Kraig Scot Bower

Associate Professor
Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins University
United States of America

Doctor Ophthalmology
Biography

Dr. Kraig Scot Bower is an associate professor of ophthalmology and the director of refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist and specializes in refractive surgery (LASIK), cornea and external diseases of the eye and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Bower is a retired Army colonel, Medical Corps. From 2001 to 2010, he was the director of refractive surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as the Army's refractive surgery subject matter expert, advising the Army Surgeon General on laser refractive surgery and managing the Army's Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program.

Research Intrest

refractive surgery; ocular trauma; teleophthalmology; ocular microbiology

List of Publications
Broderick, Kevin M., et al. "Wavefront-optimized surface retreatments of refractive error following previous laser refractive surgery: a retrospective study." Eye and Vision 3.1 (2016): 3.
Vlasov, Anton, et al. "Corneal and Corneoscleral Injury in Combat Ocular Trauma from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom." Military medicine 182 (2017).
McLaughlin, Andrew, et al. "Self-Reported Visual Quality of Life After Combat Ocular Trauma." Military medicine 182 (2017).