contact us | 303-682-3386

Morris E. Tilden, MD

Corneal & Refractive Surgery Specialist and Director of the Laser Refractive Surgery Center

Morris E. Tilden, MD - Longmont Refractive SurgeonDr. Tilden is a Board Certified and fellowship trained specialist in corneal surgery, external eye diseases, and refractive surgical techniques. As one of the few fellowship trained corneal and refractive surgical specialist in Northern Colorado, Dr. Tilden brings advanced diagnostic and surgical expertise to the Front Range.

As the director of the Laser Refractive Surgery Center and a national trainer for laser vision correction, Dr. Tilden is Northern Colorado's most experienced specialist in laser vision correction and is the only physician in this part of the state who is performing all of the available procedures to reduce or eliminate the dependency on glasses or contact lenses. Including LASIK, PRK, Intacs, RK, AK, ALK, etc. Approximately 70 million Americans are near-sighted, and refractive surgery has benefited more than 1 million people to date by increasing their quality of life without corrective lenses.

Dr. Tilden trained at one of the largest and most respected cornea and refractive surgery practices in the country, where he gained experience in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal and external eye diseases, as well as glaucoma and other diseases of the front part of the eye. He also completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in uveitis and inflammatory conditions of the eye. Dr. Tilden also has extensive experience in corneal surgery, including all types of refractive surgery, corneal transplantations, ocular trauma, complicated glaucoma surgery, and repair of complications from previous cataract surgery.

Colorado Refractive SurgeryA native of California, Dr. Tilden graduated from CU-Boulder with a degree in Molecular Biology. After spending 4 years doing research at the CU Medical Center, he graduated from Creighton University Medical School with high honors. He then completed an Internal Medicine internship at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Dr. Tilden then completed an Ophthalmology residency at Cornell University Medical Center/New York Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident his final year. Following this, he spent a year as a cornea, refractive surgery, and anterior segment fellow at Corneal Consultants of Indiana in Indianapolis, one of the largest and busiest corneal centers in the country. After completing his fellowship, in 1995 Dr. Tilden and his family relocated back to Colorado to join the Eye Care Center in Longmont as the Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery service.

He and his wife reside in Longmont with their three children. They enjoy skiing, water sports, traveling, flying, golf, running, tennis, and instrumental music.

Curriculum Vitae

Morris Edward Tilden, M.D.
Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Keratorefractive Surgery
Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado, P.C.
1400 Dry Creek Drive
Longmont, Colorado 80501
(303) 772-3300

Education:

  • Creighton University School of Medicine, 1985-1988
  • Omaha, Nebraska, M.D., Magna Cum Laude - May, 1988
  • St. George's University School of Medicine, 1984-1985
    Grenada, West Indies
  • University of Colorado - Boulder, 1977-1979
    Boulder, Colorado
  • Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology B.A. - August, 1979

Honors / Scholarships:

  • Magna Cum Laude, M.D., 1988
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, 1987
  • National Collegiate Medical Professions Award, 1987
  • Scholastic All American, 1987
  • John Gentleman Memorial Scholarship, 1987

Postdoctoral Training:

  • Fellowship-Cornea/Anterior Segment/Keratorefractive Surgery
    Corneal Consultants of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993-1994
    Residency-Ophthalmology
  • New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
    New York, New York, 1990-1993
  • Chief Resident, 1992-1993
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship-Ocular Inflammation/Uveitis
  • Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, 1989-1990
    Advisor: James T. Rosenbaum, M.D.
    Internship-Primary Care Internal Medicine
  • Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, 1988-1989

Certification:

  • American Board of Ophthalmology 1996
  • Certified VISX Trainer 1997

License:

  • Colorado, 1995
  • Nebraska, 1995
  • North Carolina, 1994
  • Indiana, 1993
  • New York, 1990
  • Oregon, 1989

Professional Societies

  • American Medical Association
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Refractive Surgery Interest Group
  • International Society of Refractive Surgery
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Colorado Medical Society
  • Colorado Ophthalmological Society
  • Boulder County Medical Society
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group

Hospital Affiliations:

  • Longmont United Hospital, Longmont, CO
  • Longmont Surgery Center, Longmont, CO
  • Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, CO
  • Rocky Mountain Surgical, Boulder, CO

Research Experience:

  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1980-1981 In vitro comparison of embryonic myoblasts and myogenic cells isolated from regenerating skeletal muscle.
  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1981-1982 The effects of Rous Sarcoma Virus on chicken embryo fibroblasts The effects of vanadate on pp60 v-src activity in intact chicken cell fibroblasts.
  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1982-1984 Laboratory screening parameters for the early detection of Cystic Fibrosis in the very young.

Presentations:

  • Presentation given: Department of Surgery
    Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 1986
    Review of the pathophysiology and current treatment modalities of Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Paper presented: American Academy of Ophthalmology Update Course
    Chicago, Illinois, August 25-27, 1988
    Durrie DS and Tilden ME; A Lamellar Refractive Update
  • Poster Presentation: 5th International Symposium on the Immunology and Immunopathology of the Eye, Tokyo, Japan, March 13-15, 1990
    Rosenbaum JT, Samples JR, Boney RS and Tilden ME: Ocular Inflammatory and Hypotensive Effects of Granulocyte-Macrophage (GM) Colony Stimulating Factor (CSF)
  • Poster Presentation: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
    Sarasota, Florida, April 29 - May 4, 1990
    Tilden ME, Rosenbaum JT and Bakke A: Soluble Interleukin-2 levels in patients with uveitis
  • Paper Presentation: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
    Sarasota, Florida, April 29 - May 4, 1990
    Samples JR, Boney RS, Tilden ME and Rosenbaum JT: Granulocyte-Macrophage
    Colony Stimulating Factor Lowers Intraocular Pres-sure with Intravitreal injection

Publications:

  • Rosenbaum JT, Tilden ME and Bakke A: Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Levels in Patients with Uveitis; Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the Immunology and Immunopathology of the Eye, Tokyo, Japan; March 13-15, 1990 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam; 77-80
  • Tilden ME, Boney RS, Goldenberg MM and Rosenbaum JT: The Effects of Topical S(+)-Ibuprofen on Interleukin-1 Induced Ocular Inflammation in a Rabbit Model. J. Ocular Pharm., 6:131-135, 1990
  • Tilden ME, Rosenbaum JT and Fraunfelder FT: Sulfamethoxazole as a Cause of Acute Bilateral Anterior Uveitis. Arch Ophthalmology, 109:67-69, 1991
  • Tilden ME and Price FW: Management of Coincident Corneal Disease and Cataract. Curr. Opin. Ophthalmol., 5:93-100, 1994
  • Tilden ME and Rosenbaum JT: "Polyarteritis Nodosa Syndrome" in A
    Textbook of Diseases Affecting the Eye and Kidney, L Regenbogen and HE
    Eliahou, Eds., Karger Company, New York, in press
  • Rosenbaum JT, Tilden MT, Robertson JE, Handelman I, Holmes DL, and Rodden W: Acute Retinal Necrosis as a Late Manifestation of Neonatal Virus Infection, manuscript submitted 3/97