Sandeep Grover M.D. Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Ophthalmology; Medical Director, Ophthalmology Trauma Service; Clerkship Director Department: Department of Ophthalmology Business Phone: (904) 244-9390 Business Email: Sandeep.grover@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Clinical Profile Specialties Inherited Retinal Degenerations & ElectrophysiologyMedical Retinal DiseasesOphthalmology Interests Clinical Special Interests: Medical retina, inherited retinal diseases; electrophysiology; neuroophthalmology; retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt's disease, cone and rod degenerations and other inherited retinal dystrophies, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy; inherited retinal diseases, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration Show More Publications 2022ASSESSMENT OF FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY NONPERFUSION IN EYES WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY USING ULTRAWIDE FIELD RETINAL IMAGING.Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.).42(7):1302-1310[DOI] 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003479.[PMID] 35344528.17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Conversion of Central Subfield Thickness Measurements of Diabetic Macular Edema Across Cirrus and Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography Instruments.Translational vision science & technology.10(14):34-[DOI] 10.1167/tvst.10.14.34.[PMID] 34967834.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Evidence-Based Protocol for Ophthalmology Consult for Orbital Fractures.Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.79(7):1507-1513[DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2021.02.026.[PMID] 33757741.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Comparison of Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Standard 7-Field Imaging With Ultrawide-Field Imaging for Determining Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy.JAMA ophthalmology.137(1):65-73[DOI] 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.4982.[PMID] 30347105.112 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Effect of Initial Management With Aflibercept vs Laser Photocoagulation vs Observation on Vision Loss Among Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula and Good Visual Acuity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA.321(19):1880-1894[DOI] 10.1001/jama.2019.5790.[PMID] 31037289.161 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019EXTREME DIURNAL VARIATION OF CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS IN DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA.Retinal cases & brief reports.13(4):324-326[DOI] 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000587.[PMID] 28333856.PubMed·Publisher's Site2019TEMPORAL THINNING IN SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY IS ASSOCIATED WITH DIMINISHED PERFUSION ON OCTA AND DENSE SCOTOMA ON MICROPERIMETERY.Retinal cases & brief reports.13(4):308-313[DOI] 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000610.[PMID] 28644178.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018CHANGES IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SEVERITY WHEN TREATING DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA WITH RANIBIZUMAB: DRCR.net Protocol I 5-Year Report.Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.).38(10):1896-1904[DOI] 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002302.[PMID] 30234859.37 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018SWEPT SOURCE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY VALIDATES LAMINA CRIBROSA ANOMALY IN OPTIC DISK PIT.Retinal cases & brief reports.12(1):42-44[DOI] 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000410.[PMID] 27662409.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017Inhibition of proliferation of retinal vascular endothelial cells more effectively than choroidal vascular endothelial cell proliferation by bevacizumab.International journal of ophthalmology.10(1):15-22[DOI] 10.18240/ijo.2017.01.03.[PMID] 28149771.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017The application of optical coherence tomography angiography in retinal diseases.Survey of ophthalmology.62(6):838-866[DOI] 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.05.006.[PMID] 28579550.85 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Capillary nonperfusion by novel technology of OCT angiography in a patient with sickle cell disease with normal fluorescein angiogram.European journal of ophthalmology.26(5):e121-3[DOI] 10.5301/ejo.5000765.[PMID] 26951533.20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Clinical applications of spectral domain optical coherence tomography in retinal diseases.Biomedical journal.39(2):107-20[DOI] 10.1016/j.bj.2016.04.003.[PMID] 27372166.50 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016EVALUATION OF PORTABLE DIGITAL FUNDUS VIDEO CAMERA FOR FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY.Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.).36(3):651-5[DOI] 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000920.[PMID] 26716958.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Intraocular Pressure in Premature Low Birth Weight Infants.Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.53(5):300-4[DOI] 10.3928/01913913-20160629-03.[PMID] 27637021.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Replay to: Normative data for macular volume with high-definition spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (Spectralis).European journal of ophthalmology.26(2):e36-[DOI] 10.5301/ejo.5000714.[PMID] 26659021.PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Bilateral Choroidal Detachment in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia.JAMA ophthalmology.133(6):715-6[DOI] 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.64.[PMID] 26067691.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Comparison of central corneal thickness: ultrasound pachymetry versus slit-lamp optical coherence tomography, specular microscopy, and Orbscan.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.).9():1065-70[DOI] 10.2147/OPTH.S81376.[PMID] 26109840.29 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Effect of distance and duration of illumination on retinal ganglion cells exposed to varying concentrations of brilliant blue green.Journal of clinical medicine research.7(7):517-24[DOI] 10.14740/jocmr2085e.[PMID] 26015816.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.).9():17-20[DOI] 10.2147/OPTH.S73193.[PMID] 25552897.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Normative data for macular volume with high-definition spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (Spectralis).European journal of ophthalmology.25(6):546-51[DOI] 10.5301/ejo.5000582.[PMID] 25952713.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2014Aqueous interleukin-6 levels are superior to vascular endothelial growth factor in predicting therapeutic response to bevacizumab in age-related macular degeneration.Journal of ophthalmology.2014():502174-[DOI] 10.1155/2014/502174.[PMID] 25110587.37 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2014Retinal thickness measurement obtained with spectral domain optical coherence tomography assisted optical biopsy accurately correlates with ex vivo histology.PloS one.9(10):e111203-[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0111203.[PMID] 25360629.30 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Acute, bilateral, concurrent central retinal artery occlusion in sickle cell disease after use of tadalafil (Cialis).JAMA ophthalmology.131(11):1471-3[DOI] 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.5047.[PMID] 24052082.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Differential sensitivity of choroidal endothelial, retinal ganglion, and retinal pigment epithelial cells in vitro to proton radiation.American journal of ophthalmology.156(3):444-453.e2[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.04.036.[PMID] 23769193.PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Exploratory analysis of the effect of intravitreal ranibizumab or triamcinolone on worsening of diabetic retinopathy in a randomized clinical trial.JAMA ophthalmology.131(8):1033-40[DOI] 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4154.[PMID] 23807371.84 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Macular edema after cataract surgery in eyes without preoperative central-involved diabetic macular edema.JAMA ophthalmology.131(7):870-9[DOI] 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.2313.[PMID] 23599174.73 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Retinal Thickness Normative Data in Wild-Type Mice Using Customized Miniature SD-OCT.PloS one.8(6):e67265-[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0067265.[PMID] 23826252.52 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Evaluation of a Novel, Non Contact, Automated Focal Laser with Integrated (NAVILAS) Fluorescein Angiography for Diabetic Macular Edema.Middle East African journal of ophthalmology.19(1):158-62[DOI] 10.4103/0974-9233.92134.[PMID] 22346133.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Lenticular meridional astigmatism secondary to iris mesectodermal leiomyoma.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery.38(1):170-3[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.10.016.[PMID] 22153095.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Meridional lenticular astigmatism associated with bilateral concurrent uveal metastases in renal cell carcinoma.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.).6():1839-41[DOI] 10.2147/OPTH.S37163.[PMID] 23152663.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Modified protocol for in vivo imaging of wild-type mouse retina with customized miniature spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) device.Biological procedures online.14(1):9-[DOI] 10.1186/1480-9222-14-9.[PMID] 23057840.14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Ophthalmology: now and then.Middle East African journal of ophthalmology.19(3):271-2[DOI] 10.4103/0974-9233.97919.[PMID] 22837617.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Retinal thickness in people with diabetes and minimal or no diabetic retinopathy: Heidelberg Spectralis optical coherence tomography.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.53(13):8154-61[DOI] 10.1167/iovs.12-10290.[PMID] 23132803.113 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography of Roth spots in multiple myeloma.Eye (London, England).26(12):1588-9[DOI] 10.1038/eye.2012.183.[PMID] 22995939.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Webcasts for resident education.Ophthalmology.119(1):199-200.e1[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.08.037.[PMID] 22214944.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011Freezing adversely affects measurement of vascular endothelial growth factor levels in human aqueous samples.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.).5():81-5[DOI] 10.2147/OPTH.S15837.[PMID] 21311660.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011Infrared imaging and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography findings correlate with microperimetry in acute macular neuroretinopathy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports.5():536-[DOI] 10.1186/1752-1947-5-536.[PMID] 22040584.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011Multiple bilateral ocular metastases from malignant melanoma associated with blue nevi.European journal of ophthalmology.21(5):671-3[DOI] 10.5301/EJO.2011.6375.[PMID] 21360480.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011Temporal macular thinning on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in proliferative sickle cell retinopathy.Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960).129(2):247-9[DOI] 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.357.[PMID] 21320977.47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2010Comparison of retinal thickness in normal eyes using Stratus and Spectralis optical coherence tomography.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.51(5):2644-7[DOI] 10.1167/iovs.09-4774.[PMID] 20007831.110 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2010Foveal structure defined by spectral domain optical coherence tomography correlates with visual function after macular hole surgery.European journal of ophthalmology.20(3):572-7[DOI] .[PMID] 20099240.22 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2010In-vivo high resolution imaging of optic nerve head drusen using spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography.BMC medical imaging.10():11-[DOI] 10.1186/1471-2342-10-11.[PMID] 20529261.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Association studies of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene with schizophrenia and response to antipsychotic treatment.Pharmacogenomics.10(3):385-97[DOI] 10.2217/14622416.10.3.385.[PMID] 19290789.59 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Comparative efficacy of topical tetraVisc versus lidocaine gel in cataract surgery.BMC ophthalmology.9():7-[DOI] 10.1186/1471-2415-9-7.[PMID] 19686592.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Indocyanine green toxicity of the retina after cataract surgery: a case report.Retinal cases & brief reports.3(2):115-7[DOI] 10.1097/ICB.0b013e318162b123.[PMID] 25391050.PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Intracameral bevacizumab effectively reduces aqueous vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations in neovascular glaucoma.The British journal of ophthalmology.93(2):273-4[DOI] 10.1136/bjo.2008.145714.[PMID] 18617542.26 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Normative data for macular thickness by high-definition spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (spectralis).American journal of ophthalmology.148(2):266-71[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.03.006.[PMID] 19427616.233 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2008Intracameral Avastin Dramatically Resolves Iris Neovascularization and Reverses Neovascular GlaucomaEuropean Journal of Ophthalmology.18():255-262[DOI] .[PMID] .PubMed·Publisher's Site2008OCT - An Insight into Retinal Disorders.Middle East African journal of ophthalmology.15(3):97-8[DOI] 10.4103/0974-9233.51982.[PMID] 21369463.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Rebound of cystoid macular edema with continued use of acetazolamide in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.).27(8):1112-8[DOI] .[PMID] 18040255.38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2005Abnormal distribution of red/green cone opsins in a patient with an autosomal dominant cone dystrophy.Ophthalmic genetics.26(2):69-76[DOI] .[PMID] 16020309.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004A novel IMPDH1 mutation (Arg231Pro) in a family with a severe form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.Ophthalmology.111(10):1910-6[DOI] .[PMID] 15465556.20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Dark adaptation of rod photoreceptors in normal subjects, and in patients with Stargardt disease and an ABCA4 mutation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.45(7):2447-56[DOI] .[PMID] 15223829.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Variability of full-field electroretinogram responses in subjects without diffuse photoreceptor cell disease.Ophthalmology.110(6):1159-63[DOI] .[PMID] 12799241.46 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Atypical presentation of pattern dystrophy in two families with peripherin/RDS mutations.Ophthalmology.109(6):1110-7[DOI] .[PMID] 12045052.21 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Comparison of intraocular light scatter in carriers of choroideremia and X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.Ophthalmology.109(1):159-63[DOI] .[PMID] 11772598.16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2001How cost-effective is the treatment of dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes but without cardiovascular disease?Diabetes care.24(1):45-50[DOI] .[PMID] 11194239.61 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Conventional and chained standard gambles in the assessment of coronary heart disease prevention and treatment. 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Preliminary results of the coronary health assessment study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.).310(6985):975-8[DOI] .[PMID] 7728035.133 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office 3rd Floor, Tower II580 West 8th Street, T2Jacksonville, FL 32209(904) 244-9390 Sandeep.grover@jax.ufl.edu GME Office 3rd Floor, Tower II580 West 8th Street, T2Jacksonville, FL 32209Phone: (904) 244-9361Fax: (904) 244-9391 Sandeep.grover@jax.ufl.edu GME Program Administrator Starleatha Pollard(904) 244-9394Starleatha.Pollard@jax.ufl.edu Medical Student Office 3rd Floor, Tower II580 West 8th Street, T2Jacksonville, FL 32209Phone: (904) 244-9361Fax: (904) 244-9391 Sandeep.grover@jax.ufl.edu Clerkship Administrator Frany Lusad(904) 244-8315Frances.Lusad@jax.ufl.edu Show More Clinical Research OPEN ENROLLMENT A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Fenofibrate for Prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy Worsening (Protocol AF) An Open-Label Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AGTC-501 (rAAV2tYF-GRK1-RPGR) in Subjects with X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa caused by RPGR-ORF15 mutations (20172166) OPEN ENROLLMENT A Phase 2/3, Randomized, Controlled, Masked, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Doses of AGTC-501, a Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Vector Expressing RPGR (rAAV2tYF-GRK1-RPGR), Compared to an Untreated Control Group in Male Subjects with X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Confirmed by a Pathogenic Variant in the RPGR Gene (20204485) OPEN ENROLLMENT A Natural History and Outcome Measure Discovery Study of PRPF31 Mutation–Associated Retinal Dystrophy (20226317) Education Medical Degree1985 · Rohtak Medical College, Rohtak, IndiaNeuroophthalmology Fellowship1994 · University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAElectrophysiology & Medical Retinal Disease Fellowship1999 · University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAOphthalmology Residency2004 · University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Show More News November 30, 2023 Fighting blindness with research and exceptional ophthalmology care November 6, 2020 Faculty and resident physicians recognized by DCMS July 2, 2020 Seven faculty members receive promotions for 2020-2021 June 7, 2018 A cure in sight October 23, 2015 Several faculty recognized for longstanding service at UFCOMJ Media Coverage August 2, 2022 Back-to-school eye health: Local ophthalmologist discusses common issues, importance of annual checkup News4Jax (WJXT) November 9, 2020 Action News Jax Investigates: If blue-light blocking glasses really help, or if it’s all just hype Action News