Overview
Dr. Kraig Scot Bower is an associate professor of ophthalmology and the director of refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in refractive surgery (LASIK), cornea and external diseases of the eye and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Bower is a retired Army colonel, Medical Corps. From 2001 to 2010, he was the director of refractive surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as the Army's refractive surgery subject matter expert, advising the Army Surgeon General on laser refractive surgery and managing the Army's Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program.
Dr. Bower is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astigmatism. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Cataract, and Nearsightedness.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Astigmatism.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Solomon Eye Physicians And Surgeons, LLC
Jonathan Solomon is an Ophthalmologist in Bowie, Maryland. Dr. Solomon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astigmatism. His top areas of expertise are Astigmatism, Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract Removal, and Iridectomy. Dr. Solomon is currently accepting new patients.
Chesapeake Eye Care And Laser Center LLC
Sumana Kommana is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kommana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astigmatism. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Nearsightedness, Interstitial Keratitis, and Astigmatism. Dr. Kommana is currently accepting new patients.
Select Eye Care
Scott Laborwit is an Ophthalmologist in Elkridge, Maryland. Dr. Laborwit is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astigmatism. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Presbyopia, Astigmatism, Glaucoma, and Cataract Removal.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- KeratoconusDr. Bower isDistinguished. Learn about Keratoconus.
- Advanced
- AstigmatismDr. Bower isAdvanced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- CataractDr. Bower isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- NearsightednessDr. Bower isAdvanced. Learn about Nearsightedness.
- Experienced
- AniridiaDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Aniridia.
- BlepharitisDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- GlaucomaDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Glaucoma.