Dr. Peter Edward Wilcox OD
Optometrist | Corneal and Contact Management
2652 GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL HWY HAYES VA, 23072About
Dr. Peter Wilcox is an optometrist practicing in HAYES, VA. Dr. Wilcox specializing in providing eye care services to patients. As an optometrist, Dr. Wilcox performs eye exams, tests vision, corrects vision by prescribing eye glasses or contacts, detects certain eye disorders and manages and treats vision problems. Optometrists often work closely with ophthalmologists who may need to further treat patients with surgical procedures.
Education and Training
College of William And Mary Bachelor of Science in Biology 1985
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry OD 1989
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Chemical derivatives of chymotrypsinogen. I. Reaction with carbon disulfide.
- Chemical derivatives of chymotrypsinogen. II. Reaction with O-methylisourea.
- The molecular weight of alpha-chymotrypsinogen.
- Complex formation between metallic cations and proteins, peptides and amino acids.
- Amino acid composition of alpha-chymotrypsinogen, including estimation of asparagine and glutamine.
- Differences in the susceptibility of lysozyme and alpha-lactalbumin to the action of tyrosinase.
- Chemical derivatives of alpha-chymotrypsinogen IV. A comparison of the reactions of alpha-chymotrypsinogen and of simple carboxylic acids with diazoacetamide.
- Chemical derivatives of alpha-chymotrypsinogen. III. Reaction with N-acetyl-Dl-homocysteine thiolactone.
- Action of carboxypeptidase on beta-lactoglobulin.
- The activation of chymotrypsinogen-A by a protease from Streptomyces griseus.
- Isotopic tracer elements and stereochemistry.
- P-Aminophenyldimethylsulfonium beta-naphthalenesulfonate and antibacterial activity.
- [55] esterification.
- The aromatic substrate binding site in subtilisin BPN' and its resemblance to chymotrypsin.
- The stereochemistry of substrate binding to chymotrypsin A .
Treatments
- Eye Exam
- Vision Care
- Vision Problems, Cataract Surgery, Eye Problems
- Glaucoma Care
- Glaucoma
- Cataract
- Ocular Disease Treatment
- Contact Lens Evaluation
- Contact Lens Exam
- Visual Field Defects
- Laser Vision Correction
Professional Memberships
- Member American Optometric Association 1986
- Member Virginia Optometric Association 1990
- Member Tidewater Optometric Association 1990
- Member Chesapeake Bay Optometric Association 2005
- Member Orthokeratology Academy of America 2008
Experience & Accolades
- Contracting Optometrist1990 - 2000United States Coast Guard
- Private Practice Owner1990Wilcox Eye Center
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