Dr. Richard Taylor Scholz M.D.
Ophthalmologist
515 FAIRMOUNT AVE STE 110 TOWSON MD, 21286About
Dr. Richard Scholz is an ophthalmologist practicing in TOWSON, MD. Dr. Scholz specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Scholz 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. Scholz 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
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1979
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Dark adaptation abnormalities and recovery in acute thioridazine toxicity.
- Dark-rearing interference with emmetropization in the rhesus monkey.
- Determination of optical penalization by vectographic fixation reversal.
- Argon laser photocoagulation treatment of iris cysts following penetrating keratoplasty.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Chalazion
- Nearsightedness
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