Dr. Mannis, Professor and Chair of the UC Davis Health System Eye Center, specializes in corneal transplantation and external diseases of the eye. His research has included development of experimental antimicrobial agents and growth factors that affect the corneal wound healing rate, skin diseases that affect the eye, and outcomes of corneal transplants and artificial corneas. Dr. Mannis has authored over 125 publications and five books on topics relating to corneal surgery and disease.

Title:

Professor, Chair of Ophthalmology

Specialty:

Ophthalmology

Center/Program Affiliation:

Eye Center

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 2400
Sacramento, CA 95817

Alternate Address:

Ophthalmology Clinic
77 Cadillac Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone:

(916) 734-6602

Other Languages:

German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish

Education:

University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida
M.D. 1975

Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
B.A. 1968

Internships:

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Residency:

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

Ophthalmology

Fellowships:

University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Cornea and External Eye Disease

Board Certifications:

American Board of Ophthalmology, 1980

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Association of Tissue Banks
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Ophthalmological Society
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
California Association of Ophthalmology
California Medical Association

Honors and Awards:

U.S. News Top Doctors, 2011-2012

Select Recent Publications:

Huang C, O'Hara M, Mannis MJ. Primary Pediatric Keratoplasty: Indications and Outcomes. Cornea; October;28(9) 1003-1008. 2009

Bradley JC, Graue-Hernandez EO, Schwab IR, Mannis MJ. Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis: The University of California Davis Experience. Cornea; April;28(3)321-7. 2009

Mannis MJ, Cornea Donor Study Investigator Group. The Effect of Donor Age on Corneal Transplantation Outcome: Results of the Cornea Donor Study. Ophthalmology; April; 115(4):620-626. 2008

Mannis MJ, Holland EJ, Beck RW, Belin MW, Goldberg MA, Gal RL, Kalajian AD, Kenyon KR, Kollman C, Ruedy KJ, Smith P, Sugar J, Stark WJ; Cornea Donor Study Group. Clinical profile and early surgical complications in the Cornea Donor Study. Cornea, 25(2):164-170. 2006

An HJ, Ninonuevo M, Aguilan J, Liu H, Lebrilla CB, Alvarenga LS, Mannis, MJ: Glycomics analyses of tear fluid for the diagnostic detection of ocular rosacea. J Proteome Res, 4(6): 1981-7. 2005

Feiz V, Moshirfar M, Mannis MJ, Reilly CD, Garcia-Ferrer F, Caspar JJ, Lim Me. Nomogram-based intraocular lens power adjustment after myopic photorefractive keratectomy and LASIK:anew approach. Ophthalmology, 112(8):1381-7. 2005

To see if Mark J. Mannis is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.