Dr. Robert P Tucker MD
Ophthalmologist
9875 Medlock Bridge Parkway Suite 100 Alpharetta GA, 30022Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Robert Tucker is an ophthalmologist practicing in Alpharetta, GA. Dr. Tucker specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Tucker 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. Tucker 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
Emory University School Of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Thrombospondin-1 and neural crest cell migration.
- Teneurin-1, a vertebrate homologue of the Drosophila pair-rule gene ten-m, is a neuronal protein with a novel type of heparin-binding domain.
- Tenascin-Y in the developing and adult avian nervous system.
- The tenascin-C knockout revisited.
- Teneurins: a novel family of neuronal cell surface proteins in vertebrates, homologous to the Drosophila pair-rule gene product Ten-m.
- The thrombospondin type 1 repeat (TSR) superfamily: diverse proteins with related roles in neuronal development.
- The expression of teneurin-4 in the avian embryo.
- The zona pellucida-initiated acrosome reaction: defect due to mutations in the sperm glycine receptor/Cl(-) channel.
- Abnormal neural crest cell migration after the in vivo knockdown of tenascin-C expression with morpholino antisense oligonucleotides.
- Intracranial pressure in Reye syndrome. Monitoring and control.
- Tenascin-Y is concentrated in adult nerve roots and has barrier properties in vitro.
- Tenascin in bone morphogenesis: expression by osteoblasts and cell type-specific expression of splice variants.
- THE NEUROANATOMY OF RECENT MEMORY.
- Murine tenascin-W: a novel mammalian tenascin expressed in kidney and at sites of bone and smooth muscle development.
- Ophthalmic laser surgery in the 21st century--who will be the surgeon?
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Nearsightedness
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