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Dr. Alan Gary Palestine M.D.
Ophthalmologist
31427 Banff Ct Evergreen CO, 80439About
Dr. Alan Palestine is an ophthalmologist practicing in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Palestine specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Palestine 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. Palestine 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 Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1978
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Famciclovir for ophthalmic zoster: a randomised aciclovir controlled study.
- Intraocular therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis.
- Immunocytochemical staining of vitreous cells. Indications, techniques, and results.
- Lymphocyte responses to peptide M and to retinal S-antigen in uveitis patients.
- Chorioretinal biopsy for diagnostic purposes in cases of intraocular inflammatory disease.
- Ciclosporin (Sandimmun) therapy: experience in the treatment of pars planitis and present therapeutic guidelines.
- Randomized, double-masked study of cyclosporine compared to prednisolone in the treatment of endogenous uveitis.
- Human immunodeficiency virus, herpes zoster, and the retina.
- Gamma-interferon induces differential expression of HLA-DR, -DP and -DQ in human ciliary epithelial cells.
- Clinical and immunohistologic studies of corneal rejection in the rat penetrating keratoplasty model.
- Mammalian ciliary-body epithelial cells in culture produce transforming growth factor-beta.
- Ocular permeability after systemic administration of endotoxin in humans.
- Macular edema in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related microvasculopathy.
- Immunohistochemistry of the inflammatory response in Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis.
- Large cell lymphoma masquerading as a viral retinitis.
Treatments
- Uveitis
Professional Memberships
- Member American Uveitis Society
- Member Retina Society
- Member Macula Society
- Member American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- National Institutes of Health 1986
- Uveitis, National Inst Health, Bethesda, Md USA 1986
Dr. Alan Gary Palestine M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 6410 Rockledge Dr Suite 400
6410 Rockledge Dr Suite 400 -Bethesda, MD 20817Get Direction
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