Amy K. Hutchinson

Interim Director
Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine
United States of America

Professor Ophthalmology
Biography

Amy Hutchinson, MD, joined the Emory Eye Center in 2002. Dr. Hutchinson’s clinical practice includes general pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. Her special interests are in retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment, pediatric vision screening, and electronic health records. Dr. Hutchinson recently co-developed and validated a new eye chart for children, “the Handy Eye Chart™," for use in non-verbal or non-English speaking individuals. She serves on planning committees and participates in a number of NEI-funded pediatric ophthalmology studies that apply evidence-based medicine to the treatment of amblyopia and other pediatric eye diseases. Amy Hutchinson, MD, joined the Emory Eye Center in 2002. Dr. Hutchinson’s clinical practice includes general pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. Her special interests are in retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment, pediatric vision screening, and electronic health records. Dr. Hutchinson recently co-developed and validated a new eye chart for children, “the Handy Eye Chart™," for use in non-verbal or non-English speaking individuals. She serves on planning committees and participates in a number of NEI-funded pediatric ophthalmology studies that apply evidence-based medicine to the treatment of amblyopia and other pediatric eye diseases.

Research Intrest

• Medical and surgical management of glaucoma • Laser therapy  • Surgical management of cataracts