Dr. Corrina
Azarcon

– Retina and Cataract Surgeon | San Antonio, Texas

About

Dr. Corrina Azarcon is a surgeon based in San Antonio, Texas, where she provides comprehensive care in retina and cataract surgery at the Texas Diabetes Institute. Her clinical practice includes cataract extraction, vitrectomy, intravitreal injections, and laser treatments for diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, and other retinal conditions. She also evaluates new patients with ocular surface tumors and offers long-term monitoring for intraocular tumors.

Dr. Azarcon completed a fellowship in ocular oncology and pathology at Emory University under the mentorship of Drs. Hans Grossniklaus and Jill Wells. She subsequently pursued a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the University of Calgary in Canada, where she gained extensive experience in the medical and surgical management of complex retinal diseases.

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Publications & Presentations

Publications

Shabto J, Azarcon CP, Grossniklaus H, Wells JR. Case Series: large retinal pigment
epithelial detachments over choroidal nevi – what is the clinical significance?
Ocular Oncol Pathol. 2025 Jan 30; doi.org/10.1159/000542860.

Kaliki S, Vempuluru VS, Bakal KR, Dorji S, Tanna V, …, Azarcon CP, et al. High-Risk
Histopathological Features of Retinoblastoma following Primary Enucleation: A
Global Study of 1426 Patients from 5 Continents. Retina. 2024 Aug
14;44(12):2105–15. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000004250. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 39151183; PMCID: PMC11559960.

Azarcon CP, Lenhart PD, Craven CM, Wells JR. Excision of an intrascleral cyst guided
by anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul
6;30(3). doi:10.5693/djo.02.2023.12.001

Crisostomo KGR, Dychiao RGK, Magpantay DMM, Azarcon CP, Artiaga JCM.
Infographic: Ranibizumab for macular oedema following branch retinal vein
occlusion (BRAVO). Eye (Lond). 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03122-0.
Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38778138.

Presentations

“Four-point Scleral-fixation of the Akreos A060 Lens: A retrospective analysis of
complications with emphasis on intraocular lens opacification.” Canada
Retina Society Meeting 2024, May 4, 2024.

“Surgical Management of Macular Detachment associated with an Optic Disc
Coloboma.” Western Canada Retina Retreat 2023, Banff, Alberta, Canada,
October 28, 2023.

“Endophthalmitis: what, why, who, when, and how?” Western Canada Retina
Retreat 2023 (Technician Session), Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 28, 2023.

“Green gets rid of the red: Argon laser for Sub-ILM Hemorrhage.” Women in
Ophthalmology Meeting 2023, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, October 26, 2023.