Dr. John O. Mason III, MD
Ophthalmologist
700 18th St S Suite 707 Birmingham AL, 35233Rating
4/5
About
Dr. John Mason III is an ophthalmologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Mason III specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Mason III 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. Mason III 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
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- What's ahead for the Public Health Service?. Interview by Janice C. Simmons.
- Health care in the U.S.: facts and choices.
- Closing the gaps in public health. The health status of racial and ethnic minorities.
- Prevention 'goal' of CDC programs.
- Employers' role in preventing disease. Interview by Jane Stein.
- Mouse Wnt8B is expressed in the developing forebrain and maps to chromosome 19.
- The transcription factor, Pax6, is required for cell proliferation and differentiation in the developing cerebral cortex.
- Treatment of large macular choroidal tubercle improves vision.
- A role for Pax6 in the normal development of dorsal thalamus and its cortical connections.
- Embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice ubiquitously expressing a tau-tagged green fluorescent protein.
- Unilateral bull's-eye maculopathy secondary to trauma.
- Surgical management of combined traction and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with persistent fetal vasculature.
- Central serous retinopathy following long-duration laser pointer exposure.
- Ocular trauma from paintball-pellet war games.
- Hybridization parameters revisited: solutions containing SDS.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Tear
- Macular Hole
- Type 2 Diabetes
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