Dr. David R. Rivera M.D.
Ophthalmologist
45 Wells St Suite 2020 Westerly RI, 02891Rating
4/5
About
Dr. David Rivera is an ophthalmologist practicing in Westerly, RI. Dr. Rivera specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Rivera 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. Rivera 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
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1987
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Compact and flexible raster scanning multiphoton endoscope capable of imaging unstained tissue.
- Use of a lensed fiber for a large-field-of-view, high-resolution, fiber-scanning microendoscope.
- Multifocal multiphoton endoscope.
- In vivo imaging of unstained tissues using a compact and flexible multiphoton microendoscope.
- In vivo imaging of unstained tissues using long gradient index lens multiphoton endoscopic systems.
- Miniature varifocal objective lens for endomicroscopy.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Moles
- Glaucoma
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Birthmark
- Strabismus
- Astigmatism
- Migraine
- Presbyopia
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
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