
Dr. Ronald W Pelton M.D., PH.D.
Ophthalmologist
455 E Pikes Peak Ave Colorado Springs CO, 80903About
Dr. Ronald Pelton is an ophthalmologist practicing in Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Pelton specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Pelton 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. Pelton 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
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1993
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- 22 laws they wouldn't dare enforce.
- Precious gems--early medicine for the rich.
- Burn scar malignancies of the eyelids.
- Successful treatment of rhino-orbital mucormycosis without exenteration: the use of multiple treatment modalities.
- Superomedial lid crease approach to the medial intraconal space: a new technique for access to the optic nerve and central space.
- Negative regulation of gene expression by TGF-beta.
- Differential expression of genes encoding TGFs beta 1, beta 2, and beta 3 during murine palate formation.
- Immunohistochemical localization of TGF beta 1, TGF beta 2, and TGF beta 3 in the mouse embryo: expression patterns suggest multiple roles during embryonic development.
- Expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1, -beta 2, and -beta 3 mRNA and protein in the murine lung.
- The anterior eyelid crease approach to the orbit.
- The beta-type transforming growth factor. Mediators of cell regulation in the lung.
- Organogenesis and pattern formation in the mouse: RNA distribution patterns suggest a role for bone morphogenetic protein-2A (BMP-2A).
- Synthesis of transforming growth factor-beta 1 by megakaryocytes and its localization to megakaryocyte and platelet alpha-granules.
- Transforming growth factor-beta. A family of growth regulatory peptides.
- Re: "Arcanobacterium hemolyticum orbital cellulitis: a rare but aggressive disease".
Treatments
- Moles
- Birthmark
- Hyperthyroidism
- Chalazion
- Graves' Disease
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16420 HIGHWAY 24 WOODLAND PARK CO 80863