Mr. Brian J Forbes MD
Ophthalmologist
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Brian J. Forbes, MD, PhD, is a member of the Division of Ophthalmology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Med ...
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1994
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Management of corneal abrasions and ocular trauma in children.
- Evaluation and management of an infant with poor vision.
- Evaluation and Management of a Premature Infant's Eyes.
- Evaluation and management of an infantile esotropia.
- Evaluation and management of an infant with tearing and eye discharge.
- Update on the surgical management of pediatric cataracts.
- Retinal hemorrhages in patients with epidural hematomas.
- Sclerocornea associated with the chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
- Duarte (DG) galactosemia: a pilot study of biochemical and neurodevelopmental
- Amblyopia treatment: 1998 versus 2004.
- Odds of abuse associated with retinal hemorrhages in children suspected of child abuse.
- Secondary implantation of intraocular lenses in children.
- Ocular hemorrhages in neonatal porcine eyes from single, rapid rotational events.
- Congenital craniofacial anomalies.
- A case report of a patient with Pfeiffer syndrome, an FGRF 2 mutation (Trp290Cys) and unique ocular anterior segment findings.
Treatments
- Strabismus
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Pediatric Ophthalmology - Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Wills Eye Hospital, Pediatric Ophth 1998
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