Dr. Andrew W Lawton MD
Ophthalmologist
9800 Lile Dr Suite 400 Little Rock AR, 72205About
Dr. Andrew Lawton is an ophthalmologist practicing in Little Rock, AR. Dr. Lawton specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Lawton 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. Lawton 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
Albert Einstein Medicine
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP- Neuropathology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Wellness and prevention: educating the family and contacts.
- Apparent cytomegalovirus epithelial keratitis in a cardiac transplant recipient.
- Optic nerve pseudomeningioma secondary to localized amyloidosis.
- Diagnostic impression cytology for external eye disease.
- Proton beam therapy for uveal melanoma.
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal gland fossa: confirmation by ultrastructural study.
- Intracranial glioblastoma invading the orbit.
- Echographic characteristics of benign orbital schwannomas (neurilemomas).
- Elevated tear IgG and conjunctival plasma cell infiltrate in a graft versus host disease patient.
- Insect foreign body in the cornea. Case report.
- Periocular granuloma annulare.
- Proptosis from maxillary sinus inverted papilloma with malignant transformation.
- Giant cell arteritis.
- A new guideline for cataract.
- Optic neuropathy associated with clomiphene citrate therapy.
Professional Memberships
- Member SOUTHERN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- Member AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Member ARKANSAS MEDICAL SOCIETY
- Member PULASKI COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Doheny Eye Institute, Neuro-Ophthalmology, CA, USA 1990
- Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Ocular Oncology and Ophthalmic Pathology, NY, USA 1985
- OPHTHALMOLOGY, ESTELLE D EYE INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES, CA 1989
- OCULAR ONCOLOGY, MANHATTAN EYE EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL, NEW YORK, NY 1984
- Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hosp, Ophthalmic Pathology 1984
- Doheny Eye Inst - USC, Neuro-Ophthalmology 1989
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