James McCulley, M.D.

Professor Emeritus

School: Medical School
Department: Ophthalmology

Education

Undergraduate: Texas Christian University (1965)
Medical School: Washington University (1968)

Research Interest

Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Chronic Blepharitis
Corneal transplantation
Severe Infectious Disease
Tissue culture of endothelium and epithelium

Publications

Bayesian Analysis of Valacyclovir Treatment Effect in the Zoster Eye Disease Study: Jeng BH, Lee TF, Troxel AB, Lu Y, Cohen EJ, Kim J, Hochman JS, Weissbart SB, Abazari A, Chou TY, Chang E, Amescua G, Tonk R, Koo E, Martinez JD, Galor A, Patel SV, Berestka JS, Nanji AA, Chamberlain W, Stutzman R, Clements J, Chodosh J, Davies EC, Saeed H, Ciralsky JB, Alzaga Fernandez AG, Sippel KC, Perez-Quinones VL, Daluvoy M, Liu K, Ewald MD, Groos EB, Chang B, Shivitz IA, Hill J, Fowler PG, Read RW, Geggel HS, Omar A, Rony S, Rapuano CJ, Meghpara B, Syed Z, Holland GN, Lee O, Irvine J, Deng SX, Aldave A, Edmund T, Chen J, Honig MA, Snyder LA, Huang AJ, Margolis TP, Lubniewski A, Katz DG, Capoor S, Gonzales J, Seitzman G, Keenan J, Morkin M, Kenyon KR, Hamrah P, Lee WB, Christenbury JG, LaMattina KC, Lee H, Negahban K, Rao R, Ament CS, Lopatynsky MO, Barbato JD, Sarkar JS, Macsai M, Herz JB, Weikert MP, Al-Mohtaseb Z, Matoba AY, Cooney T, Hood C, Woodward M, Sugar A, Shtein RM, Nehls SM, Warner EJ, Nettune G, Bowman B, Gelender H, Alexander JK, McCall T, Zaffos J, Beebe W, Potts LB, Lustbader J, Oboh-Weilke AM, Hammersmith KM, Orlin SE, Nagra P, Sulewski M, Bunya V, Shafer B, Prescott CR, Haberman I, Viriya E, Qureshi A, Lazzaro D, Palazzolo L, Goyal H, Schrack KE, Raber IM, Ayres B, Finklea B, Reeves S, Awad OE, Hardten DR, Reilly CD, Flynn WJ, Rashid ED, Wen AE, Ritterband DC, Harris DJ, Ahmad S, Shaik N, Seedor JA, Rosenfeld SI, Winnick M, Amir A, Sherman MD, Srikumaran D, Akpek E, Chaon B, Soukiasian SH, Rao NK, Steiner AS, Winokur J, Udell I, Shih C, Gorski M, Schrier A, Lobo-Chan AM, Sugar J, Tu E, Munir WW, Sunshine S, Miller DM, Gensheimer WG, Zegans ME, Weiss JS, Bernal M, Barron B, Hindman HB, Wise R, Gelston C, Taravella MJ, Davidson RS, Tran UL, Shieh C, Bartley J, McCulley J, Verity S, Bowman W, Blomquist P, Mootha VV, Thorne G, Renucci AM, Verdier D, Sivaraman K, Nordlund M, Hwang FS, Affeldt J, Ingraham H, Guibord NM, Dobbins KR, Thareja T, Lin A, Zaugg B, Mifflin M, Forstot SL, Fish RA, Repine K, Wildes M, Estopinal CB, Brown D, Koreishi A, Ple-Plakon P, Clemons CS, Patel R, Asbell PA, Ashe SA, Bonaffini S, Houser K, Wallace M, Wesberry JM, Iovieno A, Yeung SN, Teichman JC, Noordeh N, Faucher A, Robert MC, Harissi-Dagher M, Rullo J, Baxter S, Johnson D, Mah D, Benson M, Tone SO, Chew H, Hassonlou M, Liu S, Eikenberry JL, Yung CW, Shen JF, Lin C, Yu C, Ta C, Goins KR, Sutphin J, Svanda K, Keppol S, Rostov A, Vyas NM, Hsu K, Goodman G, McHam L, Oates D, Rizkalla R, Shukla A, Veena M, See C, Goshe J, Feder RS, Baqai J, Basti S, Haddadin R, You JY, Dixit LA, Patel RH, Golde KT, Zaidman GW, Mahesh S, Sharma V, Wesolosky J, Miller DD, Ma JH, Mannis M, Meyer JJ, Niederer R, Colby KA, McLeod S, Melia M, Sugar E, Taylor CR, Nagel M, Dupps WJ, Lass JH, Bajart A, Farooq A, Hofmeister E, Kaufman A, Rhee M, Yoo J Ophthalmology 2026 Jan 133 151-153
Low-Dose Valacyclovir for Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Zoster Eye Disease Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial: Author Collaboration ZT, Warner DB, Jeng BH, Kim J, Liu M, Troxel AB, Hochman JS, Baratz KH, Mian SI, Choulakian MY, Meyer JJ, Lu Y, Twi-Yeboah A, Lee TF, Lopez-Jimenez C, Laury SC, Cohen EJ, Weissbart SB, Abazari A, Chou TY, Chang E, Amescua G, Tonk R, Koo E, Martinez JD, Galor A, Patel SV, Berestka JS, Nanji AA, Chamberlain W, Stutzman R, Clements J, Chodosh J, Davies EC, Saeed H, Ciralsky JB, Alzaga Fernandez AG, Sippel KC, Perez-Quinones VL, Daluvoy M, Liu K, Ewald MD, Groos EB, Chang B, Shivitz IA, Hill J, Bartley J, McCulley J, Verity S, Blomquist P, Mootha VV JAMA Ophthalmology 2025 Apr 143 277-285
Low-Dose Valacyclovir in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: The Zoster Eye Disease Randomized Clinical Trial: Author Collaboration ZT, Cohen EJ, Troxel AB, Liu M, Hochman JS, Baratz KH, Mian SI, Choulakian MY, Warner DB, Lu Y, Twi-Yeboah A, Lee TF, Kim J, Lopez-Jimenez C, Laury SC, Jeng BH, Weissbart SB, Abazari A, Chou TY, Chang E, Amescua G, Tonk R, Koo E, Martinez JD, Galor A, Patel SV, Berestka JS, Nanji AA, Chamberlain W, Stutzman R, Clements J, Chodosh J, Davies EC, Saeed H, Ciralsky JB, Alzaga Fernandez AG, Sippel KC, Perez-Quinones VL, Daluvoy M, Liu K, Ewald MD, Groos EB, Chang B, Shivitz IA, Hill J, Fowler PG, Bartley J, McCulley J, Verity S, Blomquist P, Mootha VV JAMA Ophthalmology 2025 Apr 143 269-276
Methamphetamine-Induced Keratitis Case Series: Franco J, Bennett A, Patel P, Waldrop W, McCulley J Cornea 2022 Mar 41 367-369
Minocycline effect on meibomian gland lipids in meibomianitis patients: Shine WE, McCulley JP, Pandya AG 2022 Jan 295-299
Fungal and Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Alizadeh H, O'Day D, Niederkorn JY, Afshari NA, Garff K, McCulley JP 2022 Jan 309-329
Outcomes of resident-performed laser-assisted vs traditional phacoemulsification: Hansen B, Blomquist PH, Ririe P, Pouly S, Nguyen C, Petroll WM, McCulley JP Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2020 Sep 46 1273-1277
Impact of donor age on corneal endothelium-descemet membrane layer scroll formation: Bennett A, Mahmoud S, Drury D, Cavanagh HD, McCulley JP, Petroll WM, Mootha V Eye and Contact Lens 2015 Jul 41 236-239
Ocular surface involvements in ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft syndrome: Kennedy DP, Chandler JW, McCulley JP Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 2015 Jun 38 228-231
The accuracy of the double-K adjustment for third-generation intraocular lens calculation formulas in previous keratorefractive surgery eyes: Awwad ST, Kilby A, Bowman RW, Verity S, Cavanagh HD, Pessach Y, McCulley JP Eye and Contact Lens 2013 May 39 220-227

Honors & Awards

D Magazine
Best Doctors in Dallas (2017)
Texas Monthly Magazine
Super Doctors (2017)
Distinguished Service Award (Texas Ophthalmological Association)
Highest honor bestowed by the TOA; a peer-recognized award acknowledging the recipient's lifelong dedication to ophthalmology patients and to the profession. (2016)
Life Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
(2014)
Washington University Medical Center
Alumni Achievement Award (2008)
Harvard Medical School (formerly Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary)
Distinguished Alumni Award (2006)
TCU Alumni Association
Distinguished Alumni Award (2001)
Castle Connolly
America's Top Doctors (2001 onwards)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Alpha Omega Alpha
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Ophthalmological Society