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Douglas Blackmon

  • Department of Ophthalmology
    Assistant Professor
  • dmblack@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Blackmon is board certified in ophthalmology and specializes in refractive surgery and the management of corneal and external disease. He is highly skilled in all types of modern cataract surgery and corneal transplantation. He is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Cornea Society, and the Association of VA Ophthalmologists. He joined the Ophthalmology Section of the VA Medical Center in 2006. There he has a special interest in teaching Emory University ophthalmology residents cataract and corneal surgery, as well as clinical ophthalmology.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • BA from Hendrix College

Research

Publications

  • Interactive Cartographic Storytelling with Complex Spatio-Temporal Structures and Social Connections
    Volume: 13762 Page(s): 68 - 82
    01/01/2022 Authors: Zhu Y; Turner A; Yonas N; Blackmon D
  • The presence of T-lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4 and CD8) in pterygia: evaluation of the inflammatory response.
    Adv Ther Volume: 25 Page(s): 479 - 487
    05/01/2008 Authors: Awdeh RM; DeStafeno JJ; Blackmon DM; Cummings TJ; Kim T
  • Corneal perforation with secondary congenital aphakia in Peters anomaly.
    Cornea Volume: 24 Page(s): 118 - 120
    01/01/2005 Authors: Banning CS; Blackmon DM; Song CD; Grossniklaus HE
  • Visual outcome after LASIK in adults with amblyopia
    Volume: 45 Page(s): U144 - U144
    04/01/2004 Authors: Blackmon DM; Stulting RD
  • Congenital iris coloboma repair using a modified McCannel suture technique.
    Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 135 Page(s): 730 - 732
    05/01/2003 Authors: Blackmon DM; Lambert SR
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