Wanda Pfeifer, MME, OC(C), COMT, CO
Clinical Program Director, Orthoptic Training Program
Biography
- Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
- Coordinator of the Kolder Electrophysiology Service
- 11125 PFP
- (319) 356-1985
- wanda-pfeifer@uiowa.edu
Education
- BS, Biology and Psychology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Post Graduate Education
- School of Orthoptics/Ophthalmic Medical Technology, Izaak Walton Killam Children's Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- MME, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Certification
- Board Certification, Canadian Orthoptic Council OC(C), 1992
- Board Certification, International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist, COMT, 1992
- Board Certification, American Orthoptic Council, CO, 1997
Awards
- 1997, American Association of Certified Orthoptists Honor Certificate
- 2012, Warren Coleman Award from Iowa Lions Foundation
- 2013, Featured in CNN article on vision screening
- 2017, The Canadian Orthoptic Society Scientific Session Award
- 2018 and 2019 Nominated Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award
- January 2019, Employee of the Month, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- February 2019, Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology Member in the Spotlight
- 2019-2020, Recipient of University of Iowa Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award
- 2019, Recipient Harold A. Stein, MD, FRCSC Prize for Best Scientific Paper from Education Committee of the International Joint Commission for Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
- 2019, Received International Lions Foundation Banner from International President Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
- May 2020, Feature article in International Orthoptic Association for performing vision Screening on over 500,000 children in Iowa.
- 2022, recipient of the AACO Lancaster Award
Areas of Research Interest and Current Projects
- Dark Adaptation in Inherited Retinal Disease
- Vision Screening in the Community
- Electrophysiology in Inherited Retinal Disorders
