Studies in Pediatrics Under the leadership of Sara Downes, OD our pediatric team is participating in a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial to discover if children with esotropia benefit more from bifocals or single-vision glasses. Arlene Drack, MD is leading a study to develop a new...
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Written by: Ella J. Gehrke For Kasen Cochran, a 17-year-old high school junior from Winterset Iowa, wrestling is not just a passion—it’s part of his identity. From earning a varsity spot as a freshman to competing at team state and nationals, Kasen is a gifted athlete. Kasen also has Juvenile X-...
We were thrilled to have over 100 attendees at our 2023 Iowa Eye Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion. It was two days of reuniting with old friends and colleagues, learning new perspectives, information and techniques from top ophthalmologists around the country, and reliving the many memories that...
Where to Find University of Iowa Colleagues | April 22-27, 2023 | New Orleans, LA Download PDF Official Meeting Website Online Meeting Planner SATURDAY, APRIL 22 EDUCATION COURSE 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM Elliott Sohn Diabetic Retinopathy: Moving the Field Forward – Neuronal dysfunction in diabetic...
Chick Weiner, the author of 12 books on independent living and managing disabilities, does not remember a time that she was not involved in disability rights work. As young child in the Great Depression, she has clear memories of her grandmother pulling out raffle tickets from her purse to raise...
Resident education has been a focus of the Department of Ophthalmology since it became its own department at Iowa, with Dr. Cecil Starling O'Brien as the first Chair of the Department in 1925. At the time, O’Brien’s three-year residency program accepted one resident per year. Today the Residency...
A 27-year-old man from Galesburg, Illinois came to the University of Iowa Glaucoma Clinic in 1986 seeking surgery for his glaucoma. He recognized that the few people with glaucoma in his family who were not blind had undergone surgery, and he knew he needed help if he were to keep his sight. The...
The University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is excited to announce our next class of resident ophthalmologists! These individuals – and future Hawkeyes – will be joining us as PGY1 interns in July 2023! Oladipupo Anibire Meharry Medical College Donavon Dahmer University...
It is with great sadness that we learned of the recent passing of H. Stanley Thompson, MD. Dr. Thompson became a part of department in 1967 when, after his residency at Iowa, outgoing department head, Dr. Alson E. Braley, and incoming head, Dr. Frederick C. Blodi, hired him to direct the neuro-...
Following Larry Molyneux’s eye injury, surgeons at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics performed an artificial iris implant using advanced technology. The What Cheer man’s vision has improved and his eye looks natural.