Wallace L. M. Alward, MD

Specialty: Glaucoma

Vice-Chair
Frederick C. Blodi Chair in Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Service Director, Glaucoma Clinic

Campus Address

11190-C PFP
(319) 356-2228

Education

• A.B., (Biology), Kenyon College
• M.D., Ohio State University

Post Graduate Education

• Intern, General Surgery, University Hospitals of Pittsburgh
• Epidemic Intelligence, Centers for Disease Control
• Resident (Ophthalmology), University of Louisville
• Chief Resident (Ophthalmology), University of Louisville
• Fellow (Glaucoma), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Board of Ophthalmology Board of Directors, 2006-2010
• American Glaucoma Society
• American Medical Association
• Association for Reasearch in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Glaucoma Society of the International Congress of Ophthalmology
• Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology
• Iowa Eye Association
• Iowa Medical Society
• Johnson County Medical Society

Research Interest

• The molecular genetics of glaucoma
• Pigmentary glaucoma
• The etiology and treatment of low tension glaucoma
• Glaucoma filtration surgical techniques

Current Projects

• Evaluation of families with inherited glaucomas including juvenile open angle glaucoma, Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, primary open angle glaucoma, infantile glaucoma, and pigmentary glaucoma.
• The comparison of glaucoma surgical techniques.
• Evaluating pigmentary glaucoma by infrared iris transillumination.
• Advanced methods of combined cataract and glaucoma surgery incorporating phacoemulsificatinon and mitomycin.