Dr. Yen’s research interests are in the areas of childhood eye problems. She is a member of PEDIG, the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. In addition, she is a Principal Investigator in The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, an NIH-funded study, and a Contributing Investigator in the NIH-funded Early Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity Study, Amblyopia Treatment Studies and nasolacrimal duct obstruction studies as well as a number of other PEDIG sponsored clinical trials. She received the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Honor Award in 2012, has authored over 50 journal publications and book chapters, and has been named in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors. Dr. Yen’s research interests are in the areas of childhood eye problems. She is a member of PEDIG, the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. In addition, she is a Principal Investigator in The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, an NIH-funded study, and a Contributing Investigator in the NIH-funded Early Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity Study, Amblyopia Treatment Studies and nasolacrimal duct obstruction studies as well as a number of other PEDIG sponsored clinical trials. She received the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Honor Award in 2012, has authored over 50 journal publications and book chapters, and has been named in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors.

She is especially interested in childhood cataracts, strabismus, and amblyopia.