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Bradley J. Katz
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Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

John A. Moran Eye Center

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Midvalley Health Center

Moran Eye Center
243 East 6100 South
Murray , UT 84107

Bradley Katz, MD, PhD, provides medical and surgical care of eye conditions, including cataract, glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration at the John A. Moran Eye Center's University of Utah and Midvalley Health Center locations. He specializes in neuro-ophthalmology and evaluates patients with diseases that affect the optic nerve, diseases that affect eye movements, and neurologic diseases that affect vision. Dr. Katz’s research interests include light sensitivity (photophobia) and neurologic conditions associated with light sensitivity, such as migraine and blepharospasm.

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

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners

Patient Rating

4.8 /5
( out of 533 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.

MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr Katz answers my questions to the best of his professional ability. I find him to be very honest with his answers.

MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr listened with an open mind. He really listened instead of blowing me off.

MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Katz is great. Takes time to explain everything thoroughly.

MORAN EYE CENTER

Excellent opthomologist

MORAN EYE CENTER

Kind and thoughtful doctor

MORAN EYE CENTER

I have been with Dr. Bradley J. Katz for 22 years. I believe and trust him he is knowledgeable in his craft.

MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr Katz was caring , concerned and confident about my situation and procedure. He listened to my concerns and answered my questions which put me at ease going into the procedure. And he did an outstanding job!

MORAN EYE CENTER

He is the best

MORAN EYE CENTER

Excellent handling of unexpected complication, with careful guidance regarding upcoming procedures to handle the complications.

Bradley Katz, MD, PhD, provides medical and surgical care of eye conditions, including cataract, glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration at the John A. Moran Eye Center's University of Utah and Midvalley Health Center locations. He specializes in neuro-ophthalmology and evaluates patients with diseases that affect the optic nerve, diseases that affect eye movements, and neurologic diseases that affect vision. Dr. Katz’s research interests include light sensitivity (photophobia) and neurologic conditions associated with light sensitivity, such as migraine and blepharospasm.

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

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Professor
Neurology -Adjunct Professor
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Undergraduate Electrical Engineering - Northwestern University B.S.
Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering - Northwestern University B.S.
Doctoral Training Neuroscience - University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Ph.D.
Professional Medical University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign M.D.
Internship Internal Medicine - University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Intern
Residency Ophthalmology - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Resident
Fellowship Neuro-Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Payne M, Yang Z, Katz BJ, Warner JE, Weight CJ, Zhao Y, Pearson ED, Treft RL, Hillman T, Kennedy RJ, Meire FM, Zhang (2004). Dominant optic atrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, ptosis, and ophthalmoplegia: a syndrome caused by a missense mutation in OPA1. American journal of ophthalmology, 138(5), 749-55.
  2. Orme DR, Vegunta S, Miller MA, Warner JEA, Bair C, McFadden M, Crum AV, Digre KB, Katz B (2020). A Comparison Between the Clinical Features of Pseudotumor Cerebri Secondary to Tetracyclines and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. American journal of ophthalmology, 220, 177-182.
  3. Hamann S, Malmqvist L, Wegener M, Biousse V, Bursztyn L, Citirak G, Costello F, Crum AV, Digre K, Fard MA, Fraser JA, Huna-Baron R, Katz B, Lawlor M, Newman NJ, Peragallo JH, Petzold A, Sibony PA, Subramanian PS, Warner JE, Wong SH, Fraser CL, Optic Disc Drusen Studies Consortium (2020). Young Adults with Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: A Multicenter Optic Disc Drusen Study. American journal of ophthalmology, 217, 174-181.
  4. Malmqvist L, Bursztyn L, Costello F, Digre K, Fraser JA, Fraser C, Katz B, Lawlor M, Petzold A, Sibony P, Warner J, Wegener M, Wong S, Hamann (2018). The Optic Disc Drusen Studies Consortium Recommendations for Diagnosis of Optic Disc Drusen Using Optical Coherence Tomography. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 38(3), 299-307.
  5. Bowen RC, Koeppel JN, Christensen CD, Snow KB, Ma J, Katz BJ, Krauss HR, Landau K, Warner JEA, Crum AV, Straumann D, Digre K (2018). The Most Common Causes of Eye Pain at 2 Tertiary Ophthalmology and Neurology Clinics. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 38(3), 320-327.
  6. Katz B (2019). Optic Nerve Head Drusen: The Relationship Between Intraocular Pressure and Optic Nerve Structure and Function: Comment. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 39(1), 143.
  7. Cortez MM, Digre K, Uddin D, Hung M, Blitzer A, Bounsanga J, Voss MW, Katz B (2019). Validation of a photophobia symptom impact scale. Cephalalgia, 39(11), 1445-1454.
  8. Hanson LL, Ahmed Z, Katz BJ, Warner JEA, Crum AV, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Baggaley S, Pippitt K, Cortez MM, Digre K (2018). Patients With Migraine Have Substantial Reductions in Measures of Visual Quality of Life. Headache, 58(7), 1007-1013.
  9. Ozudogru S, Neufeld A, Katz BJ, Baggaley S, Pippitt K, Zhang Y, Digre K (2019). Reduced Visual Quality of Life Associated with Migraine is Most Closely Correlated with Symptoms of Dry Eye. Headache, 59(10), 1714-1721.
  10. Digre KB, Nakamoto BK, Warner JE, Langeberg WJ, Baggaley SK, Katz B (2009). A comparison of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with and without papilledema. Headache, 49(2), 185-93.
  11. Blackburn MK, Lamb RD, Digre KB, Smith AG, Warner JE, McClane RW, Nandedkar SD, Langeberg WJ, Holubkov R, Katz B (2009). FL-41 tint improves blink frequency, light sensitivity, and functional limitations in patients with benign essential blepharospasm. Ophthalmology, 116(5), 997-1001.
  12. Chang WH, Katz BJ, Warner JE, Vitale AT, Creel D, Digre K (2008). A novel method for screening the multifocal electroretonogram in patients using hydroxychloroquine. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 28(10), 1478-86.
  13. Crow RW, Katz BJ, Warner JE, Alder SC, Zhang K, Schulman S, Digre K (2009). Giant cell arteritis and mortality. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 64(3), 365-9.
  14. Adesina OO, Scott McNally J, Salzman KL, Katz BJ, Warner JEA, McFadden M, Digre K (2017). Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Post-contrast Enhancement in Differentiating Optic Neuritis and Non-arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy. Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press), 42(2), 90-98.
  15. Katz B (2020). Put a Drop of Timolol Into Each Eye and Call Me in the Morning. JAMA ophthalmology,
  16. Hu JY, Katz (2018). Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy and supplemental nitric oxide usage. American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 11, 26-27.
  17. Ryu BU, Rao AV, Hasegawa N, Katz BJ, Caskey E, Seay MD, Harrie RP, Adesina O (2023). Three Cases of Bilateral, Asymptomatic Orbital Varices. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology,
  18. Cortez MM, Martindale C, Brennan KC, Kean J, Millar MM, Knudson A, Katz BJ, Digre KB, Presson AP, Zhang (2023). Validation of the Utah Photophobia Symptom Impact Scale (version 2) as a headache-specific photophobia assessment tool. Headache, 63(5), 672-682.
  19. Pietraszkiewicz A, Ayesha A, Digre KB, Warner JE, Seay MD, Crum AV, Katz B (2024). Diagnostic dilemma: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in a 70-year-Old woman. American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 36, 102143.
  20. Sanchez G, Long TM, Warner JEA, Chung LS, Quigley EP 3rd, Digre KB, Seay MD, Crum AV, Katz B (2025). Enhancement within the orbits and superficial temporal artery: MRI clues to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 37, 102260.
  21. Katz BJ, Lee MS, Lincoff NS, Abel AS, Chowdhary S, Ellis BD, Najafi A, Nguyen J, Seay MD, Warner JE (2025). Ophthalmic Complications Associated With the Antidiabetic Drugs Semaglutide and Tirzepatide. JAMA ophthalmology, 143(3), 215-220.

Letter

  1. Sibony PA, Biousse V, Bursztyn L, Costello F, Digre K, Fraser JA, Fraser CL, Huna-Baron R, Katz B, Lawlor M, Malmqvist L, Newman NJ, Peragallo J, Petzold A, Subramanian PS, Warner JEA, Wegener M, Wong S, Hamann S, ODDS Consortium (2020). Comment on: Morphologic Features of Buried Optic Disc Drusen on En Face Optical Coherence Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. American journal of ophthalmology, 219, 369-370.
  2. Malmqvist L, Bursztyn L, Costello F, Digre K, Fraser JA, Fraser C, Katz B, Lawlor M, Petzold A, Sibony P, Warner J, Wegener M, Wong S, Hamann (2018). Peripapillary Hyperreflective Ovoid Mass-Like Structures: Is It Optic Disc Drusen or Not?: Response. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 38(4), 568-570.
  3. Krikova I, Digre KB, Katz BJ, Seay MD, Warner JE (2024). Migraine, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies. Headache, 64(3), 317-318.

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