Dr. Paul J Botelho MD
Ophthalmologist
1565 N Main St Suite 406 Fall River MA, 02720About
PAUL J. BOTELHO, M.D. is a Fellowship-trained Cornea and Refractive Surgeon specializing in Laser Vision Correction, Corneal Transplant and Cataract Surgery. He is board Certified Ophthalmologist and ...
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1992
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Keratoprosthesis in high-risk pediatric corneal transplantation: first 2 cases.
- Concomitant corneal and intralenticular metallic foreign bodies.
- Corneal In Vivo Confocal Microscopy: Clinical Applications.
- Is smoking a risk factor for NAION (nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy)?
- The effect of aspirin on the visual outcome of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
- Autosomal-dominant inheritance of congenital superior oblique palsy.
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