Mugen Liu, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Cataracts

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Biography

Mugen Liu, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in treating glaucoma and cataracts.

Dr. Liu earned her medical degree at Beijing Medical University. She completed postdoctoral research training in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale University School of Medicine, followed by an ophthalmology residency at the University of Louisville. She then received advanced training through a glaucoma fellowship at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014.

Dr. Liu is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Education & Training

Medical School - Beijing Medical University (2013-1998), Glaucoma
Fellowship - New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Residency - University of Louisville (2010-2013), Ophthalmology
Internship - Saint Mary's Hospital-Waterbury, CT (2009-2010), Internal Medicine
Residency - Peking Union Medical College (1998-2002), Cardiology
Medical School - Beijing Medical University (1993-1998)

Books & Publications

Publications
- Atypical Bilateral Acute Iris Transillumination: A Case Report
  Hu Y, Xie Y, Liu M, Fan J, Zhang Y, Qiao C Case Reports in Ophthalmology 2024 Nov 15 815-820
- Proportion and risk factors of zonulopathy in patients with age-related cataract
  Zhang Y, Zhang H, Song X, Liu M, Wang N, Qiao C Heliyon 2024 Apr 10
- Zonulopathy Identified During Cataract Extraction in Patients With Primary Angle Closure Disease
  Zhang H, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Cao K, Li D, Liu M, Liang J, Song J, Wang N, Qiao C Journal of Glaucoma 2023 Sep 32 783-791
- A comparison of ophthalmic education in China and America
  Liu Z, Liu M, Chang R, Huang P, Zhang C Annals of Eye Science 2017 Jul 2
- Interocular asymmetry of the visual field defects in newly diagnosed normal-tension glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, and chronic angle-closure glaucoma
  Huang P, Shi Y, Wang X, Liu M, Zhang C Journal of Glaucoma 2014 Sep 23 455-460
- Fixation behavior in primary open angle glaucoma at early and moderate stage assessed by the microperimeter MP-1
  Shi Y, Liu M, Wang X, Zhang C, Huang P Journal of Glaucoma 2013 Feb 22 169-173
- STAT3 activation protects retinal ganglion cell layer neurons in response to stress
  Zhang C, Li H, Liu MG, Kawasaki A, Fu XY, Barnstable CJ, Shao-Min Zhang S Experimental Eye Research 2008 Jun 86 991-997
- Expression of ZnT and ZIP zinc transporters in the human RPE and their regulation by neurotrophic factors
  Leung KW, Liu M, Xu M, Seiler MJ, Barnstable CJ, Tombran-Tink J Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2008 Mar 49 1221-1231
- HTRA1 promoter polymorphism in wet age-related macular degeneration
  DeWan A, Liu M, Hartman S, Zhang SS, Liu DT, Zhao C, Tam PO, Chan WM, Lam DS, Snyder M, Barnstable C, Pang CP, Hoh J Science 2006 Nov 314 989-992
- A biphasic pattern of gene expression during mouse retina development
  Zhang SS, Xu X, Liu MG, Zhao H, Soares MB, Barnstable CJ, Fu XY BMC Developmental Biology 2006 Oct 6
- STAT3 activation in response to growth factors or cytokines participates in retina precursor proliferation
  Zhang SS, Liu MG, Kano A, Zhang C, Fu XY, Barnstable CJ Experimental Eye Research 2005 Jul 81 103-115
- Comprehensive in silico functional specification of mouse retina transcripts
  Zhang SS, Xu X, Li J, Liu MG, Zhao H, Soares MB, Barnstable CJ, Fu XY BMC Genomics 2005 Mar 6
- Cardiomyocyte-restricted knockout of STAT3 results in higher sensitivity to inflammation, cardiac fibrosis, and heart failure with advanced age
  Jacoby JJ, Kalinowski A, Liu MG, Zhang SS, Gao Q, Chai GX, Ji L, Iwamoto Y, Li E, Schneider M, Russell KS, Fu XY Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2003 Oct 100 12929-12934

Clinical Focus

Glaucoma
Cataracts