WilliamHEhlersMD

Ophthalmology • Weatogue, CT

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery, Retinal Disease

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Connecticut SOM

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Office
381 Hopmeadow St
Weatogue, CT 06089
Phone+1 860-651-1726

Fax+1 860-651-1753

Education & Training

University of ConnecticutFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1989 - 1990
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1989
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1985
University of Nebraska-LincolnBFA, 1973

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1989 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

William H. Ehlers Advocacy Award Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, 2013
Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009, 2012
America’s Best Doctors 2009-2013
Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2008
Service Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
Hartford’s Top Doctors Hartford Magazine, 2007-2013
David W. Parke Award Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, 2006
Outstanding Leadership Award Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, 2004
Outstanding Service Award Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, 2000
Honor Award CLAO, 1999
Fison's Grant for Research in Contact Lens Science and Immunology CLAO, 1990
Phi Chi Medical Society 1983
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Award 1969
Regents Scholarship University of Nebraska, 1968
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
Peripheral corneal infiltrates associated with contact lens wear
Jeanine Suchecki, William H. Ehlers, Peter C. Donshik
The CLAO Journal. 1996-01-01
87 citations
Treatment Guidelines for Rheumatologic Manifestations of Sjögren's Syndrome: Use of Biologic Agents, Management of Fatigue, and Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Pain
Steven E. Carsons, Frederick B. Vivino, Ann L. Parke, Nancy L. Carteron, Vidya Sankar
Arthritis Care & Research. 2017-04-01
21 citations
Changes in Refraction and Keratometry After Surgery for Acquired Ptosis
Michael Gingold, William Ehlers, I. Rodgers, Albert Hornblass
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1994-12-01

Journal Articles

Update on lotrafilcon A contact lenses
Ehlers WH, Donshik PC, Expert Review of Ophthalmol, 2/1/2010
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
Ehlers WH, Donshik PC, Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 10/1/2008
A Comparative Study of the Impact of Certified and Noncertified Ophthalmic Medical Personnel on Practice Quality and Productivity
Woodworth KE, Donshik PC, Ehlers WH, Eye & Contact Lens, 1/1/2008
Strategies to Better Engage, Educate, and Empower Patient Compliance and Safe Lens Wear: Compliance: What We Know, What We Do Not Know, and What We Need to Know
Donshik PC; Ehlers WH, Anderson LD, Eye & Contact Lens, 11/1/2007
Contact Lens Related Complications
Suchecki JK, Ehlers WH, and Donshik PC, Ophthalmology Clinics of North American, 1/1/2003
Disposable and Frequent Replacement Contact Lenses
Ehlers WH, Suchecki JK, and Donshik PC, Ophthalmology Clinics of North American, 1/1/2003
Update on Therapeutic Contact Lenses
Ehlers, WH, Review of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2001
Comparison of Contact Lens Related Complications in Conventional, Frequent Replacement, and Disposable Extended Wear Lenses
Suchecki JK, Ehlers WH, Donshik PC, CLAO Journal, 10/1/2000
30 Day Extended Wear Lenses: No Their convenience does not Justify their Risk
Ehlers, WH, Review of Ophthalmology, 3/1/2000
GPC: A Simple, Stepwise Approach to Treatment
Ehlers, WH, Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists, 3/1/1999
Complications Associated with Extended Wear Contact Lenses
Ehlers, WH, Review of Ophthalmology, 1/1/1999
Maintaining Contact Lens Wear During the Allergy Season
Ehlers, WH, Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists, 1/1/1998
Therapeutic Contact Lenses
Ehlers WH, Suchecki JK, Donshik PC, Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, 1/1/1996
The Effects of Therapeutic Contact Lenses on Intraocular Pressure Measurements
Scibilia GD, Ehlers WH, Suchecki JK, Donshik PC, CLAO Journal, 1/1/1996
Peripheral Corneal Infiltrates Associated with Contact Lens Wear
Suchecki JK, Ehlers WH, Donshik PC, CLAO Journal, 1/1/1996
Peripheral Corneal Infiltrates Associated with Contact Lens Wear
Donshik PC, Suchecki JK, Ehlers, WH, Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society, 1/1/1995
The Induction of Anterior Chamber Inflammation by Factors Released from Hydrogen Peroxide-Injured Corneas: Effect of Dexamethasone and Indomethacin
Elgebaly SA, Miano D, Ehlers W, Rahhal F, Tyles E, el-Kerm, AF, J Ocular Pharmacology, 1/1/1994
Changes in Refraction and Keratometry Following Ptosis Surgery
Gingold MP, Ehlers WH, Journal of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/1994
Allergic Diseases of the Lids, Conjunctiva, and Cornea
Ehlers WH, Donshik PC, Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 1/1/1994
A Comparison of Conventional and Disposable Extended Wear Contact Lenses
Boswall GJ, Ehlers WH, Worrell M, Luistro AE, Donshik PC, CLAO Journal, 1/1/1993
Causative Factors in Unilateral Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
Palmisano PC, Ehlers WH, Donshik PC, CLAO Journal, 1/1/1993
Inflammatory and Papulosquamous Disorders of the Skin and Eye
Donshik PC, Ehlers WH, and Hoss DM, Dermatologic Clinics, 1/1/1992
Spectrum of Allergic Ocular Diseases
Ehlers WH, and Donshik PC, CLAO Journal, 1/1/1992
Factors Effecting Therapeutic Concentration of Topical Aminocaproic Acid In Traumatic Hyphema
Ehlers WH, Crouch ER, Williams PB, and Riggs PK, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 1/1/1991
The Contact Lens Patient and Ocular Allergies International Ophthalmology Clinics
Donshik PC, and Ehlers WH, Little, Brown, & Company, 1/1/1991
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