Specializing in Neurological and General Ophthalmology. He has been in practice since 1990. 

Education

• Weber State College; Ogden, Utah, B.A. 1981
• University of Utah School of Medicine; Salt Lake City, Utah, M.D. 1985
• Recommended for honors in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Research, Neurology and Plastic surgery preceptorships, University of Utah School of Medicine; Salt Lake City, Utah, 1984-1985

 Post Doctoral Training

• Internship

Oakwood Hospital; Dearborn, Michigan, 1985-1986

• Residency

Henry Ford Hospital; Detroit, Michigan, 1986-1989

• Chief Resident

Henry Ford Hospital; Detroit, Michigan, 1989 

Fellowships

• Neuro-Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic; Rochester, Minnesota, 1989-1990

 
Licensure and Board Certification

• Licensed in the state of Utah
• Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, May 1991
• Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, 1986

 
Academic & Administrative Appointments

• Adjunct Professor of Zoology, Weber State University; Ogden, Utah, 2000

Hospital Appointments

• McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, Utah  
• Ogden Regional Medical Center, Ogden, Utah 

Memberships, Offices and Committee Appointments

• Member of:
• American Medical Association
• Utah State Medical Association
• Ogden Surgical Society
• Utah Ophthalmology Society  

Research

• Retrospective study of effects on non fixated IOL loops on continued corneal endothelial cell loss
• Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Chemotaxis
• Pupillography in diagnosis of sleep disorders
• Cause and Diagnosis of oculomotor, trochlear and abducens nerve palsies
• Clinical differentiation between anteritic and non anteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
• Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

 
Publications

• Ophthalmic Surgery
• Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Archives of Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmology
• American Journal of Ophthalmology  

Family

·         Dr. Richards has been married for 21 years to his wife Christina.  They have four children.

Hobbies

• He enjoys historical research, photography, fishing and spending time with his family.