Jennifer Y. Li, M.D.
Dr.  Jennifer  Li  is  an  Assistant  Professor  at  the  UC  Davis
Department  of  Ophthalmology  &  Vision  Science.  Dr.  Li   graduated  cum  laude  in  Molecular  Biophysics  and
Biochemistry  from  Yale  University.  She  subsequently  received   her  medical  degree  and  residency  training  at  Baylor  College  of
Medicine  in  Houston,  Texas,  and  completed  a  fellowship  in   cornea,  external  disease,  and  refractive  surgery  at  the
University  of  California,  Davis.  Her  clinical  interests  focus  on   providing  the  most  advanced  techniques  in  corneal   transplantation  and  complex  cataract  and  anterior  segment  surgeries  to  her   patients,  including  the  newest  techniques  for  endothelial  keratoplasty,  deep   anterior  lamellar  keratoplasty  and  traditional  penetrating  keratoplasty.  She  is   currently  the  primary  surgeon  for  the  Implantable  Miniature  Telescope  program  for   macular  degeneration  at  UC  Davis.  Additionally,  Dr.  Li  offers  the  latest  treatments  in
LASIK/refractive  surgery.
Dr.  Li's  research  also  focuses  on  novel  corneal  transplantation  techniques  and   keratoprosthesis  surgery.  She  has  published  numerous  scientific  papers  and  book   chapters,  and  has  lectured  nationally  and  internationally  on  these  topics.  Dr.  Li  is   actively  involved  with  the  Eye  Bank  Association  of  America  where  she  the  vice-­‐chair   of  the  EBAA  Medical  Advisory  Board  and  a  member  of  the  Accreditation  Board.  She   is  a  member  of  the  Sierra  Donor  Services  Advisory  Board.
Dr. Li strives to care for her patients as she would her own family. She is committed to the overall welfare and eye health of her patients and looks to develop a relationship of mutual trust and respect with them. Dr. Li believes that education is the first step in empowering patients to be actively involved in their own medical care. She feels strongly that educating patients about their disease process allows them to make better decisions about their treatment plan in order to meet their individual needs.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology – Cornea, External Eye Disease, and Refractive Surgery

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 2400
Sacramento, CA 95817
UC Davis Eye Services
77 Cadillac Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-734-6602
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
M.D. 2005
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
B.S. 2001
Georgetown University/INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia
2006
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
2009
Ophthalmology
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
2010
Ophthalmology-Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery

American Board of Ophthalmology, 2010
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Eye Bank Association of America
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
Max Fine Cornea Society
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting "Best Poster Award", 2011
UC Davis Clinical Fellow Professionalism Award, 2010
Everett Goar Research Award - 2nd place, 2008
AMO Resident Writer's Award - 2nd place, 2008
Davis-Boozer D, Terry MA, Greiner MA, Holiman J, Saad HA, Alqudah AA, Li JY . In vitro evaluation of endothelial cell loss using the Neusidl corneal inserter. Cornea . 2012 Nov
26. [Epub ahead of print]
Mannis TE, Mannis MJ, Harocopos GJ, Modjtahedi BS, Li J . Recurrent invasive squamous carcinoma of the ocular surface requiring penetrating therapeutic sclerokeratoplasty . Vis Pan-Am . 2012;11(4):113-116.
Terry MA, Straiko MD, Goshe JM, Li JY , Davis-Boozer D. Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: the tenuous relationship between donor thickness and postoperative vision. Ophthalmology . 2012; 119(10):1988-96. Epub 2012 Jul 18.
Goshe JM, Terry MA, Li JY , Straiko MD, Davis-Boozer D. Graft dislocation and hypotony after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in patients with previous glaucoma surgery. Ophthalmology . 2012; 119(6):1130-3. Epub 2012 Mar 3.
Li JY , Terry MA, Goshe J, Davis-Boozer D, Shamie, N. Three-year visual acuity outcomes after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
Ophthalmology . 2012; 119(6):1126-9. Epub 2012 Feb 25.
Li J, Feiz V, Vieira AC, Davis-Boozer D, Polage C. The safety and efficacy of Linezolid and Daptomycin as an additive in Optisol-GS against methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus. Cornea . 2012; 31(5):551-8. Epub 2012 Feb 28.
Goshe JM, Li JY , Terry MA. Successful Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy in a pediatric patient. Int
Ophthalmol . 2012; 32(1):61-6.

Li JY , Terry MA, Goshe J, Shamie N, Davis-Boozer D. Graft rejection after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: graft survival and endothelial cell loss.
Ophthalmology. 2012 Jan;119(1):90-4.
Li JY , Greiner MA, Brandt JD, Lim MC, Mannis MJ. Long-term complications associated with glaucoma drainage devices and Boston keratoprosthesis. Am J Ophthalmol . 2011
Aug;152(2):209-18. Epub 2011 Jun 2.
Greiner MA, Li JY , Mannis MJ. Longer term vision outcomes and complications with the
Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis at the University of California, Davis. Ophthalmology .
2011 Aug;118(8):1543-50. Epub 2011 Mar 12.