Dr. Oscar A Cruz MD
Ophthalmologist
1755 S Grand Blvd Saint Louis MO, 63104About
Dr. Oscar Cruz is an ophthalmologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Cruz specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Cruz 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. Cruz 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
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1987
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1987
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Congenital blindness and osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome.
- Scleral dellen after bilateral adjustable suture medial rectus muscle resection.
- Success of simple probing and irrigation in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction and otitis media.
- Factors associated with recurrence of amblyopia on cessation of patching.
- Comparison of two different surgical techniques for the treatment of strabismus in dysthyroid ophthalmopathy.
- Phakic IOLs in Children.
- Twenty-five years of leadership: a look at trends in tenure and appointments of chairs of ophthalmology.
- Thyroid eye disease: honing your skills to improve outcomes.
- Brief report: incidence of ophthalmologic disorders in children with autism.
- Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs.
- Ocular neuromyotonia: differential diagnosis and treatment.
- Anisometropia in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and unilateral optic glioma.
- Integrating the Internship into Ophthalmology Residency Programs: Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology American Academy of Ophthalmology White Paper.
- Effectiveness of Bilateral Lateral Rectus Resection for Residual Esotropia in Dysthyroid Ophthalmopathy.
- Results of combined resection-recession on a single rectus muscle for incomitant deviations-an alternative to the posterior fixation suture.
Treatments
- Headaches
- Birth Defects
- Strabismus
- Astigmatism
- Chalazion
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
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