Dr. John Franklin Murchison M.D.
Ophthalmologist
2020 Kay St Knoxville TN, 37920About
Dr. John Murchison is an ophthalmologist practicing in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Murchison specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Murchison 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. Murchison 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- Comparison of immunocytology to tissue culture for diagnosis of presumed herpesvirus dendritic epithelial keratitis.
- Corneal toxicity with an antibiotic/steroid-soaked collagen shield.
- Limbal-based vs fornix-based conjunctival flaps in combined extracapsular cataract surgery and glaucoma filtering procedure.
- An evaluation of three surgical approaches for coexisting cataract and glaucoma.
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