Jack T. Holladay, M.D. Holladay Lasik Institute Bellaire Medical Plaza Bldg., Suite 207 Houston, TX 77081 Tel:

Dr. Holladay was born on October 13, 1946, while his parents were stationed at Olathe Naval Base near Kansas City, Kansas. His father went to work for Ford Motor Company and, typical of many families ascending the corporate ladder, the numerous relocations meant attending twelve schools between kindergarten and high school. In 1961, the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where Dr. Holladay began his sophomore year at South Oak Cliff High School.

In 1964, Dr. Holladay graduated from South Oak Cliff High School, receiving an academic and music scholarship for tuition and room at Southern Methodist University. He chose electrical engineering as his major and played solo trumpet with the Mustang Band along with Harry James, Jr. He worked in the student cafeteria for his meals, giving him the opportunity to meet many students. These many friends were instrumental in the successful campaigns for Head Cheerleader during his junior and senior years.

In 1969 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded a scholarship to graduate school. His work in the Master's program was primarily in computer science, where he developed software for the onboard aircraft computers to defeat Soviet radar systems. He also designed night vision optical devices using early IBM programs, which represented his first exposure to the field of optics.

In 1971, Dr. Holladay received his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and started course work toward a Doctorate. Attending classes at Southwestern Medical School was part of the Biomedical Engineering program, and this fostered an interest in the medical applications of his engineering background. As his interest grew, he decided to attend medical school.

Dr. Holladay was accepted in the first on-campus class of 32 members at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston in 1971. In 1974, he received his Doctorate of Medicine, followed by a year of research developing instrumentation for measuring the electrical charge of the eye. He then began his residency in ophthalmology in 1975 at Hermann Hospital, the teaching hospital for the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

He completed his residency in ophthalmology in 1978 and was invited to join The University of Texas Medical School Faculty. In addition to his teaching responsibilities and private practice, Dr. Holladay has invented the Brightness Acuity Tester, an instrument which is used by ophthalmologists all over the world for testing the effects of glare on patients' vision. He has also developed the Holladay "IOL Consultant " and "Refractive Surgery Consultant" software programs, which are currently used worldwide by ophthalmologists restoring vision following cataract removal and obtaining the best results following refractive surgery (LASIK).

Dr. Holladay's special interests are in refractive surgery, which includes LASIK-laser vision correction, INTACTS, cataract extraction and corneal transplantation. He is very active in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, serving as past Chairman of the Committee on Low Vision and the Committee on Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses. He has served as a member of the Ethics Committee, is currently on the Committee for Ophthalmic Technology Development and the Refractive Surgery Interest Group. Because of his service to the Academy and his teaching contributions at the annual meeting, he received the Honor Award in 1985, and the Senior Honor Award in 1995, which is awarded to only 25 ophthalmologists a year. He has written over 85 scientific articles, 30 book chapters, and authored or edited five books and made several hundred scientific presentations. Dr. Holladay has been invited as a Visiting Professor to many of the major ophthalmology programs internationally.

In 1986, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration for his service on the Ophthalmic Device Panel. He has received the "Most Outstanding Lecturer in Ophthalmology" from his medical students numerous times. In 1991, he was named the A. G. McNeese, Jr., Professor of Ophthalmology and was the second person to be recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of he University of Texas Medical School at Houston. In 1992, he received the Binkhorst Medal Award from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery given to one ophthalmologist each year. In 1995, he was honored with the "Ridley Award" from the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery that is given to only one ophthalmologist every two years. He has been recognized as one of the "Top Doctors in Houston" by Inside Houston Magazine and is in "Who's Who" in Texas and in the United States. He is currently the Secretary of Education and member of the Board for the International Society of Refractive Surgery, Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and a Board of Director for the Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance.

Although Dr. Holladay's professional activities are many, he still devotes a significant amount of time to the community and his family. He has served as a member of the Administrative Board, Council on Ministries and Board of Trustees for the Bellaire United Methodist Church. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Lion's Eye Bank. He is also very proud of coaching and managing in Little League Baseball and in Houston Youth Soccer Association from 1980 to 1992. In 1988, his son Taylor's baseball team won the Major League Championship, and he managed and coached the All-Star team that placed second in the area playoffs that year. In 1989, he helped coach his son's soccer team to the Houston City Championship for 13-year-old boys. He was President of the Bellaire High School Baseball Booster Club in 1994, when his son's team won the coveted State 5A Baseball Championship. Taylor received a baseball scholarship to The University of Texas at Austin and is now a senior at Houston Baptist University (HBU) and is the starting first baseman. He will graduate from HBU in May 2000 with honors. Taylor was inducted into the Bellaire Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2000.

In 1990, his daughter's softball team under Dr. Holladay's coaching won the 12 year-old Girls Major League Championship. Dr. Holladay managed and coached the All-Star team, which went on to win the District 16 Championship. In 1996, his daughter graduated from Bellaire High School as four-year letter athlete and captain of the Varsity soccer team that won the 5A District Championship for four years. She was also elected treasurer of the Bellaire High School Booster Club. Courtney is now a senior at Texas A & M and will graduate in May 2000 with honors. She has been accepted into the Ph. D. program in psychology at Rice University.

Dr. Holladay strives for excellence in whatever he does, but realizes that his greatest sources of happiness are his wife (Sharon), son (Taylor), daughter (Courtney) and their health, which are blessings for which he is most grateful.