Dr. Ernest William Kornmehl MD
Ophthalmologist
44 Washington St Brookline MA, 02445About
Dr. Ernest Kornmehl is an ophthalmologist practicing in Brookline, MA. Dr. Kornmehl specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Kornmehl can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Kornmehl can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1984
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- LASIK-induced optic neuropathy.
- FDA approves help for aging eyes. Conductive keratoplasty may improve vision for
- The next step in vision correction.
- Treatment of patients with closed-loop lenses.
- Radial keratotomy: incision number, incision direction, peripheral redeepening, and multiple-depth incisions.
- Epithelial ion transport in rabbit corneas following myopic keratomileusis.
- A corneal mold to restore normal corneal dimensions.
- Dehydration of post-mortem eyes for practice and experimental surgery.
- Band-shaped, whorled microcystic corneal dystrophy.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award
Treatments
- Lasik/prk, Cataract Surgery, Dry Eye And More
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Ophthalmology, Boston, MA 1990
- Mass Eye & Ear, Refractive Surgery 1988
- Mass Eye & Ear, Cornea/External Disease 1988
- Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary, Fellow 1988
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