Ophthalmology Grand Rounds

Title: Treatment of Patients with Geographic Atrophy due to Age-related Macular Degeneration:  Focusing on Cone Function

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Dr. Karl G. Csaky

Dr. Csaky is the T. Boone Pickens Director of the Clinical Center of Innovation for Age- Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Chief Strategy Officer of the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, Texas. His main areas of interest are clinical research into AMD and ocular drug delivery. Dr. Csaky has been involved in over 50 phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trials in retina treatment and is studying vision function assessments including novel approaches to microperimetry and contrast sensitivity in subjects with various stage of AMD. Dr. Csaky has led several meetings with the FDA and NEI on evaluating novel endpoints for retinal diseases. Dr. Csaky is a member of the Macula Society, Retina Society, and American Academy of Ophthalmology, ARVO, AOS and the American Society of Retinal Specialists. He finished a retina fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Csaky completed an internship in medicine at Duke University, ophthalmology residency at Washington University, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the Essen Eye Clinic, Essen, Germany. He received his combined MD/PhD degree from the University of Louisville. Dr. Csaky has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.