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Paul L. Kaufman, MD

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Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Paul L. Kaufman, MD, earned his medical degree from New York University and completed his residency at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

Specialties

Eye Care Services (Ophthalmology)

UW Health Clinics

University Station Clinic
(608) 263-7171 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)

Languages Spoken

English
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification Ophthalmology
Fellowship

Seeing Eye and NIH Research Fellow in Ocular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, 1973-1975


Residency Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Internship Bellevue Hospital, NY
Medical School New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1967

Awards/Honors

Best Doctors® in America 2011


Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Programs & Conditions

PubMed Articles
Kaufman PL Rasmussen CA . Advances in glaucoma treatment and management: outflow drugs. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 May 4;53(5):2495-500
[PubMed ID: 22562850]
Gabelt BT Rasmussen CA Tektas OY Kim CB Peterson JC Nork TM Ver Hoeve JN Lütjen-Drecoll E Kaufman PL . Structure/function studies and the effects of memantine in monkeys with experimental glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Apr 30;53(4):2368-76
[PubMed ID: 22427549]
Tian B Kaufman PL . Comparisons of actin filament disruptors and Rho kinase inhibitors as potential antiglaucoma medications. Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2012 Apr;7(2):177-187
[PubMed ID: 22737177]
Kutuzova GD Gabelt BT Kiland JA Hennes-Beann EA Kaufman PL DeLuca HF . 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) and its analog, 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (2MD), suppress intraocular pressure in non-human primates. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2012 Feb 1;518(1):53-60
[PubMed ID: 22198282]
Gabelt BT Kaufman PL Rasmussen CA . Effect of nitric oxide compounds on monkey ciliary muscle in vitro. Exp Eye Res. 2011 Sep;93(3):321-7
[PubMed ID: 21147103]
Kiland JA Gabelt BT Kaufman PL . Relationship of aqueous outflow resistance to age and total volume perfused in rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Aug 29;52(9):6820-4
[PubMed ID: 21757583]
Elsmo EJ Kiland JA Kaufman PL McLellan GJ . Evaluation of rebound tonometry in non-human primates. Exp Eye Res. 2011 Apr;92(4):268-73
[PubMed ID: 21315069]
Tian B Heatley GA Filla MS Kaufman PL . Effect of H-7 on secondary cataract after phacoemulsification in the live rabbit eye. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Dec;26(6):533-9
[PubMed ID: 21029019]
Nork TM Kim CB Heatley GA Kaufman PL Lucarelli MJ Levin LA Ver Hoeve JN . Serial multifocal electroretinograms during long-term elevation and reduction of intraocular pressure in non-human primates. Doc Ophthalmol. 2010 Jun;120(3):273-89
[PubMed ID: 20422254]
Schwinn MK Gonzalez JM Jr Gabelt BT Sheibani N Kaufman PL Peters DM . Heparin II domain of fibronectin mediates contractility through an alpha4beta1 co-signaling pathway. Exp Cell Res. 2010 May 15;316(9):1500-12
[PubMed ID: 20302860]
Croft MA McDonald JP Nadkarni NV Lin TL Kaufman PL . Age-related changes in centripetal ciliary body movement relative to centripetal lens movement in monkeys. Exp Eye Res. 2009 Dec;89(6):824-32
[PubMed ID: 19635475]
Filla MS Schwinn MK Sheibani N Kaufman PL Peters DM . Regulation of cross-linked actin network (CLAN) formation in human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells by convergence of distinct beta1 and beta3 integrin pathways. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Dec;50(12):5723-31
[PubMed ID: 19643963]
Kiland JA Gabelt BT Tezel G Lütjen-Drecoll E Kaufman PL . Effect of the age cross-link breaker alagebrium on anterior segment physiology, morphology, and ocular age and rage. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2009 Dec;107:146-58
[PubMed ID: 20126491]
Tian B Gabelt BT Geiger B Kaufman PL . The role of the actomyosin system in regulating trabecular fluid outflow. Exp Eye Res. 2009 Apr;88(4):713-7
[PubMed ID: 18793636]
Gabelt BT Hennes EA Bendel MA Constant CE Okka M Kaufman PL . Prostaglandin subtype-selective and non-selective IOP-lowering comparison in monkeys. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Feb;25(1):1-8
[PubMed ID: 19232013]
Gonzalez JM Jr Hu Y Gabelt BT Kaufman PL Peters DM . Identification of the active site in the heparin II domain of fibronectin that increases outflow facility in cultured monkey anterior segments. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Jan;50(1):235-41
[PubMed ID: 18757505]
Croft MA McDonald JP James RJ Heatley GA Lin TL Lütjen-Drecoll E Kaufman PL . Surgical intervention and accommodative responses, I: centripetal ciliary body, capsule, and lens movements in rhesus monkeys of various ages. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Dec;49(12):5484-94
[PubMed ID: 18552393]
Bunch TJ Tian B Seeman JL Gabelt BT Lin TL Kaufman PL . Effect of daily prolonged ketamine anesthesia on intraocular pressure in monkeys. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Nov;33(11):946-53
[PubMed ID: 19085377]
Kaufman PL . Enhancing trabecular outflow by disrupting the actin cytoskeleton, increasing uveoscleral outflow with prostaglandins, and understanding the pathophysiology of presbyopia interrogating Mother Nature: asking why, asking how, recognizing the signs, following the trail. Exp Eye Res. 2008 Jan;86(1):3-17
[PubMed ID: 18053986]
Liu X Brandt CR Rasmussen CA Kaufman PL . Ocular drug delivery: molecules, cells, and genes. Can J Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun;42(3):447-54
[PubMed ID: 17508043]
Tian B Kaufman PL . Combined effects of H7 and pilocarpine on anterior segment physiology in monkey eyes. Curr Eye Res. 2007 Jun;32(6):491-500
[PubMed ID: 17612965]