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Office
1977 Butler Blvd Fl 2
Baylor Eye Clinic-Alkek Eye Center
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-798-6100Fax+1 713-798-4231- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Douglas Koch is an ophthalmologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ben Taub General Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 40 years. He specializes in cataract related and is experienced in refractive surgery, cataract surgery, refractive laser eye surgery, and management of complications of cataract and lens implant surgery.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of Medicine/Cullen Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1978 - 1981
- Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
- TX State Medical License 1978 - 2025
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reply : Outcomes of peripheral corneal relaxing incisions for residual astigmatism in patients after cataract surgery.Douglas D Koch, Li Wang> ;Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
- 1 citationsA Mouse Model for Corneal Neovascularization by Alkali Burn.Remya Ammassam Veettil, Wei Li, Stephen C Pflugfelder, Douglas D Koch> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2023 Jun 30
- 4 citationsOptical bench evaluation of the effect of pupil size in new generation monofocal intraocular lenses.Aixa Alarcon, Carmen Canovas, Bram Koopman, Milind V Pande, Douglas D Koch, Patricia Piers> ;BMC Ophthalmology. 2023 Mar 20
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Journal Articles
- Femtosecond Laser Penetrating Corneal Relaxing Incisions Combined with Cataract SurgeryLi Wang, Douglas D Koch, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Press Mentions
- Managing Irregular Corneas and CataractsMarch 10th, 2023
- Dr. Koch Receives $10 Million Gift to Support Innovative ResearchJuly 14th, 2021
- Johnson & Johnson Vision Receives FDA Approval for Next Generation Monofocal Intraocular Lens - TECNIS Eyhance™ and TECNIS Eyhance™ Toric II IOLs - for the Treatment of Cataract PatientsFebruary 2nd, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas
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