Dr. Robert C Kersten MD
Ophthalmologist
1800 Emerson St Suite 200 Denver CO, 80218About
Dr. Robert Kersten is an ophthalmologist practicing in Denver, CO. Dr. Kersten specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Kersten 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. Kersten 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
Roy J Lucille A Carver College of Medicine At University of Iowa,Iowa City, Ia, United States MD 1978
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Scurvy causing bilateral orbital hemorrhage.
- Visual loss in idiopathic intracranial hypertension after resolution of papilledema.
- Re: Endoscopic subperiosteal midface lift--surgical technique with indications and outcomes.
- Medial canthoplasty with microplate fixation.
- Ocular surface reconstruction in a patient with complete ankyloblepharon
- Unilateral microblepharon.
- Late enophthalmos mimicking silent sinus syndrome secondary to orbital trauma.
- Periocular inflammation after retrobulbar chlorpromazine (thorazine) injection.
- Relationship between radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid carcinoma and nasolacrimal drainage system obstruction.
- Congenital entropion with intact lower eyelid retractor insertion.
- Re: "Pathogenesis of canalicular lacerations".
- Diffuse malignant melanoma of iris with metastases.
- Management of cosmetically objectionable periocular veins.
- Extraintestinal Crohn disease causing bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
- Combined approach to orbital decompression.
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