Thomas B. Connor, Jr., MD
Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Specialty: Vitreoretinal Surgery
Locations
- The Eye Institute, Froedtert Hospital
- 925 N. 87th St.
Milwaukee, WI
Westbrook Health Center
2315 E. Moreland Blvd.
Waukesha, WI 53186
Contact Information
General Interests
Education
Postgraduate Training
Internship, Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
Residency, Ophthalmology, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship, Vitreoretinal Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute, Milwaukee, WI
Assistant Chief of Service/Director, Ocular Trauma Service, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Biography
"Needing to see an eye specialist can be associated with feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and fear. My partners and I want to help. We offer compassion, information, cutting-edge treatment and hope."
Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America: Midwest Region, 1996-1997
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1998-present
Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member, American Society of Retina Specialists
Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Member, Milwaukee Ophthalmological Society
Member, Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Publications
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Assessing Photoreceptor Structure in Retinitis Pigmentosa and Usher Syndrome.
(Sun LW, Johnson RD, Langlo CS, Cooper RF, Razeen MM, Russillo MC, Dubra A, Connor TB Jr, Han DP, Pennesi ME, Kay CN, Weinberg DV, Stepien KE, Carroll J.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 05 01;57(6):2428-42.
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Correlating Photoreceptor Mosaic Structure to Clinical Findings in Stargardt Disease.
(Razeen MM, Cooper RF, Langlo CS, Goldberg MR, Wilk MA, Han DP, Connor TB Jr, Fishman GA, Collison FT, Sulai YN, Dubra A, Carroll J, Stepien KE.) Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2016 Mar;5(2):6.
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(Brilliant MH, Vaziri K, Connor TB Jr, Schwartz SG, Carroll JJ, McCarty CA, Schrodi SJ, Hebbring SJ, Kishor KS, Flynn HW Jr, Moshfeghi AA, Moshfeghi DM, Fini ME, McKay BS.) Am J Med. 2016 Mar;129(3):292-8.
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Outer retinal structure after closed-globe blunt ocular trauma.
(Flatter JA, Cooper RF, Dubow MJ, Pinhas A, Singh RS, Kapur R, Shah N, Walsh RD, Hong SH, Weinberg DV, Stepien KE, Wirostko WJ, Robison S, Dubra A, Rosen RB, Connor TB Jr, Carroll J.) Retina. 2014 Oct;34(10):2133-46.
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Relationship between foveal cone specialization and pit morphology in albinism.
(Wilk MA, McAllister JT, Cooper RF, Dubis AM, Patitucci TN, Summerfelt P, Anderson JL, Stepien KE, Costakos DM, Connor TB Jr, Wirostko WJ, Chiang PW, Dubra A, Curcio CA, Brilliant MH, Summers CG, Carroll J.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 May 20;55(7):4186-98.
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(Carroll J, Dubra A, Gardner JC, Mizrahi-Meissonnier L, Cooper RF, Dubis AM, Nordgren R, Genead M, Connor TB Jr, Stepien KE, Sharon D, Hunt DM, Banin E, Hardcastle AJ, Moore AT, Williams DR, Fishman G, Neitz J, Neitz M, Michaelides M.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Dec 05;53(13):8006-15.
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Imaging the photoreceptor mosaic with adaptive optics: beyond counting cones.
(Godara P, Wagner-Schuman M, Rha J, Connor TB Jr, Stepien KE, Carroll J.) Adv Exp Med Biol. 2012;723:451-8.
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RetCam II Fluorescein Angiography to Guide Treatment and Diagnosis of Coats Disease.
(Koozekanani DD, Connor TB Jr, Wirostko WJ.) Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2010 Mar 09:1-3.
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(Covert DJ, Han DP, Kim JE, Connor TB Jr, Wirostko WJ, Moon SJ, Hamilton R.) Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2009 Nov-Dec;40(6):554-60.
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Gene therapy for red-green colour blindness in adult primates.
(Mancuso K, Hauswirth WW, Li Q, Connor TB, Kuchenbecker JA, Mauck MC, Neitz J, Neitz M.) Nature. 2009 Oct 08;461(7265):784-7.
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Transconjunctival 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy using a single entry cannulated sutureless system.
(Kim JE, Shah SN, Choi DL, Han DP, Connor TB.) Retina. 2009 Oct;29(9):1294-8.
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Longitudinal evaluation of expression of virally delivered transgenes in gerbil cone photoreceptors
(Mauck M, Mancuso K, Kuchenbecker J, Connor TB, Hauswirth W, Neitz j, Neitz M.) Visual Neuroscience. 25: 273-282.