Vatinee Y. Bunya, MD, MSCE

Ophthalmology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Scheie Eye Institute Radnor
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About me

  • Co-Director, Penn Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Center
  • Director, Clinical Research, Scheie Eye Institute
  • Harold G. Scheie Chair & Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Research interests include dry eye research and Sjogren's disease

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Scripps Mercy Hospital
  • Residency: Wills Eye Hospital
  • Fellowship: Wills Eye Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English
Thai
Thai
Español
Spanish

Reviews

Average Rating

647 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
very good.
Anonymous
April 2026
i liked her and she generally did a good job.
Anonymous
April 2026
excellent dr
Anonymous
April 2026
dr. bunya is very knowledgeable, give great recommendations and speaks of her concerns openly. she is very easy to speak with and answers all questions to the best of her knowledge.

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. Bunya is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Ha-Neul Yu 1, Fangming Jin 2, Aida Abashawl 3, Ahlam Awad Mohammed 3, Sarity Dodson 4, Wondu Alemayehu 4, Alemu Gemechu 4, Aemero Abateneh Mengesha 3 5, Dereje Adugna Kumsa 6, Vatinee Y Bunya 2, Maureen G Maguire 2, Matthew J Burton 7 8, John H Kempen 9 10 11 12 13, Gui-Shuang Ying 2; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group Baseline Predictors for the Postoperative Trachomatous Trichiasis Following Lid Rotation Surgery in the FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial , Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 28: 2026,1-10


John H Kempen 1, Aida Abashawl 2, Ahlam Awad Mohammed 3, Sarity Dodson 4, Wondu Alemayehu 4, Fangming Jin 5, Alemu Gemechu 4, Aemero Abateneh Mengesha 6, Dereje Adugna Kumsa 7, Yineng Chen 5, Kathleen McWilliams 5, Berhanu Tulu 2, Genemo Abdela 2, Alemayehu Megersa 4, Tolossa Cheru 4, Gadisa Mohammad 4, Tony Succar 8, Vatinee Y Bunya 5, K Davina Frick 9, Maureen G Maguire 5, Matthew J Burton 10, Gui-Shuang Ying 11; FLAME Trial Research Group Evaluation of fluorometholone as adjunctive medical therapy for trachomatous trichiasis surgery (FLAME): a parallel, double-blind, randomised controlled field trial in the Jimma Zone, Ethiopia , Lancet Global Health , 14(3): 2026,e395-e406


David Hsu, Yinxi Yu, Esen K Akpek, Lee W Guo, Tiffany Liu, Mina Massaro-Giordano, Soo Abboud, Franz Fogt, Devica Bhutani, Emma Iacobucci, Jay Pendyala, Frederick B Vivino, Alan N Baer, Gui-Shuang Ying, Vatinee Y Bunya Prevalence of novel Sjögren's antibodies in a multi-center cohort of dry eye patients , Ocular Surface, 39: 2026,58-65


Johr CR, George MD, Bunya VY, Sandorfi N, Massaro-Giordano M, Vivino FB Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjögren Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient Setting , Arthritis Care Res: 2025


Zhao AT, He J, Asbell PA, Bunya VY, Ying GS, and the DREAM Research Group Association of Cataract History with Dry Eye Disease Signs and Symptoms in the DREAM Study , Clin Ophthalmol: 2025,2709-2718


Kempen JH, Chen Y, Abashawl A, Mohammed AA, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa DA, Succar T, McWilliams K, Jin F, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group Outcomes of posterior lamellar tarsal rotation vs bilamellar tarsal rotation for trachomatous trichiasis , PLoS Negl Trop Dis , 19(7): 2025,e0013152


Shen C, He J, Asbell PA, Bunya VY, Ying GS; Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study Research Group Association between Race and Ethnicity and Severity of Dry Eye Disease , Ophthalmology : 2025,620-622


Gupta AS, Linaburg TJ, Iacobucci E, Augello PA, Qin VL, Ying GS, Bunya VY, Massaro M Varenicline Solution Nasal Spray for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease in Sjogren's Disease: A Pilot Study , Clin Ophthalmol: 2025,1073-1084


Jacob A, He J, Peck A, Jamil A, Bunya V, Alexander JJ, Ambrus JL Metabolic changes during evolution of Sjögren's in both an animal model and human patients , Heliyon: 2024


Mohammed AA, Abashawl A, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa D, Succar T, Chen Y, McWilliams K, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, Kempen JH; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group The FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial: Study Design , medRXiv: 2024


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