Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
General Information
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences provides a full range of ophthalmic patient care through its divisions, clinics, and services:
In addition, the department has the following functional units:
- Laboratories and Research Facilities
- Supplementary Service
Information and Referrals
For consultation or referral, or to obtain information on patients, please call UI Consult toll-free at 1-800-322-8442.
Consultations are facilitated by mailing or faxing pertinent clinical information in advance, if possible. Department and division addressed correspondence can be directed to:
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
fax: 319-356-0363 (monitored weekdays)
Department head
Keith Carter, MD
319-356-2867
e-mail address: keith-carter@uiowa.edu
Divisions and units
Comprehensive Eye Care and Cataract Clinic
Director: A. Tim Johnson, MD, PhD
Physicians provide basic eye examinations and perform all types of cataract surgery. Comprehensive eye clinic physicians work closely with referring physicians and sub-specialists within the department.
Contact Lens Service
Director: Christine W. Sindt, OD
Contact lens evaluations and fitting are provided for both medical and cosmetic needs by optometrists, opticians, and ophthalmologists.
Cornea and External Disease Clinic
Director: Kenneth M. Goins, MD
Evaluates and treats patients with corneal and external eye diseases. Services include:
- confocal microscopy
- corneal topography
- corneal transplants
- tear flow analysis
Echography Service
Director: H. Culver Boldt, MD
Specialist use A-scan and B-scan echography to examine the eye and diagnose disorders that require ultrasound evaluation. Ultrasound is used to examine parts of the eye when not visible by light and the soft tissue structures surrounding the eye when diagnosing infections, orbital tumors, congenital abnormalities, and other diseases.
Glaucoma Clinic
Director: Wallace L.M. Alward, MD
Evaluates and treats patients with glaucoma and increased ocular pressure. The service treats patients of all ages, from newborn infants with congenital glaucoma to the elderly.
Inherited Eye Diseases Program
Director: Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD
Physicians evaluate and diagnose patients with inherited diseases involving the eye and body.
Vision Rehabilitation Services
Director: Mark E. Wilkinson, OD
These services evaluate and provide rehabilitation to patients with poor vision through the use of special corrective lenses and high tech devices. A variety of devices used to enhance vision are available on a trial basis.
Neuro-ophthalmology Clinic
Director: Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD
Evaluates patients with a variety of neurological disorders that affect vision and the brain.
Ocular Oncology Service
Director: Vacant pending recruitment of new faculty
Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery Clinic
Director: Jeffrey A. Nerad, MD
Treats patients with disfiguring injuries and diseases involving the eyes, lids, and orbit as well as those desiring cosmetic plastic surgery. Services include:
- artificial ocular implants
- blepharoplasty
- optic nerve decompressions
Ophthalmic Photography Program
Director: Tracy L. Aly
Specialists perform:
- fundus photography
- fluorescein and indo-cyanine green angiography
- slit-lamp photography
- confocal laser photography
Orthoptics Service
Offers a variety of evaluations and strategies for treating adults and children with misaligned eye muscles.
Outreach Services
Various community-based clinical care sites provide more convenient access for some patients.
Dubuque retina outreach clinic—319-589-0592
Dubuque vision rehabilitation clinic
Pediatric Ophthalmology/Adult Strabismus Clinic
Director: Ronald V. Keech, MD
Evaluates children and adults with ocular motility problems in addition to eye diseases in children.
Perimetry Service
Director: Wallace L.M. Alward, MD
Highly trained perimetrists perform both Goldmann and automated visual field testing. The service evaluates patients with diseases such as
- glaucoma
- neurological and vascular diseases
- ptosis
- retinitis pigmentosa
Refractive Corneal Surgery Clinic
Director: Kenneth M. Goins, MD
Performs corneal refractive surgery using the latest techniques to reduce or eliminate the patient’s need for corrective lenses.
Vascular Diseases of the Eye Clinic
Director: Sohan S. Hayreh, MD, PhD, DSc
Evaluates patients who are losing vision because of stroke and other blinding diseases caused by poor or blocked circulation in the eye.
Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Clinic
Director: Stephen R. Russell, MD
Evaluates and treats patients with a large range of diseases affecting the retina and the vitreous body, including:
- diabetic eye disease
- hereditary retinal diseases
- macular degeneration
- macular holes
- ocular tumors
- retinal detachments
- uveitis
Laboratories and Research Facilities
Carver Nolecular Ophthalmology Laboratory
Director: Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD
Performs a vast array of techniques in molecular biology, including DNA extraction, linkage analysis, single strand conformational polymorphism analysis, cloning and sequencing DNA, and polymerase chain reaction.
Clinical Pupillography Laboratory and Testing
Director: Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD
Conducts clinical and research evaluations of pupillary movements of the iris in health and disease. Examination techniques include video fluorescein angiography, eye blink analysis, and computerized eye movement analysis.
Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study
Director: H. Culver Boldt, MD
Electrophysiology, Dark Adaptation, and Color Vision Testing
Director: Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD
Hansjoerg E. Kolder Electrodiagnostic Laboratory
Director: Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD
Performs electrophysiology (ERG), electro-oculography (EOG), multifocal electroretinography (MERG), dark adaptometry, and color vision testing for clinical diagnostic and research purposes.
Eye Injury Registry of Iowa
Director: H. Culver Boldt, MD
A public health resource dedicated to recording and analyzing the nature and cause of severe eye injuries throughout Iowa.
Frederick C. Blodi Eye Pathology Laboratory
Director: Nasreen Seyed, MD
The certified ocular pathology laboratory offers the most advanced diagnostic methods and can process and interpret nearly every type of ocular tissue. Facilities are also available for ocular immunopathology and molecular pathology.
Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration, Cell Biology and Morphology Unit
Director: Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD
This multidisciplinary center is dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of patients with macular degeneration, and to providing the most advanced patient care.
Supplementary Services
Iowa Lions Eye Bank
319-356-2871
Executive Director: Cindy Reed
319-356-2871
Laboratory Coordinator: Garret Locke
319-356-2874
319-356-5644 - Pager, 24 hours per day
The non-profit Iowa Lions Eye Bank is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of sight through the collection, processing, and distribution of human ocular tissue for transplantation and research, primarily in Iowa, but also throughout the world.
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