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Dr. Kurt A Gitter MD
Ophthalmologist
3525 Prytania Street Suite 320 New Orleans LA, 70115About
Dr. Kurt Gitter is an ophthalmologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Gitter specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Gitter 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. Gitter 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 Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 1962
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1962
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- 50 years of friendship.
- Subretinal neovascularization following argon laser photocoagulation treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy: complication or misdiagnosis? 1975.
- West nile virus occlusive retinal vasculitis.
- Pneumatic retinopexy for primary repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in marfan syndrome.
- Optical coherence tomography reveals retinal degeneration from persistent submacular fluid after pneumatic retinopexy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
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