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Dr. David C Ritterband M.D.
Ophthalmologist
310 E 14th St New York NY, 10003About
Dr. David Ritterband is an ophthalmologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Ritterband specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Ritterband 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. Ritterband 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
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1990
New York Medical College 1990
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An in vitro resistance study of levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin using keratitis isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis in clear corneal cataract surgery.
- Gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin: an in vitro susceptibility comparison to levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin using bacterial keratitis isolates.
- A laboratory evaluation of antibiotic therapy for ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Subepithelial intracorneal hemorrhage in a soft contact lens user.
- The incidence of fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty.
- Complications arising from iris-fixated posterior chamber intraocular lenses.
- Molecular characterization, biofilm analysis and experimental biofouling study of Fusarium isolates from recent cases of fungal keratitis in New York State.
- Isolation, purification and cultivation of conjunctival melanocytes.
- Penetrating keratoplasty with pars plana glaucoma drainage devices.
- Normal ocular flora in healthy eyes from a rural population in Sierra Leone.
- In situ nuclear disassembly: efficient phacoemulsification without nuclear rotation using lateral sweep sculpting and in situ cracking techniques.
- A combination povidone-iodine 0.4%/dexamethasone 0.1% ophthalmic suspension in the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis.
- The etiology of infectious corneal ulceration in Sierra Leone.
- Microbiological spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity in endophthalmitis: a 25-year review.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Pterygium
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Retinal Detachment
- Birth Defects
- Corneal Ulcer
- Astigmatism
- Dry Eye Syndrome
Dr. David C Ritterband M.D.'s Practice location
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