Soh Youn Suh

Dr. Soh Youn Suh serves as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at UCLA's Stein Eye Institute within the David Geffen School of Medicine, specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus care at the Los Angeles clinical site. Her clinical expertise addresses complex eye alignment disorders and childhood vision conditions.

Education:

• MD, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 2006
• MS, Ewha Woman's University, 2010
• Ophthalmology Residency, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, 2011
• Pediatric Ophthalmology & Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, Seoul National University Hospital, 2013
• Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Fellowship, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, 2014
• Research Fellowship, Ocular Motility Laboratory, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, 2018

Her research program investigates biomechanical interactions between extraocular muscles, optic nerves, and orbital structures using advanced MRI and OCT imaging. Key discoveries include documenting abnormal optic nerve traction during eye movements in glaucoma patients with normal intraocular pressure and characterizing muscle pulley displacements in strabismus conditions. This work bridges neuro-ophthalmology and surgical planning through quantitative orbital analysis.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2020-2025) reveals three dominant research trajectories: (1) AI-driven segmentation of orbital structures using deep learning, (2) cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in optic neuropathies, and (3) biomechanical modeling of optic nerve strain during horizontal eye movements. These studies increasingly integrate computational methods with high-resolution imaging to decode pathophysiological mechanisms in strabismus and glaucoma.

Scientific Recognition:

• Excellence in Research Award, Stein Eye Institute (2015)
• Excellence in Research Award, Stein Eye Institute (2016)
• Excellence in Research Award, Stein Eye Institute (2018)

Dr. Suh has developed collaborative research partnerships through UCLA's institutional resources, particularly within Dr. Joseph L. Demer's ocular motility laboratory where she conducted postdoctoral research. Her work receives consistent institutional support through Stein Eye Institute infrastructure, though specific external grant funding isn't documented in source materials. She actively contributes to training through co-authorship with junior researchers on technical imaging studies.

Her current research team at the Stein Eye Institute operates an orbital biomechanics laboratory focused on translating MRI/OCT findings into clinical applications. The group specializes in computational modeling of eye movement dynamics and developing AI tools for surgical planning in complex strabismus cases, with ongoing projects examining cerebrospinal fluid interactions in optic nerve disorders.