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Martha Howard, MD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
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Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Ophthalmology and Visual Science

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Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Biography

Dr. Howard graduated from Duke University with an AB in Biology and then completed her medical degree at Brown University. While a medical student she was awarded a March of Dimes fellowship to do research at the Whitehead Institute, an affiliate of MIT. An internship in internal medicine at Salem Hospital was followed by an ophthalmology residency at the Yale School of Medicine where she was Chief Resident and was awarded the Marvin Sears Award for Clinical excellence in Ophthalmology in 1991. After a Retina fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, she practiced for several years as a retina surgeon. Subsequently she completed a second fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Duke University. She is a Principal Investigator for studies in the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, serves on the Executive Board of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, and is a Liaison for the Status of Women in Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and member of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Dr. Howard believes educating the next generation of physicians is as important as clinical practice, reflected by teaching Yale medical students for many years and serving as a Clinical Instructor at the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center for Yale ophthalmology residents from 2005-2016 prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology. In addition, she has been an invited lecturer and surgeon in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, and volunteer strabismus surgeon in Quito, Ecuador. She is driven to help children achieve their best visual potential to succeed in their lives by treating patients with amblyopia, genetic disorders, eyelid capillary hemangiomas, performing procedures for blocked tear ducts and dermoid cysts, and surgical correction of strabismus in children. She is also compelled to help adults regain their independence by treating debilitating diplopia with non-surgical and surgical solutions.

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Education & Training

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellow
Duke University School of Medicine (2001)
Vitreo-retinal Fellow
Harvard Medical School- Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (1995)
Resident
Yale School of Medicine (1993)
Internship
Salem Hospital (1990)
MD
Brown University (1989)

Research

Overview

She has been an investigator for a study evaluating a video game as a way to treat amblyopia in PEDIG.

The study through the Yale Eye Center focuses on comparing 2 different vision screening devices which can help guide pediatricians and other primary care providers in evaluating the usefulness of the devices in their practices.

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2019

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Executive Committee

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    Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians

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    Status of Women in Medicine

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    Volunteer Pediatric Eye Surgeon

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    Marvin Sears Award for Clinical Excellence

Clinical Care

Overview

Martha Howard, MD, is a pediatric ophthalmologist who cares for children and adults with a variety of disorders, including amblyopia, strabismus, congenital eye abnormalities, genetic disorders, eyelid capillary hemangiomas, dermoid cysts, blocked tear ducts, and diplopia. She is skilled in the surgical correction of strabismus in children, and treats adults with strabismus with prisms or surgery using adjustable sutures.

“All disease processes affect an entire family, not just the patient,” Dr. Howard says, adding that her favorite part of eye care is getting to know patients and their families over a long period of time, and caring for people from premature infants to adults in their 90s “It’s fun to work with children and to also help adults regain their independence by treating conditions like debilitating diplopia with nonsurgical and surgical solutions,” she says.

Dr. Howard takes time to listen to each new patient, answer their questions, and respond to concerns so they are knowledgeable about the condition being treated.

In addition to her clinical practice, she serves on the executive board of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians and is a liaison for the Status of Women in Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. She believes educating the next generation of physicians is as important as clinical practice, and taught Yale medical students as well as Yale ophthalmology residents at the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center for many years before joining the department faculty.

Clinical Specialties

Ophthalmology; Pediatric Ophthalmology

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Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Ophthalmology
    Latest Certification Date
    2016
    Original Certification Date
    1995

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