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Robert O. Hoffman
( out of 164 reviews )

Robert O. Hoffman, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-581-2352
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      Robert O. Hoffman, MD, has special interests in retinopathy of prematurity, ocular problems associated with genetics, craniofacial disorders, cataracts in infants and children and complicated strabismus.

      Get to know Dr. Hoffman by watching his profile video.

      Board Certification

      American Board of Ophthalmology
      National Board of Medical Examiners

      Patient Rating

      4.9 /5
      ( out of 164 reviews )

      The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

      The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

      Patient Comments

      Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

      June 26, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      Dr Hoffman has been amazing!! My son has been seeing him for years and he has been so helpful, professional, and given my son the help he needed!! We would recommend him to anyone!!

      May 14, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      The surgery Dr. Hoffman performed resulted in full recovery of my depth perception. That is a huge asset to my future safety É not to mention the improvement to my quality of life! Dr. Hoffman is personable, caring, courteous, and takes a genuine interest in others. I highly recommend Dr. Hoffman and all the medical staff associated with University of Utah Health. I would choose them above all other providers I have used in my lifetime.

      May 10, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      Best Doctor at pcmc

      May 08, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      We could not have found a better Dr.

      May 07, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      Dr. Hoffman was very caring and kind. He was very family centered and cared for the patient.

      April 02, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      Very good listening

      April 02, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      We've been seeing Dr. Hoffman for 13 years, he's the best of the best!

      April 02, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      Dr. Hoffman is very informative & always answers any questions I have

      March 30, 2025
      PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

      Dr. Hoffman is excellent, very knowledgeable and very kind

    • Robert O. Hoffman, MD, has special interests in retinopathy of prematurity, ocular problems associated with genetics, craniofacial disorders, cataracts in infants and children and complicated strabismus.

      Get to know Dr. Hoffman by watching his profile video.

      Board Certification and Academic Information

      Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Professor (Clinical)
      Board Certification
      American Board of Ophthalmology
      National Board of Medical Examiners

      Education history

      Fellowship Indiana University Hospitals Fellow
      Residency Ophthalmology - University of Michigan Resident
      Internship Ophthalmology - LDS Hospital Intern
      Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine M.D.
      Undergraduate University of Utah B.S.
      Undergraduate Monroe Community College Associates

      Selected Publications

      Journal Article

      1. Heidary G, Fisher MJ, Liu GT, Ferner RE, Gutmann DH, Listernick RH, Kapur K, Loguidice M, Ardern-Holmes SL, Avery RA, Hammond C, Hoffman RO, Hummel TR, Kuo A, Reginald A, Ullrich NJ (2020). Visual field outcomes in children treated for neurofibromatosis type 1-associated optic pathway gliomas: a multicenter retrospective study. J AAPOS, 24(6), 349.e1-349.e5. (Read full article)
      2. Hoffman RS (2018). Measuring Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter as a Proxy for Intracranial Pressure.LID - 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.3426 [doi]. JAMA Ophthalmol. (Read full article)
      3. Fisher MJ, Loguidice M, Gutmann DH, Listernick R, Ferner RE, Ullrich NJ, Packer RJ, Tabori U, Hoffman RO, Ardern-Holmes SL, Hummel TR, Hargrave DR, Bouffet E, Charrow J, Bilaniuk LT, Balcer LJ, Liu GT (2012). Visual outcomes in children with neurofibromatosis type 1-associated optic pathway glioma following chemotherapy: a multicenter retrospective analysis. Neuro Oncol, 14(6), 790-7. (Read full article)
      4. Rauch A, Feindt KA, Leonard CO, Thompson JA, Hoffman RO, Creel DJ, Opitz JM (1999). Previously apparently undescribed autosomal recessive MCA/MR syndrome with light fixation, retinal cone dystrophy, and seizures: the M syndrome. Am J Med Genet, 82(2), 194-8. (Read full article)
      5. Dilts CV, Carey JC, Kircher JC, Hoffman RO, Creel D, Ward K, Clark E, Leonard CO (1996). Children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis 1: a behavioral phenotype. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 17(4), 229-39. (Read full article)

      Review

      1. Foster GJL, Allen QB, Ayres BD, Devgan U, Hoffman RS, Khandelwal SS, Snyder ME, Vasavada AR, Yeoh R (2018). Phacoemulsification of the rock-hard dense nuclear cataract: Options and recommendations. [Review]. J Cataract Refract Surg, 44(7), 905-916. (Read full article)

      Letter

      1. Fischer PR, Miles VH, Stampfl DR, Hoffman RO, Wald ER (2002). Route of antibiotic administration for conjunctivitis. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 21(10), 989-90; author reply 990. (Read full article)