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Elmer Tu, MD Associatet Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology Director Refractive Surgery Service and Cornea

Cornea Service

Professional Interests
Cornea and external diseases of the eye, LASIK

Education
1982-84 BS (Chemistry) University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
1984-88 MD University of Miami School of Medicine
1988-89 Internal Medicine Internship Evanston Hospital, Northwestern University School of Medicine
1989-92 Ophthalmology Residency University of Wisconsin, Madison,
1992-93 Cornea and External Disease Fellowship Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami
1993 Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

UIC Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Cornea Service
The Cornea Service sees patients with disorders of the front portion of the eye as well as what are called "external diseases" of the eye, that is eyelid and conjunctival problems. Patients with corneal infections, keratoconus, cataracts, tumors of the front portion of the eye, blepharitis, dry eyes, and many other disorders are evaluated and treated by the Cornea Service. Patients are also seen and evaluated for refractive surgical procedures to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. 

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Recent Publications

Hilmantel G, Applegate RA, Tu EY, Starck T, Zayac EJ Howland HC: Low Contrast Acuity: A Substitute for Contrast Sensitivity? Invest Opthtalmol Vis Sci. 1999;(suppl):

Applegate RA, Hilmantel G, Howland HC, Tu EY, Starck T, Zayac EJ. Corneal first surface optical aberrations and visual performance. J Refract Surg. 2000 Sep-Oct;16(5):507-14.

Tu EY. Update on refractive surgery. Manag Care. 2002 Jan;11(1 Suppl):21-3; discussion 24-7.

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