David Weakley, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor School Medical School Department Ophthalmology | Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Weakley received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Texas at Austin in the Plan II Honors Program. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas where he was an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate. After medical school, Dr. Weakley completed an internship at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas in 1985. Dr. Weakley completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1988, and in 1989 he completed a Pediatric Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. under Marhsall M. Parks, M.D. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Weakley returned to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1989, and currently is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of the Clinical Service of Ophthalmology at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. He has numerous scientific articles and book chapters in the field of Pediatric Ophthalmology. Dr. Weakley is currently a member of the AAO, AAPOS, and AOS. He has been an associate examiner for the ABO since 1995. He is a member of the American Orthoptic Council and on the board of editors of the Journal of AAPOS. Education Medical School University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1984) Internship University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital (1985), Internal Medicine Residency Parkland Memorial Hospital (1988), Ophthalmology Fellowship Children's National Medical Center (1989), Pediatric Ophthalmology Publications Refractive Growth of the Crystalline Lens in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Author Collaboration IA, McClatchey TS, Lambert SR, Morrison DG, Kruger SJ, Wilson LB, McClatchey SK, Dubois L, Nizam A, Long Q, Lynn MJ, Bridgman B, Celano M, Cleveland J, Cotsonis G, Drews-Botsch C, Freret N, Lu L, Swanson S, Tutu-Gxashe T, Hartmann EE, Carrigan AK, Edwards C, Busettini C, Hayley S, Lewis E, Joost Felius AK, Buckley EG, Plager DA, Wilson ME, Drews-Botsch C, Everett DF, Felius J, Bozic M, Holleschau A, Russell B, Ward M, Bradham C, Vanderveen DK, Mansfield TA, Miller KB, Winter T, Christiansen SP, Bothun ED, Jedlicka J, Winters P, Lang J, Anderson JS, Traboulsi EI, Crowe S, Weakley DR Ophthalmology Science 2022 Dec 2 Myopic Shift at 10-Year Follow-up in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Author Collaboration IA, Weakley DR, Nizam A, VanderVeen DK, Wilson ME, Kruger S, Lambert SR, DuBois L, Russell B, Ward M, Hardy R, Birch E, Cheng K, Hertle R, Kollman C, Yeargin-Allsopp M, McDowell C, Everett DF, Long Q, Lynn M, Bridgman B, Celano M, Cleveland J, Cotsonis G, Freret N, Lu L, Shenvi N, Swanson S, Tutu-Gxashe T, Drews-Botsch C, Busettini C, Hayley S, Felius J, Beck A, Buckley EG, Plager DA, Drews-Botsch C, Hartmann EE, Hartmann E, Carrigan AK, Edwards C, Bozic M, Mansfield TA, Miller KB, Christiansen SP, Bothun ED, Holleschau A, Jedlicka J, Winters P, Lang J, Traboulsi EI Ophthalmology 2022 Sep 129 1064-1065 Dose-Response of Primary Bilateral Medial Rectus Resection in Infantile Exotropia Farias LB, Barham R, Costa AL, Wang S, Weakley DR Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus 2022 Jan 59 24-27 The Myopic Shift in Aphakic Eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study after 10 Years of Follow-up Lambert SR, Nizam A, Dubois L, Cotsonis G, Weakley DR, Edward Wilson M Eye and Contact Lens 2021 Feb 47 108-112 Normative Values, Testability, and Validity for a New Preferential Looking Stereoacuity Test Morale SE, Jost RM, Hunter JS, Weakley DR, Birch EE Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility 2021 71 29-34 Globe Axial Length Growth at Age 10.5 Years in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Author Collaboration IA, Wilson ME, Trivedi RH, Weakley DR, Cotsonis GA, Lambert SR American journal of ophthalmology 2020 Aug 216 147-155 Long-term Effect of Intraocular Lens vs Contact Lens Correction on Visual Acuity after Cataract Surgery during Infancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Lambert SR, Cotsonis G, Dubois L, Nizam A, Kruger SJ, Hartmann EE, Weakley DR, Drews-Botsch C JAMA Ophthalmology 2020 Apr 138 365-372 Reply Author Collaboration TI, Weakley DR, Lynn MJ, Dubois L, Cotsonis G, Wilson ME, Buckley EG, Plager DA, Lambert SR Ophthalmology 2018 Oct 125 e69-e70 Intermittent exotropia surgery: Results in different age groups Issaho DC, Wang SX, Weakley DR Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia 2017 Nov 80 355-358 Anisometropia at Age 5 Years After Unilateral Intraocular Lens Implantation During Infancy in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Author Collaboration IA, Weakley D, Cotsonis G, Wilson ME, Plager DA, Buckley EG, Lambert SR American journal of ophthalmology 2017 Aug 180 1-7 Results 1-10 of 78 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards Super DoctorsAs featured in Texas Monthly Magazine (2007-2023) D MagazineBest Doctors, Pediatric Ophthalmology (2004, 2007, 2010-2023) (2004-2023) Pediatric Cataract AwardPediatric Cataract and Glaucoma Family Association Research Award (2002) Edward Randall MedalEdward Randall Medal for Academic Excellence (1984) Alpha Omega AlphaThe University of Texas Medical Branch (1983) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus American Medical Association American Ophthalmologic Society Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology Texas Medical Association