Dr. David M Fastenberg MD
Ophthalmologist
600 Northern Blvd Suite 216 Great Neck NY, 11021About
Dr. David Fastenberg is an ophthalmologist practicing in Great Neck, NY. Dr. Fastenberg specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Fastenberg 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. Fastenberg 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
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1976
New York University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Management of macular holes that develop after retinal detachment repair.
- Retinal tears and retinal detachment as factors affecting visual outcome after cataract extraction complicated by posteriorly dislocated lens material.
- Visual improvement following intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) in exudative age-related macular degeneration.
- Increased incidence of sterile endophthalmitis following intravitreal preserved triamcinolone acetonide.
- Peripheral retinal neovascularization in birdshot retinochoroidopathy.
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) endophthalmitis.
- Macular pucker and retinal angioma.
- Scleral ruptures during retinal detachment surgery.
- Choroidal vascular changes in toxemia of pregnancy.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Tear
- Macular Hole
- Type 2 Diabetes
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