Brian Toy

Brian Toy is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, serving as Director of Clinical Informatics and Information Technology and Chief of the Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation Service at the USC Roski Eye Institute. His clinical practice focuses on medical retina and inflammatory eye diseases.

Educational background includes:

• MD with distinction from University of California, San Francisco
• Ophthalmology residency at Stanford University
• Clinical research fellowship at National Institutes of Health
• Bioengineering degree from UC Berkeley (magna cum laude)

Research interests center on retinal imaging modalities, telemedicine applications for diabetic retinopathy screening in underserved populations, epidemiological studies of ocular inflammation, and health disparities in ophthalmic care. He has developed novel mobile health platforms for vision assessment in nursing homes and safety-net clinics. Ongoing projects leverage large-scale EHR data through OHDSI networks to study treatment outcomes and disease patterns.

Publications (2012-2025) demonstrate sustained focus on real-world evidence generation in retinal therapeutics, including comparative effectiveness studies of anti-VEGF agents, epidemiological analyses of uveitis, and validation of tele-ophthalmology protocols. Recent work increasingly applies informatics approaches to understand sociodemographic factors in ophthalmic care delivery.

No scientific awards are documented in available materials.

Clinical leadership includes overseeing informatics infrastructure development across the eye institute and mentoring residents in clinical research. He maintains active collaborations with public health departments to improve access to sight-preserving interventions in resource-constrained settings using novel screening technologies.