Dr. Preston Blomquist
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Meet Dr. Preston Blomquist
About Me
Dr. Preston Blomquist is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and Distinguished Teaching Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical School, completed a transitional year internship at St. Joseph's Hospital, and an ophthalmology residency at Baylor College of Medicine.
His clinical and research interests include cataract surgery and ocular trauma. Dr. Blomquist is deeply committed to resident education, having received several prestigious teaching awards, including the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award and the Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education. He also serves as the editor of Practical Ophthalmology, a manual for beginning residents. He sees patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Training
Ophthalmology
1990Baylor College of Medicine
ResidencyTransitional Year Internship
1987St. Joseph's Hospital
Residency
Awards & Honors
Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
2020Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Secretariat Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
2020American Academy of Ophthalmology
Texas Super Doctor
2020Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education
2018American Academy of Ophthalmology and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
Distinguished Alumnus, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology
2013Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology
University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
2012University of Texas System
Distinguished Physician Award
2007Parkland Health and Hospital System
UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers, Distinguished Teaching Professor
2007UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers
American Ophthalmological Society Induction
2006American Ophthalmological Society
Ho Din Award
1986Southwestern Medical Foundation
Alpha Omega Alpha
1985National Medical Honor Society
Publications & Press
Bayesian Analysis of Valacyclovir Treatment Effect in the Zoster Eye Disease Study
Ophthalmology•2026Low-Dose Valacyclovir for Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Zoster Eye Disease Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA Ophthalmology•2025Low-Dose Valacyclovir in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: The Zoster Eye Disease Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA Ophthalmology•2025Outcomes of resident-performed laser-assisted vs traditional phacoemulsification
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery•2020Comparison of 1-field, 2-fields, and 3-fields fundus photography for detection and grading of diabetic retinopathy
Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications•2019Educator as Parent: The 2019 Straatsma Lecture
Ophthalmology•2019Gender Differences in Case Volume among Ophthalmology Residents
JAMA Ophthalmology•2019Supervision and autonomy of ophthalmology residents in the outpatient clinic in the United States II: A survey of senior residents
BMC Medical Education•2019Pupil-Involving Third Cranial Nerve Paresis at High Altitude
High Altitude Medicine and Biology•2018Supervised resident manual small-incision cataract surgery outcomes at large urban United States residency training program
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery•2018Practical Ophthalmology: A Manual for Beginning Residents, 7th Ed.
American Academy of Ophthalmology•2015Practical Ophthalmology: A Manual for Beginning Residents, 6th Ed.
American Academy of Ophthalmology•2009Practical Ophthalmology: A Manual for Beginning Residents, 5th Ed.
American Academy of Ophthalmology•2005
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- TX
- License Numbers
- H2251
