Dr. Patrick A. DeRespinis
Ophthalmologist
2504 Richmond Rd. Staten Island NY, 10306About
Dr. Patrick DeRespinis is an ophthalmologist practicing in Staten Island, NY. Dr. DeRespinis specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. DeRespinis 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. DeRespinis 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
Universidad del Noreste Escuela de Medicina 'Dr. JosÈ Sierra Flores' 1980
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Eyeglasses: why and when do children need them?
- The sit-up test: an alternate clinical test for evaluating pediatric torticollis.
- Use of the laser pointer in facilitating measurement of visual acuity in young children.
- Dermoid cyst and ipsilateral defects in VATER association.
- Cut and paste: sutureless conjunctival closure in strabismus surgery.
- Cyanoacrylate nail glue mistaken for eye drops.
- A survey of severe eye injuries in children.
- Clinical Experiences With Unilateral and Bilateral Inferior Oblique Anterior Transpositions.
- Calibration of Hirschberg test photographs under clinical conditions.
- Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting as a paralysis of accommodation. Case report.
- Marfan Syndrome: Staging Nonsurgical vs Surgical Treatments in Children With Subluxated Lenses and Refractive Problems.
- Peters' anomaly in a father and son.
- The association of vision-threatening ocular injury with infant walker use.
- Duane's retraction syndrome.
- Posterior polymorphous dystrophy associated with astigmatism and amblyopia in children.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Strabismus
- Astigmatism
- Blepharitis
- Chalazion
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
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