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William R. Barlow
( out of 1116 reviews )

William R. Barlow, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009

John A. Moran Eye Center

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

William R. Barlow, Jr., MD, is an experienced comprehensive ophthalmologist and ocular surgeon with a specific interest in cataract and refractive surgery. He has experience performing complex cataract surgery, femtosecond laser cataract surgery, and refractive surgeries, such as LASIK, PRK, ICL, and clear lens extraction using premium intraocular lens technologies, including toric, multifocal, and accommodative intraocular lenses.

He also provides medical and surgical care for a variety of other ocular conditions. Dr. Barlow is a team ophthalmologist for the Utah Jazz.

His research interests include cataract surgical techniques, equipment, and intraocular lens calculations.

Dr. Barlow has an open practice welcoming new patients.

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

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Patient Rating

4.9 /5
( out of 1116 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.

2026-01-29
MORAN EYE CENTER

A very successful and positive appointment with Dr. Barlow explaining solutions to challenges [NAME REMOVED] faces and for me to administer as his caretaker.

2026-01-29
MORAN EYE CENTER

Professional, knowledgeable, great bed side manner, friendly and caring, he is the best.

2026-01-28
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Barlow was very kind and professional.

2026-01-28
MORAN EYE CENTER

I came away from the appointment clearly understanding my conditions with a clear path for follow up. Outstanding visit!

2026-01-26
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Barlow explained the exam and procedures plainly and made sure that I was satisfied and no questions. I also needed an eye exam document for DMV and he attended to that immediately. Very pleasurable overall experience with the eye center.

2026-01-17
MORAN EYE CENTER

Great Ophthalmologist! I am lucky to have him as my treating physician.

2026-01-17
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

We have seen him before. Very nice and professional .

2026-01-16
MORAN EYE CENTER

Certainly no doctor patient barrier here treats patient as an equal, extremely patient with question and explanation of procedures.

2026-01-15
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Barlow is an excellent eye doctor.

William R. Barlow, Jr., MD, is an experienced comprehensive ophthalmologist and ocular surgeon with a specific interest in cataract and refractive surgery. He has experience performing complex cataract surgery, femtosecond laser cataract surgery, and refractive surgeries, such as LASIK, PRK, ICL, and clear lens extraction using premium intraocular lens technologies, including toric, multifocal, and accommodative intraocular lenses.

He also provides medical and surgical care for a variety of other ocular conditions. Dr. Barlow is a team ophthalmologist for the Utah Jazz.

His research interests include cataract surgical techniques, equipment, and intraocular lens calculations.

Dr. Barlow has an open practice welcoming new patients.

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

Board Certification and Academic Information

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

Education history

Undergraduate Speech Communications, Minor: Chemistry - University of Utah B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah Intern
Residency Ophthalmology - John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Ha L, Wright A, Wright DD, Bernhisel A, Barlow WR, Pettey JH, Zaugg B, Olson R (2019). High vacuum and aspiration on phacoemulsification efficiency and chatter for Centurion. Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie, 54(1), 136-138.
  2. Kabbara SW, Heczko J, Ta B, Bernhisel A, Barlow W, Zaugg B, Olson RJ, Pettey (2019). Impact of torsional micropulse on phacoemulsification efficiency and chatter. Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie, 54(5), 560-564.
  3. Kabbara SW, Heczko J, Ta B, Bernhisel A, Barlow W, Zaugg B, Olson RJ, Pettey (2019). Determining optimal ultrasound percent on time with long-pulse torsional phacoemulsification. Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie, 54(3), 395-398.
  4. Bird BA, Thomson RS, Stutz LA, Heczko JB, Bernhisel AA, Barlow WR, Zaugg B, Pettey JH, Olson R (2018). Effect of increasing flow when grooving during phacoemulsification. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 44(5), 623-626.
  5. Bohner AD, Wright AJ, Ta BT, Bernhisel AA, Zaugg B, Barlow WR, Pettey JH, Olson R (2018). Optimum on-time duty cycle for a transversal ultrasound machine. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 44(9), 1140-1143.
  6. Kabbara S, Heczko JB, Bernhisel AA, Barlow WR, Zaugg B, Pettey JH, Olson R (2018). Effect of high vacuum and aspiration on phacoemulsification efficiency and chatter using a transversal ultrasound machine. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 44(11), 1378-1383.
  7. Gupta I, Cahoon JM, Gardiner G, Garff K, Henriksen BS, Pettey JH, Barlow WR Jr, Olson R (2015). Effect of increased vacuum and aspiration rates on phacoemulsification efficiency. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 41(4), 836-41.
  8. Cahoon JM, Gupta I, Gardiner G, Shi D, Zaugg B, Pettey JH, Barlow WR Jr, Olson R (2015). Comparison of venturi and peristaltic vacuum in phacoemulsification. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 41(2), 428-32.
  9. Bohner A, Peterson JS, Wright AJ, Mamalis C, Bernhisel A, Zaugg B, Barlow WR Jr, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2020). Effects on phacoemulsification efficiency and chatter at variable longitudinal ultrasound settings when combined with constant torsional energy. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 46(5), 774-777.
  10. Bernhisel AA, Cahoon JM, Sella R, Zaugg B, Barlow WR, Stagg BC, Afshari NA, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2019). Optimum on-time and off-time combinations for micropulse phacoemulsification in venturi vacuum mode. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 45(12), 1797-1800.
  11. Boulter T, Bernhisel A, Mamalis C, Zaugg B, Barlow WR, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2019). Phacoemulsification in review: Optimization of cataract removal in an in vitro setting. Survey of ophthalmology, 64(6), 868-875.
  12. Stutz LA, Heczko JB, Bird BA, Thomson RS, Bernhisel AA, Barlow WR, Zaugg B, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2019). Optimization of the Oertli CataRhex 3® phacoemulsification machine. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 13, 633-639.
  13. Thomson RS, Bird BA, Stutz LA, Heczko JB, Bernhisel AA, Barlow WR, Zaugg B, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2019). The effect of increasing power when grooving using phacoemulsification. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 13, 611-615.
  14. Ungricht EL, Harris JT, Jensen NR, Barlow WR, Murri MS, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2022). Effect of low and passive flow on OVD thermal properties during phacoemulsification. Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie, 58(6), 507-512.
  15. Peterson JS, Christensen MR, Cooper C, Mamalis C, Bernhisel AA, Zaugg B, Barlow WR, Ungricht E, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2022). Optimization of Phacoemulsification Tip Gauge on the Oertli CataRhex3 in an in vitro Setting. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 16, 1091-1097.
  16. Jensen NR, Ungricht EL, Harris JT, Zaugg B, Barlow WR, Murri MS, Olson RJ, Pettey J (2023). Temperature Change of Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices in a Bi-Chamber Set-Up at a Flow of 0 and 20mL/min. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 17, 555-560.

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