Randy H Kardon MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Tenured Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology at University of Iowa and Director of Iowa City Center for Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss at the Department of Veterans Affairs

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200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-2260
Fax+1 319-353-7996

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Education & Training

University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1989
University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1986
Gundersen Lutheran Medical FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1982

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Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 1983 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Smartphone Flicker Fusion Test for Patients With Optic Disorders. Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 27
RECRUITING
NA
New Non-invasive Modalities for Assessing Retinal Structure and Function Start of enrollment: 2019 May 06
RECRUITING
NA
Corneal Nerves Function and Structure Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 21
COMPLETED
NA
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Re: Zhou et al.: Diagnostic utility of Paton's folds and quantitative OCT metrics in pediatric papilledema (Ophthalmology. 2026;133:661-667).
Patrick A Sibony, Michael Wall, Randy H Kardon
Ophthalmology. 2026-08-01
Decreased Blink Response to Hyperosmolar Eye Drops Detects Reduced Corneal Sensitivity for Diagnosing Human Diabetes Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot Study.
Mark A Yorek, Marcelo Correia, Pieter Poolman, Lawrence J Coppey, Randy H Kardon
Cornea. 2026-06-29
Early Optic Nerve Head Swelling Rate Is Associated with Worsening of Visual Outcomes in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.
Brian Woods, David Szanto, Jui-Kai Wang, Asala Erekat, Aaron Golden
Ophthalmology. 2026-05-18

Press Mentions

Vets First Podcast S:1 E:7: Pioneer in Kidney Transplant: Dr. Christie ThomasOctober 29th, 2020
Vets First Podcast S:1 E:6: Extraordinary Circumstances: Son Donates Kidney to Father and Jack Jones Receives the First Hepatitis C Positive KidneySeptember 24th, 2020
Vets First Podcast S:1 E:5: When Our Blood Filtration System Goes Bad: Two Veteran Viewpoints on Kidney DiseaseAugust 27th, 2020

Grant Support

Development of Automated Motility and Strabismus Evaluation for diagnosis and treatmentIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2026–2029
Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual LossIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2019–2029
Early Detection of Progressive Visual Loss in Glaucoma Using Deep LearningIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2026
Laser speckle flowgraphy as early indicator of microvasculopathy in radiation-induced vision lossUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2020–2025
Prevention Of Hemorrhage And Death After Traumatic Blast Injury (TBI)Veterans Affairs2012