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Allen Beck MD

  • Department of Ophthalmology
    Professor
  • (404) 778-2020
  • abeck@emory.edu
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Overview

Allen D. Beck, MD, was appointed director of Emory Eye Center on June 3, 2019 and F. Phinizy Calhoun, Sr. Chair in Ophthalmology on June 1, 2020. He is the former director, Section of Glaucoma for Emory Eye Center. His clinical focus is on diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult glaucoma, including surgical treatment of cataract. His research interests include diagnosis and management of pediatric glaucoma, clinical studies of adult glaucoma therapies, pediatric cataract, and glaucoma compliance.

National Recognition
Dr. Beck was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society in 1989. He won the Clinical Teaching Award, presented by Emory Eye Center residents in 1999, and again in 2002. That same year, he was presented the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Achievement Award and received the Senior Achievement Award in 2017. Dr. Beck joined the Emory Millipub Club in 2017 and received the Emory Healthcare Provider Excellence Award that same year. Since 2009, he is consistently named as a Top Doctor in Atlanta magazines special issue. He is a member of American Academy of Ophthalmology, The American Medical Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology and the Emory Eye Alumni Association. In 2020, Dr. Beck was appointed the F. Phinizy Calhoun, Sr. Chair in Ophthalmology by Emory University School of Medicine.

Dr. Beck is a member of the Executive Committee for the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network and has served on the Steering Committee for Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS), the American Glaucoma Society Patient Care Committee and Practice Guidelines Subcommittee and on the editorial board of JAAPOS (Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus).
Areas of Clinical Interest

Diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult glaucoma
Surgical treatment of cataract
New glaucoma therapies

Academic Appointment

  • F. Phinizy Calhoun Sr. Chair in Ophthalmology., Emory Eye Center, Emory University
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University School of Medicine
  • Bachelors from Vanderbilt University

Research

Focus

  • Diagnosis and management of pediatric glaucoma, with a focus on new surgical techniques.

Publications

  • The Robison D. Harley, MD Childhood Glaucoma Research Network International Pediatric Glaucoma Registry: The First 872 Cases.
    Ophthalmol Glaucoma Volume: 8 Page(s): 175 - 180
    01/01/2025 Authors: Beldick SR; Rockter A; Beck AD; Levin AV
  • Anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS): a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.
    J AAPOS Volume: 26 Page(s): 229.e1 - 229.e6
    10/01/2022 Authors: Beck AD; Freedman SF; Nizam A; Lambert SR; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
  • Myopic Shift at 10-Year Follow-up in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 129 Page(s): 1064 - 1065
    09/01/2022 Authors: Weakley DR; Nizam A; VanderVeen DK; Wilson ME; Kruger S; Lambert SR; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
  • Glaucoma-Related Adverse Events at 10 Years in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
    JAMA Ophthalmol Volume: 139 Page(s): 165 - 173
    02/01/2021 Authors: Freedman SF; Beck AD; Nizam A; Vanderveen DK; Plager DA; Morrison DG; Drews-Botsch CD; Lambert SR; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
  • Achondroplasia With Congenital Onset Glaucoma, and Presumed Axenfeld-Rieger Anomaly.
    J Glaucoma Volume: 27 Page(s): e165 - e167
    10/01/2018 Authors: Nastasi S; Gonzalez A; Blake CR; Beck A; Agarwal-Sinha S
  • New classification system for pediatric glaucoma: implications for clinical care and a research registry.
    Curr Opin Ophthalmol Volume: 29 Page(s): 385 - 394
    09/01/2018 Authors: Thau A; Lloyd M; Freedman S; Beck A; Grajewski A; Levin AV
  • Circumferential Trabeculotomy Versus Conventional Angle Surgery: Comparing Long-term Surgical Success and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Primary Congenital Glaucoma.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 183 Page(s): 17 - 24
    11/01/2017 Authors: Neustein RF; Beck AD
  • A Comparison of Sequential Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation Versus Cyclophotocoagulation Following Failure of a Primary Drainage Device.
    J Glaucoma Volume: 26 Page(s): 311 - 314
    04/01/2017 Authors: Levinson JD; Giangiacomo AL; Beck AD; Pruett PB; Superak HM; Lynn MJ; Costarides AP
  • Pediatric glaucoma: review of recent literature.
    Curr Opin Ophthalmol Volume: 28 Page(s): 199 - 203
    03/01/2017 Authors: Giangiacomo A; Beck A
  • Primary Congenital Glaucoma Versus Glaucoma Following Congenital Cataract Surgery: Comparative Clinical Features and Long-term Outcomes.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 170 Page(s): 214 - 222
    10/01/2016 Authors: Neustein RF; Bruce BB; Beck AD
  • Glaucoma drainage devices: risk of exposure and infection.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 160 Page(s): 516 - 521.e2
    09/01/2015 Authors: Levinson JD; Giangiacomo AL; Beck AD; Pruett PB; Superak HM; Lynn MJ; Costarides AP
  • Structural changes of the anterior chamber following cataract surgery during infancy.
    J Cataract Refract Surg Volume: 41 Page(s): 1784 - 1786
    08/01/2015 Authors: Nguyen M; Shainberg M; Beck AD; Lambert SR
  • Glaucoma-Related Adverse Events in the First 5 Years After Unilateral Cataract Removal in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.
    JAMA Ophthalmol Volume: 133 Page(s): 907 - 914
    08/01/2015 Authors: Freedman SF; Lynn MJ; Beck AD; Bothun ED; rge FH; Lambert SR; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
  • Outcomes of Trabeculectomy with Adjunctive Mitomycin-C Performed by Resident Surgeons at a County Hospital
    Volume: 55
    04/01/2014 Authors: Sawhney GK; Khator P; Beck AD
  • Visual outcome after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in an 8-month-old with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy.
    J AAPOS Volume: 17 Page(s): 637 - 639
    12/01/2013 Authors: Lenhart PD; Evans CT; Beck AD; Lee WB
  • Reply: To PMID 23639132.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 156 Page(s): 629
    09/01/2013 Authors: Lambert SR; Superak HM; Lynn MJ; Beck AD
  • Long-term Risk of Glaucoma After Congenital Cataract Surgery REPLY
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Volume: 156 Page(s): 629 - 629
    09/01/2013 Authors: Lambert SR; Superak HM; Lynn MJ; Beck AD
  • Long-term risk of glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 156 Page(s): 355 - 361.e2
    08/01/2013 Authors: Lambert SR; Purohit A; Superak HM; Lynn MJ; Beck AD
  • A Comparison of Sequential Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation versus Cyclophotocoagulation Following Failure of a Primary Drainage Device
    Volume: 54
    06/01/2013 Authors: Levinson J; Giangiacomo A; Beck A; Pruett P; Costarides A
  • Impact of a health communication intervention to improve glaucoma treatment adherence. Results of the interactive study to increase glaucoma adherence to treatment trial.
    Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 130 Page(s): 1252 - 1258
    10/01/2012 Authors: Glanz K; Beck AD; Bundy L; Primo S; Lynn MJ; Cleveland J; Wold JA; Echt KV
  • Glaucoma-related adverse events in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: 1-year results.
    Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 130 Page(s): 300 - 305
    03/01/2012 Authors: Beck AD; Freedman SF; Lynn MJ; Bothun E; Neely DE; Lambert SR; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
  • Surgical outcomes with 360-degree suture trabeculotomy in poor-prognosis primary congenital glaucoma and glaucoma associated with congenital anomalies or cataract surgery.
    J AAPOS Volume: 15 Page(s): 54 - 58
    02/01/2011 Authors: Beck AD; Lynn MJ; Crandall J; Mobin-Uddin O
  • An exploratory study of factors influencing glaucoma treatment adherence.
    J Glaucoma Volume: 19 Page(s): 66 - 72
    01/01/2010 Authors: Stryker JE; Beck AD; Primo SA; Echt KV; Bundy L; Pretorius GC; Glanz K
  • The infant aphakia treatment study: design and clinical measures at enrollment.
    Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 128 Page(s): 21 - 27
    01/01/2010 Authors: Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group; Lambert SR; Buckley EG; Drews-Botsch C; DuBois L; Hartmann E; Lynn MJ; Plager DA; Wilson ME
  • Cyclophotocoagulation versus sequential tube shunt as a secondary intervention following primary tube shunt failure in pediatric glaucoma.
    J AAPOS Volume: 13 Page(s): 379 - 383
    08/01/2009 Authors: Sood S; Beck AD
  • Central corneal thickness and corneal diameter in patients with childhood glaucoma.
    J Glaucoma Volume: 15 Page(s): 524 - 528
    12/01/2006 Authors: Tai TYT; Mills MD; Beck AD; Joos KM; Ying G-S; Liu C; Piltz-Seymour JR
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 14. Distinguishing progression of glaucoma from visual field fluctuations.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 111 Page(s): 2109 - 2116
    11/01/2004 Authors: Kim J; Dally LG; Ederer F; Gaasterland DE; VanVeldhuisen PC; Blackwell B; Sullivan EK; Prum B; Shafranov G; Beck A
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 13. Comparison of treatment outcomes within race: 10-year results.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 111 Page(s): 651 - 664
    04/01/2004 Authors: Ederer F; Gaasterland DA; Dally LG; Kim J; VanVeldhuisen PC; Blackwell B; Prum B; Shafranov G; Allen RC; Beck A
  • Aqueous shunt devices compared with trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C for children in the first two years of life.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 136 Page(s): 994 - 1000
    12/01/2003 Authors: Beck AD; Freedman S; Kammer J; Jin J
  • Review of recent publications of the Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study.
    Curr Opin Ophthalmol Volume: 14 Page(s): 83 - 85
    04/01/2003 Authors: Beck AD; Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study
  • Trabeculectomy with antiproliferative agents in uveitic glaucoma.
    J Glaucoma Volume: 11 Page(s): 189 - 196
    06/01/2002 Authors: Ceballos EM; Beck AD; Lynn MJ
  • Ahmed shunt versus Baerveldt shunt for refractory glaucoma
    Volume: 43 Page(s): U955 - U955
    05/01/2002 Authors: Khemsara V; Costarides AP; Beck AD
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study: 8. Risk of cataract formation after trabeculectomy.
    Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 119 Page(s): 1771 - 1779
    12/01/2001 Authors: AGIS (Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study) Investigators
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 9. Comparison of glaucoma outcomes in black and white patients within treatment groups.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 132 Page(s): 311 - 320
    09/01/2001 Authors: AGIS Investigators
  • Diagnosis and management of pediatric glaucoma.
    Ophthalmol Clin North Am Volume: 14 Page(s): 501 - 512
    09/01/2001 Authors: Beck AD
  • The impact of ocular hypertension, pressure reducing medications. and trabeculectomy on corneal endothelial cell density.
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 42 Page(s): S549 - S549
    03/15/2001 Authors: Rudnick DE; Costarides AP; Beck AD; Edelhauser HF
  • A retrospective review of glaucoma drainage implants in refractory developmental glaucoma.
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 42 Page(s): S418 - S418
    03/15/2001 Authors: Kammer JA; Beck AD
  • Phenotypic variation in ophthalmic manifestations of MIDAS syndrome associated with an Xp22.3 deletion.
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 42 Page(s): S114 - S114
    03/15/2001 Authors: Cape C; Zaidman G; Bhatia S; Kaufman A; Beck A; Lambert S
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 10. Variability among academic glaucoma subspecialists in assessing optic disc notching.
    Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc Volume: 99 Page(s): 177 - 184
    01/01/2001 Authors: Gaasterland DE; Blackwell B; Dally LG; Caprioli J; Katz LJ; Ederer F; Advanced Glaumoca Intervention Study Investigators
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 10. Variability among academic glaucoma subspecialists in assessing optic disc notching.
    Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc Volume: 99 Page(s): 177 - 184
    01/01/2001 Authors: Gaasterland DE; Blackwell B; Dally LG; Caprioli J; Katz LJ; Ederer F; Advanced Glaumoca Intervention Study Investigators
  • The advanced glaucoma intervention study, 6: Effect of cataract on visual field and visual acuity
    ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Volume: 118 Page(s): 1639 - 1652
    12/01/2000 Authors: Ederer F; Sullivan EK; Van Veldhuisen PC; Gaasterland DE; Wu LL; Sonty S; Beck A; Schwartz AL; Prum BE; Costarides A
  • Pathologic findings in late endophthalmitis after glaucoma filtering surgery.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 107 Page(s): 2111 - 2114
    11/01/2000 Authors: Beck AD; Grossniklaus HE; Hubbard B; Saperstein D; Haupert CL; Margo CE
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 7. The relationship between control of intraocular pressure and visual field deterioration.The AGIS Investigators.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 130 Page(s): 429 - 440
    10/01/2000
  • Long-term surgical and visual outcomes in primary congenital glaucoma: 360 degrees trabeculotomy versus goniotomy.
    J AAPOS Volume: 4 Page(s): 205 - 210
    08/01/2000 Authors: Mendicino ME; Lynch MG; Drack A; Beck AD; Harbin T; Pollard Z; Vela MA; Lynn MJ
  • Glaucoma treatment and severity reduce corneal endothelial cell density and morphology.
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 41 Page(s): S278 - S278
    03/15/2000 Authors: Rudnick DE; Awosika AD; Beck AD; Brown RH; Edelhauser HF
  • Surgical results of 360(degrees) trabeculotomy in developmental glaucoma.
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 41 Page(s): S745 - S745
    03/15/2000 Authors: Mobin-Uddin O; Beck AD; Lynch MG
  • Trabeculectomy with adjunctive mitomycin C in pediatric glaucoma.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 126 Page(s): 648 - 657
    11/01/1998 Authors: Beck AD; Wilson WR; Lynch MG; Lynn MJ; Noe R
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 3. Baseline characteristics of black and white patients.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 105 Page(s): 1137 - 1145
    07/01/1998
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 4. Comparison of treatment outcomes within race. Seven-year results.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 105 Page(s): 1146 - 1164
    07/01/1998
  • The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 4. Comparison of treatment outcomes within race. Seven-year results.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 105 Page(s): 1146 - 1164
    07/01/1998
  • Angle-closure glaucoma in a 10-year-old girl.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 124 Page(s): 251 - 253
    08/01/1997 Authors: Fivgas GD; Beck AD
  • Blebitis, early endophthalmitis, and late endophthalmitis after glaucoma-filtering surgery.
    Ophthalmology Volume: 104 Page(s): 986 - 995
    06/01/1997 Authors: Ciulla TA; Beck AD; Topping TM; Baker AS
  • Racial differences in response to glaucoma medications in ocular hypertensive patients
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 38 Page(s): 1291 - 1291
    03/15/1997 Authors: Bennett GR; Cioffi GA; Dorr D; Gordon M; Beck A; Fechtner R; Kass M
  • 360 degrees trabeculotomy for primary congenital glaucoma.
    Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 113 Page(s): 1200 - 1202
    09/01/1995 Authors: Beck AD; Lynch MG
  • ND-YAG LASER TO FILTERING BLEBS FOR TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC HYPOTONY AND LARGE FILTERING BLEBS
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 36 Page(s): S21 - S21
    03/15/1995 Authors: ROESCH MT; LYNCH MG; BROWN RH; BECK AD
  • The use of a new laser lens holder for performing suture lysis in children.
    Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 113 Page(s): 140 - 141
    02/01/1995 Authors: Beck AD; Lynch MG; Noe R; Brown RH; Buzawa D
  • COMPLETE (360-DEGREES) TRABECULOTOMY AS PRIMARY-TREATMENT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL GLAUCOMA
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 35 Page(s): 1914 - 1914
    03/15/1994 Authors: BECK AD; LYNCH MG; TELLEZ FL; NOE RL; BROWN RH
  • GLAUCOMA FILTERING SURGERY WITH MITOMYCIN-C IN CHILDREN
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 35 Page(s): 1431 - 1431
    03/15/1994 Authors: NOE RL; LYNCH MG; BECK AD; BROWN RH
  • Optic nerve enlargement and chronic visual loss.
    Surv Ophthalmol Volume: 38 Page(s): 555 - 566
    01/01/1994 Authors: Beck AD; Newman NJ; Grossniklaus HE; Galetta SL; Kramer TR
  • DECREASED AXIAL LENGTH IN HYPOTONUS EYES AFTER FILTRATION SURGERY WITH ANTIMETABOLITES
    INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Volume: 34 Page(s): 730 - 730
    03/15/1993 Authors: BECK AD; LEE DL; TELLEZ FL; LYNCH MG; BROWN RH
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