Paul H. Phillips
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Biography and Research Information
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Dr. Paul H. Phillips is a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he also serves as Department Chairperson. He holds the position of chief of ophthalmology at Arkansas Children's Hospital and sees patients at both that institution and the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute at UAMS. His clinical practice and research interests encompass pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, as well as neuro-ophthalmology.
Dr. Phillips completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Emory University Eye Center. He received his medical degree summa cum laude from the State University of New York (S.U.N.Y.) at Buffalo Medical School and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. His scholarly work includes publications on topics such as myeloid cell roles in ischemic retinopathies, trends in pediatric vision screening, and COVID-19 vaccine-associated optic neuropathy. He leads a research group and maintains an active lab website. Dr. Phillips has an h-index of 42, with over 7,330 citations across 428 publications.
Research Overview
Dr. Phillips joined the faculty in September 1997, and is a professor of ophthalmology. In addition, he holds the position of chief of ophthalmology at Arkansas Children's Hospital. He sees patients at the Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has also completed a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the Emory University Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia. His subspecialties include pediatric ophthalmology & strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology.A native of New York, Dr. Phillips was graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York (S.U.N.Y.) at Buffalo Medical School. After interning in Hartford, Connecticut, he completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Florida Eye Center in Gainesville. Dr. Phillips has been certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology since 1995. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and numerous other organizations. Dr. Phillips sees patients at the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute and the Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Metrics
- h-index: 42
- Publications: 428
- Citations: 7,361
Selected Publications
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Risk of neuroblastoma among patients with pediatric Horner syndrome (2026)
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibition and the Unmasking of CNS Demyelination across a Large United States Health Research Network (2026)
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Preeclampsia and risk of ophthalmic complications: a large United States cohort study (2026)
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Reply (2026)
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Association between retinal findings and risk of mortality in pediatric abusive head trauma (2026)
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Association between Dupilumab and Ocular Surface Diseases in Children (2026)
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Strabismus Associations with COVID-19 Infection, Vaccination, and Pandemic-Related Factors – A Comprehensive Review (2025)
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Risk of oculomotor and trochlear nerve palsies following COVID-19 vaccination (2025)
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Posterior capsule rupture as a performance indicator in resident cataract surgery: An eight-year audit (2025)
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Analysis of regional coverage for retinopathy of prematurity in the United States (2025)
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Incidence of Strabismus in Childhood Glaucoma (2025)
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Aortic and Carotid Complications in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis (2025)
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Investigating drug-induced optic nerve hypoplasia and septo-optic dysplasia from the FDA adverse events database (2025)
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Pregnancy and Diabetic Retinopathy: A Report From the All of Us Research Program (2025)
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Risk of Giant Cell Arteritis among Patients Presenting with Undifferentiated Noninfectious Uveitis (2025)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Vision Screening and Access in the United States
- COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Optic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of 45 Patients
- Oral Fluorescein Angiography for the Diagnosis of Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema in Children
- Using Real-World Data to Assess the Association of Retinal Detachment With Topical Pilocarpine Use
- Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Vision Care Access and Impairment Among United States Children
Showing 5 of 26 shared publications
- Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Vision Screening and Access in the United States
- Ophthalmology Faculty Diversity Trends in the US
- Using Real-World Data to Assess the Association of Retinal Detachment With Topical Pilocarpine Use
- Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Vision Care Access and Impairment Among United States Children
- Advancing Patient Education in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Showing 5 of 21 shared publications
- Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Vision Screening and Access in the United States
- COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Optic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of 45 Patients
- Ophthalmology Faculty Diversity Trends in the US
- Oral Fluorescein Angiography for the Diagnosis of Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema in Children
- Using Real-World Data to Assess the Association of Retinal Detachment With Topical Pilocarpine Use
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
- Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy as the Initial Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis
- Oral Fluorescein Angiography for the Diagnosis of Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema in Children
- Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Vision Care Access and Impairment Among United States Children
- Long Term Outcome and Histologic Findings of a Retinal Astrocytic Hamartoma Treated with Intravitreal Injection of Anti-VEGF: A Case Report
- Association of Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy With Multiple Sclerosis: A Report of 2 Cases
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Advancing Patient Education in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Race, Ethnicity, and Sex in Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Clinical Studies
- Characteristics and publication rate of registered clinical trials in amblyopia
- Risk of oculomotor and trochlear nerve palsies following COVID-19 vaccination
- Quality, Reliability, Readability, and Accountability of Online Information on Leukocoria
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy as the Initial Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis
- Temporal Alterations of Sphingolipids in Optic Nerves After Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
- Association of Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy With Multiple Sclerosis: A Report of 2 Cases
- Corneal decompensation following intrastromal hydration of corneal wounds with 0.5% moxifloxacin
- Risk of Giant Cell Arteritis among Patients Presenting with Undifferentiated Noninfectious Uveitis
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Utility of balanced steady-state field precession sequence in the evaluation of retinal and subdural hemorrhages in patients with abusive head trauma
- Clinical and Radiologic Findings in Patients With Morning Glory Disc Anomaly and Associated Optic Pathway Enlargement
- Aortic and Carotid Complications in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis
- Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor Presenting With Progressive Cranial Neuropathies
- An Unusual Case of Diplopia in a Child
- Risk of abducens nerve palsy following COVID-19 vaccination
- Clinical and Radiologic Findings in Patients With Morning Glory Disc Anomaly and Associated Optic Pathway Enlargement
- Risk of oculomotor and trochlear nerve palsies following COVID-19 vaccination
- An Unusual Case of Diplopia in a Child
- Strabismus Associations with COVID-19 Infection, Vaccination, and Pandemic-Related Factors – A Comprehensive Review
- Advancing Patient Education in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Quality, Reliability, and Readability of Online Information on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Drug-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in a nationwide surveillance
- Risk of abducens nerve palsy following COVID-19 vaccination
- Quality, Reliability, Readability, and Accountability of Online Information on Leukocoria
- COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Optic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of 45 Patients
- Advancing Patient Education in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Risk of oculomotor and trochlear nerve palsies following COVID-19 vaccination
- Investigating drug-induced optic nerve hypoplasia and septo-optic dysplasia from the FDA adverse events database
- Ophthalmology Faculty Diversity Trends in the US
- Forecasting Retirement in Pediatric Ophthalmology
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ocular trauma in American infants and toddlers
- Analysis of regional coverage for retinopathy of prematurity in the United States
- Advancing Patient Education in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Quality, Reliability, and Readability of Online Information on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Drug-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in a nationwide surveillance
- Race, Ethnicity, and Sex in Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Clinical Studies
- Risk of Giant Cell Arteritis among Patients Presenting with Undifferentiated Noninfectious Uveitis
- Aortic and Carotid Complications in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis
- Self-reported history of childhood vision impairment among older adults screened for dementia
- Self-reported history of childhood vision impairment among older adults screened for dementia
- The Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study
- NFS-24. TUMOR VOLUME IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED OPTIC PATHWAY GLIOMAS ASSOCIATED WITH NF1 (NF1-OPG): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER NF1-OPG NATURAL HISTORY STUDY
- NFS-21. DEMOGRAPHIC, CLINICAL AND IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED OPTIC PATHWAY GLIOMAS ASSOCIATED WITH NF1: RESULTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER NF1-OPG NATURAL HISTORY STUDY
- The Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study
- The Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study
- NFS-24. TUMOR VOLUME IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED OPTIC PATHWAY GLIOMAS ASSOCIATED WITH NF1 (NF1-OPG): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER NF1-OPG NATURAL HISTORY STUDY
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