Karanjit Kooner, M.D. - Faculty Profile

Biography

Karanjit Kooner, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the management and treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. After graduating from Dayanand Medical College in India, he completed his ophthamological training in Belgium and England. His glaucoma fellowship training was done at Ochsner Clinic and LSU Eye Center in New Orleans. His interests include the use of lasers and other surgical modalities in glaucoma and cataract treatment. Dr. Kooner believes in providing his glaucoma patients with a more holistic approach to managing the disease, including lifestyle changes like diet and exercise.

Education

Medical School: Punjab University, India (1974)
Internship: Clara Swain General Hospital, India, Christian Medical College, India (1975), Ophthalmology
Residency: Univ. Ghent Eye Clinic, Belgium (1977), Ophthalmology; Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Sutton Gen. Hos., Middlesex Hos., England (1981), Ophthalmology (1981), Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Ochsner Medical Center/LSU Eye Clinic, New Orleans (1983), Glaucoma

Research Interest

Artificial intelligence in glaucoma using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA)
Dallas Glaucoma Registry
Glaucoma surgery, MIGS, Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty
Natural history and epidemiology of legal blindness in glaucoma
Noncompliance in glaucoma management and treatment
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) in glaucoma
Smart contact lens for semi-continuous intraocular pressure measurement
Squid glaucoma shunt

Publications

Glaucoma Drainage Devices and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery—Evolution of Designs and Materials: Tunga H, Shome N, Shafiee A, Jonnalagadda P, Wong N, Shafiee A, Bobba S, Kooner K Designs 2025 Dec 9
GlaLSTM: A Concurrent LSTM Stream Framework for Glaucoma Detection via Biomarker Relationship Mining: Huang C, Xie W, Lee T, Kooner K, Zhang N, Zhang J Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 2025 Jul 2025 1-7
VeinCluster: Unsupervised Segmentation of Retinal Vessels of Glaucoma: Huang C, Xie W, Lee T, Kooner K, Zhang N, Zhang J Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 2025 Jul 2025 1-7
Prevalence and risk factors of retinal vein occlusion: Kalva P, Choo DM, Kooner KS 2025 Feb 1-10
Glaucoma and retinal vein occlusion: Choo DM, Henderson H, Ginjupalli M, Kooner KS 2025 Feb 11-38
Retinal Vein Occlusion: Pathophysiology, Complications, and Management: Kooner KS, Mekala P 2025 Feb
Meeting Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma: Kooner KS, Choo DM, Mekala P Bioengineering 2025 Jan 12
Optic disc pit causing retinal capillary and nerve fiber layer loss: Patel M, Nesar D, Tunga H, Kooner K Eye (Basingstoke) 2025
Managing Ocular Surface Disease in Glaucoma Treatment: A Systematic Review: Kemer ÖE, Mekala P, Dave B, Kooner KS Bioengineering 2024 Oct 11
Wound Modulations in Glaucoma Surgery: A Systematic Review: Dave B, Patel M, Suresh S, Ginjupalli M, Surya A, Albdour M, Kooner KS Bioengineering 2024 May 11

Honors & Awards

10th Anniversary Symposium at UT Dallas
1st place award ($500) for Graphene-based contact lens sensor for semi-continuous intraocular pressure monitoring (2021)
Second Place, Presentation
Strauss C, Hurd A, Davis A, Tong B, Gu J, Wooliscroft J, Bhatnagar S, Kooner KS: Racial Differences in Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) Among Subjects Without Glaucoma. ASCRS Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV) (2021-2021)
Third Place, Winning Pitch Challenge for Squid Glaucoma Shunt
$5,000 award at ASCRS Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV) (2021-2021)
Achievement Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology (2020)
Big Idea Competition/UT Dallas -- First-place winning team for Squid Glaucoma Shunt
$25,000 award (with team members J. Awkal, H. Abdalla, J. Azarnoosh, and J. Warren) (2020)
U.S. Patent Pending 29/736,954 2020, Forceps
(2020)
US Patent Pending 63/034,527 2020, Eye Shunt and Methods
(2020)
U-Hack Med, Startup Success Award and Effective Visualization Award
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) in Glaucoma (2019)
D Magazine
Best Doctors in Dallas (2013)
Dr. AD Grover Memorial Oration Award
XXIV Annual Conference of the Chandigarh Ophthlamological Society, India (2011)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Glaucoma Society
American Medical Association
ARVO (Assn. for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology)
Texas Ophthalmological Association