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Full Time Faculty
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 Jose de la Cruz, MD Assistant Professor Director, Comprehensive Ophthalmology Services |
| josedlc@uic.edu | |
| Phone | 312-996-8937 |
| Address | University of Illinois at Chicago General Eye Services, Cornea/ Refractory Services 1855 W. Taylor Street, M/C 648 Chicago, IL 60612 |
Professional and Research Interests
Anterior segment imaging and keratoprosthesis
Artificial Cornea Program
Education
| 1991 | B.S. Indiana University |
| 1993 | M.S. Indiana University |
| 2001 | M.D. Ponce School of Medicine |
| 2002 | Internal Medicine Internship, St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Staten Island N.Y. |
| 2005 | Ophthalmology Residency at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary |
| 2006 | Cornea/Refractive Surgery Clinical Fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School |
| 2007 | Advanced Cornea/Refractive Clinical Fellowship at University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary/UIC |
Recent Publications
De la Cruz J, Behlau I, Pineda R. Case Report: Atypical Mycobacteria Keratitis After Laser in situ Keratomileusis Unresponsive to Fourth Generation Fluoroquinolone Therapy. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2007
De la Cruz J, Garcia J, Ponce EA, Buxton D. Evaluation of Posterior Capsule Integrity by Ultrasound Biomicroscopy After Nonpenetrating Blunt Trauma. Accepted for presentation , ASCRS, San Diego 2007.
De la Cruz J, Jain S, Hallak J, Kojima T, Gibbons J, Chang HJ, Azar D. HSP27 Expression During Corneal Wound Healing. ARVO, Ft Lauderdale 200
Garcia J, de la Cruz J, Rosen R, Buxton D. Imaging Keratoprostheses with the Anterior Segment OCT and UBM. Cornea Journal 2007
Garcia J, de la Cruz J, Rosen R, Buxton D. Imaging Keratoprostheses with the Anterior Segment OCT and UBM. ARVO, Ft Lauderdale 2007.
Ghanem R, de la Cruz J, Tobagay F, Ang L, Azar D. LASIK in the Presbyopic Age Group: Safety, Efficacy, and Predictability in 40-69 Year Old Patients. Ophthalmology 2007
de la Cruz J, Azar D. Direct and Indirect Methods of Stromal Thickness Measures in Refractive Surgery. Accepted for presentation, AAO 2006 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
de la Cruz J, Pineda R, Atypical Mycobacteria after LASIK Refractive Procedure. Ophthalmology International Clinics.2006
de la Cruz J, Kupersmith M. Clinical Profiles of Bilateral Optic Neuritis. British Journal of Ophthalmology, May, 2006.
Cirriculum Vitae
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