Dr. Richard G Gieser M.D.
Ophthalmologist
2015 N Main St Wheaton IL, 60187About
Dr. Richard Gieser is an ophthalmologist practicing in Wheaton, IL. Dr. Gieser specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Gieser 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. Gieser 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
Baylor College of Medicine 1963
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The treatment of acute horseshoe retinal tears by transconjunctival cryopexy.
- KERATOSIS PALMARIS ET PLANTARIS.
- Clinicopathologic case report: scleral buckle associated nontuberculous mycobacterial scleritis.
- Central retinal vein thrombosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis.
- The effect of tarsorrhaphy on normal healing of corneal epithelial defects in a rabbit model.
- Ocular deviation after retinal detachment surgery.
- Treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy with panretinal cryotherapy.
- Effects of swimming pool water on the cornea.
- Sporadic butterfly macular dystrophy.
- Cilioretinal artery occlusion in sickle cell trait and rheumatoid arthritis.
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