Professional Snapshot
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) View All 7administrative appointments of Ira Wong
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 (2003-2009)
- Best Doctors in America, Pacific Edition (1997 - 2009)
Professional Education
| M.S.: | University of Iowa, Ophthalmology (1973) |
| M.D.: | George Washington University, Medicine (1969) |
| M.A.: | University of Minnesota, Clinical Psychology (1965) |
| B.A.: | University of Oregon, Experimental Psychology (1963) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Industry Relationships
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| Consulting: | Chakshu Research |
| Equity: | Chakshu Research |
Scientific Focus
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
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