Dr. Garth Allen Wilbanks MD
Ophthalmologist
885 Union St Suite 120 Bangor ME, 04401Rating
5/5
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Dr. Garth Wilbanks is an ophthalmologist practicing in Bangor, ME. Dr. Wilbanks specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Wilbanks 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. Wilbanks 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
Mc Gill Univ- Fac Of Med- Montreal- Que- Canada 1987
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Macrophages capable of inducing anterior chamber associated immune deviation demonstrate spleen-seeking migratory properties.
- Eye-derived cytokines and the immunosuppressive intraocular microenvironment: a review.
- Studies on the induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). III. Induction of ACAID depends upon intraocular transforming growth factor-beta.
- Suppression of experimental autoimmune uveitis in mice by induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation with interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein.
- Fluids from immune privileged sites endow macrophages with the capacity to induce antigen-specific immune deviation via a mechanism involving transforming growth factor-beta.
- Immunoregulatory mechanisms of the eye.
- Characterization of suppressor cells in anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID) induced by soluble antigen. Evidence of two functionally and phenotypically distinct T-suppressor cell populations.
- Studies on the induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). 1. Evidence that an antigen-specific, ACAID-inducing, cell-associated signal exists in the peripheral blood.
- Studies on the induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). II. Eye-derived cells participate in generating blood-borne signals that induce ACAID.
- Distinctive humoral immune responses following anterior chamber and intravenous administration of soluble antigen. Evidence for active suppression of IgG2-secreting B lymphocytes.
- The differing patterns of antigen release and local retention following anterior chamber and intravenous inoculation of soluble antigen. Evidence that the eye acts as an antigen depot.
- Perfluorodecalin corneal toxicity: five case reports.
- Clinical outcomes following penetrating keratoplasty using the Barron-Hessburg and Hanna corneal trephination systems.
- Giant pseudocyst formation associated with chronic corneal edema.
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