Dr. John Stewart O'keefe M.D.
Ophthalmologist
8700 Stony Point Pkwy Suite 150 Richmond VA, 23235Rating
4/5
About
Dr. John O'keefe is an ophthalmologist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. O'keefe specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. O'keefe 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. O'keefe 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 Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1998
Emory University School Of Medicine 2002
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- First metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Serology of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in wild rabbits before and after release of the virus in New Zealand.
- Detection and molecular characterisation of bovine polyomavirus in bovine sera in New Zealand.
- Experimental infection of possums with macropodid herpesvirus 1.
- A comparison of the polymerase chain reaction with standard laboratory methods for the detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4 in archival tissue samples.
- A newly discovered disease of the brushtail possum: wobbly possum syndrome.
- Routine blood values for New Zealand brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) at capture.
- Typing of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus from New Zealand wild rabbits.
- A brief review on the laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis.
- Serological survey of pre-weaned New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) for brucellosis and leptospirosis.
- Comparison of four diagnostic tests for the identification of serum antibodies in small ruminants infected with Mycoplasma agalactiae.
- Genetic characterisation of bovine herpesvirus 1 in New Zealand.
- Amplification and differentiation of the DNA of an abortigenic (type 1) and a respiratory (type 4) strain of equine herpesvirus by the polymerase chain reaction.
- Distribution of prion protein genotypes in breeds of sheep in New Zealand.
- Real-time polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of members of the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Tear
- Macular Hole
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
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