Dr. Ira G. Wong M.D.
Ophthalmologist
95 Kirkham St San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Ira Wong is an ophthalmologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Wong specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Wong can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Wong can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Chronic uveitis following a streptococcal illness.
- Bilateral Bartonella-associated neuroretinitis.
- A novel technique for harvesting keratolimbal allografts from corneoscleral buttons.
- Incidence and prevalence of uveitis in Northern California; the Northern California Epidemiology of Uveitis Study.
- Fuchs' superficial marginal keratitis.
- New evidence on the state of stress of the san andreas fault system.
- Rituximab treatment for peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with Wegener's granulomatosis.
- Assessment of methylsulfonylmethane as a permeability enhancer for regional EDTA chelation therapy.
- Severe Hypotony Associated With Parry-Romberg Syndrome.
- Epidemiology of ulcerative keratitis in Northern California.
- Prefoveal vitreous condensation in chronic inflammation.
- Perivascular exudates in frosted branch angiitis.
- Complications of Uveitis: The Northern California Epidemiology of Uveitis Study.
- Cataract extraction. Risk factors in a health maintenance organization population under 60 years of age.
- Reinforcement value of electrical brain stimulation in neonatal dogs.
Awards
- American Academy of Ophthalmology 2005 Senior Achievement Award
- American Academy of Ophthalmology 1988 Honor Award
- 2003-2014 America's Top Doctor, Consumers' Research Council of America
- 1997-2014 Best Doctors in America, Pacific Edition
Treatments
- Cornea Problems, Immunology
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics IA 1974
- UCSF Graduate Division - Fellowships CA 1977
- Proctor Foundation-UCSF, Cornea/External Disease 1976
- Proctor Foundation-UCSF, Uveitis/Immunology 1976
Publications
- CorneaIncidence and prevalence of episcleritis and scleritis in northern california.2013
- ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYEpidemiology of Ulcerative Keratitis in Northern California2010
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYThe Effect of Biomicroscope Illumition System on Grading Anterior Chamber Inflammation2009
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYAtopic disease and herpes simplex eye disease: A population-based case-control study2006
- OPHTHALMOLOGYIncidence and prevalence of uveitis in Northern California2004
- ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYNodular scleritis in a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum2002
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYA novel technique for harvesting keratolimbal allografts from corneoscleral buttons2002
- CADIAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURL CADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIEChronic uveitis following a streptococcal illness1999
- RETI-THE JOURL OF RETIL AND VITREOUS DISEASESBilateral Bartonella-associated neuroretinitis1999
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYVitreitis and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia1998
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYReduction of cyclosporine dosage with ketocozole in a patient with birdshot retinochoroidopathy1998
- ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYThe value of routine dilated pupil screening examition1997
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYMicrosporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus infection1997
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYCytomegalovirus-associated acute retil necrosis syndrome1997
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYSupratarsal injection of corticosteroid in the treatment of refractory verl keratoconjunctivitis1996
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYMETIPRANOLOL-ASSOCIATED GRANULOMATOUS IRITIS1994
- Sherman, M. D., Holsclaw, D. S., Wong, I. G.THYGESON SUPERFICIAL PUNCTATE KERATITIS - MAGEMENT USING IMMUNOMODULATORS1994
- AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYFUCHS SUPERFICIAL MARGIL KERATITIS1992
- ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYCATARACT-EXTRACTION1988
- ANLS OF OPHTHALMOLOGYSPONTANEOUS SCLERAL PERFORATION ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHERAL MARGIL CORNEAL DEGENERATION - A CASE1981
- ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYIMMUNOFLUORESCENT DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO OCULAR MELANOMAS1974
Experience & Accolades
- Member1990 - 1993Cataract Management Guideline Panel, U.S. Dept Health and Human Services
- Director 1994 - 2008 Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco
- Associate Director 2005 - 2009 Clinical Affairs, F.I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, University of California,
- Member1979 - 1998 Chief of Ophthalmology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Redwood City, CA
- Member1996 - 2002 Vice President, Ophthalmic Practice, California Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member1998 - 2014 Chief, Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology Stanford University
- Clinical Professor2004 - 2014 University of California, San Francisco
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