Dr. John Harry Fournier MD
Ophthalmologist
5201 N Harlem Ave Chicago IL, 60656About
Dr. John Fournier is an ophthalmologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Fournier specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Fournier 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. Fournier 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
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1966
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Activation analyses of authenticated hairs of Napoleon Bonaparte confirm arsenic poisoning.
- Visual loss after shoulder surgery under general anesthesia diagnosed as caused by ocular compression with electroretinography testing: case report and review of the literature.
- Napoleon Bonaparte really was murdered. The weapon: rat poison.
- Electroretinography in neonates treated with phototherapy.
- Electroretinography in neonates treated with phototherapy.
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