The Braley Lecture was started in 1981 with a generous gift from Dr. Clifford Hendricks, a former resident under Dr. Braley, and a grateful and loyal supporter of the Department who practiced ophthalmology throughout his career in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Braley Lecture has been given yearly since 1981 as a tribute to Dr. Braley who during his tenure as professor and head of the Department of Ophthalmology played a pivotal role in the education and training of many young physicians.
Dr. Braley was professor and head of the Department of Ophthalmology from 1950 to 1966
The Braley Lecturers
- 1981
- Frederick A. Jakobiec, MD
- 1982
- Gunter K. von Noorden, MD
- 1983
- Richard O. Schultz, MD
- 1984
- Donald J. Doughman, MD
- 1985
- Thomas C. Burton, MD
- 1986
- Bruce E. Spivey, MD
- 1987
- Robert C. Watzke, MD
- 1988
- Frederick C. Blodi, MD
- 1989
- Melvin L. Rubin, M.D
- 1990
- Marshall M. Parks, MD
- 1991
- Ronald E. Smith, MD
- 1993
- Morton E. Smith, MD
- 1994
- Michael A. Kass, MD
- 1995
- Alan S. Crandall, MD
- 1996
- Dan B. Jones, MD
- 1997
- Peter J. McDonnell, MD
- 1998
- Monte A. Del Monte, MD
- 1999
- John L. Wobig, MD
- 2000
- Richard K. Parrish, MD
- 2001
- Kirk Packo, MD
- 2002
- William E. Scott, MD
- 2003
- Sohan Singh Hayreh, MD, PhD, FRCS, DSc, FRC Ophth
- 2004
- James G. Diamond, MD
- 2005
- Jay H. Krachmer, MD
- 2006
- Henry J. Kaplan, MD
- 2007
- Maarten P. Mourits, MD, PhD
- Gerrit R. J. Melles, MD, PhD
- 2009
- Valerie A. Purvin, M.D.
- 2010
- Albert M. Maguire, M.D.
- 2011
- Paul P. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2012
- William F. Mieler, M.D.
- 2013
- Lawrence J. Singerman, MD, FACS, FICS
- 2014
- Norman A. Zabriskie, MD
- 2015
- Kathleen Digre, MD
- 2016
- Bruce E. Spivey, MD, MS, MEd
- 2017
- Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD
- 2018
- David T. Tse, MD, FACS
- 2019
- Richard L. Anderson, MD, FACS
- 2022
- Robert A. Honkanen, MD
- 2023
- Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD