Dr. Robert Aaron Gorn MD
Ophthalmologist
44 Washington St Brookline MA, 02445About
Dr. Robert Gorn is an ophthalmologist practicing in Brookline, MA. Dr. Gorn specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Gorn 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. Gorn 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
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1964
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The breakdown of polypropylene in the human eye: is it clinically significant?
- Neodymium:YAG laser cutting of intraocular lens haptics.
- Surgically induced corneal astigmatism and its spontaneous regression.
- The detrimental effect of aspirin on hyphema rebleed.
- The detrimental effect of aspirin on hyphema rebleed.
- Cholesterolosis of the anterior chamber.
- Retinal damage by visible light. An electron microscopic study.
- All-or-none responses of Limulus photoreceptor cells in presence of barium ions.
- Retinal damage by visible light. A physiologic study.
- Small retinal hemorrhages as the only sign of an intracranial aneurysm.
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