Darrell WuDunn, M.D., Ph.D.

Darrell WuDunn M.D., Ph.D.

Professor & Chair, Department of Ophthalmology; Program Director, Ophthalmology Residency

Department: Department of Ophthalmology
Business Phone: (904) 244-9394
Business Email: Darrell.Wudunn@jax.ufl.edu

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Glaucoma
  • Ophthalmology

Publications

2024
Aqueous Shunts with Extraocular Reservoir for Open-Angle Adult Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology.131(2):227-239[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.10.007.[PMID] 38069945.
2024
Central Visual Field Testing in Early Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology.131(2):240-248[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.10.008.[PMID] 38069944.
2024
Reply.
Ophthalmology.131(4):e17-[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.11.027.[PMID] 38189697.
2024
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology.131(1):37-47[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.07.029.[PMID] 37702635.
2024
Trabecular Procedures Combined with Cataract Surgery for Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology.131(3):370-382[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.10.009.[PMID] 38054909.
2023
Association of Brain Volume and Retinal Thickness in the Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD.91(2):743-752[DOI] 10.3233/JAD-210533.[PMID] 36502316.
2023
Corneal Hysteresis for the Diagnosis of Glaucoma and Assessment of Progression Risk: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology.130(4):433-442[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.11.009.[PMID] 36529572.
2021
Evidence-Based Protocol for Ophthalmology Consult for Orbital Fractures
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.79(7):1507-1513[DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2021.02.026.[PMID] .
2021
OCT Angiography for the Diagnosis of Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology.128(8):1222-1235[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.12.027.[PMID] 33632585.
2020
Visual contrast sensitivity is associated with the presence of cerebral amyloid and tau deposition.
Brain communications.2(1):fcaa019-[DOI] 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa019.[PMID] 32309804.
2019
Gender Differences in Case Volume Among Ophthalmology Residents.
JAMA ophthalmology.():-[DOI] 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.2427.[PMID] 31318390.
2019
Supervision and autonomy of ophthalmology residents in the outpatient clinic in the United States II: a survey of senior residents.
BMC medical education.19(1):202-[DOI] 10.1186/s12909-019-1620-0.[PMID] 31196084.
2019
The Effect of Molecular Weight on Passage of Proteins Through the Blood-Aqueous Barrier.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.60(5):1461-1469[DOI] 10.1167/iovs.19-26542.[PMID] 30951588.
2018
The acute and chronic effects of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections on intraocular pressure: A review
Survey of Ophthalmology.63(3):281-295[DOI] 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.08.008.[PMID] .
2016
Differences in Ocular Blood Flow Between People of African and European Descent With Healthy Eyes.
Journal of glaucoma.25(9):709-15[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000509.[PMID] 27561101.
2014
Efficacy, safety, and survival rates of IOP-lowering effect of phacoemulsification alone or combined with canaloplasty in glaucoma patients.
Journal of glaucoma.23(5):316-20[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3182741ca9.[PMID] 23377581.
2013
Reply: To PMID 23398980.
American journal of ophthalmology.156(3):630-631[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.06.009.[PMID] 23953164.
2013
Reply: To PMID 23398980.
American journal of ophthalmology.156(5):1071-[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.07.023.[PMID] 24138757.
2013
The effect of prior trabeculectomy on refractive outcomes of cataract surgery.
American journal of ophthalmology.155(5):858-63[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.11.023.[PMID] 23398980.
2013
Visual contrast sensitivity in Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and older adults with cognitive complaints.
Neurobiology of aging.34(4):1133-44[DOI] 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.08.007.[PMID] 23084085.
2012
A multicenter analysis of the ophthalmic knowledge assessment program and American Board of Ophthalmology written qualifying examination performance.
Ophthalmology.119(10):1949-53[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.010.[PMID] 22841987.
2012
Bilateral sequential nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: a comparison of visual outcomes in fellow eyes using quantitative analysis of goldmann visual fields.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960).130(7):863-7[DOI] 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.581.[PMID] 22776924.
2012
Correlation between macular thickness and glaucomatous visual fields.
Journal of glaucoma.21(8):505-9[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318239c32b.[PMID] 22104726.
2011
Goldmann applanation tonometry and dynamic contour tonometry are not correlated with central corneal thickness in primary open angle glaucoma.
Journal of glaucoma.20(5):282-6[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181e66498.[PMID] 20577097.
2011
Repeatability of retrobulbar blood flow velocity measured using color Doppler imaging in the Indianapolis Glaucoma Progression Study.
Journal of glaucoma.20(9):540-7[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181f46606.[PMID] 20852432.
2010
Optic nerve head (ONH) topographic analysis by stratus OCT in normal subjects: correlation to disc size, age, and ethnicity.
Journal of glaucoma.19(5):310-8[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181b6e5cd.[PMID] 19855299.
2009
Long-term outcomes of intraoperative 5-fluorouracil versus intraoperative mitomycin C in primary trabeculectomy surgery.
Ophthalmology.116(2):185-90[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.08.009.[PMID] 18930550.
2009
Mechanobiology of trabecular meshwork cells.
Experimental eye research.88(4):718-23[DOI] 10.1016/j.exer.2008.11.008.[PMID] 19071113.
2008
Absorption of brimonidine 0.1% and 0.15% ophthalmic solutions in the aqueous humor of cataract patients.
Journal of glaucoma.17(7):529-34[DOI] 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318162257f.[PMID] 18854728.
2008
Dysfunctional regulation of ocular blood flow: A risk factor for glaucoma?
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.).2(4):849-61[DOI] .[PMID] 19668439.
2008
Efficacy of the Ahmed S2 glaucoma valve compared with the Baerveldt 250-mm2 glaucoma implant.
Ophthalmology.115(7):1141-7[DOI] 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.10.034.[PMID] 18164068.
2008
Ocular penetration of levofloxacin, ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in eyes with functioning filtering blebs: investigator masked, randomised clinical trial.
The British journal of ophthalmology.92(3):345-7[DOI] 10.1136/bjo.2007.121541.[PMID] 18211932.
2007
Central corneal thickness and visual field loss in fellow eyes of patients with open-angle glaucoma.
American journal of ophthalmology.143(1):159-61[DOI] .[PMID] 17188056.
2007
Levels of bimatoprost acid in the aqueous humour after bimatoprost treatment of patients with cataract.
The British journal of ophthalmology.91(5):629-32[DOI] .[PMID] 17135335.
2006
Clinical experience with the Baerveldt 250-mm2 Glaucoma Implant.
Ophthalmology.113(5):766-72[DOI] .[PMID] 16650671.
2006
Intraocular pressure-lowering efficacy of bimatoprost 0.03% and travoprost 0.004% in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
The British journal of ophthalmology.90(11):1370-3[DOI] .[PMID] 16825272.
2006
Intravitreal triamcinolone injection in patients with surgically controlled glaucoma.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960).124(12):1788-90[DOI] .[PMID] 17159047.
2005
Surgical drainage of choroidal effusions following glaucoma surgery.
Journal of glaucoma.14(2):103-8[DOI] .[PMID] 15741809.
2004
Effect of temporal corneal phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure in eyes with prior trabeculectomy with an antimetabolite.
Ophthalmology.111(4):674-8[DOI] .[PMID] 15051197.
2004
Ocular hypotensive efficacy of bimatoprost 0.03% and travoprost 0.004% in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
Survey of ophthalmology.49 Suppl 1():S12-8[DOI] .[PMID] 15016557.
2003
Morphologic classification of filtering blebs after glaucoma filtration surgery: the Indiana Bleb Appearance Grading Scale.
Journal of glaucoma.12(3):266-71[DOI] .[PMID] 12782847.
2002
A prospective randomized trial comparing intraoperative 5-fluorouracil vs mitomycin C in primary trabeculectomy.
American journal of ophthalmology.134(4):521-8[DOI] .[PMID] 12383808.
2002
Conjunctival advancement versus nonincisional treatment for late-onset glaucoma filtering bleb leaks.
Ophthalmology.109(1):71-5[DOI] .[PMID] 11772582.
2002
Genetic basis of glaucoma.
Current opinion in ophthalmology.13(2):55-60[DOI] .[PMID] 11880716.
2002
Up-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression by brimonidine in rat retinal ganglion cells.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960).120(6):797-803[DOI] .[PMID] 12049586.
2001
Autologous blood injection for late-onset filtering bleb leak.
American journal of ophthalmology.132(1):36-40[DOI] .[PMID] 11438051.
2001
The effect of mechanical strain on matrix metalloproteinase production by bovine trabecular meshwork cells.
Current eye research.22(5):394-7[DOI] .[PMID] 11600941.
2000
Cataract surgery after tube shunts.
Journal of glaucoma.9(6):453-7[DOI] .[PMID] 11131751.
2000
Outcomes of sequential tube shunts in complicated glaucoma.
Ophthalmology.107(2):309-14[DOI] .[PMID] 10690831.
2000
Revision of dysfunctional filtering blebs by conjunctival advancement with bleb preservation.
American journal of ophthalmology.130(5):574-9[DOI] .[PMID] 11078835.
2000
Shunt revision versus additional tube shunt implantation after failed tube shunt surgery in refractory glaucoma.
American journal of ophthalmology.129(4):455-60[DOI] .[PMID] 10764852.
1999
Combined penetrating keratoplasty and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.
Ophthalmology.106(2):396-400[DOI] .[PMID] 9951497.
1997
Comparison of visual function in fellow eyes after bilateral nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
Ophthalmology.104(1):104-11[DOI] .[PMID] 9022112.
1997
Intracameral urokinase for dissolution of fibrin or blood clots after glaucoma surgery.
American journal of ophthalmology.124(5):693-5[DOI] .[PMID] 9372728.
1996
Genetic heterogeneity in Hispanic families with autosomal dominant juvenile glaucoma.
Ophthalmic genetics.17(3):87-94[DOI] .[PMID] 8905848.
1995
Incidence of acute intraocular pressure elevation after panretinal photocoagulation.
Journal of glaucoma.4(1):45-8[DOI] .[PMID] 19920637.
1992
Cell surface receptors for herpes simplex virus are heparan sulfate proteoglycans.
The Journal of cell biology.116(5):1273-81[DOI] .[PMID] 1310996.
1992
Heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans as primary cell surface receptors for herpes simplex virus.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology.313():341-53[DOI] .[PMID] 1332443.
1991
Glycoprotein C of herpes simplex virus type 1 plays a principal role in the adsorption of virus to cells and in infectivity.
Journal of virology.65(3):1090-8[DOI] .[PMID] 1847438.
1989
Initial interaction of herpes simplex virus with cells is binding to heparan sulfate.
Journal of virology.63(1):52-8[DOI] .[PMID] 2535752.

Office Information

Academic Office
3rd Floor, Tower II
580 West 8th Street, T2
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 244-9390
Darrell.Wudunn@jax.ufl.edu
Administrative Manager
Starleatha Pollard
(904) 244-9394
Starleatha.Pollard@jax.ufl.edu
GME Office
3rd Floor, Tower II
580 West 8th Street
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone: (904) 244-9394
Darrell.Wudunn@jax.ufl.edu
GME Program Administrator
Starleatha Pollard
(904) 244-9394
Starleatha.Pollard@jax.ufl.edu

Education

Medical Degree
1990 · University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Ophthalmology Residency
1994 · The Doheny Eye Institute and The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Glaucoma Fellowship
1995 · Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
1998 · University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA