Randy H Kardon MD
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Tenured Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology at University of Iowa and Director of Iowa City Center for Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss at the Department of Veterans Affairs
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200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-2260
Fax+1 319-353-7996
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Education & Training
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1989- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1986
Gundersen Lutheran Medical FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 1983 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
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, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Clinical Trials
- Smartphone Flicker Fusion Test for Patients With Optic Disorders. Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 27
- New Non-invasive Modalities for Assessing Retinal Structure and Function Start of enrollment: 2019 May 06
- Corneal Nerves Function and Structure Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 21
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- RetinaRegNet: A zero-shot approach for retinal image registration.Vishal Balaji Sivaraman, Muhammad Imran, Qingyue Wei, Preethika Muralidharan, Michelle R Tamplin
Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2025-03-01 - Laser Speckle Flowgraphy Reveals Widespread Reductions in Ocular Blood Flow in nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration.Edward F Linton, Noor-Us-Sabah Ahmad, Riley Filister, Jui-Kai Wang, Elliott H Sohn
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025-01-30 - Macular patterns of neuronal and visual field loss in recovered optic neuritis identified by machine learning.David Szanto, Jui-Kai Wang, Brian Woods, Tobias Elze, Mona K Garvin
Scientific Reports. 2024-12-28
Press Mentions
- Vets First Podcast S:1 E:7: Pioneer in Kidney Transplant: Dr. Christie ThomasOctober 29th, 2020
Vets First Podcast S:1 E:6: Extraordinary Circumstances: Son Donates Kidney to Father and Jack Jones Receives the First Hepatitis C Positive KidneySeptember 24th, 2020- Vets First Podcast S:1 E:5: When Our Blood Filtration System Goes Bad: Two Veteran Viewpoints on Kidney DiseaseAugust 27th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Development of Automated Motility and Strabismus Evaluation for diagnosis and treatmentIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2025–2029
- Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual LossIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2019–2029
- Early Detection of Progressive Visual Loss in Glaucoma Using Deep LearningIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2026
- Laser speckle flowgraphy as early indicator of microvasculopathy in radiation-induced vision lossUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2020–2025
- Laser speckle flowgraphy as early indicator of microvasculopathy in radiation-induced vision lossUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2020–2025
- Laser speckle flowgraphy as early indicator of microvasculopathy in radiation-induced vision lossUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2020–2025
- Prevention Of Hemorrhage And Death After Traumatic Blast Injury (TBI)Veterans Affairs2012
- Cholinergic Drugs For Reversal Of Visual Deficits In GlaucomaVeterans Affairs2012
- Focal Structure-Function Relationships In Macular Layers From 3D Spectral OCTNational Eye Institute2009–2011
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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