Frank W Bowden III MD FACS

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Glaucoma Related, Refractive Surgery

Medical Director of Bowden Eye & Associates

7205 Bentley RdJacksonville, FL 32256
Phone+1 904-296-0098
Fax+1 904-861-3899

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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1986 - 1987
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1984
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Internship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1979

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1985 - 2028
TN State Medical License 1979 - 1992
PA State Medical License 1987 - 1988
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification NexTech with NewCropRx, NexTech Systems, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NexTech Practice 2011, NexTech Systems, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NexTech Practice 2012, NexTech Systems, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

A Research Study To See How Well an Eye Drop, SURF-100 (A Mycophenolic Acid/Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate Combination), Works and What Side Effects There Are in Subjects With Dry Eye Disease Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 11
COMPLETED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Association of Treatment Duration and Clinical Outcomes in Dry Eye Treatment with Sutureless Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane.
Marguerite McDonald, Susan B Janik, Frank W Bowden, Amit Chokshi, Michael A Singer
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2023-01-01
46 citations
Treatment outcomes in the DRy Eye Amniotic Membrane (DREAM) study.
Marguerite B. McDonald, Hosam Sheha, Sean Tighe, Susan B Janik, Frank W Bowden
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2018-04-09