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David Weakley, M.D.

David Weakley, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Ophthalmology | Pediatrics

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  • 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
  • Honors & Awards
    • Super Doctors
      As featured in Texas Monthly Magazine (2007-2023)
    • D Magazine
      Best Doctors, Pediatric Ophthalmology (2004, 2007, 2010-2023) (2004-2023)
    • Pediatric Cataract Award
      Pediatric Cataract and Glaucoma Family Association Research Award (2002)
    • Edward Randall Medal
      Edward Randall Medal for Academic Excellence (1984)
    • Alpha Omega Alpha
      The 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