Dr. Michael Thien Vu M.D.
Ophthalmologist
8860 Bolsa Ave Suite B2 Westminster CA, 92683About
Dr. Michael Vu is an ophthalmologist practicing in Westminster, CA. Dr. Vu specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Vu 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. Vu 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
Duke University School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A unique insert of leucyl-tRNA synthetase is required for aminoacylation and not amino acid editing.
- CP1-dependent partitioning of pretransfer and posttransfer editing in leucyl-tRNA synthetase.
- A conserved histidine in human DNLZ/HEP is required for stimulation of HSPA9 ATPase activity.
- The DNLZ/HEP zinc-binding subdomain is critical for regulation of the mitochondrial chaperone HSPA9.
- Structural dynamics of the aminoacylation and proofreading functional cycle of bacterial leucyl-tRNA synthetase.
- TASK Channels on Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons Modulate Electrocortical Signatures of Arousal by Histamine.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Pterygium
- Macular Degeneration
- Headaches
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Chalazion
- Conjunctivitis
- Dry Eye Syndrome
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