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. School Medical School Department Ophthalmology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. 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 Research Interest 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 Texas Monthly MagazineSuper Doctors (2014) D MagazineBest Doctors in Dallas (2013) AAO Achievement Award (2010) Irene Wadel and Robert I Atha, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology in Honor of R. Wayne Bowman,MDEndowed Chair (1999) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Board of Ophthalmology
