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Christopher D. Conrady
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Christopher D. Conrady, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

John A. Moran Eye Center

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Christopher Conrady, MD, PhD

Dr. Conrady is a clinician-researcher specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis and other infectious and inflammatory eye diseases. He also provides medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases, including retinal detachments, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and dislocated intraocular lenses.

He is accepting new patients at the Moran Eye Center’s university location.

Dr. Conrady earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and completed a residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine and John A. Moran Eye Center.

He completed a uveitis fellowship at the Moran Eye Center before heading to the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center for a surgical retina fellowship. These fellowships included training in repairing retinal detachments and dislocated lenses and the medical and surgical management of intraocular infections and lymphoma.

He previously held a clinical and research faculty appointment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. For his research pursuits, he earned a new investigator award and a physician-scientist award and was elected to the Council of Vision Editors fellowship and the prestigious Retina Society. He has served as a site principal investigator or sub-investigator on multiple clinical trials.

At the University of Utah, he will also serve as principal investigator for a laboratory studying inflammatory eye diseases, such as acute retinal necrosis, a blinding herpes virus infection of the retina. His research interests include understanding the underlying genetic predisposition and early immune responses to viral infections of the retina to identify therapeutic targets and improve visual outcomes of acute retinal necrosis. He is also interested in advancing diagnostics and treatment protocols for endophthalmitis and other diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation.

He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and served as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals. He currently serves as a Basic and Clinical Science Course writer for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Patient Rating

Patients consistently describe Dr. Conrady as kind, caring, and empathetic, noting he listens carefully and makes them feel comfortable and confident in their care. Reviews frequently praise his clear, thorough explanations, professionalism, and clinical competence, and several patients said they would recommend him and appreciated that he communicated in Spanish when needed. Feedback is overwhelmingly positive overall, though one comment noted a very long wait time and there is a single slightly lower rating.

Generated via Patient Reviews

4.9 /5
( out of 42 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.


2026-04-16
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady is courteous, professional and very thorough. I have a very high degree of confidence in his knowledge and abilities.

2026-04-16
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrsdy lives up to his reputation he is a caring talented surgeon. I could not be i. Better hands than his.

2026-02-21
MORAN EYE CENTER

He is a well-prepared doctor in his specialty, and he cares deeply about his patients. [TRANSLATED]

2026-02-18
MORAN EYE CENTER

Excellent professional, very committed to his patients [TRANSLATED]

2026-02-14
MORAN EYE CENTER

A very good doctor, highly trained and attentive; he even communicated in Spanish, which is my native language. [TRANSLATED]

2026-02-12
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very friendly and good communicator

2026-02-05
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady's demeanor was reasonably warm and empathic. He covered the full range of possible outcomes from good to not-so-good, but in a reassuring manner.

2026-01-31
MORAN EYE CENTER

Great Dr. Thanks !!!

2026-01-30
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady is intelligent, personable and caring. I would recommend him to anyone seeking the care of a retinal specialist.

2026-01-15
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady is compassionate and listens.

2026-01-02
MORAN EYE CENTER

I really appreciate Dr.Conrady! He does a great job explaining things and is very helpful!

2025-12-28
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very friendly and answers every question. Really seems interested in the whole person

2025-12-23
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very good, professional attitude and knowledgeable in his field.

2025-12-19
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very honest and straight forward. Very impressed

2025-12-16
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady made me feel comfortable in a new patient, new issue scenario. From the patient side it can be scary with an issue with the eyes, the visit left me feeling confident in the care I'm receiving and in encouring others to seek care from Dr. Conrady as well. I would comfortable referring my family and friends without hesitation.

2025-11-22
MORAN EYE CENTER

He is very professional and clearly explains everything

2025-11-22
MORAN EYE CENTER

I would rate him excellent if that were an option. I was very comfortable with him and he instilled confidence.

2025-11-14
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady was very kind and patient, and took the time to explain things to me

2025-11-13
MORAN EYE CENTER

Superior physician.

2025-11-12
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very professional, kind and competent!

2025-11-07
MORAN EYE CENTER

He was very detailed and did a great job of explaining!

2025-11-07
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady answers all questions and one never feels rushed with him

2025-10-29
MORAN EYE CENTER

He is great!!

2025-10-29
MORAN EYE CENTER

Excellent Doctor.....

2025-10-29
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrady is fantastic. A very caring Dr. thank you.

2025-10-24
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very careing

2025-10-23
MORAN EYE CENTER

Excellent doctor

2025-10-23
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very long wait time.

2025-10-19
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Conrad is friendly patient and very kind. You'll be treated like your is only patient.

2025-10-15
MORAN EYE CENTER

Very caring and takes all the time needed to explain things thoroughly

2025-10-10
MORAN EYE CENTER

Excellent care!

2025-09-30
MORAN EYE CENTER

Drop Conrady MD is a kind man with a gentle touch. He thoughtful and patient in listening to concerns and carefully explains every step of all procedures and findings. A truly caring physician.

2025-09-28
MORAN EYE CENTER

He seems like a great guy and he is very knowledgeable about the eye


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.

Dr. Conrady is a clinician-researcher specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis and other infectious and inflammatory eye diseases. He also provides medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases, including retinal detachments, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and dislocated intraocular lenses.

He is accepting new patients at the Moran Eye Center’s university location.

Dr. Conrady earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and completed a residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine and John A. Moran Eye Center.

He completed a uveitis fellowship at the Moran Eye Center before heading to the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center for a surgical retina fellowship. These fellowships included training in repairing retinal detachments and dislocated lenses and the medical and surgical management of intraocular infections and lymphoma.

He previously held a clinical and research faculty appointment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. For his research pursuits, he earned a new investigator award and a physician-scientist award and was elected to the Council of Vision Editors fellowship and the prestigious Retina Society. He has served as a site principal investigator or sub-investigator on multiple clinical trials.

At the University of Utah, he will also serve as principal investigator for a laboratory studying inflammatory eye diseases, such as acute retinal necrosis, a blinding herpes virus infection of the retina. His research interests include understanding the underlying genetic predisposition and early immune responses to viral infections of the retina to identify therapeutic targets and improve visual outcomes of acute retinal necrosis. He is also interested in advancing diagnostics and treatment protocols for endophthalmitis and other diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation.

He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and served as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals. He currently serves as a Basic and Clinical Science Course writer for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Associate Professor
Pathology -Adjunct Associate Professor
Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology

Education history

Undergraduate B.S. Biology; B.A. Spanish; Minor in Chemistry - Oklahoma City University B.S., B.A.
Doctoral Training Microbiology and Immunology - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Ph.D.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center M.D.
Internship Internal Medicine/Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
Residency Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Uveitis - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Fellowship Surgical Retina - University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bruening W, Kim S, Yeh S, Rishi P, Conrady C (2025). Inflammation and Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis Post Faricimab. JAMA ophthalmology, 143(3), 232-235.
  2. Nguyen NV, Linderman SL, Fashina T, Devine M, Conrady CD, Shantha JG, Ahmed R, Yeh (2024). Case Reports: Chemokine and Cytokine Profiling in Patients with Herpetic Uveitis. International medical case reports journal, 17, 1055-1061.
  3. Nguyen NV, Khan F, Cannon A, Huang Y, Kim L, Xu R, Rishi P, Conrady CD, Greiner TC, Yuil-Valdes A, Yeh (2024). Diagnosis of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma masquerading infectious retinitis by retinal biopsy. Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, 14(1), 8.
  4. Menke BA, Wagner W, Song H, Thomas W, Almeida NEC, Conrady CD, Yeh (2024). Case report: CMV retinitis following local and systemic immunosuppression. Frontiers in ophthalmology, 4, 1354104.
  5. Haliyur R, Sinha AK, Andrews CA, Musch DC, Conrady CD, Zacks DN, Huvard M (2024). NO EFFECT OF REAL-WORLD UNIVERSAL FACE MASKING ON POST-INTRAVITREAL INJECTION ENDOPHTHALMITIS RATE AT A SINGLE TERTIARY ACADEMIC CENTER. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 44(5), 916-922.
  6. Khan F, Conrady C (2024). A Case of Persistent Macular Edema and a Disappearing Tattoo. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 32(1), 123-126.
  7. Huang Y, Khan F, Chang M, Conrady CD, Yeh (2023). Utility of a nitinol stone extractor for intraocular foreign body removal. American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 32, 101917.
  8. Azeem A, Baartman B, Conrady CD, Meier JL, El-Herte (2023). Herpes simplex virus dissemination with necrotizing hepatitis following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. BMC infectious diseases, 23(1), 465.
  9. Conrady CD, Pradeep T, Yu Y, Johnson MW, VanderBeek B (2023). Association of Proton Pump Inhibitor/Histamine-2 Blocker Use and Ocular Toxoplasmosis: Findings from a Large US National Database. Ophthalmology. Retina, 7(3), 261-265.
  10. Fan S, Yoo JH, Park G, Yeh S, Conrady C (2022). Type I Interferon Signaling Is Critical During the Innate Immune Response to HSV-1 Retinal Infection. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 63(13), 28.
  11. Durrani AF, Jayasundera KT, Conrady C (2022). Diagnostic Dilemmas With a Great Ocular Masquerader. JAMA ophthalmology, 140(4), 432-433.
  12. Conrady CD, Young BK, Besirli (2022). Worsening Angle Closure After Successful Laser Peripheral Iridotomy. JAMA ophthalmology, 140(4), 430-431.
  13. Hu KS, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Conrady C (2022). Pyramidal Inflammatory Deposits of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retina in Ocular Syphilis. Ophthalmology. Retina, 6(2), 172-178.
  14. Conrady CD, Besirli CG, Baumal CR, Kovach JL, Etzel JD, Tsui JC, Elner SG, Johnson M (2022). Ocular Toxoplasmosis after Exposure to Wild Game. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 30(3), 527-532.
  15. Sassalos TM, Vitale AT, Conrady C (2021). Posterior scleritis and acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy: A case of painful chorioretinitis and review of the current literature. American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 23, 101159.
  16. Kutluturk I, Agarwal A, Shulman S, Vitale A, Parodi MB, Conrady CD, Hurtikova K, Cunha Souza E, Rodriguez EC, Chhablani J, Tappeiner C, Gerding H, Zinkernagel MS, Tucker W, Munk M (2021). The Clinical Characteristics of Unilateral Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathies. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 29(6), 1072-1079.
  17. Conrady CD, Sassalos T, Cornblath WT, Zacks DN, Johnson M (2021). Temporally independent association of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome and optic neuritis. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 259(9), 2807-2811.
  18. Conrady CD, Faia LJ, Gregg KS, Rao R (2021). Coronavirus-19-Associated Retinopathy. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 29(4), 675-676.
  19. Rosenbaum JT, Harrington CA, Searles RP, Fei SS, Zaki A, Arepalli S, Paley MA, Hassman LM, Vitale AT, Conrady CD, Keath P, Mitchell C, Watson L, Planck SR, Martin TM, Choi (2021). Revising the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Uveitis by Peripheral Blood Transcriptomics. American journal of ophthalmology, 222, 15-23.
  20. Rosenbaum JT, Harrington CA, Searles RP, Fei SS, Zaki A, Arepalli S, Paley MA, Hassman LM, Vitale AT, Conrady CD, Keath P, Mitchell C, Watson L, Planck SR, Martin TM, Choi (2021). Identifying RNA Biomarkers and Molecular Pathways Involved in Multiple Subtypes of Uveitis. American journal of ophthalmology, 226, 226-234.
  21. Khandwala NS, Miller JML, Hyde RA, Conrady CD, Rao RC, Besirli C (2021). The Diagnostic Conundrum of Retinitis and a Pigmented Scar. Case reports in ophthalmology, 12(1), 164-168.
  22. Conrady CD, Demirci H, Wubben T (2020). Retinal Whitening After Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis. JAMA ophthalmology, 138(9), 994-995.
  23. Conrady CD, Shakoor A, Patel R, Larochelle M, Moshirfar M, Chaya CJ, Jacoby R, Vitale A (2020). Combined Phacoemulsification and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Treatment of Cataract in Patients With Noninfectious Uveitis. Journal of vitreoretinal diseases, 4(5), 393-400.
  24. Conrady CD, Feist RM Jr, Vitale AT, Shakoor (2020). Long-term visual outcomes of endophthalmitis and the role of systemic steroids in addition to intravitreal dexamethasone. BMC ophthalmology, 20(1), 181.
  25. Conrady CD, Feist RM Jr, Crum (2016). Shingles as the underlying cause of orbital myositis in an adolescent: A case report. American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 5, 111-113.

Review

  1. Nguyen NM, Conrady C (2024). A Better Understanding of the Clinical and Pathological Changes in Viral Retinitis: Steps to Improve Visual Outcomes. Microorganisms, 12(12),
  2. Blyden K, Thomas J, Emami-Naeini P, Fashina T, Conrady CD, Albini TA, Carag J, Yeh (2024). Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Eye: Ophthalmic Manifestations, Pathogenesis, and One Health Perspectives. International ophthalmology clinics, 64(4), 39-54.
  3. Harrison-Williams L, Vandy MJ, Mattia JG, Hartley CD, Fashina T, Huang Y, Choo C, Yeh C, Huang C, Nguyen N, Conteh I, Campbell K, Konneh A, Hayek BR, Shantha JG, Crozier I, Mwanza JC, Conrady CD, Justin GA, Yeh S, Mustapha J, SMILE and EVICT-VR Study Investigator (2024). Establishing Vitreoretinal Surgery Capacity in Sierra Leone: Challenges and Opportunities to Address Retinal Health Disparities in Resource-limited Settings. International ophthalmology clinics, 64(4), 31-38.
  4. Ohlhausen M, Menke BA, Begley J, Kim S, Debiec MR, Conrady CD, Yeh S, Justin G (2024). Advances in the management of intraocular foreign bodies. Frontiers in ophthalmology, 4, 1422466.
  5. Curran EH, Devine MD, Hartley CD, Huang Y, Conrady CD, Debiec MR, Justin GA, Thomas J, Yeh (2024). Ophthalmic implications of biological threat agents according to the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives framework. Frontiers in medicine, 10, 1349571.
  6. Dempsey MP, Conrady C (2023). The Host-Pathogen Interplay: A Tale of Two Stories within the Cornea and Posterior Segment. Microorganisms, 11(8),
  7. Fashina T, Huang Y, Thomas J, Conrady CD, Yeh (2022). Ophthalmic Features and Implications of Poxviruses: Lessons from Clinical and Basic Research. Microorganisms, 10(12),
  8. Conrady CD, Yeh (2021). A Review of Ocular Drug Delivery Platforms and Drugs for Infectious and Noninfectious Uveitis: The Past, Present, and Future. Pharmaceutics, 13(8),
  9. Feng Y, Conrady CD, Demirci (2021). The evolution of an active solitary idiopathic choroiditis (focal scleral nodule): a case report of the natural course and a review of the literature. BMC ophthalmology, 21(1), 130.
  10. Conrady CD, Shakoor (2020). Rituximab-Associated Retinal Occlusive Vasculopathy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 28(4), 622-625.
  11. Arunkumar R, Calvo CM, Conrady CD, Bernstein P (2018). What do we know about the macular pigment in AMD: the past, the present, and the future. Eye (London, England), 32(5), 992-1004.

Editorial

  1. Conrady C (2023). Infectious Eye Diseases and Prevention Control. Microorganisms, 11(5),