Diana M. Laura, MD


Areas of Focus  |  Vitreoretinal Surgery, Medical Retina


Office Locations  | Dallas Main, RockwallWichita 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
  • 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. Accepted, Case Reports in Ophthalmology, April 2021.
  • 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.
  • 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, epub ahead of print. PMID: 33383092.
  • Hasenin Al-Khersan, Thomas A. Lazzarini, Anne L. Kunkler, Diana M. Laura, Kenneth C. Fan, Lily Zhang, David W. Redick, Humberto Salazar, Charles M. Medert, Nimesh A Patel. Ocular Trauma Secondary to Exercise Resistance Bands During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020; 42:217-220. PMID: 33317864.
  • Diana M. Laura, Nathan L. Scott, Elizabeth A. Vanner, Darlene Miller, Harry W. Flynn Jr. Genotypic and Phenotypic Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Epidermidis Endophthalmitis. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, 2020: 51: S13-S16. PMID: 32484896.
  • Diana M. Laura, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Supalert Prakhunhungist, Audina M. Berrocal. Select Pediatric Vitreoretinal Disease in the Setting of Turner’s Syndrome. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020; 18: 100662. PMID: 32274445.
  • Diana M. Laura, Anastasia Gkiala, Georgios Charonis, Sotiria Palioura. Intraocular Invasion of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Through a Corneal Wound. Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020; 9: 1083-1088. PMID: 32869116.
  • Diana Laura, Yonghoon Lee, Monika Farhangi, Oriana Salamo, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Raquel Goldhardt, Anat Galor. Ocular Manifestations of Sarcoidosis in a South Florida Population. Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020, 14: 3741-3746. PMID: 33173272.
  • Elaine Han, Nimesh A. Patel, Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, Diana M. Laura, Kenneth C. Fan, Catherin I. Negron, Supalert Prakhunhungsit, Willa L. Thorson, Audina M. Berrocal. A Unique Case of Coats Plus Syndrome and Dyskeratosis Congenita in a Patient with CTC1 Mutations. Ophthalmic Genetics, 2020; 41:363-367. PMID: 32543263.
  • Diana M. Laura, Yale L. Fisher, William E. Smiddy, Harry W. Flynn Jr. Complications After Removal of Silicone Oil. Retinal Physician, October 2019, 16: 22-26.
  • Nimesh A. Patel, Diana Laura, Kimberly D. Tran, Stanley Chang, Gaetano Barile, Audina M. Berrocal. Retinal Vasproliferative Tumor in a Case of X-linked Retinoschisis Detachment. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018; 9: 48-50. PMID: 29468219
  • 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 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 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 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 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.
  • Diana M. Laura, Ann Q. Tran, Alexandra E. Levitt, Sara T. Wester. Seeding of Myofibrosarcoma Following Dermal Filler and Triamcinolone Injections. Women in Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, August 2019.
  • Diana M. Laura, Nathan L. Scott, Elizabeth A. Vanner, Darlene Miller, Harry W. Flynn Jr. Genotypic and Phenotypic Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Epidermidis Endophthalmitis. American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Meeting, July 2019.
  • Kenneth Fan, Nimesh Patel, Diana Laura, Nicolas Yannuzzi, Basil Williams, Sarah Read, Jorge Fortune, Luis Haddock, Christopher Henry, Sonia Yoo, Jayanth Sridhar, Thomas Albini, Kendall Donaldson, Harry Flynn, Justin Townsend. Refractive Outcomes of Four Point Scleral Fixation of Akreos A060 Intraocular Lens Using Gore-tex Suture. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 2019.
  • Diana M. Laura, Nathan L. Scott, Kenneth C. Fan, Darlene Miller, Harry W. Flynn, Jr. Genotypic and Phenotypic Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Epidermidis Endophthalmitis. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 2019.
  • Diana Laura, Ann Quan, Leslie Small, Anat Galor. The Efficacy of Gabapentinoids for Treatment of Ocular Pain. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, May 2019.
  • Ann Quan, Diana Laura, Leslie Small, Anat Galor. Efficacy of Nerve Blocks for the Treatment of Chronic Ocular Pain. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, May 2019.
  • 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