H. Stanley Thompson, MD

Specialty: Neuro-ophthalmology (Emeritus)

Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology

Campus Address

11196-N PFP
(319) 356-2868

Education

• Grade School, Yentai, Shandong, China, 1938-45
• High School, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1946-49
• BA, University of Minnesota, 1953
• MS (Ophthalmology), University of Iowa, 1966
• MD, University of Minnesota, 1961

Post Graduate Education

• Internship, University of Iowa, 1961-62
• Pre-residency Fellowship (Pupillography), Columbia P & S, 1962
• Residency (Ophthalmology), University of Iowa, 1962-66
• Fellowship (Neuro-ophthalmology), UC San Francisco, 1966-67

Certification

• American Board of Ophthalmology (Certified 1967, Director 1989-95, Chairman 1996)

Professional Affiliations

• American Ophthalmological Society (member since 1977; emeritus member, 2001 - )
• International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (member since 1976, LaNapoule; co-president, 1988, Vancouver; on the INOS Council, 1988 - )
• North American Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (member; Fellow; Board of Directors, 1996-1998; senior member, 1999 - )
• Société Française d'Ophtalmologie (subscribing member only, 1968-1998)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (fellow since 1967; Senior Honor Award, 1987)
• Cogan Ophthalmic History Society (member since 1989; executive comittee, 1998 - 2001)
• Johnson County Medical Society (emeritus member)
• American Board of Ophthalmology (Associate examiner 1970-1987; Director 1989-1996; Chairman, 1996)

Research Interests

• The History of Ophthalmology.
• Neuro-ophthalmology, especially of the automomic nervous system.
• The clinical evaluation of optic nerve function.

Selected Projects

• Co-author of Lee Allen's book, The Hole in My Vision. Penfield Press, 2000.
• Guest editor of the annual History of Ophthalmology Issue, Documenta Ophthalmologica 1999-2000.
• A History of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology (with Dr. Chang Lee).
• 100 Best Ophthalmology Books of the 20th Century (with Dr. Donald Blanchard).
• The Clinical Use of Pupillary Motility as an Indicator of Vision: A History.