Dr. David D Saggau MD
Ophthalmologist
6200 Westown Pkwy West Des Moines IA, 50266About
Dr. David Saggau is an ophthalmologist practicing in West Des Moines, IA. Dr. Saggau specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Saggau 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. Saggau 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
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1984
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 1984
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1984
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Capnocytophaga keratitis associated with poor dentition and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Haptic externalization in a backwardly placed anterior chamber intraocular lens.
- Reproducibility of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography retinal thickness measurements and conversion to equivalent time-domain metrics in diabetic macular edema.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Tear
- Macular Hole
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
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