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Dr. Peter R Egbert

Ophthalmologist

4/5(5)
3500 Zanker Rd San Jose CA, 95134
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4/5

About

Dr. Peter Egbert is an ophthalmologist practicing in San Jose, CA. Dr. Egbert specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Egbert 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. Egbert 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

Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1967

Board Certification

OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Awards

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology 2004 Outstanding Humanitarian Award 
  •  1966 AOA, Yale Medical School 
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (1)  Honor Award 

Treatments

  • Pathology, Cataract Surgery With Lens Replacement

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology 

Publications

  • Eye (London, England)Human histopathology of PASCAL laser burns.0
  • ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYRetil Glioneurol Hamartoma in Neurofibromatosis Type 12012
  • Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)Histopathologic correlation of Aspergillus endophthalmitis following uncomplicated cataract surgery2012
  • Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)Enucleated eyes after failed intra-arterial infusion of chemotherapy for unilateral retinoblastoma2011
  • OPHTHALMOLOGYComparison of One-Day Versus One2008
  • JOURL OF GLAUCOMALong-term Comparison of Primary Trabeculectomy With 52008
  • JOURL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICSProspective comparison of topical moxifloxacin2008
  • OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERYOrbital giant cell angiofibroma recurring as a solitary fibrous tumor2008
  • OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATIONThinPrep (R) vitreous-based diagnosis of choroidal malignt melanoma2008
  • ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYEndogenous Scedosporium apiospermum endophthalmitis2007
  • BRITISH JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYOnchocerciasis: a potential risk factor for glaucoma2005
  • ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYProspective Randomized comparison of 2 different methods of 5% povidone2005
  • OPHTHALMOLOGYThree-day application of topical ofloxacin reduces the contamition rate of microsurgical knives in2004
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYThe challenge of determining aqueous contamition rate in anterior segment intraocular surgery2004
  • OPHTHALMOLOGYAntibiotic resistance patterns of ocular bacterial flora2003
  • GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGYRisk factors for antibiotic2003
  • de Kaspar, H. M., Singh, G., Egbert, P. R., Haw, W. W., Nguyen, E. V.,Ten-fold reduction of conjunctival bacterial contamition rate using a combined 32003
  • OPHTHALMOLOGYProspective randomized comparison of 3-day versus 12002
  • Chang, R. T., Ta, C. N., Egbert, P. R., Singh, K., Haw, W. W., ShriverBacterial contamition of paracentesis blades used in cataract surgery2002
  • Shriver, E. M., Ta, C. N., Egbert, P. R., Singh, K., Chang, R. T., BluMultiresistant Staphylococcus epidermidis on the conjunctiva prior to intraocular surgery2002
  • Ta, C. N., de Kaspar, H. M., Chang, R. T., Shriver, E. M., Egbert, P. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of coagulase2002
  • BRITISH JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYGlaucoma in West Africa: a neglected problem2002
  • ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYDiode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation as a primary surgical treatment for primary open2001
  • ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYGranulomatous local cell reaction to intravitreal silicone2000
  • JOURL OF GLAUCOMARisk of hypotony after primary trabeculectomy with antifibrotic agents1998
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYTrabeculectomy with intraoperative 5-fluorouracil vs mitomycin C1997
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYA PROSPECTIVE TRIAL OF INTRAOPERATIVE FLUOROURACIL DURING TRABECULECTOMY IN A BLACK-POPULATION1993
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYHISTOLOGIC-STUDY OF HEALING AFTER AB INTERNO LASER SCLEROSTOMY1992
  • BRITISH JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYINTRAOCULAR INVOLVEMENT WITH SUBRETIL PIGMENT-EPITHELIUM INFILTRATES BY MYCOSIS-FUNGOIDES1992
  • ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGYRESULTS OF EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT-SURGERY AND INTRAOCULAR-LENS IMPLANTATION IN GHA1991
  • BRITISH JOURL OF OPHTHALMOLOGYINTRAOCULAR INVOLVEMENT WITH SUBRETIL PIGMENT-EPITHELIUM INFILTRATES BY MYCOSIS-FUNGOIDES1991
  • OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERYTREATMENT OF REFRACTORY ORBITAL PSEUDOTUMORS WITH PULSED CHEMOTHERAPY1990
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICSAGGRESSIVE MAGEMENT OF 2ND PRIMARY TUMORS IN SURVIVORS OF HEREDITARY RETINOBLASTOMA1989
  • OPHTHALMIC SURGERY AND LASERSINTERL SUTURE OCCLUSION OF THE MOLTENO GLAUCOMA IMPLANT FOR THE PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE1989

Experience & Accolades

  • Chair 1992 - 1997Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University
  • Director 1973 - 2012 Eye Pathology Laboratory, Stanford Medical Center

Dr. Peter R Egbert's Practice location

Practice At 3500 Zanker Rd

3500 Zanker Rd -
San Jose, CA 95134
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