Mrs. Melinda C Orourke MD
Ophthalmologist
4855 Ward Rd Suite 500 Wheat Ridge CO, 80033About
Dr. Melinda Orourke is an ophthalmologist practicing in Wheat Ridge, CO. Dr. Orourke specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Orourke 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. Orourke 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
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine 1983
Provider Details
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Astigmatism
- Presbyopia
- Blepharitis
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
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