Cynthia Toth, MD
Enriched profileJoseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology; Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Duke Eye Center · Duke University School of Medicine (Duke Eye Center)
Cynthia Toth is Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology; Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Duke Eye Center at Duke University School of Medicine (Duke Eye Center). OpenAlex indexes 587 publications with 22,657 citations (h-index 74); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 13 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Ophthalmology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Cynthia Toth, M.D., is Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University School of Medicine (Duke Eye Center). The public record shows 587 publications with 22,657 citations (h-index 74), centered on Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal and Macular Surgery, Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (2009–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Journal of biomedical optics
- Top research focus: Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 250.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Analyzing Retinal Microanatomy in Retinopathy of Prematurity to Improve Care
Sponsor: Duke University
- 4D Duke Microscope Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography in a Zeiss Artevo 800
Sponsor: Duke University
- Peripheral Retina Robotically Aligned OCT Study
Sponsor: Duke University
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Dutch Ophthalmic, USAProgram year20231 payment
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.Program year20232 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2019)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cancer & immunology
69.4%Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitor69.4%Aflibercept67%Bevacizumab33%Part B, office-administered≥24 patientsSensory organs
22.2%alpha-Adrenergic Agonist7.8%Brimonidine Tartrate100%Part D<11 patientsProstaglandin Analog7.8%Latanoprost100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Musculoskeletal
8.3%Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor8.3%Ketorolac Tromethamine100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 16 Oct 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Academic/Industry Partnership for Next-Generation Robotically Guided Intraoperative Ophthalmic OCT
Duke University
FY2026$770,327U01EY037666 - Analyzing Retinal Microanatomy in Retinopathy of Prematurity to Improve Care
Duke University
FY2026$743,844R01EY025009
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Optical clearing with tartrazine enables deep transscleral imaging with optical coherence tomography.
Journal of biomedical optics
Article2024 - Subclinical Retinal versus Brain Findings in Infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Article2020 - Three-dimensional pattern of extraretinal neovascular development in retinopathy of prematurity.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Article2019
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab for Treatment of Neovascular Age-related Macular DegenerationArticle1,712 citations2012
- 02International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity, Third EditionArticle780 citations2021
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Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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doximity.com/pub/cynthia-toth-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/DukeEye/posts/check-out-5q-with-cynthia-toth-md-as-she-shares-why-she-loves-ophthalmology-what/10155819654632830
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retinatoday.com/articles/2018-may-june/5q-with-cynthia-a-toth-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pratt.duke.edu ↗
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Ophthalmology
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Editorial & leadership roles
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- ARVO/Alcon Keynote Lecture
"Accelerating Ophthalmic Discovery and Technology Translation through Team Science"
2022verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dukeeyecenter.duke.edu ↗
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- Wacker Prize2018verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
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- Mooney Medal2011verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Duke Pratt School of Engineering
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Duke Advanced Research in Spectral Domain/Swept Source OCT Imaging (DARSI) Laboratory
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Duke Reading Center
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Media & interviews
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- ASRS Leaders & Legends oral-history video/podcast interview
"History of Retina" series (American Society of Retina Specialists)
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