University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Ophthalmologist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Ophthalmology

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview
- Eye Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Albinism
Birth Defects
Cataracts
Down Syndrome
Genetic Eye Dis
Genetic Eye Disorders
Low Vision
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Refractive Vision Correction
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Strabismus
Strabismus Amblyopia
Tearing Abnormailities

Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Ophthalmology)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus)
Washington DC - Dr. Marshall Parks (Pediatric Ophthalmology)

Selected Recent Publications
Summers CG:  Causes of abnormal refractive errors in children.  Amer Orthop J 56:108-115, 2006.

Harvey PS, King RA, Summers CG: Spectrum of foveal development in albinism detected with optical coherence tomography.  J AAPOS 10:237-42, 2006.

Louwagie CR, Jensen AA, Christoff A, Holleschau AM, King RA, Summers CG: Correlation of grating acuity with letter recognition acuity in children with albinism.  J AAPOS 10:168-72, 2006.

Palmer EA, Hardy RJ, Dobson V, PHelps DL, Quinn EG, Summers CG, Krom CP, Tung B on behalf of the CRYO-ROP Cooperative Group:  15-year outcomes following threshold retinopathy of prematurity: Final results from the multicenter trial of cryotherapy. Arch Ophthalmol 123:311-8, 2005.

Anderson J, Lavoie J, Merrill K, King RA, Summers CG:  Efficacy of spectacles in persons with albinism. J AAPOS 8:515-20, 2004.

Merrill K, Lavoie JE, Summers CG:  Positive angle kappa in albinism.  J AAPOS 8:237-9, 2004.

Pediatric Eye Disease Investigative Group.  A randomized trial of atropine versus patching for treatment of moderate amblyopia in children. Arch Ophthalmol 120:268-78, 2002.