Cultivating Collaborative Doers
Arlene Drack
(CARTHA volunteer July 2008 to July 2010)
Associate Professor in Ophthalmic Genetics, University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Education
BS (Biology/Philosophy), University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
MD, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Post Graduate Education
ITT International Fellow, Det Norske Radiumhospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Transitional Internship, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Residency (Ophthalmology), Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Ophthalmic Genetics Fellowship, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmoloogy & Strabismus Fellowship, The University of Iowa
Molecular Ophthalmic Genetics Fellowship, The University of Iowa
Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Ophthalmology
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
International Society for Genetic Eye Disease
Research Interests/Current Projects
Treatments for genetic eye diseases, including gene therapy
Diagnosis of genetic eye diseases
Medical and surgical treatment of pediatric eye disorders including strabismus, amblyopia, nystagmus and congenital cataracts
Medical and surgical treatment of adult strabismus (misaligned/crossed eyes)
Electroretinogram diagnosis