Dr. Randall R Peairs MD
Ophthalmologist
200 Mifflin Ave Scranton PA, 18503About
Dr. Randall Peairs is an ophthalmologist practicing in Scranton, PA. Dr. Peairs specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Peairs 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. Peairs 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
Drexel University College of Medicine 1985
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1985
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Abiotrophia species as a cause of endophthalmitis following cataract extraction.
- Rhizobium (Agrobacterium) radiobacter identified as a cause of chronic endophthalmitis subsequent to cataract extraction.
- Genomic characterization of a persistent rubella virus from a case of Fuch' uveitis syndrome in a 73 year old man.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Tear
- Macular Hole
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
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