. Negron, Audina M. Berrocal. Fundus Pigmentation in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity. Ophthalmology, 2020; 128:1242-1244. PMID: 33383092.
- Diana M. Laura, Kirk Hou, Chirag, Jhaveri, Zubair Ansari, Jayanth Sridhar. “Pearls from the Posterior Segment.” YoungMD Connect Live Conference. Austin, TX, April 2024.
- Diana M. Laura. “Ocular Trauma and Retinal Complications.” Excellence in Eye Care Symposium. Dallas, TX, April 2024.
- Diana Laura. “I Don’t Think You’re Ready for this Jelly: A Case of MIRAgel Intrusion.” VBS Fellows’ Foray, March 2022.
- Nimesh Patel, Diana Laura, Jacob Duker, Kenneth Fan, Ann Quan, Nicole Topilow. “Tips and Tricks for Intraocular Foreign Body Removal.” Film Festival at American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting, October 2021.
- Diana M. Laura, Patrick C. Staropoli, Nimesh A. Patel, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Ryan P. Nolan, Hasenin Al- Khersan, Kenneth C. Fan, Dhariana Acon, Harry W. Flynn Jr., Audina M. Berrocal. “Abnormal Fluorescein Angiography Findings in the Fellow Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Persistent Fetal Vasculature.” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 2020.
- Kenneth C. Fan, Nimesh A. Patel, Diana M. Laura, Hasenin Al-Khersan, Sarah P. Read, Catherin I. Negron, Audina M. Berrocal. “Fundus Pigmentation as a Risk Factor for the Development and Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity.” American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 2020.
- Diana M. Laura, Nimesh A. Patel, Ryan P. Nolan, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Dhariana Acon, Audina M. Berrocal. “Abnormal Fluorescein Angiography in the Fellow Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Persistent Fetal Vasculature.” American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting, July 2020.
- Ryan P. Nolan, Diana M. Laura, Nimesh A. Patel, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Dhariana Acon, Audina M. Berrocal. “Characteristics and Outcomes in Persistent Fetal Vasculature.” American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting, July 2020.
- Diana M. Laura, Nimesh A. Patel, Hasenin Al-Khersan, Ryan P. Nolan, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Dhariana Acon, Audina M. Berrocal. “Abnormal Fluorescein Angiography in the Fellow Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Persistent Fetal Vasculature.” The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, May 2020.
- Diana M. Laura and Sotiria Palioura. “A Rare Case of Intraocular Extension of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia.” Envision Summit Annual Meeting, February 2020.
- Outstanding Fellow of the Year Award, Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) Women in Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 2022
- Third Place, Ophthalmology Times Research Scholar Competition, 2019
- Knights Templar Eye Foundation Travel Grant, 2019
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Mid-Year Forum Advocacy Ambassador, 2019
- First Year Microsurgery Award, 2018
- Lynne and Jack Dodick Prize in Ophthalmology, 2016