RandyHKardonMD

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

Join to view full profile

Dr. Kardon is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.

See Dr. Kardon's full profile

Already have an account?

Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-2260

Fax+1 319-353-7996

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
Recruiting
Not Applicable
New Non-invasive Modalities for Assessing Retinal Structure and Function Start of enrollment: 2019 May 06
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Corneal Nerves Function and Structure Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 21
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
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
Join now to see all

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