Featured Speaker: Mark Mannis, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, UC Davis Eye Center at the University of California, Davis

Faculty Host: Mark Greiner, MD

MEETING SCHEDULE | Download PDF 

8:45 AM     Lecture:  New Trends in Medical Therapy for the Cornea: 2018, 1918, 2118  

9:30 AM     Case Presentations and Discussion

10:00 AM    Break

10:30 AM    Case Presentations and Discussion

12:00 PM      Lunch – East Room, 8023 JCP (Elev F, Level 8)

1:30 PM      Lecture: Ophthalmology Through the Cornea 

2:30 PM      ADJOURN

Dr. Mark J. Mannis specializes in corneal surgery and diseases of the external eye. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed ophthalmology residency training at Washington University in St. Louis and fellowship in Cornea and External disease at the University of Iowa. His primary research includes studies in the development of novel protein based anti-infective agents, corneal transplantation, visual rehabilitation of patients with corneal disease, management of diseases of the ocular surface, and oculodermal disease.

Dr. Mannis served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal CORNEA for six years and was the founding editor of Vision Pan-America: the Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals with over 150 published papers and is a reviewer for the Archives of Ophthalmology, the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Cornea, and Cornea and Contact Lenses. He is also editor / author of six recent books.

Dr. Mannis is a recipient of the R. Townley Paton Award in eye banking from the Eye Bank Association of America and was a recipient of the Lew Wasserman Award in research from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. He received the Moacyr Alvaro Gold Medal from the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil and an honorary doctoral degree (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the National University of San Marcos in Peru for his educational contributions to Latin American ophthalmology. He has concluded his tenure as President of the Cornea Society and of the Pan-American Association of Eye Banks (APABO) as well as the Presidency of the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology. He was named the 2014 Castroviejo Medalist by the Cornea Society. He has also completed a term as a Director of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Mannis has trained fellows since 1990 with over 25 U.S. fellows in cornea and external disease as well as 15 international fellows and almost 100 residents. He has spent the last several years of his career in efforts to contribute to vision care in Latin America, for which he was the recent recipient of the Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award by the Academic Senate of the University of California, Davis.

Continuing Medical Education 

CME ACCREDITATION: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME CREDIT DESIGNATION: The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. (approval pending) Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

A $50 fee will be charged for continuing education credit to those physicians who are not members of the Iowa Eye Association. (The CME fee for Iowa Eye Association members is covered by your membership fee.) Please make checks payable to Iowa Eye Association and send to Tonya Looker, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1091.

General Information

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Denise Rettig in advance at (319)356-0357.

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For more conference information, contact Tonya Looker at 319-356-8161 or via e-mail tonya-looker@uiowa.edu. For registration, comments or suggestions, contact Joe Schmidt, MBA, Ophthalmology Director of External Relations, 319-384-8529 or via e-mail: joe-schmidt@uiowa.edu.