Eydie G. Miller-Ellis, MD

Ophthalmology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Scheie Eye Institute Penn Presbyterian
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Glaucoma Service, Scheie Eye Institute
  • Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Scheie Eye Institute
  • Chair, Committee on Appointments and Promotions for the Academic Clinician & Clinical Track, Perelman School of Medicine
  • Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
  • Residency: Lankenau Medical Center
  • Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Fellowship: Yale University

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

919 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
she made sure nothing was missed in her diagnosis. she explained it well.
Anonymous
April 2026
her work is excellent
Anonymous
April 2026
great, patiently explained answers to various questions.
Anonymous
April 2026
on time, polite, listened, knowledgeable, didn't feel rushed. i researched this practice/ ophthalmologist prior to appointment.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Miller-Ellis is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Bacharach J, Miller-Ellis E, Harasymowycz P, Peace JH, Nissle S, Day DG, Stalmans I. Efficacy and Safety of Preservative-Free Bimatoprost 0.01% Gel in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension: Results from Two Phase III Randomized Trials , Clin Ophthalmol., 20: 2026,571715


Miller-Ellis E, Fleming GP Then and Now: Medical Therapy for Glaucoma. , Ophthalmol Glaucoma., 8(55): 2025,S33-S37.


Miller-Ellis E, Peace JH, Day DG, El-Harazi SM, Nissle S, Wirta D, Bacharach J. Safety and Efficacy of a Preservative-Free Bimatoprost 0.01% Ophthalmic Gel: Results From a Phase III Controlled Trial. , J Glaucoma., 34(11): 2025,880-887


Pradeep T, Schwartz T, Sankar PS, Miller-Ellis EG, Ying GS, Cui QN. Anticoagulation for Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery: An American Glaucoma Society Survey. , J Glaucoma, 34(2): 2025,77-83


Jordan JA, Daniel E, Chen Y, Salowe RJ, Zhu Y, Miller-Ellis E, Addis V, Sankar PS, Zhu D, Smith EJ, Lee R, Ying GS, O'Brien JM. Features Associated with Visible Lamina Cribrosa Pores in Individuals of African Ancestry with Glaucoma: Primary Open-Angle African Ancestry Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) Study. , Vision (Basel), 8(2): 2024,24


Swaminathan SS, Jammal AA, Medeiros FA, Gedde SJ; Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study Group. Visual Field Outcomes in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study. , Ophthalmology, 131(10): 2024,1157-1163


Mildred MG Olivier, Eydie Miller-Ellis, Claude Cowan Jr, Bronwyn Bateman Contributions and Legacies of Selected Black Pioneers in Ophthalmology and Institutional Milestones. , Am J Ophthalmol, 268: 2024,222-246


Shefali S Verma, Harini V Gudiseva, Venkata R M Chavali, Rebecca J Salowe, Yuki Bradford, Lindsay Guare, Anastasia Lucas, David W Collins, Vrathasha Vrathasha, Rohini M Nair, Sonika Rathi, Bingxin Zhao, Jie He, Roy Lee, Selam Zenebe-Gete, Anita S Bowman, Caitlin P McHugh, Michael C Zody, Maxwell Pistilli, Naira Khachatryan, Ebenezer Daniel, Windell Murphy, Jeffrey Henderer; Regeneron Genetics Center; Tyler G Kinzy, Sudha K Iyengar, Neal S Peachey; VA Million Veteran Program; Kent D Taylor, Xiuqing Guo, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Linda Zangwill, Christopher Girkin, Radha Ayyagari, Jeffrey Liebmann, Chimd M Chuka-Okosa, Susan E Williams, Stephen Akafo, Donald L Budenz, Olusola O Olawoye, Michele Ramsay, Adeyinka Ashaye, Onoja M Akpa, Tin Aung, Janey L Wiggs, Ahmara G Ross, Qi N Cui, Victoria Addis, Amanda Lehman, Eydie Miller-Ellis, Prithvi S Sankar, Scott M Williams, Gui-Shuang Ying, Jessica Cooke Bailey, Jerome I Rotter, Robert Weinreb, Chiea Chuen Khor, Michael A Hauser, Marylyn D Ritchie, Joan M O'Brien A multi-cohort genome-wide association study in African ancestry individuals reveals risk loci for primary open-angle glaucoma. , Cell, 187(2): 2024,p 464-480. E10.


Miller-Ellis, Eydie A Multichannel Approach to a Better Bleb , Glaucoma Today: 2023


Coulon SJ, Vanner EA, Gedde SJ; Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study Group. Outcomes of Glaucoma Reoperations in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study , Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 6(4): 2023,422-431