Courtney E. Francis, M.D.

Dr. Francis is a UW assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology.  She is a clinician educator whose primary clinical interest is neuro-ophthalmology.  She also cares for adult patients with strabismus.  She is the director of the clerkship program for medical students.

Patient Care Philosophy
Dr. Francis enjoys educating her patients on their diagnoses and making them active participants in their medical care.

Scope Of Care
Dr. Francis specializes in neuro-ophthalmology. She treats patients with optic neuropathies, cranial nerve palsies, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, tumors involving the visual pathways, in addition to patients with systemic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and Grave’s disease. She offers both medical and surgical treatments for adult strabismus.

Personal Interests
Baking, hiking/exploring the northwest with her husband and two dogs.

Clinical Interests

• Optic neuropathies
• Adult strabismus/cranial nerve palsies
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension/papilledema
• Pupillary abnormalities
• Benign essential blepharospasm/hemifacial spasm
• Tumors involving the visual pathways
• Multiple sclerosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Thyroid eye disease

Research Interests

• Ophthalmologic manifestations of multiple sclerosis
• Cranial nerve palsies

Teaching Interests
Dr. Francis teaches residents and medical students how to evaluate and treat patients with neuro-ophthalmologic disorders and also trains residents in strabismus surgery.

Languages
English

Expertise
Eye Care (Ophthalmology), Multiple Sclerosis, Pituitary Disorders