Kenneth M. Goins, MD

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Refractive/Laser Surgery, Cornea and External Disease Service
Service Director
Medical Director, Iowa Lions Eye Bank

Campus Address

11290-B PFP
(319) 356-2861

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Organismal and Systems Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• M.D., University of Kentucky in Lexington

Post Graduate Education

• Intern, Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky at Lexington
• Resident (Ophthalmology), University of Kentucky at Lexington
• Fellow (Cornea and External Disease), Duke University Eye Center at Durham, North Carolina

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• American Medical Association
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Research Interest and Current Projects

• Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK)
• Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Transplantation (DSAEK)
• Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)
• Alpha-Cor Synthetic Keratoplasty
• Management of Aniridia with the Morcher black iris diaphragmatic intraocular lens
• Autologous Serum Eye Drops (ASED) for treatment of ocular surface disease
• Use of intracorneal ring segments (INTACS) for the management of myopia and keratoconus
• Anterior segment imaging and confocal biomicroscopy
• VISX CustomVue IntraLASIK