Dr. Joel Norman Leffler M.D.
Ophthalmologist
4112 W 15th Street Suite 201 Plano TX, 75093About
Dr. Joel Leffler is an ophthalmologist practicing in Plano, TX. Dr. Leffler specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Leffler 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. Leffler 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
State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine MD
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1980
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Improvement in motor development following surgery for infantile esotropia.
- Critical period for foveal fine structure in children with regressed retinopathy of prematurity.
- Characteristics of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer in preterm children.
- Foveal avascular zone and foveal pit formation after preterm birth.
- Development of refractive error in individual children with regressed retinopathy of prematurity.
- Binocular iPad Game vs Patching for Treatment of Amblyopia in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Awards
- 2004-2005 Texas Super Doctors
Treatments
- Strabismus
- Birth Defects
- Astigmatism
- Blepharitis
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Univ Texas, Pediatric Ophth 1984
- UT Medical Branch Galveston-OPH
- Baylor University Medical Center - Transplant Surgery Fellowship
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