Anne L. Kunkler, MD
Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Dr. Anne L. Kunkler is a highly accomplished, board-certified medical and surgical retina specialist. She completed her ophthalmology residency and vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, consistently ranked as the nation's top eye hospital and residency program.
Originally from Ohio, Dr. Kunkler earned her medical degree summa cum laude from The Ohio State University, where she was honored with induction into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies.
An active contributor to the field of ophthalmology, Dr. Kunkler has published research in leading journals such as Ophthalmology Retina and The American Journal of Ophthalmology. Her academic excellence was recognized with the esteemed Heed Fellowship, awarded for her significant scholarly achievements.
Dr. Kunkler is dedicated to providing patient-centered care and utilizing the latest advancements in medical and surgical treatments. Fluent in Spanish, she sees patients in both English and Spanish. She is excited to join the team at Retina Consultants of Miami and to serve the local community. Outside of work, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and young daughter.
Training
Medical Degree
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Internship
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ophthalmology Residency
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Professional background
Professional affiliations & memberships
- Baptist Health South Florida, medical staff
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Florida Society of Ophthalmology
- Vit-Buckle Society
Awards & honors
- Top Fellow research poster, Vit-Buckle Society Conference, 2024
- Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship Award, 2022
- Top 10 research poster, American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Conference, 2020
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society, 2017
- Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), 2017
- OSU Landacre Research Honor Society, 2016
- OSU Department of Ophthalmology Award, 2018
- OSU William J. Means Memorial Award, 2018
- Columbus Medical Association Alliance Scholarship, 2017
- OSU Robert L. Folk Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2017
Recent publications
- Hudson JL, da Cruz NFS, Kunkler AL, Carletti P, Negron CI, Berrocal AM. Revision of Initial Referral Diagnosis after Genotypic Confirmation of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2024;8(10):1029-1031.
- Camacho M, Antonietti M, Sayegh Y, Colson JD, Kunkler AL, et al. Ocular Dirofilariasis: A Clinicopathologic Case Series and Literature Review. Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2024;10(1):43-52.
- Ramtohul P, Au A, Kunkler AL, et al. Central Bouquet Hemorrhage: Clinical and Multimodal Imaging Features. Retina. 2024;44(4):551-557.
- Iyer PG, Ashkenazy N, Carletti P, Hudson JL, Patel NA, Sengillo JD, Kunkler AL, et al. Patients With Dragged Optic Disc Vessels and Retinal Folds: Clinical Features, Multimodal Imaging, and Histopathology. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023;54(11):634-642.
- Rohowetz LJ, Kunkler AL, Sengillo JD, Lazzarini TA, Lam BL, Berrocal AM. Choroideremia presenting as vision loss secondary to choroidal neovascularization. Ophthalmic Genet. 2024;45(2):175-179.
- Kunkler AL, Sengillo JD, Al-Khersan H, Fan KC, Laura DM, Miller D, Donaldson KE, Yoo SH, Yannuzzi NA, Sridhar J, Gedde SJ, Smiddy WE, Flynn HW. Acute-Onset Postoperative Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery Performed by Resident and Attending Physicians at a University Teaching Hospital (2015-2020). J Cataract Refract Surg. 2022;48(11):1312-1317.
- Hudson JL, Salazar H, Kunkler AL, Fan KC, Sridhar JS. Reusable Fundus Model for Laser Retinopexy Simulation and Training. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2022;53(11):606-609.
- Kunkler A, Patel NA, Russell JF, Fan KC, Al-Khersan H, Iyer PG, Acon D, Negron CI, Yannuzzi NA, Berrocal AM. Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Children with Incontinentia Pigmenti. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022.
- Al-Khersan H, Tanenbaum R, Kunkler AL, Patel NA, Sridhar J. Adoption and Use of Social Media Platforms by Ophthalmology Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Acad Ophthalmol. 2022;14(1):e78-e80.
- Al-Khersan H, Fowler BJ, Clauss K, Kunkler AL, Yannuzzi NA, Patel NA, Sridhar J, Albini TA, Smiddy WE. Cost-Utility Analysis of Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Methotrexate for Noninfectious Uveitis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021;5(12):1281-1282.
- Kunkler AL, Lam BL, Sridhar J. En Face Widefield OCT Angiography of MEK Inhibitor-Associated Retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 2021;128(7):1015.
- Al-Khersan H, Lazzarini TA, Kunkler AL, et al. Ocular trauma secondary to exercise resistance bands during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med. 2021;42:217-220.
- Sengillo JD, Kunkler AL, Medert C, et al. UV-Photokeratitis Associated with Germicidal Lamps Purchased during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021;29(1):76-80.
- Kunkler AL, Patel NA, Scott NL, Sridhar J, Vasconcelos-Santos DV, Albini TA. Surgical Removal of Intraocular Parasite in a Patient With Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2020;51(12):733-735.
- Swaminathan SS, Kunkler AL, Quan AV, et al. Rates of RNFL Thinning in Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Glaucoma Receiving Unilateral Intravitreal Injections for Exudative AMD. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020;226:206-216.
- Kunkler AL, Binkley EM, Mantopoulos D, et al. Known and novel ocular toxicities of biologics, targeted agents, and traditional chemotherapeutics. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2019;257(8):1771-1781.
- Kunkler AL, Diaz JD, Berrocal AM. Giant Tear Related Retinal Detachment. In: Özdek S, Berrocal AM, Spandau UHM, eds. Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery. 1st ed. Springer; 2023.
- Kunkler AL, Sridhar J. Conversations in AMD: Management of Submacular Hemorrhage in Age-related Macular Degeneration. Retinal Physician. September 2021.
- Kunkler AL. SCORE-BRVO and SCORE-CRVO: Vit-Buckle Academy Clinical Trial Guides. 2021.
- Iyer PG, Kunkler AL, Patel NA, Berrocal AM. Fluorescein Angiography Pearls for Common Pediatric Retinal Disorders: Five pearls for five diseases. Retinal Physician. March 2021.
Presentations
- Kunkler AL, et al. Genetic Testing in Pediatric Retinal Detachments. Poster, Vit-Buckle Society (Miami, 2024).
- Kunkler AL, Donaldson KE, Miller D, Yannuzzi NA, Flynn HW. Acute-Onset Postoperative Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery, 2015-2020. Poster, Retina Society Annual Meeting (Chicago, 2021).
- Kunkler AL, Yannuzzi NA. Big Game Hunting: A Patient with Bilateral Diffuse Uveal Melanocytic Proliferation. Yannuzzi Rounds (2021).
- Kunkler AL, Sengillo JD, Yannuzzi NA, Miller D, Flynn HW. Trends in Moxifloxacin Nonsusceptibility Among Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Isolates Causing Endophthalmitis, 2005-2020. Poster, ARVO (2021).
- Sengillo JD, Kunkler AL, et al. Long-term Outcomes of Fellow Eyes in Patients with Non-traumatic Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments due to Giant Retinal Tears. Poster, ARVO (2021).
- Kunkler AL, et al. Beware the Masquerade: Eye Pain and Vision Loss After Pterygium Excision: invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Poster, Women in Ophthalmology (2020).
- Kunkler AL, et al. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Pediatric Patients with Incontinentia Pigmenti. Poster, ASRS (2020).
- Kunkler AL, Galor A, Goldhardt R. Bad Blood: A patient with HLA-B27 Associated Anterior Uveitis. Grand rounds, Federal University of São Paulo (2020).
- Kunkler AL, et al. Ocular side effects of novel and traditional chemotherapeutics. Poster, ARVO (2017).
- Amireskandari A, Beasley G, Kunkler AL, et al. Hepatic arterial melphalan perfusion of liver-predominant uveal melanoma metastasis. Poster, ARVO (2017).