Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Comprehensive Eye Care and Cataract Clinic

Physicians provide basic eye examinations and perform all types of cataract surgery. Comprehensive Eye Clinic physicians work closely with referring physicians and subspecialists within the department.

A. Timothy Johnson, MD, PhD
Brian R. Kirschling, OD
Anna S. Kitzmann, MD

Hansjoerg E. Kolder, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus
Thomas A. Oetting, MD

Contact Lens Service

Contact lens evaluations and fittings are provided for both medical and cosmetic needs by optometrists, opticians, and ophthalmologists.

Brian R. Kirschling, OD
Christine W. Sindt, OD
Trudy Grout, Optician

Cornea and External Disease

The clinic evaluates and treats patients with corneal and external eye diseases. Services provided include corneal topography, confocal microscopy, tear flow analysis, and corneal transplants.

Kenneth Goins, M.D.
Anna S. Kitzmann, MD
Michael D. Wagoner, MD, PhD

Echography

The service uses 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 also to examine the soft tissue structures surrounding the eye when diagnosing infections, orbital tumors, congenital abnormalities, and other diseases.

H. Culver Boldt, MD

Glaucoma

The clinic 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.

Wallace L.M. Alward, MD
John H. Fingert, MD, PhD
Young H. Kwon, MD, PhD

Inherited Eye Diseases

The department has special expertise in evaluating and diagnosing inherited diseases involving the eye and body.

Arlene V. Drack, MD
Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD
Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD

Vision Rehabilitation Service

The service participates in the evaluation and rehabilitation of 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.

Mark E. Wilkinson, OD

Neuro-Ophthalmology

The clinic evaluates patients with a variety of neurological disorders that affect vision and the brain.

Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD
Reid A. Longmuir, MD
H. Stanley Thompson, MD, Professor Emeritus
Michael Wall, MD

Ocular Oncology Service

The service utilizes a team of practitioners to evaluate and treat eye tumors such as malignant melanoma of the choroid and retinoblastoma.

H. Culver Boldt, MD
Thomas A. Weingeist, MD, PhD

Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery

The clinic treats patients with disfiguring injuries and diseases involving the eyes, lids and orbit as well as those desiring cosmetic plastic surgery. Services include blepharoplasty, artificial ocular implants, and optic nerve decompressions.

Keith D. Carter, MD

Ophthalmic Photography

The department has one of the most advanced ophthalmic photography programs in the nation offering fundus photography, fluorescein and indo-cyanine green angiography, slit-lamp photography, and confocal laser photography.

Tracy Aly, COA, CRA

Orthoptics

The Orthoptics service offers a variety of evaluations and strategies for treating misalignment of eye muscles in adults and children.

Amy Ellis, CO
Pamela Kutschke, CO
Melissa Madsen, SO
Wanda Pfiefer, CO

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Adult Strabismus

The clinic evaluates children and adults with ocular motility problems in addition to eye diseases in children.

Arleve V. Drack, MD
Susannah Longmuir, MD
Richard J. Olson, MD
Stephen F. Stasheff, MD, PhD (Pediatric Neuro-ophthalmology)

William E. Scott, MD, Professor Emeritus

Refractive Corneal Surgery (Laser Vision Correction)

Clinic physicians perform corneal refractive surgery utilizing state-of-the-art techniques to reduce or eliminate the need for corrective lenses.

Kenneth Goins, M.D.
Michael D. Wagoner, MD, PhD
Lisa Milder, RN, Refractive Surgery Coordinator

Uveitis

The clinic evaluates and treats patients who are experiencing inflammation of the eye.

Nasreen A. Syed, MD

Vascular Disease of the Eye

The clinic evaluates patients who are losing vision due to strokes and other blinding diseases caused by poor or blocked circulation in the eye.

Sohan S. Hayreh, MD, PhD, DSc

Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery

The clinic evaluates and treats patients with a large range of diseases affecting the retina and vitreous. These include diabetic eye disease, retinal detachments, macular holes, macular degeneration, hereditary retinal diseases, uveitis, and ocular tumors.

H. Culver Boldt, MD
James C. Folk, MD
Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD
Stephen R. Russell, MD
Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD
Thomas A. Weingeist, MD, PhD

Outreach Services

The Department of Ophthalmology provides clinical care services at community-based sites that may provide more convenient access for some patients.