Young H. Kwon, MD, PhD

Specialty: Glaucoma

Clifford M. and Ruth M. Altermatt Associate Professor of Glaucoma
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Clinical

Campus Address

11190-B PFP
(319) 356-3933

Education

• BS (Biology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MD, Yale University School of Medicine
• PhD (Neuroscience), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Post-Graduate Education

• Internship (Internal Medicine), Mt. Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Residency (Ophthalmology), Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
• Fellowship (Glaucoma), Yale University School of Medicine

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

• Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
• Society for Neuroscience
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (Fellow)
• Iowa Medical Society
• Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology
• Association of University Professors
• American Glaucoma Society
• SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering

Research Interests & Current Projects

• Neural stem cell transplants in glaucoma
• Gene expression in the optic nerve in the rat and human glaucoma.
• Optical imaging device of the retinal function
• Depth maps from stereo images of the optic disc