Dr. David John Forster MD
Ophthalmologist
6231 Leesburg Pike Suite 608 Falls Church VA, 22044About
Dr. David Forster is an ophthalmologist practicing in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Forster specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Forster 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. Forster 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
University At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1985
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1985
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bull's eye retinopathy and clofazimine.
- Repair of retinal detachment caused by cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Corticosteroids in the treatment of intermediate uveitis.
- Cataract extraction in intermediate uveitis.
- Pathology of intermediate uveitis.
- Anterior uveitis and hypopyon.
- Torulopsis candida (Candida famata) endophthalmitis simulating Propionibacterium acnes syndrome.
- Anterior uveitis and hypopyon.
- Unilateral manifestation of the Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in a 7-year-old child.
- Echographic features of the Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.
- Incidence and management of glaucoma in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.
- Systemic viral infections and their retinal and choroidal manifestations.
- Association between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and HLA-DR1 and -DR4 in Hispanic patients living in southern California.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Macular Hole
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Astigmatism
- Presbyopia
- Chalazion
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
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