Martin A. Mainster, Ph.D., M.D., FRCOphth.

Professor Emeritus

Additional Academic Appointments

• Luther L. Fry Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Kansas Medical School

Primary Research Interests

• Macular and retinal vascular diseases
• Ophthalmic laser systems and applications
• Mathematical biophysics
• Radiant energy eye hazards
• Ophthalmoscopic and intraocular lenses

Education

• BS, North Carolina State College
• PhD, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Physics
• MD, University of Texas Medical Branch

Post Graduate Education

• Intern in Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch
• Resident in Ophthalmology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas
• Fellow in medical and surgical management of retinal and vitreous diseases, Retina Associates, Retina Foundation, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts

Current Licensure and Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Ophthalmology
• Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
• Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

Professional Societies

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Physical Society
• American, Canadian and European Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
• Kansas State Ophthalmological Society
• Laser Institute of America
• Macula Society
• Sigma Xi

Dr. Mainster is the Luther L. Fry Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Kansas where he specializes in macular and retinal vascular disorders. He worked in aerospace research for 4 years after receiving his Ph.D. in physics from North Carolina State University and before attending medical school. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Honor and Senior Achievement Awards. He has written over 120 scientific publications and holds 6 patents. His innovations which are standard ophthalmic practice include UV-protective IOLs, aspheric contact laser lenses, crossed-beam photodisruptor aiming systems, and clinical applications of scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. He is recognized for his scientific contributions in retinal biophysics and imaging, laser instrumentation, ocular light hazards, macular disease, photopigment kinetics and physiological optics. Dr. Mainster serves on numerous editorial board and technical standards-setting committees.