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Dr. Rachel Chu

OphthalmologyCornea Specialist
Iowa City, IA
(319) 356-0382
Medicare Enrolled

Location

11290 Pomerantz Family Pavilion (PFP)
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-0382Get Directions

Areas of Expertise

Cornea And External Disease
Corneal Transplantation
Keratoconus
Corneal Infections
Corneal Dystrophies
Dry Eye Syndrome
Refractive Surgery
Cataract Surgery
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About Me

Dr. Rachel Chu is a Cornea and External Disease Fellow at the University of Iowa's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. She is dedicated to providing advanced care for patients with complex corneal conditions, focusing on both medical and surgical management of diseases affecting the front of the eye. Her role involves participating in cutting-edge clinical care and research within a leading academic medical center.

Her academic and research contributions are reflected in numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations at major national conferences, such as ASCRS and ARVO. Dr. Chu has been recognized with several honors, including induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and receiving the American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement. This background underscores her commitment to excellence in ophthalmology and her active engagement in the field's ongoing development.

Awards & Honors

  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society

  • American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement

  • Stony Brook University School of Medicine Scholarly Concentrations Program

    Stony Brook University

  • Cornell University Dean’s List

    Cornell University

  • Cornell University Ho-Nun-De-Kah Honor Society

    Cornell University

Publications & Press

  • Bilateral Medial Rectus Recession (BMR). Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology, 2nd edition, 377-380, Springer.

    Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology

  • Comparison of Outcomes between iDESIGN vs CustomVue Refractive Surgery.

    Kansas EyeCon Annual Conference, Leawood, KS

  • More Than Under-Eye Bags: Treatment of Formidable Festoons.

    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg•2025

  • Increasing Diversity by Deemphasizing USMLE Step 1.

    Millennial Eye•2022

  • Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession (BLR). Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology, 2nd edition, 369-371, Springer.

    Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology•2021

  • Nocardia keratitis mimicking superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis and herpes simplex virus.

    Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep•2021

  • Focal Choroidal Elevations: Localized Pigment Epithelial Contour Alterations due to Isolated Choroidal Vessels.

    J Ophthalmol•2019

  • Inner Nuclear Layer Cystic Changes in Phakic Fellow Eyes of Patients With Acute Pseudophakic Cystoid Macular Edema.

    Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina•2019

  • Morphology of Peripheral Vitreoretinal Interface Abnormalities Imaged with Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography.

    J Ophthalmol•2019

  • Visual outcomes, efficacy, and surgical complications associated with intracameral phenylephrine 1.0%/ketorolac 0.3% administered during cataract surgery.

    Clin Ophthalmol•2017

Certifications & Licensure

Licensed In
IA, KS
License Numbers
MD-54440, 94-10589