Dr. Robert Alan Burnstine MD
Ophthalmologist
300 Locust St Suite 490 Akron OH, 44302Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Robert Burnstine is an ophthalmologist practicing in Akron, OH. Dr. Burnstine specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Burnstine 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. Burnstine 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
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1972
Indiana University School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cat-inflicted corneal laceration: a presentation of two cases and a discussion of infection-related management.
- Rapid, simplified diagnosis of cystinosis in conjunctival biopsies.
- A technique for removing thorns from the cornea.
- Combined gaze-angle and vergence variation in infantile nystagmus: two therapies that improve the high-visual-acuity field and methods to measure it.
- Management of strabismus with botulinum A toxin.
- Consequences of retinopathy of prematurity examinations. Case report.
- Leukemic relapse presenting as acute unilateral hypopyon in acute lymphocytic
- Lacrimal-duct-probing-induced bacteremia: should children with congenital heart defects receive antibiotic prophylaxis?
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Headaches
- Birth Defects
- Strabismus
- Astigmatism
- Migraine
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
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