Irene Tintin Tung

Email

ittung@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: TCH Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Physician / Surgeon: Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Texas Children’s Hospital – Medical Center (Clinic): 6701 Fannin, Suite 510
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3230

Texas Children’s Hospital – The Woodlands Center (Clinic): 17198 St. Luke's Way, Suite 300
The Woodlands, TX, 77384
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3230

Education

MD from Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, Texas, United States

Fellowship at Duke University Eye Center: Durham, North Carolina, United States; Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus

Residency at The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, United States; Ophthalmology

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital: Houston, Texas, United States; Pediatrics

BA from Rice University: Houston, Texas, United States

Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Interests

Amblyopia
Strabismus
Uveitis

Professional Statement

Irene Tung, MD, is a native Houstonian and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rice University as a Rice Baylor Scholar. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital and an ophthalmology residency at The Ohio State University Medical Center Havener Eye Institute in Columbus, OH. She then went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the Duke Eye Center in Durham, NC.

Areas of clinical interest for Dr Tung include all forms of pediatric and adult strabismus (misaligned eyes), amblyopia (lazy eye), uveitis, tear duct obstruction and cataracts. In addition, she provides medical and surgical care for all childhood eye diseases as well as adults with strabismus.