Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Bunya has extensive experience in the study of dry eye and diseases that affect the ocular surface and eyelids. She also has a special interest in the study of Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that classically causes dry eye and dry mouth. Dr. Bunya has been the principal investigator for several dry eye clinical trials. She currently is working to develop better ways to measure dry eye and to screen patients for Sjogren's syndrome.
Key Words
Dry eye, Sjogren's syndrome, meibomian gland dysfunction
Selected Publications
Nortey J, Shiboski C, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Bunya VY, Lietman T, Gonzales JA: How Are Sicca Signs and Symptoms Associated With Depression Among Men Classified With and Without Sjogren Disease? Am J Ophthalmol : 2023.
Zhao M, Yu Y, Ying GS, Asbell PA, Bunya VY: Age Associations with Dry Eye Clinical Signs and Symptoms in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study Ophthalmol Sci : 2023.
Zhao M, Yu Y, Roy NS, Ying GS, Asbell P, Bunya VY: Sex-related differences and hormonal effects in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) study Br J Ophthalmol : 2022.
Nadelmann JB, Bunya VY, Ying GS, Hua P, Massaro-Giordano M: Effect of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Drops in the Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease Clinical Ophthalmology : 2022.
McCoy S, Woodham M, Bartels CM, Saldanha IJ, Bunya VY, Maerz Nm Akpek EK, Makara MA, Baer AN: Symptom-Based Cluster Analysis Categorizes Sjogren's Disease Subtypes: An International Cohort Study Highlighting Disease Severity and Treatment Discordance Arthritis Rheumatol : 2022.
Sutphin JE, Ying GS, Bunya VY, Yu Y, Lin MC, McWilliams K, Schmucker E, Kuklinski EJ, Asbell PA, Maguire MG; Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study Research Group: Correlation of Measures From the OCULUS Keratograph and Clinical Assessments of Dry Eye Disease in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study Cornea : 2022.
McCoy SS, Woodham M, Bunya VY, Saldanha IJ, Akpek EK, Makara MA, Baer AN: A comprehensive overview of living with Sjogren's: results of a National Sjogren's Foundation survey Clinical Rheumatology : 2022.
Gebreegziabher EA, Oldenburg CE, Shiboski SC, Baer AN, Jordan RC, Rose-Nussbaumer JR, Bunya VY, Akpek EK, Criswell LA, Shiboski CH, Lietman TM, Gonzales JA.: Associations Between Smoking & Primary Sjögren Syndrome Classification Using Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) Cohort ACR Open Rheumatology : 2022.
Tauqeer Z, Jinno SE, Chung CW, Massaro-Giordano M, Bunya VY: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment for Dupilumab-Related Ocular Complications in Atopic Dermatitis Patients Clinical Ophthalmology : 2022.
Yu K, Ying GS, Vivino FB, Gonzales JA, Massaro-Giordano M, Bunya VY: Preliminary Screening Questionnaire for Sjögren's Syndrome in the Rheumatology Setting J Clin Rheumatol : 2022.
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Academic Contact Information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366