Ivan R.
Schwab, an American ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, died on December 13, 2025. He completed his undergraduate degree at West Virginia University and received his M.D.
from the West Virginia University School of Medicine. Schwab later finished an ophthalmology residency at California Pacific Medical Center and a fellowship in corneal surgery at the University of California San Francisco in 1982. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and served as director of corneal and external disease services at UC Davis Medical Center. In addition to his clinical and teaching work, he conducted research in biomaterials and helped develop a bioengineered artificial cornea for patients with severe corneal damage.
Ivan Roy Schwab (January 1948 – December 13, 2025) was a professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine.