Glaucoma specialist Dr. Wallace L.M. Alward is passionate about teaching and has been a long-time volunteer with Orbis, a global organization dedicated to eliminating avoidable blindness in the developing world. Over the course of his distinguished career, Dr. Alward has volunteered to teach fellow...
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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 2021! Bilal Ahmed, MD The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life...
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty members are highly respected in their fields of expertise and involved in many interesting activities in/out of work. Each month this "Faculty Feature" will take an opportunity to share a little about individual faculty members – who they are...
Dr. Marcia Miller-Hjelle and her husband Dr. Tom Hjelle understand the many challenges associated with biomedical research. Both enjoyed careers in science and academic medicine so they know how difficult it can be to secure funding for early-stage projects which can lead to discovery. The two...
Dr. Mark Greiner , a cornea specialist with University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, recently completed participation in the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO) Leadership Development Program XXII. He was part of a select group of twenty physicians comprising the program’s class of 2020...
The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has been granted an Unrestricted Grant by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) in the amount of $115,000 a year to support promising vision research. Funding was awarded based on a thorough review of criteria, including the department’s research...
Artwork and painting have been an interest of Sherry Shedenhelm’s since she was in grade school. Her talents were first recognized after entering and winning a city-wide art contest. A genetic visual impairment later diagnosed as Fuchs corneal dystrophy, however, left her feeling uncertain about...
The University of Iowa edged up in the rankings of top eye programs according to Ophthalmology Times ® . The specialty publication's 2020 Best Programs Survey has UI up to #6 in residency education and #5 in clinical care. UI also continues to score high in the best overall program and vision...
University of Iowa faculty, trainees, and staff will be involved in plenty of live and on-demand sessions throughout this year’s unique AAO Annual Meeting held online November 13-15, 2020. Tune in to learn about the latest diagnostic and surgical techniques, research advances, and more in the field...
Education and teaching are central to an academic medical center’s mission and have long been a cornerstone to the ophthalmology residency program at the University of Iowa. The department of ophthalmology and visual sciences recently affirmed its commitment to education with the addition of an...