Ira G. Wong
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford 2452 Watson Court MC 5353 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel Work (650) 723-6995 Fax (650) 565-8297Byers Eye Institute at Stanford 2452 Watson Court MC 5353 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel Work (650) 723-6995 Fax (650) 565-8297
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Ophthalmology
- Ocular inflammatory disease, uveitis and cornea
Administrative Appointments
- Chief, Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology Stanford University (1998 - 2005)
- Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco (2004 - present)
- Director, Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco (1994 - 2008)
- Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, F.I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco (2005 - 2009)
- Chief of Ophthalmology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Redwood City, CA (1979 - 1998)
- Cataract Management Guideline Panel, U.S. Dept Health and Human Services (1990 - 1993)
Honors and Awards
- Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2005)
- Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (1988)
- America's Top Doctor, Consumers' Research Council of America (2003 - 2011)
- Best Doctors in America, Pacific Edition (1997 - 2011)
Professional Education
| Internship: | University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics IA (06/70) |
| Medical Education: | George Washington University (6/1/69) |
| Board Certification: | Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology (1975) |
| Fellowship: | *UCSF Graduate Division - (Fellowships) CA (06/77) |
| M.S.: | University of Iowa, Ophthalmology (1973) |
| M.D.: | George Washington University, Medicine (1969) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Investigation into immunomodulatory treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases.
Investigator, NIH sponsored Multi-centered Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial.
Epidemiology of uveitis and ocular inflammatory diseases.
Publications
- The effect of biomicroscope illumination system on grading anterior chamber inflammation. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009; (4): 516-520.e2
- Incidence and prevalence of uveitis in Northern California; the Northern California Epidemiology of Uveitis Study. Ophthalmology. 2004; (3): 491-500; discussion 500
- A novel technique for harvesting keratolimbal allografts from corneoscleral buttons. Am J Ophthalmol. 2002; (6): 929-31
- Nodular scleritis in a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002; (12): 1763-5
- Bilateral Bartonella-associated neuroretinitis. Retina. 1999; (4): 355-6
- Chronic uveitis following a streptococcal illness. Can J Ophthalmol. 1999; (2): 99-100
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