James C. Folk, MD

Specialty: Retina / Vitreous
Judith (Gardner) and Donald H. Beisner, M.D., Professor of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery

Professor of Ophthalmology

Campus Address

11196-J PFP
(319) 356-4338

Education

• BS, Penn State University
• MD, Thomas Jefferson Medical College

Post Graduate Education

• Residency (Ophthalmology), Eye & Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh
• Fellowship (Vitreoretinal), The University of Iowa

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners I-II-III
• American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

• AOA Honor Medical Society
• Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology (Secretary-Treasurer 1985, President 1990)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• Johnson County Medical Society
• Retina Society
• Vitreous Society
• Macula Society
• American Society of Retinal Specialists

Research Interest

• Vitreoretinal Surgery
• Retinal Macular Disease
• Principal Investigator, Age-related Eye Disease Study II (AREDS II) and Comparisons of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT)
• Genetics of AMD, Lattice Degeneration of the retina, Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy and Inflammatory Disease

Current Projects

• AREDS II
• CATT
• DENALI Study
• Retinal-choroidal inflammatory disease- pathogenesis, treatment, genetics, and serum markers
• Genetics of AMD
• Phenotype-genotype correlation in AMD
• Fibulins and AMD

For patients: Protect Your Sight: How to Save Your Vision in the Epidemic of Age-Related Macular Degeneration by James C. Folk, M.D. and Mark E. Wilkinson, O.D.

Dr. Folk's Biography on the MedRounds.org site

Dr. Folk's AMD Blog