Robert Bowman, M.D.
Professor
Endowed Title: Irene Wadel and Robert I. Atha, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology, in Honor of R. Wayne Bowman, M.D.
Department: Ophthalmology
Biography
Dr. Bowman has been a member of the faculty since 1984. His interests have focused on state of the art cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation. He has been a frequent speaker and instructor for a variety of cataract surgery courses and well as a lecturer, trainer and investigator for VISX excimer laser. He has been very active in refractive surgery including LASIK and the IntraLase. The combination of cataract surgery and keratorefractive surgery has led him to be very active with newer introcular lenses such as the ReStor for the correction of presbyopia and refractive lens exchange.
Education
| Medical School | University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine (1976) |
| Internship | U.of MO-Columbia Hospital (1977), Internal Medicine |
| Residency | U.of MO-Columbia Hospital (1978), Internal Medicine |
| Residency | U.of MO-Columbia Hospital (1982), Ophthalmology |
| Fellowship | UT Health Science Center-Houston (1984), Cornea & External Diseases |
Specialty Areas
Clinical Interests
- Primary Interests
- Acanthamoeba Keratatis
- Anterior Segment Surgery
- Cataract Surgery
- Chalazion
- Chronic Blepharitis
- Confocal Microscopy
- Cornea Culture Collection
- Corneal Scraping
- Corneal Thickness
- Crystlens IntraOculary Lens (IOL)
- Epilation Forceps
- External Corneal Disease
- External Ocular Photo
- Eye Lash Epilation (Eye Lash Removal)
- Femtosecond Cataract Surgery
- Gluing Cornea Perforation
- Injections Cornea
- IntraOcular Lens (IOL)
- Laser-Assisted in SItu Keratomileusis (LASIK)
- Multifocal IntraOcular Lens (IOL)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Pachymetry
- Punctal Plug (Dry Eyes)
- Punctum Cauterization or Plug
- Refractive Surgery
- Removal of Foreign Body
- Restor Intraocular Lens (IOL)
- Specular Microscopy
- Stye Removal
- Uveitis
- YAG Laser Capsulotomy
Research Interests
- Cataract, cataract surgery, ReStor, Crystalens, prebyopia, LASIK, Intralase, keratorefractive surgery, toric lenses, refractive lens exchange, Visian ICL, corneal transplantation, DALK, DSEK, K-PRO, laser-assisted cataract surgery
Honors/Awards
- D Magazine
Best Doctors in Dallas (2012) - Texas Monthly Magazine
Super Doctors (2012) - AAO Achievement Award
(2010) - Irene Wadel and Robert I Atha, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology in Honor of R. Wayne Bowman,MD
Endowed Chair (1999)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Board of Ophthalmology