CURRICULUM VITAE. Department of Ophthalmology University of South Florida Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MDC Box 21 Tampa, FL

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1 ADDRESS: University of South Florida Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MDC Box 21 Tampa, FL LasikPlus Vision Center 2202 N. Westshore Blvd. Suite 100 Tampa, FL EDUCATION: Fellow, Cornea & External Disease Service (Peter R. Laibson, M.D., Director) Research Associate, Corneal Research Laboratory, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Resident, (Stuart I. Brown, M.D., Chairman), Eye and Ear Hospital/University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Intern, Department of Medicine, Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, NY M.D., State University of New York, Buffalo, NY B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, MA APPOINTMENTS: Executive Medical Director LasikPlus / LCA Vision present

2 Co-Director, Ophthalmology Residency Program present Director, Ophthalmology Residency Program University of South Florida School of Medicine Tampa, FL Medical Director, LasikPlus Vision Center, present Tampa, FL Member, LasikPlus/LCA Vision Medical Advisory Board present Medical Director, Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research Tampa, FL present Member, Alcon Refractive Leadership Council Associate Professor University of South Florida, Tampa, FL present Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology 1988-present Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern Committee on Refractive Errors Director, Cornea Service University of South Florida Tampa, FL last updated: 04/12

3 Reviewer American Journal of Ophthalmology present Reviewer Cornea present Director, Refractive Surgery Montefiore Medical Center 111 E. 210th Street Bronx, NY Director, Montefiore Laser & Eye Center 220 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY Associate Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY Medical Director, TLC-Twenty/Twenty Laser Center White Plains, NY Principal Investigator, Summit Technology excimer laser FDA protocols Montefiore Medical Center Special Reviewer Vision A Study Section National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health 3 last updated: 04/12

4 Medical Director Central Florida Lions Eye Bank Tampa, FL , present Vice Chairman University of South Florida MDC Box Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL Associate Professor of Ophthalmology (Tenured) University of South Florida Tampa, FL Director, Cornea/External Disease Service University of South Florida MDC Box Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL Medical Director USF Eye Institute Magnolia Drive Tampa, FL BOARD CERTIFICATION: Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1978 Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology, last updated: 04/12

5 MEMBERSHIPS: Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology The Cornea Society Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group International Society of Refractive Surgery American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Paton Society / Eye Bank Association of American AWARDS: William C. Edwards Award For Excellence in Teaching USF, 1987 Surgical Teaching Award USF, 1993 Attending of the Year Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, 1996 Surgical Teaching Award University of South Florida, 1999 Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2003 Best Doctors in America (selected by peers) annually Platinum Dean s Recognition Award University of South Florida College of Medicine, 2010 Qualified and listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons, last updated: 04/12

6 PRESENTATIONS: Complications Associated with Contact Lenses American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA 1985 Complications Associated with Contact Lenses American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA, 1986 Complications Associated with Contact Lenses American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting Dallas, TX, 198 Refractive Surgery Complications International Cornea Study Group, Sarasota, FL May 1993 LASIK Pachymetry Castroviejo Cornea Society Dallas, TX, October 2000 Contact Lens Complications American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting Dallas, TX, October 2000 Contact Lens Complications American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting New Orleans, LA, November 2001 Corneal Topography and Refractive Surgery University of South Florida Grand Rounds Tampa, FL, September, 1992 Combined Glaucoma & Corneal Surgery Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia, PA, December last updated: 04/12

7 Contact Lens Complications CLAO Regional Update Tampa, FL, October 1993 Treatment of Refractive Errors Aspen, CO, February 1996 Refractive Surgery: Past, Present, Future Dept of Medicine, Grand Rounds Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY, February 1996 External Eye Infections New York Society of Clinical Ophthalmology New York, NY, March 1996 The Cornea and Cataract Surgery Paul Henkind Day Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY, June 1996 Corneal Surgery New York Medical College Valhalla, NY, June 1996 Excimer Laser PRK Nassau Surgical Society Uniondale, NY, December 1996 Refractive Surgery Complications Aspen, CO, February 1997 Introduction to Refractive Surgery Aspen, CO, February last updated: 04/12

8 PRK Haze: Etiology and Treatment American College of Eye Surgeons Orlando, FL, February 1998 Avoiding Refractive Surgery Complications American College of Eye Surgeons Orlando, FL, February 1998 Corneal Ulcers: Past, Present, and Future Aspen, CO, February 1998 Avoiding Refractive Surgery Complications Aspen, CO, February 1998 LASIK: New Techniques Aspen, CO, February 1999 LASIK Pachymetry and Orbscan Topography American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting B & L lecture series Dallas, TX, October 2000 LASIK Pachymetry Wills Eye Hospital Cornea Meeting Philadelphia, PA, November 2000 LASIK: Pachymetry Guidelines Aspen, CO, February 2001 LASIK Planning, Orbscan Pearls American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting B&L lecture series New Orleans, LA, November last updated: 04/12

9 LASIK: Orbscan Pearls Aspen, CO, February 2002 Anterior Segment Challenges Aspen CO, February 2002 Calculation of Mesopic Pupil Size: Comparison of Infrared Pupillometry & Orbscan Pupil Measurements American Academy of Ophthalmology Orlando, FL, October 2002 LASIK Planning: Measuring Pupil Size Aspen,CO, February 2003 LASIK Planning: Effective Treatment Zone Size Aspen, CO, February 2003 Hyperopic Lasik Aspen, CO, February 2003 Safe Lasik Aspen, CO, February 2004 Non-candidates. Who Can t Have Lasik? Aspen, CO, February 2004 Examination and Categorization of Non-Candidates for LASIK Keratorefractive Surgery American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, CA, May last updated: 04/12

10 Non-candidates. Who Can t Have Lasik? Pearls of Ocular Therapy Scripps Clinic La Jolla, CA, June 2004 Safe Lasik Pearls of Ocular Therapy Scripps Clinic La Jolla, CA, June 2004 Lasik in Thin Corneas Aspen, CO February 2005 Post Lasik Ectasia Aspen, CO February 2005 Resident Training, the New Paradigm Aspen, CO February 2006 Orbscan Topography Aspen, CO February /Happy: Monovision, Custom Enhancements Aspen, CO February 2006 Planning Laser Vision Correction Aspen, CO February 2007 To Lasik or Not to Lasik Aspen, CO February 2007 IntraLase: Fact or Fiction Aspen, CO February last updated: 04/12

11 To Lasik or Not to Lasik: PRK in 2008 Aspen, CO February 2008 Strike Point System to Determine Candidacy for LASIK or PRK Chicago, IL April 2008 Photorefractive Keratectomy in Eyes with Topographic Pellucid Marginal Degeneration or Forme Fruste Keratoconus Chicago, IL April 2008 Higher Order Aberrations in Eyes with Topographic Pellucid Marginal Degeneration or Forme Fruste Keratoconus American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting Atlanta, GA November 2008 Restasis and Lasik? Aspen, CO February 2009 Interpreting Topography: Higher Order Aberrations and Topography Aspen, CO February 2009 Effect of Restasis on Visual Acuity after Lasik San Francisco, CA April 2009 Safety of Flap Lift Enhancements after IntraLase Lasik San Francisco, CA April 2009 Effect of Postoperative Restasis on Visual Acuity after Lasik American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting San Francisco, CA October last updated: 04/12

12 Hyperopic Lasik annual meeting Aspen, CO February 2010 Wavefront Guided Mini-enhancements annual meeting Aspen, CO February 2010 Comparison of Hyperopic LASIK with Wavefront-Optimized, Conventional, and Wavefront-Guided Platforms Boston, MA April 2010 Efficacy of Wavefront-Guided Mini Enhancements after LASIK Boston, MA April 2010 Wavefront-Guided vs Wavefront-Optimized IntraLase Myopic LASIK annual meeting Aspen, CO February 2011 Hyperopic PRK: As Good As LASIK? annual meeting Aspen, CO February 2011 Results of Hyperopic PRK: Comparison of Three Excimer Laser Platforms San Diego, CA March 2011 Comparison of Wavefront-Guided and Wavefront-Optimized Femtosecond LASIK: Visual Results San Diego, CA March 2011 Multicenter Prospective Contralateral Study of Five Excimer Algorithms in Femtosecond LASIK San Diego, CA March last updated: 04/12

13 Interesting Cases: Corneal Ulcers annual meeting Aspen, CO February 2012 Ectasia, Lessons Learned: Risk Factors annual meeting Aspen, CO February 2012 Ectasia, Lessons Learned: Risk Score Systems Aspen, CO February 2012 Post-Laser Vision Correction Ectasia: Comparison of Patients With Normal Preoperative Topography and Patients With Abnormal Topography Chicago, IL April 2012 Analysis of the Groden Strike Point System and Randleman Ectasia Risk Score System: Review of 50 Post-Laser Vision Correction Ectasia Cases American Society of Cataract and refractive Surgery annual meeting Chicago, IL April last updated: 04/12

14 BOOKS/CHAPTERS: Groden LR, Arentsen JJ: Molluscum Contagiosum in Fraunfelder, FT (Ed.) Current Ocular Therapy, 2nd. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1985 Groden LR, Arentsen JJ: Molluscum Contagiosum in Fraunfelder, ET (Ed.) Current Ocular Therapy, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1990 Groden LR: Molluscum Contagiosum in F.T. Fraunfelder, F.H. Roy eds. Current Ocular Therapy, 4th ed., W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995 Groden LR, McKnight GT: Contact Lens Associated Keratopathy. in Margo, CE (Ed.) Diagnostic Problems in Clinical Ophthalmology. W.B. Saunders, 1994 Groden LR, Berger C, Emery NR: Conjunctivitis.in Rakel, RE, Bope, ET (Eds.) Conn s Current Therapy 2002, W.B. Saunders, 2002 Groden LR, Shah V: Safe Lasik A Primer in Friedlaender, MH(ed) International Ophthalmology Clinics, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 PUBLICATIONS REFEREED: Mondino BJ, Groden LR: Conjunctival hyperemia and corneal infilitrates with chemically disinfected soft contact lenses. Arch Ophthalmol 98: , 1980 Groden LR, Arentsen JJ: Ipsilateral rotating autokeratoplasty. Annals Ophthalmol 15: , 1983 Groden LR, Cassell GH, Laibson PR: The effect of corneal trephination on neovascularization. Ophthalmic Surgery 14: , last updated: 04/12

15 Cassell GH, Groden LR: New thoughts on ocular neovascularization. A neurally controlled regenerative process. Annals Ophthalmol 16: , 1984 Groden LR, Arentsen JJ: Penetrating keratoplasty following the use of a temporary keratoprosthesis during pars plana vitrectomy. Ophthalmic Surgery 15: , 1984 Traverso C, Cohen EJ, Groden LR, Cassell GH, Laibson PR, Spaeth GL: Central corneal endothelial cell density following Argon laser trabeculoplasty. Arch Ophthalmol 102: , 1984 Margo CE, Brinser JH, Groden LR: Exfoliated cytopathology in Acanthamoeba keratitis. JAMA 255:2216, 1986 Groden LR, Brinser JH: Outpatient treatment of microbial corneal ulcers. Arch Ophthalmol 104:84-86, 1986 Margo CE, Groden LR: Balloon cell nevus of the iris. Am J Ophthalmol 102: , 1986 Margo CE, Groden LR: Squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea and conjunctiva following a thermal burn of the eye. Cornea 5: , 1986 Pusateri TJ, Margo CE, Groden LR: Corneal manifestations of scleromyxedema. Ophthalmology 94: Groden LR, Pascucci S, Brinser JH: Hemophilus aphrophilus as a cause of crystalline keratopathy. Am J Ophthalmol 104:89-90, 1987 Margo CE, Groden LR: Iris melanoma with extensive corneal invasion and metastases. Am J Ophthalmol 104: , last updated: 04/12

16 Margo CE, Pavan PR, Groden LR: Chronic vitritis with macrophagic inclusions. Ophthalmology 95: , 1988 Margo CE, Groden LR: Intraepithelial neoplasia of the conjunctiva with mucoepidermoid differentiation. Am J Ophthalmol 108: , 1989 Groden LR, Brinser JH, Genvert G, Rodnite J: Acridine orange and Gram stains in infectious keratitis. Cornea 9: , 1990 Groden LR, White W: Porcine collagen corneal shield treatment of persistent epithelial defects following penetrating keratoplasty. CLAO Journal 16:95-97, 1990 Groden LR: Continuous tear capsulotomy and phacoemulsification cataract extraction combined with penetrating keratoplasty. Refractive and Corneal Surgery 6:458:459, 1990 Groden LR, Murphy B, Genvert G, Rodnite J: Lid flora in blepharitis. Cornea 10 (1):50-53, 1991 Margo CE, Groden LR: Primary Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva. Arch Ophthalmol 126 (3): , last updated: 04/12

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