Emily Cole, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Recognitions

• Heed Fellowship, Heed Foundation (2022)
• Dr. Guy H. Chan Resident Award, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary (2021)
• Beem Fisher Resident Research Award, Chicago Ophthalmological Society (2021)
• VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation Research Award, VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (2019)

Research Interests

Publications

• Cole ED, Mathias M, Oliver S. Management of patients with incontinentia pigmenti: a single center analysis of patients treated with and without laser. Podium Presentation. National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias Incontinentia Pigmenti Conference 2025.
• Fleifel S, Parekh B, Purt B, Besirli C, Vartanian R, Valikodath N, Cole ED. Evaluating online resources for retinopathy of prematurity: a regional comparison of academic and non-academic NICU websites. Poster Presentation. University of Michigan Annual Vision Retreat, October 2024.
• Cole ED, Dedania V, Demirci H. Occlusive Vasculitis Following Intravitreal Rituximab Injection for Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2025 Jan;33(1):161-165. PubMed PMID: 38913779
• Grodsky JD, Schehlein EM, Chang DF, Patel NA, Scott NL, Cole ED, Berrocal AM, Kim JE, Emerson GG. So Many Injections, So Much Waste: Understanding the Environmental Impact of Intravitreal Injections. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2024 Dec 25;:24741264241308496. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39726951
• Cole ED, Daniel Y, Eton E, Valikodath N. Imaging Tips and Tricks in Retinopathy of Prematurity. Retinal Physician. July/August 2024.
• Cole E, Mathenge W, Kiage D, Ravilla T, Mayorga E, Palis AG, O'Banion J, Golnik K, Pettey J, Sun G, Cherwek DH, Edward D, Joltikov K, Chan RVP, MacIntosh PW. GO-ing for Gold: Global Perspectives on Creating a Gold Standard for Global Ophthalmology (GO) Education. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2023 Jan 1;63(1):5-13. PubMed PMID: 36598829
• Ehrlich JR, Shantha JG, Mathenge C, Fashina T, Cole E, Al-Khaled T, Ravilla T, Chan RVP, Yeh S. Research Partnerships and Guidance in Academic Global Ophthalmology. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2023 Jan 1;63(1):15-24. PubMed PMID: 36598830
• Sobhy M, Cole E, Jabbehdari S, Valikodath NG, Al-Khaled T, Kalinoski L, Chervinko M, Cherwek DH, Chuluunkhuu C, Shah PK, K C S, Jonas KE, Scanzera A, Yap VL, Yeh S, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Chiang MF, Campbell JP, Chan RVP. Operationalization of Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening by the Application of the Essential Public Health Services Framework. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2023 Jan 1;63(1):39-63. PubMed PMID: 36598833
• Young BK, Cole ED, Shah PK, Ostmo S, Subramaniam P, Venkatapathy N, Tsai ASH, Coyner AS, Gupta A, Singh P, Chiang MF, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Chan RVP, Campbell JP. Efficacy of Smartphone-Based Telescreening for Retinopathy of Prematurity With and Without Artificial Intelligence in India. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Jun 1;141(6):582-588. PubMed PMID: 37166816
• Cole ED, Johnson MW. Myopic Traction Maculopathy in Low Myopia. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023 Aug;54(8):481-484. PubMed PMID: 37535608
• Cole ED, Park SH, Kim SJ, Kang KB, Valikodath NG, Al-Khaled T, Patel SN, Jonas KE, Ostmo S, Coyner A, Berrocal A, Drenser KA, Nagiel A, Horowitz JD, Lee TC, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Chiang MF, Campbell JP, Chan RVP. Variability in Plus Disease Diagnosis using Single and Serial Images. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 Dec;6(12):1122-1129. PubMed PMID: 35659941
• Chen JS, Coyner AS, Ostmo S, Sonmez K, Bajimaya S, Pradhan E, Valikodath N, Cole ED, Al-Khaled T, Chan RVP, Singh P, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Chiang MF, Campbell JP. Deep Learning for the Diagnosis of Stage in Retinopathy of Prematurity: Accuracy and Generalizability across Populations and Cameras. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 Oct;5(10):1027-1035. PubMed PMID: 33561545
• Al-Khaled T, Cole ED, Chan RVP. Telemedicine, Telementoring, and Technology: Improving Patient Outcomes and Access to Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Ophthalmology. 2021 Jan;128(1):138-139. PubMed PMID: 33349339
• Olson SL, Chuluunbat T, Cole ED, Jonas KE, Bayalag M, Chuluunkhuu C, Valikodath NG, Cherwek DH, Congdon N, MacKeen LD, Hallak J, Yap V, Ostmo S, Wu WC, Campbell JP, Chiang MF, Chan RVP. Development of Screening Criteria for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Using a Web-based Data Management System. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020 Sep 1;57(5):333-339. PubMed PMID: 32956484
• Arya M, Rebhun CB, Cole ED, Sabrosa AS, Arcos-Villegas G, Louzada RN, Novais EA, Lane M, Dang S, Ávila M, Witkin AJ, Baumal CR, Duker JS, Waheed NK. VISUALIZATION OF CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION USING TWO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY DEVICES. Retina. 2019 Sep;39(9):1682-1692. PubMed PMID: 30074522
• Arya M, Cole ED, Novais EA, Louzada RN, Waheed NK, Duker JS. OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY AFTER PHOTOCOAGULATION OF TYPE 2 NEOVASCULARIZATION. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2018 Fall;12(4):275-278. PubMed PMID: 28033227
• Moein HR, Novais EA, Rebhun CB, Cole ED, Louzada RN, Witkin AJ, Baumal CR, Duker JS, Waheed NK. OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY TO DETECT MACULAR CAPILLARY ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH INNER RETINAL CHANGES AFTER RESOLVED DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA. Retina. 2018 Dec;38(12):2277-2284. PubMed PMID: 29068912
• Cole ED, Moult EM, Dang S, Choi W, Ploner SB, Lee B, Louzada R, Novais E, Schottenhamml J, Husvogt L, Maier A, Fujimoto JG, Waheed NK, Duker JS. The Definition, Rationale, and Effects of Thresholding in OCT Angiography. Ophthalmol Retina. 2017 Sep-Oct;1(5):435-447. PubMed PMID: 29034359
• Zacharia JA, Chin AT, Rebhun CB, Louzada RN, Adhi M, Cole ED, Moreira-Neto C, Waheed NK, Duker JS. Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysms, and Neuroretinitis Syndrome Presenting With Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017 Nov 1;48(11):948-951. PubMed PMID: 29121367
• Lee B, Novais EA, Waheed NK, Adhi M, de Carlo TE, Cole ED, Moult EM, Choi W, Lane M, Baumal CR, Duker JS, Fujimoto JG. En Face Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography Measurement of Total Retinal Blood Flow in Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar 1;135(3):244-251. PubMed PMID: 28196198
• Park MM, Rebhun CB, Cole ED, Louzada RN, Novais EA, Rifai F, Yasin Alibhai A, Duker JS, Waheed NK. Diagnosing Choroidal Neovascularization in Asymptomatic Individuals Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017 Jul 1;48(7):596-598. PubMed PMID: 28728188
• Wright Mayes E, Cole ED, Dang S, Novais EA, Vuong L, Mendoza-Santiesteban C, Duker JS, Hedges TR 3rd. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2017 Dec;37(4):358-364. PubMed PMID: 28301863
• Kniggendorf VF, Novais EA, Kniggendorf SL, Xavier C, Cole ED, Regatieri CV. Effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF on choroidal thickness in patients with diabetic macular edema using spectral domain OCT. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2016 May-Jun;79(3):155-8. PubMed PMID: 27463625
• Cole ED, Novais EA, Louzada RN, Waheed NK. Contemporary retinal imaging techniques in diabetic retinopathy: a review. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 May;44(4):289-99. PubMed PMID: 26841250
• Kesser BW, Cole ED, Gray LC. Emergence of Binaural Summation After Surgical Correction of Unilateral Congenital Aural Atresia. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Jun;37(5):499-503. PubMed PMID: 26963665
• Lane M, Moult EM, Novais EA, Louzada RN, Cole ED, Lee B, Husvogt L, Keane PA, Denniston AK, Witkin AJ, Baumal CR, Fujimoto JG, Duker JS, Waheed NK. Visualizing the Choriocapillaris Under Drusen: Comparing 1050-nm Swept-Source Versus 840-nm Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Jul 1;57(9):OCT585-90. PubMed PMID: 27547891
• Cole ED, Novais EA, Louzada RN, Moult EM, Lee BK, Witkin AJ, Waheed NK, Duker JS, Baumal CR. Visualization of Changes in the Choriocapillaris, Choroidal Vessels, and Retinal Morphology After Focal Laser Photocoagulation Using OCT Angiography. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Jul 1;57(9):OCT356-61. PubMed PMID: 27409493
• Ploner SB, Moult EM, Choi W, Waheed NK, Lee B, Novais EA, Cole ED, Potsaid B, Husvogt L, Schottenhamml J, Maier A, Rosenfeld PJ, Duker JS, Hornegger J, Fujimoto JG. TOWARD QUANTITATIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY: Visualizing Blood Flow Speeds in Ocular Pathology Using Variable Interscan Time Analysis. Retina. 2016 Dec;36 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S118-S126. PubMed PMID: 28005670
• Cole ED, Ferrara D, Novais EA, Louzada RN, Waheed NK. CLINICAL TRIAL ENDPOINTS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IN NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina. 2016 Dec;36 Suppl 1:S83-S92. PubMed PMID: 28005666
• Moult EM, Waheed NK, Novais EA, Choi W, Lee B, Ploner SB, Cole ED, Louzada RN, Lu CD, Rosenfeld PJ, Duker JS, Fujimoto JG. SWEPT-SOURCE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALS CHORIOCAPILLARIS ALTERATIONS IN EYES WITH NASCENT GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY AND DRUSEN-ASSOCIATED GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY. Retina. 2016 Dec;36 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S2-S11. PubMed PMID: 28005659
• Novais EA, Adhi M, Moult EM, Louzada RN, Cole ED, Husvogt L, Lee B, Dang S, Regatieri CV, Witkin AJ, Baumal CR, Hornegger J, Jayaraman V, Fujimoto JG, Duker JS, Waheed NK. Choroidal Neovascularization Analyzed on Ultrahigh-Speed Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Compared to Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr;164:80-8. PubMed PMID: 26851725
• Novais EA, Roisman L, de Oliveira PR, Louzada RN, Cole ED, Lane M, Filho MB, Romano A, de Oliveira Dias JR, Regatieri CV, Chow D, Belfort R Jr, Rosenfeld P, Waheed NK, Ferrara D, Duker JS. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Chorioretinal Diseases. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016 Sep 1;47(9):848-61. PubMed PMID: 27631482
• Peres MB, Kato RT, Kniggendorf VF, Cole ED, Onal S, Torres E, Louzada R, Belfort R Jr, Duker JS, Novais EA, Regatieri CV. Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Fluorescein Angiography for the Identification of Retinal Vascular Changes in Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016 Nov 1;47(11):1013-1019. PubMed PMID: 27842196

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado