JamesCFolkMD

Ophthalmology • Iowa City, IA

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Iowa College of Medicine

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Office
Dept Ophthal 200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-4338

Fax+1 319-356-0363
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Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1980 - 1981
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Ophthalmology, 1977 - 1980
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 1980 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
PA State Medical License 1979 - 1981
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Crystal Apple Award American Society of Retinal Specialists, 2017
President The Macula Society, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Vitreoretinal Procedures in Patients with Inherited Retinal Disease.
Beau J Fenner, Farzad Jamshidi, Rupak Bhuyan, Christopher R Fortenbach, Haoxing D Jin, Timothy M Boyce, Elaine M Binkley, Ian C Han, Elliott H Sohn, H Culver Boldt, Ja...> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Retinal Sublayer Analysis in Autoimmune Retinopathy and Identification of New Optical Coherence Tomography Phenotypes.
Christopher R Fortenbach, S Scott Whitmore, Matthew J Thurtell, Elliott H Sohn, D Brice Critser, Edwin M Stone, James C Folk, Ian C Han, Timothy M Boyce> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2023 Apr 21
2 citations
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Masquerade: A Review of Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy and Implications for Clinical Practice.
Chirantan Mukhopadhyay, Timothy M Boyce, Karen M Gehrs, James C Folk, Robert F Mullins, Yi Luo, Karl Kreder, Elliott H Sohn> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 May 9
1 citations
Intrafamilial variability of ocular manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau disease
Randy Christopher Bowen, H. Culver Boldt, Robert F. Mullins, Matthew G. Field, Louisa M. Affatigato, Jeremy M. Hoffmann, James C. Folk, Karen M. Gehrs, Ian C. Han, Ell...> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2021 Aug 18
13 citations
Expanded Clinical Spectrum of Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy: A Macula Society Collaborative Study.
Nieraj Jain, Albert Liao, Sunir J. Garg, Samir N Patel, Charles C. Wykoff, Hannah J. Yu, Nikolas J.S. London, Rahul N. Khurana, David N. Zacks, Audina M. Berrocal, Bra...> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2021 Jul 21
3 citations
Long-Term Outcomes and Risk Factors for Severe Vision Loss in Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV).
Timothy M. Boyce, S. Scott Whitmore, Katayoun Varzavand, Stephen R. Russell, Elliott H. Sohn, James C. Folk, Edwin M. Stone, Ian C. Han> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Jan 1
5 citations
Genetic Association betweenand Choroidal Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Elliott H Sohn, Ian C Han, Benjamin R Roos, Benjamin Faga, Meagan A Luse, Elaine M Binkley, H Culver Boldt, James C Folk, Stephen R Russell, Robert F Mullins, John H F...> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2021 Mar 1
11 citations
Whole-Exome Sequencing of Patients with Posterior Segment Uveitis
Angela S. Li, Gabriel Velez, Benjamin W. Darbro, Marcus A. Toral, Jing Yang, Polly J. Ferguson, James C. Folk, Alexander G. Bassuk, Vinit B. Mahajan> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Jan 1
8 citations
Attaining functional levels of visual acuity after vitrectomy for retinal detachment secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Aaron Ricca, Kiley Boone, H. Culver Boldt, Karen M. Gehrs, Stephen R. Russell, James C. Folk, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Mark E. Wilkinson, Elliott H. Sohn> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Sep 24
Evaluation and Care of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy.
Folk, J. C., Abràmoff, M. D.> ;The New England journal of medicine. 2020 Jul 30
RETAINED, NONDISSOLVING, TUBULAR FOREIGN BODIES IN THE VITREOUS CAVITY AFTER INTRAVITREAL DEXAMETHASONE (OZURDEX) IMPLANTATION.
Ian C. Han, D. Brice Critser, Alec L Amram, James C. Folk> ;Retina. 2020 May 6
7 citations
Phenotypic variance in Calpain-5 retinal degeneration.
Peter H Tang, Teja Chemudupati, Katherine J. Wert, James C. Folk, Mary Ann Mahajan, Alexander G. Bassuk, Vinit B. Mahajan> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2020 Feb 24
62 citations
Retinal and Ophthalmic Artery Occlusions Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Christina J Flaxel, Ron A Adelman, Steven T Bailey, Amani Fawzi, Jennifer I Lim, G Atma Vemulakonda, Gui-Shuang Ying> ;Ophthalmology. 2020 Feb 1
3 citations
AUTOIMMUNE RETINOPATHY MIMICKING HERITABLE RETINAL DEGENERATION IN A PATIENT WITH COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY.
Luke A Wiley, Elaine M. Binkley, Adam P. DeLuca, Grefachew Workalemahu, Nicole Tatro, Meagan A Luse, Elizabeth L Kennedy, James C. Folk, Todd E. Scheetz, Zuhair K. Bal...> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2019 Nov 21
565 citations
Pivotal trial of an autonomous AI-based diagnostic system for detection of diabetic retinopathy in primary care offices
Michael D. Abràmoff, Philip T. Lavin, Michele Birch, Nilay Shah, James C. Folk> ;NPJ Digital Medicine. 2018 Aug 28
Multilaminated Vitreomacular Traction in Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy.
Ian C. Han, D. Brice Critser, James C. Folk> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2019 Jul 1
12 citations
Intravitreal Fluocinolone Acetonide May Decelerate Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration.
Stephanie Klein Lynch, Kyungmoo Lee, Zhi Chen, James C. Folk, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Bianca S. Gerendas, Andreas Wahle, Charles C. Wykoff, Michael D. Abràmoff> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2019 May 1
34 citations
Natural History of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report No. 17
Jeannette J. Yu, Elvira Agrón, Traci E. Clemons, Amitha Domalpally, Freekje van Asten, Tiarnan D L Keenan, Catherine A Cukras, Emily Y. Chew, Frederick L. Ferris, John...> ;Ophthalmology. 2019 Feb 1
114 citations
Progression of Geographic Atrophy in Age-related Macular Degeneration: AREDS2 Report Number 16.
Tiarnan D L Keenan, Elvira Agrón, Amitha Domalpally, Traci E. Clemons, Freekje van Asten, Wai T. Wong, Ronald G. Danis, Srinivas R. Sadda, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Michael...> ;Ophthalmology. 2018 Dec 1
5 citations
PROGRESSION OF SCOTOPIC SINGLE-FLASH ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY IN THE STAGES OF CAPN5 VITREORETINOPATHY.
Peter H Tang, Tyson R. Kinnick, James C. Folk, MaryAnn Mahajan, Alexander G. Bassuk, Vinit B. Mahajan> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2021 Jul 1
6 citations
Fluorescein Angiography Does Not Alter the Initial Clinical Management of Choroidal Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Prashant K. Parekh, James C. Folk, Priya Gupta, Stephen R. Russell, Elliott H. Sohn, Michael D. Abràmoff> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2018 Jul 1
40 citations
Choroidal Features of Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy via Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Correlation With Serial Multimodal Imaging.
Sun Young Lee, Justine L Cheng, Karen M. Gehrs, James C. Folk, Elliott H. Sohn, Stephen R. Russell, Zhihui Guo, Michael D. Abràmoff, Ian C. Han> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2017 Nov 1
27 citations
OCULAR HYPERTENSION AFTER INTRAVITREAL DEXAMETHASONE (OZURDEX) SUSTAINED-RELEASE IMPLANT.
Eric K. Chin, David R. P. Almeida, Kunyong Xu, Maria Peraire, Maria Corbella, Yasser Elshatory, Young H. Kwon, Karen M. Gehrs, H. Culver Boldt, Elliott H. Sohn, Stephe...> ;Retina. 2017 Jul 1
37 citations
Retinal and Ophthalmic Artery Occlusions Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Timothy W Olsen, Jose S Pulido, James C Folk, Leslie Hyman, Christina J Flaxel, Ron A Adelman> ;Ophthalmology. 2017 Feb 1
454 citations
Improved Automated Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy on a Publicly Available Dataset Through Integration of Deep Learning.
Michael D. Abràmoff, Yiyue Lou, Ali Erginay, Warren Clarida, Ryan Amelon, James C. Folk, Meindert Niemeijer> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2016 Oct 1
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