Dr. Robert Fleming Azar M.D.
Ophthalmologist
400 Old Hammond Hwy Suite 6-A Metairie LA, 70005About
Dr. Robert Azar is an ophthalmologist practicing in Metairie, LA. Dr. Azar specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Azar 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. Azar 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intraocular lens implantation.
- WHAT THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GLAUCOMA.
- WHAT THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GLAUCOMA.
- THE BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME.
- OUTLINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF AMBLYOPIA.
- THE TEARING INFANT.
- MANAGEMENT OF EYE INJURIES IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN.
- POSTOPERATIVE PARADOXICAL DIPLOPIA.
- 7-0 extruded collagen sutures in cataract surgery.
- Surgical management of exotropia exceeding 70 prism diopters.
- Secondary implantation.
- Secondary implantation.
- "A esotropia".
- The squinting child.
- Muscle transplantation in the management of paretic strabismus.
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