Dr. Samuel Kenney Houston M.D.
Ophthalmologist
840 Walnut St Suite 1020 Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Samuel Houston is an ophthalmologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Houston specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Houston 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. Houston 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Retinoblastoma treatment: utilization of the glycolytic inhibitor, 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (2-FG), to target the chemoresistant hypoxic regions in LH(BETA)T(AG) retinal tumors.
- Intravitreal and subconjunctival melphalan for retinoblastoma in transgenic mice.
- Efficacy of intravitreal ocriplasmin on vitreomacular traction and full-thickness macular holes.
- Bilateral Straatsma syndrome with nystagmus.
- Self-induced Orbital Compression Injury: Saturday Night Retinopathy.
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