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Jose de la Cruz, MD
Assistant Professor
Director Comprehensive Ophthalmology Services
Artificial Cornea Program

 

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josedlc@uic.edu

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312-996-8937

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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

Education
1991    B.S.      Indiana University, BS 1991, MS 1993

1993    M.S.    Indiana University

2001    M.A. 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.

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