MarkDavidMifflinMD

Ophthalmology • Salt Lake City, UT

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine

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Office
4400 S 700 E
240
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone+1 801-264-4464

Fax+1 801-262-3069

Summary

It has been an honor and privilege to be an eye surgeon for the past 20+ years. I am mid-career and currently and a full-time clinician, surgeon, educator and scientist. I love teaching residents and fellows cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery at one of the best institutions for eye care in the world. God willing, I plan to do this another 20 years...

Education & Training

Casebeer Eye CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1995 - 1995
University of Utah HealthResidency, Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1994
University of Utah HealthInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 1991 - 2026
ID State Medical License 1995 - 2012
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Cornea Donor Study Start of enrollment: 2000 Jan 10
Completed
Not Applicable
Prospective Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Two Forms of Corneal Stromal Hydration Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Comparison of Conventional and Custom Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Safety & Efficacy of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Eyes With Keratoconus or Corneal Ectasia After Refractive Surgery Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Cornea Preservation Time Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 16
Completed
Phase 4
Topo-guided LASIK and Photorefractive Keratectomy vs Wavefront LASIK and Photorefractive Keratectomy Start of enrollment: 2017 Feb 13
Terminated
Not Applicable
70 vs 110 Degree Side-cut Angles in Femtosecond LASIK Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 07
Completed
Not Applicable
Loteprednol vs. Prednisolone and Fluorometholone Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 19
Completed
Phase 4
Processed Amniotic Fluid (PAF) Drops After Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 10
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

One-Year Results of a Phase I/II Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study of Processed Amniotic Fluid Drops After PRK.
Malka Davina Kirschenbaum, Katherine S Hu, Colin S Ip, Amy Lin, Jan Pierce
Cornea. 2024-08-01
2 citations
Phase I/II randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study of processed amniotic fluid drops after PRK.
Colin S Ip, D Kyle Jones, Eric Weinlander, Brett Gudgel, Amy Lin
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2023-03-01
Response to "Risk Factors for Dry Eye After Refractive Surgery".
Austin S. Nakatsuka, Mark D. Mifflin
Cornea. 2020-08-01

Journal Articles

Donor, Recipient, and Operative Factors Associated with Increased Endothelial Cell Loss in the Cornea Preservation Time Study
Mark D Mifflin, Alan Sugar, Jonathan H Lass, Mark A Greiner, David D Verdier, Thomas F Mauger, Yassine J Daoud, Michael B Raizman, Sanjay V Patel, Sadeer B Hannush, Ro..., JAMA

Press Mentions

Why Some Teens Develop Blurry Vision and the Surprising New Treatment That Might HelpOctober 3rd, 2017

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow

Other Languages

Spanish