Dr. Marc Michel Whitacre M.D.
Ophthalmologist
8901 W 74th St Suite 285 Overland Park KS, 66204Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Marc Whitacre is an ophthalmologist practicing in Overland Park, KS. Dr. Whitacre specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Whitacre 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. Whitacre 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 Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1979
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of anti-inflammatory drugs following cataract extraction.
- The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on ocular pain.
- B-scan ultrasonography of eyes containing intravitreal gas.
- Comparison of Oculab Tono-Pen readings obtained from various corneal and scleral locations.
- The effect of Perkins, Tono-Pen, and Schiötz tonometry on intraocular pressure.
- The effect of intraocular gas and fluid volumes on intraocular pressure.
- Operating room use of Gore-Tex socks.
- Dye yellow photocoagulation of retinal arterial macroaneurysms.
- Clinical applications of auto indirect ophthalmoscopy.
- Photodisruption of intraocular gas bubbles.
- Noncontact retinal photocoagulation at the slit-lamp biomicroscope.
- Flammability of silicone rubber: an unrecognized hazard.
- Does decompression diminish the discomfort of severe dysthyroid orbitopathy?
- Light distribution of ocular endophotocoagulator probes and its surgical implications.
- Modification of the Perkins tonometer.
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