Paul A Weber, MD Professor and Irene D. Hirsch Chair of Ophthalmology Havener Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine The Ohio State University

Answers questions in the following forums:

• Eye and Vision Care

Education:

• M.D., Northwestern University, 1974
• B.Medicine, Northwestern University, 1971

Post Graduate Training:

• Chief Resident, The Ohio State University, 1977-1978
• Resident, The Ohio State University, 1975-1978

Affiliations:

• Associate Dean for Clinical Education, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine. Columbus, OH, 2003-2004.
• Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Education, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine. Columbus, OH, 2003-2007
• Vice Dean for Education, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine. Columbus, OH, 2003-2007
• Irene D. Hirsh Chair, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Columbus, OH, 1993-present
• Chairman of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Columbus, OH, 1988-2004
• Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Columbus, OH, 1984-1988
• Director of the Glaucoma Division, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Columbus, OH, 1978-present
• Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Columbus, OH, 1978-1984

Partial List of Publications:

• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Stu; Mansberger, Steven L.; Hughes, Bret A.; Gordon, Mae O.; Spaner, Steven D.; Beiser, Julia A.; Cioffi, George A.; Kass, Michael A. 2007. Comparison of initial intraocular pressure response with topical beta-adrenergic antagonists and prostaglandin analogues in African American and white individuals in the ocular hypertension treatment study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 125 (4): 454-459.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Stud; European Prevention Study Grp; Gordon, Mae O. 2007. Validated prediction model for the development of primary open-angle glaucoma in individuals with ocular hypertension. Ophthalmology, 114 (1): 10-19.
• Weber PA. 2007. "Personalizing Your Interaction with Your Patient." In The Clinical Teaching Handbook, ed. Hudson A and Watson DC. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State College of Medicine.
• OHTS Grp; Kymes, Steven M.; Kass, Michael A.; Anderson, Douglas R.; Miller, J. Philip; Gordon, Mae O. 2006. Management of ocular hypertension: A cost-effectiveness approach from the ocular hypertension treatment study. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 141 (6): 997-1008.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. 2006. The Association between Glaucomatous Visual Fields and Optic Nerve Head Feature in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Ophthalmology, 113 (9): 1603-1612.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment; Levine, Richard A.; Demirel, Shaban; Fan, Juanjuan; Keltner, John L.; Johnson, Chris A.; Kass, Michael A. 2006. Asymmetries and visual field summaries as predictors of glaucoma in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. IOVS, 47 (9): 3896-3903.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment; Herman, David C.; Gordon, Mae O.; Beiser, Julia A.; Chylack, Leo T., Jr.; Lamping, Kathleen A.; Schein, Oliver D.; Soltau, Joern B.; Kass, Michael A. 2006. Topical ocular hypotensive medication and lens opacification: Evidence from the ocular hypertension treatment study. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 142 (5): 800-810.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Stud; Budenz, Donald L.; Anderson, Douglas R.; Feuer, William J.; Beiser, Julia A.; Schiffman, Joyce; Parrish, Richard K., II; Piltz-Seymour, Jody R.; Gordon, Mae O.; Kass, Michael A. 2006. Detection and prognostic significance of optic disc hemorrhages during the ocular hypertension treatment study. Ophthalmology, 113 (12): 2137-2143.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Stud; Parrish, Richard K.; Schiffman, Joyce C.; Feuer, William J.; Anderson, Douglas R.; Budenz, Donald L.; Wells-Albornoz, MariaCristina; Vandenbroucke, Ruth; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O. 2005. Test-retest reproducibility of optic disk deterioration detected from stereophotographs by masked graders. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 140 (4): 762-764.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment; Keltner, John L.; Johnson, Chris A.; Levine, Richard A.; Fan, Juanjuan; Cello, Kimberly E.; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O. 2005. Normal visual field test results following glaucomatous visual field end points in the ocular hypertension treatment study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 123 (9): 1201-1206.
• Ederer, Fred; Gaasterland, Douglas E.; Daily, Leonard G.; Kim, Jonghyeon; VanVeldhuisen, Paul C.; Blackwell, Beth; Prum, Bruce; Shafranov, George; Allen, Robert C.; Beck, Allen; AGIS Investigators. 2004. The advanced glaucoma intervention study (agis) - 13. Comparison of treatment outcomes within race: 10-year results. Ophthalmology, 111 (4): 651-664.
• Zangwill, Linda M.; Weinreb, Robert N.; Berry, Charles C.; Smith, Amanda R.; Dirkes, Keri A.; Coleman, Anne L.; Piltz-Seymour, Jody R.; Liebmann, Jeffrey M.; Cioffi, George A.; Trick, Gary; Brandt, James D.; Gordon, Mae O.; Kass, Michael A. 2004. Racial differences in optic disc topography: Baseline results from the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy ancillary study to the ocular hypertension treatment study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 122 (1): 22-28.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group; Higginbotham, Eve J.; Gordon, Mae O.; Beiser, Julia A.; Drake, Michael V.; Bennett, G. Richard; Wilson, M. Roy; Kass, Michael A. 2004. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study - Topical medication delays or prevents primary open-angle glaucoma in African American individuals. Archives of Ophthalmology, 122 (6): 813-820.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Stdy (OHTS) Grp; Brandt, James D.; Beiser, Julia A.; Gordon, Mae O.; Kass, Michael A. 2004. Central corneal thickness and measured Iop response to topical ocular hypotensive medication in the ocular hypertension treatment study. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 138 (5): 717-722.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. 2004. Baseline risk factors for the development of primary open-angle glaucoma in the ocular hypertension treatment study. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 138 (4): 684-685.
• Keltner, John L.; Johnson, Chris A.; Cello, Kimberly E.; Edwards, Mary A.; Bandermann, Shannan E.; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O. 2003. Classification of visual field abnormalities in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 121 (5): 643-650.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. 2003. Tracking and Reporting Multi-Stage Processes in a Clinical Trial. Control Clinical Trials, 24 (S): 187S.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. 2003. Economic Evaluation in Ramdomized Clinical Trials - A Promise Half Met?. Control Clinical Trials, 24 (3S): 187S.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. 2003. Encouraging Participation After Protocol Change. Control Clinical Trials, 24 (S): 214S.
• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. 2003. Enhanced Documentation of Case Report Forms. Control Clinical Trials, 24 (3S): 180S.
• Palmberg, Paul. 2002. Answers from the ocular hypertension treatment study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 120 (6): 829-830.
• Feuer, William J.; Parrish, Richard K., II; Schiffman, Joyce C.; Anderson, Douglas R.; Budenz, Donald L.; Wells, Maria-Cristina; Hess, Ditte J.; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O. 2002. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: Reproducibility of cup/disk ratio measurements over time at an Optic Disc Reading Center. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 133 (1): 19-28.
• Gordon, Mae O.; Beiser, Julia A.; Brandt, James D.; Heuer, Dale K.; Higginbotham, Eve J.; Johnson, Chris A.; Keltner, John L.; Miller, J. Philip; Parrish, Richard K., II; Wilson, M. Roy; Kass, Michael A. 2002. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: Baseline factors that predict the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma. Archives of Ophthalmology, 120 (6): 714-720.
• Kass, Michael A.; Heuer, Dale K.; Higginbotham, Eve J.; Johnson, Chris A.; Keltner, John L.; Miller, J. Philip; Parrish, Richard K., II; Wilson, M. Roy; Gordon, Mae O. 2002. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: A randomized trial determines that topical ocular hypotensive medication delays or prevents the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma. Archives of Ophthalmology, 120 (6): 701-713.
• Dally, Leonard G.; Ederer, Fred; Gaasterland, Douglas E.; Blackwell, Beth; Van Veldhuisen, Paul C.; Allen, Robert C.; Beck, Allen; Weber, Paul A.; Ashburn, Frank. 2002. The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (agis): 11. Risk factors for failure of trabeculectomy and argon laser trabeculoplasty. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 134 (4): 481-498.
• Blackwell, Beth; Gaasterland, Douglas; Ederer, Fred; Dally, Leonard G.; Van Veldhuisen, Paul; Prum, Bruce E.; Cyrlin, Marshall; Katz, L. Jay; Weiss, Howard; Lichter, Paul; Wilensky, Jacob. 2002. The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (agis): 12. Baseline risk factors for sustained loss of visual field and visual acuity in patients with advanced glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 134 (4): 499-512.
• Weber PA, Patil PN and Burkman AM. 2002. "Frontiers of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics." In Glaucoma and Antiglaucoma Medications. Columbus OH: Allied Publishers PVT Limited.
• Brandt, James D.; Beiser, Julia A.; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O.; Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) Group. 2001. Central corneal thickness in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (ohts). Ophthalmology, 108 (10): 1779-1788.
• Agis Investigators. 2000. The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (agis): 7. The relationship between control of intraocular pressure and visual field deterioration. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 130 (4): 429-440.
• Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study. 2000. Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study: Effect of Cataract on Visual Field and Visual Acuity. Archives of Ophthalmology, 118: 1187-1194.
• Piltz, Jody; Gross, Ronald; Shin, Dong H.; Beiser, Julia A.; Dorr, David A.; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O.; Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group. 2000. Contralateral effect of topical beta-adrenergic antagonists in initial one-eyed trials in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 130 (4): 441-453.
• Keltner, John L.; Johnson, Chris A.; Quigg, Jacqueline M.; Cello, Kimberly E.; Kass, Michael A.; Gordon, Mae O. 2000. Confirmation of visual field abnormalities in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 118 (9): 1187-1194.
• Gordon, Mae O.; Kass, Michael A. 1999. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: Design and baseline description of the participants. Archives of Ophthalmology, 117 (5): 573-583.
• Weber, P, A; Jones, J, H; Kapetansky, F. 1999. Neodymium: YAG transconjunctival laser revision of late-failing filtering blebs. Ophthalmology, 106 (10): 2023-6.
• Farrar, S, K; Roberts, C; Johnston, W, M; Weber, P A. 1999. Optical properties of human trabecular meshwork in the visible and near-infrared region. Lasers in surgery and medicine, 25 (4): 348-62.
• Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study. 1999. Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study: Encapsulated Bleb After First Trabeculectomy. American Journal Ophthalmology, 127 (1): 8-19.
• Weber PA and Burton ND. 1989. "Two-Stage Nd:YAG Laser Trabeculectomy Procedure." In Perspectives in Glaucoma: Transactions of the First Scientific Meeting of The American Glaucoma Society, ed. Shields MB, Pollack IP and Kolker AE. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc. 163-174.

Grants:

• Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). NEI/NIH, 1994-2008

Awards:

• The Champion of Family Medicine Award, 2007
• Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, 2007
• Landacre Honor Society Faculty Award, 2006
• America's Best Doctors, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
• America's Best Doctors, 2005-2006
• America's Top Ophthalmologists Award, 2004
• Medical Alumni Faculty Teaching Award, 2003
• Faculty Teaching Award, 2003
• Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002
• Research to Prevent Blindness, 2002
• Professor of the Year, 2000
• The Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation Leadership Award, 2000
• Pre Clinical Professor of the Year, 1999, 2000
• Outstanding Teaching Award, 1998
• Pre Clinical Teaching Award, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
• American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award Recipient, 1990
• Makley-Battles Resident Teaching Award, 1983