Dr. Richard Charles Kern O.D.
Optometrist
4408 N Knoxville Ave Suite C Peoria IL, 61614About
Dr. Richard Kern is an optometrist practicing in Peoria, IL. Dr. Kern specializing in providing eye care services to patients. As an optometrist, Dr. Kern performs eye exams, tests vision, corrects vision by prescribing eye glasses or contacts, detects certain eye disorders and manages and treats vision problems. Optometrists often work closely with ophthalmologists who may need to further treat patients with surgical procedures.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Chronic sinusitis and anosmia: pathologic changes in the olfactory mucosa.
- Post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction.
- Efficacy of endoscopic sinus surgery in the management of patients with asthma and chronic sinusitis.
- Recurrent lingual swelling in an adult patient.
- Pathology of the olfactory epithelium: smoking and ethanol exposure.
- Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty in the management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Successful in vitro growth of human respiratory epithelium on a tracheal prosthesis.
- Elevated presence of myeloid dendritic cells in nasal polyps of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
- Five-year risk of incident disease following a diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis.
- Nasal and sinus symptoms and chronic rhinosinusitis in a population-based sample.
- Cytochemical localization of adenylyl cyclase activity within the sensory epithelium of the trout saccule.
- Direct laryngoscopy with provocation: a useful method to distinguish acute laryngeal edema from nonorganic disease.
- Serum immunoglobulins specific for intracellular proteins of squamous cell carcinoma.
- Bacterial allergy in nasal polyposis. A new method for quantifying specific IgE.
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