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Akbar Shakoor
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Akbar Shakoor, MD

Languages spoken: English, Urdu, Hindi

Clinical Locations

John A. Moran Eye Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2352

Midvalley Health Center

Murray
801-581-2955

  • Dr. Shakoor specializes in medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. He also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis and other infectious and inflammatory diseases of the eye. His primary clinical and surgical interests include retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membranes and macular holes macular and retinal degeneration as well as the medical and surgical treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases such as uveitis.

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    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Ophthalmology

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 1011 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    June 30, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Simply the best!!!

    June 26, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Dr. Shakoor was very good at the treatment he's giving me! He's an excellent person and professional. [TRANSLATED]

    June 23, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Dr. Shakoor is a great doctor. I trust him with my eye care!

    June 22, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Dr. Shakoor is the best. My only mistake was not seeing him before Dr. Romrell in Idaho Falls messed up my first detached retina surgery!

    June 21, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Dr. Shakoor is one of the best medical professionals I've encountered. He is the rare combination of being extremely knowledgeable/talented, with remarkable bedside manner. I've had a unique eye condition that started in my late 20s - despite the vision loss being scary, I've felt immensely calm in the hands of Dr. Shakoor's treatment. Nearly all eye professionals refer over to Shields at Wills for rare eye conditions, have been there as well and the Dr. Shakoor team at the Moran center puts them to shame, we would refer anyone seeking significant care to fly from anywhere in the world to see Dr. Shakoor. We personally make the 4-5hr drive from Boise every 4-6 weeks and it's worth it each time, without a doubt. Also noteworthy, is how efficiently run his practice is - his team members all seem happy, are extremely caring, and the wait times in the office are very short.

    June 20, 2025
    MIDVALLEY

    Genuinely concerned for me

    June 19, 2025
    MIDVALLEY

    I talked very highly about him. He's a wonderful doctor and explains everything so thorough. Kind has a great sense of humor. He's just a wonderful doctor I talk about him to all my friends and recommend him

    June 13, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    A great human being [TRANSLATED]

    June 12, 2025
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    He is a good doctor but I had seeing more Dr. Marcus Altman. Dr. Shakoor is polite and seems taken care of his patients.

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  • Dr. Shakoor specializes in medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. He also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis and other infectious and inflammatory diseases of the eye. His primary clinical and surgical interests include retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membranes and macular holes macular and retinal degeneration as well as the medical and surgical treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases such as uveitis.

    Get to know Dr. Shakoor by watching his .

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Ophthalmology

    Education history

    Fellowship Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Fellowship Fellowship in Uveitis, Cornea and External Disease - University of California, F.I. Proctor Foundation Fellow
    Residency Ophthalmology - University of Virginia Resident
    Residency Transitional Year - Indiana University School of Medicine Resident
    Fellowship Applied Physics laboratory under Dr. Mahnaz Shahidi and Dr. N.P. Blair - University of Illinois at Chicago, Eye and Ear Infirmary Fellow
    Professional Medical Medicine and Surgery - The Aga Khan University College of Medicine M.B.B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Karaca I, Shakoor A (2025). Cancer Associated Retinopathy Related to Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Stomach: Case Report. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 1-7. ()
    2. Karaca I, Shakoor A (2025). Cancer Associated Retinopathy Related to Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Stomach: Case Report. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. ()
    3. Sylvester B, Fuller SD, Certain L, Shakoor A, Doan T (2024). Bacillus coagulans-associated severe necrotizing scleral infection. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 36. ()
    4. Sylvester B, Fuller SD, Certain L, Shakoor A, Doan T (2024). Bacillus coagulans-associated severe necrotizing scleral infection. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 36, 102097. ()
    5. Sabapathypillai S, Miller VJ, Shakoor A, Palestine AG, Thorne JE, Goldstein DA, Gaudio PA, Goldberg N, Vitale A, Schlaen A, Thomas A, Merrill PT, Raiji V, Lin P, Oliver AL, Moorthy RS, Chandra G, Carreno E, Smith WM, Van Stavern G, Hassman LM (2024). Optic Disc Edema Is an Under-Recognized Feature of Birdshot Chorioretinitis. J Neuroophthalmol. ()
    6. Roth DB, Eichenbaum D, Malik D, Radcliffe NM, Cutino A, Small KW, Abdelsalam A, Shakoor A, Moshiri A, Barkmeier A, Tewari A, Baker C, Kiernan D, Rosberger D, Roth D, Marcus D, Dehning D, Reichel E, Tilton E, Fu E, Kokame G, Salehi-Had H, Bhatt H, Nielsen J, Prensky J, Lim J, Adleberg J, Beck J, Gunn J, Podhorzer J, Small KW, Kooragayala L, Freisberg L, Schocket L, Berrocal M, Worrall M, Cassell M, Singer M, Tsipursky M, Holekamp N, Weber P, Merrill P, Campochiaro P, Dugel P, Khurana R, Apte R, Rathod R, Katz R, Chace R, Kwun R, Grigorian R, Mansour S, Chexal S, Madreperla S, Gonzalez V, Aldred W (2024). The 0.19-mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Diabetic Macular Edema: Intraocular Pressure-Related Effects over 36 Months. Ophthalmol Retina, 8(1), 49-54. ()
    7. Shwani T, Zhang C, Owen LA, Shakoor A, Vitale AT, Lillvis JH, Barr JL, Cromwell P, Finley R, Husami N, Au E, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang SX, Farkas MH, Ammar DA, Allison KM, Tawfik A, Sherva RM, Li M, Stambolian D, Kim IK, Farrer LA, DeAngelis MM (2023). Patterns of Gene Expression, Splicing, and Allele-Specific Expression Vary among Macular Tissues and Clinical Stages of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Cells, 12(23). ()
    8. Carletti P, Shah A, Bair C, Curran C, Mai A, Patel R, Moorthy R, Villate N, Davis JL, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Hassman L (2023). The spectrum of COVID-19-associated chorioretinal vasculopathy. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 31. ()
    9. Carletti P, Shah A, Bair C, Curran C, Mai A, Patel R, Moorthy R, Villate N, Davis JL, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Hassman L (2023). The spectrum of COVID-19-associated chorioretinal vasculopathy. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 31, 101857. ()
    10. Liang Q, Cheng X, Wang J, Owen L, Shakoor A, Lillvis JL, Zhang C, Farkas M, Kim IK, Li Y, DeAngelis M, Chen R (2023). A multi-omics atlas of the human retina at single-cell resolution. Cell Genom, 3(6). ()
    11. Orozco LD, Owen LA, Hofmann J, Stockwell AD, Tao J, Haller S, Mukundan VT, Clarke C, Lund J, Sridhar A, Mayba O, Barr JL, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang C, Husami N, Finley R, Au E, Lillvis JH, Farkas MH, Shakoor A, Sherva R, Kim IK, Kaminker JS, Townsend MJ, Farrer LA, Yaspan BL, Chen HH, DeAngelis MM (2023). A systems biology approach uncovers novel disease mechanisms in age-related macular degeneration. Cell Genom, 3(6). ()
    12. Orozco LD, Owen LA, Hofmann J, Stockwell AD, Tao J, Haller S, Mukundan VT, Clarke C, Lund J, Sridhar A, Mayba O, Barr JL, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang C, Husami N, Finley R, Au E, Lillvis JH, Farkas MH, Shakoor A, Sherva R, Kim IK, Kaminker JS, Townsend MJ, Farrer LA, Yaspan BL, Chen HH, DeAngelis MM (2023). A systems biology approach uncovers novel disease mechanisms in age-related macular degeneration. Cell Genom, 3(6), 100302. ()
    13. Liang Q, Cheng X, Wang J, Owen L, Shakoor A, Lillvis JL, Zhang C, Farkas M, Kim IK, Li Y, DeAngelis M, Chen R (2023). A multi-omics atlas of the human retina at single-cell resolution. Cell Genom, 3(6), 100298. ()
    14. Samra YA, Kira D, Rajpurohit P, Mohamed R, Owen LA, Shakoor A, Kim IK, DeAngelis MM, Sheibani N, Al-Shabrawey M, Tawfik A (2021). Implication of N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor in Homocysteine-Induced Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Int J Mol Sci, 22(17). ()
    15. Hu KS, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Conrady CD (2021). Pyramidal Inflammatory Deposits of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retina in Ocular Syphilis. Ophthalmol Retina, 6(2), 172-178. ()
    16. Hicks PM, Haaland B, Feehan M, Crandall AS, Pettey JH, Nuttall E, Self W, Hartnett ME, Bernstein P, Vitale A, Shakoor A, Shulman JP, Sieminski SF, Kim I, Owen LA, Murtaugh MA, Noyes A, DeAngelis MM (2020). Systemic Disease and Ocular Comorbidity Analysis of Geographically Isolated Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes of the Intermountain West. J Clin Med, 9(11). ()
    17. Hicks PM, Haaland B, Feehan M, Crandall AS, Pettey JH, Nuttall E, Self W, Hartnett ME, Bernstein P, Vitale A, Shakoor A, Shulman JP, Sieminski SF, Kim I, Owen LA, Murtaugh MA, Noyes A, Deangelis MM (2020). Systemic disease and ocular comorbidity analysis of geographically isolated federally recognized american indian tribes of the intermountain west. J Clin Med, 9(11), 1-24. ()
    18. Goldstein ED, Shakoor A, Majersik JJ (2020). Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion and Venous Abnormalities in CADASIL. Neurologist, 25(6), 178-179. ()
    19. Conrady CD, Shakoor A, Patel R, Larochelle M, Moshirfar M, Chaya CJ, Jacoby R, Vitale AT (2020). Combined Phacoemulsification and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Treatment of Cataract in Patients With Noninfectious Uveitis. J Vitreoretin Dis, 4(5), 393-400. ()
    20. Ibrahim AS, Hussein K, Wang F, Wan M, Saad N, Essa M, Kim I, Shakoor A, Owen LA, DeAngelis MM, Al-Shabrawey M (2020). Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)4 But Not BMP2 Disrupts the Barrier Integrity of Retinal Pigment Epithelia and Induces Their Migration: A Potential Role in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. J Clin Med, 9(7). ()
    21. Ibrahim AS, Hussein K, Wang F, Wan M, Saad N, Essa M, Kim I, Shakoor A, Owen LA, Deangelis MM, Al-Shabrawey M (2020). Bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp)4 but not bmp2 disrupts the barrier integrity of retinal pigment epithelia and induces their migration: A potential role in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. J Clin Med, 9(7), 1-16. ()
    22. Conrady CD, Shakoor A, Patel R, Larochelle M, Moshirfar M, Chaya CJ, Jacoby R, Vitale AT (2020). Combined Phacoemulsification and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Treatment of Cataract in Patients With Noninfectious Uveitis. J Vitreoretin Dis, 4(5), 393-400. ()
    23. Conrady CD, Shakoor A (2019). Rituximab-Associated Retinal Occlusive Vasculopathy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 28(4), 622-625. ()
    24. Conrady CD, Feist RM Jr, Vitale AT, Shakoor A (2020). Long-term visual outcomes of endophthalmitis and the role of systemic steroids in addition to intravitreal dexamethasone. BMC Ophthalmol, 20(1), 181. ()
    25. Jacobsen BH, Shah AA, Aggarwal S, Mwanansao C, McFadden M, Zouache MA, Shakoor A (2020). Prevalence of Retinal Diseases and Associated Risk Factors in an African Population From Mwanza, Tanzania. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina, 51(5), S17-S25. ()
    26. Liang Q, Dharmat R, Owen L, Shakoor A, Li Y, Kim S, Vitale A, Kim I, Morgan D, Liang S, Wu N, Chen K, DeAngelis MM, Chen R (2019). Single-nuclei RNA-seq on human retinal tissue provides improved transcriptome profiling. Nat Commun, 10(1), 5743. ()
    27. Kim S, Lowe A, Dharmat R, Lee S, Owen LA, Wang J, Shakoor A, Li Y, Morgan DJ, Hejazi AA, Cvekl A, DeAngelis MM, Jimmy Zhou Z, Chen R, Liu W (2019). Generation, transcriptome profiling, and functional validation of cone-rich human retinal organoids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 166(22), 10824-10833. ()
    28. Owen LA, Shakoor A, Morgan DJ, Hejazi AA, McEntire MW, Brown JJ, Farrer LA, Kim I, Vitale A, DeAngelis MM (2019). The Utah Protocol for Postmortem Eye Phenotyping and Molecular Biochemical Analysis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 60(4), 1204-1212. ()
    29. Hicks PM, Melendez SAC, Vitale A, Self W, Hartnett ME, Bernstein P, Morgan DJ, Feehan M, Shakoor A, Kim I, Owen LA, DeAngelis MM (2019). Genetic Epidemiologic Analysis of Hypertensive Retinopathy in an Underrepresented and Rare Federally Recognized Native American Population of the Intermountain West. J Community Med Public Health, 3(1). ()
    30. Conrady CD, Hanson KE, Mehra S, Carey A, Larochelle M, Shakoor A (2018). The First Case of Trypanosoma cruzi-Associated Retinitis in an Immunocompromised Host Diagnosed With Pan-Organism Polymerase Chain Reaction. Clin Infect Dis, 67(1), 141-143. ()
    31. DeAngelis MM, Owen LA, Morrison MA, Morgan DJ, Li M, Shakoor A, Vitale A, Iyengar S, Stambolian D, Kim IK, Farrer LA (2017). Genetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Hum Mol Genet, 26(R1), R45-R50. ()

    Review

    1. Le HG, Shakoor A (2021). Diabetic and Retinal Vascular Eye Disease. [Review]. Med Clin North Am, 105(3), 455-472. ()
    2. Brundrett A, Conrady CD, Shakoor A, Lin A (2018). Current Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Postoperative Endophthalmitis. [Review]. Curr Ophthalmol Rep, 6(2), 105-114. ()
    3. BrundrettA, Conrady CD, Shakoor A, Lin A (2018). Current Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Postoperative Endophthalmitis. [Review]. Curr Ophthalmol Rep, 1-10.
    4. Hassman L, Shakoor A (April 2018). How to Manage Intraocular Lymphoma. [Review]. 25(4), 64-69.

    Book Chapter

    1. Shakoor A, Sy A, Acharya N (2012). Ocular manifestations of intrauterine infections. In Shakoor A|Sy A|Acharya N (Ed.), Curr Ophthalmol Rep (pp. 79-84). ()
    2. Shakoor A, Sy A, Acharya N (2012). Ocular manifestations of intrauterine infections. In Shakoor A|Sy A|Acharya N (Ed.), Curr Ophthalmol Rep (pp. 79-84.e2). ()

    Conference Proceedings

    1. Hicks P, Collazo-Melendez A, Vitale AT, Self W, Hartnett ME, Bernstein PS, Morgan D, Feehan M, Shakoor A, Kim I, Owen L, DeAngelis MM (2019). Genetic Epidemiologic Analysis of Hypertensive Retinopathy (HTR) Reveals Unique Risk in a Native American Population. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2019 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

    Letter

    1. Conrady CD, Hu K, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Vitale AT (2021). Reply. [Letter to the editor]. Ophthalmol Retina, 6(5), 437-438. ()
    2. Simonett JM, Shakoor A, Bernstein PS (2020). Intentional retinal injury with handheld lasers is an underrecognized form of self-harm. [Letter to the editor]. J Affect Disord, 281, 503-504. ()

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