Dr. Susan G Elner MD
Ophthalmologist
1000 Wall Street Ann Arbor MI, 48105Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Susan Elner is an ophthalmologist practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Elner specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Elner 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. Elner 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
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1982
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Management of submacular hemorrhage with intravitreous tissue plasminogen activator injection and pneumatic displacement.
- Signaling pathways for glycated human serum albumin-induced IL-8 and MCP-1 secretion in human RPE cells.
- Macrophage and retinal pigment epithelium expression of angiogenic cytokines in choroidal neovascularization.
- Human retinal pigment epithelial lysis of extracellular matrix: functional urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, collagenase, and elastase.
- RPE CD14 immunohistochemical, genetic, and functional expression.
- Interleukin-8. A corneal factor that induces neovascularization.
- Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and HLA-DR antigens in herpes keratitis.
- Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) of retinal pigment epithelial cells participates in transmembrane signaling in response to photoreceptor outer segments.
- Human, but not bovine, photoreceptor outer segments prime human retinal pigment epithelial cells for metabolic activation and massive oxidant release in response to lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma.
- Treatment of acute retinal necrosis syndrome with oral antiviral medications.
- Retisert: is the new advance in treatment of uveitis a good one?
- Detection of retinal metabolic stress resulting from central serous retinopathy.
- Neutrophil chemotactic factor (IL-8) gene expression by cytokine-treated retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- Retinal vasculitis in Toxocara canis neuroretinitis.
- Lysosomal enzyme activities in cultured trabecular-meshwork cells.
Treatments
- Immunology, Vitreoretinal Surgery
- Macular Degeneration
- Uveitis
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary 1988
- Retina Associates of South TX, PA., Retina/Vitreous Surgery 1986
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