
Arlene V. Drack MD
Pediatric & Strabismus
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University Iowa College of Medicine
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200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-0382
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Education & Training
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1992 - 1992
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1991
MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1990
MedStart Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 1991 - 2027
CO State Medical License 2002 - 2009
GA State Medical License 1992 - 2003
MD State Medical License 1990 - 1994
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Immune landscape in children with X-linked retinoschisis.Ying Hsu, Giulia Del Valle, Sarah Stanley, Brianna Lobeck, Sergei I Syrbu
BMC Immunology. 2025-08-08 - "My child can't see"-workup and management of children with low vision: a joint workshop of the AAPOS Low Vision Rehabilitation and Genetic Eye Diseases Committees.Lauren Ditta, Virginia Miraldi Utz, Arvind Chandna, Arlene Drack, Margaret Reynolds
Journal of AAPOS. 2025-06-01 - Therapeutic antisense oligonucleotide mitigates retinal dysfunction in a pig model of CLN3 Batten disease.Matthew P Stratton, Jessica L Centa, Vicki J Swier, Wanda L Pfeifer, Clarissa D Booth
Biorxiv. 2025-05-31
Journal Articles
- CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Engineering: Treating Inherited Retinal DegenerationArlene V Drack, John H Fingert, Joseph C Giacalone, Robert F Mullins, Edwin M Stone, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Nystagmus Diagnosis Begins with Thorough Eye ExamJuly 1st, 2017
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- Fellow
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