Dr. John E Sutphin MD
Ophthalmologist
7400 State Line Rd Suite 100 Prairie Village KS, 66208About
Dr. John Sutphin is an ophthalmologist practicing in Prairie Village, KS. Dr. Sutphin specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Sutphin 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. Sutphin 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
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cytologic changes in the conjunctiva mimicking malignancy after topical mitomycin C chemotherapy.
- Long-term results of eyes with penetrating keratoplasty and glaucoma drainage tube implant.
- LASIK and optic nerve drusen.
- Iatrogenic corneal and conjunctival toxic reaction from hydrogen peroxide disinfection.
- Quantification of the reduction of glare disability after standard extracapsular
- Bacterial keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty: incidence, microbiological profile, graft survival, and visual outcome.
- Corneal transplant survival after onset of severe endothelial rejection.
- Comparison of the femtosecond laser (IntraLase) versus manual microkeratome (Moria ALTK) in dissection of the donor in endothelial keratoplasty: initial study in eye bank eyes.
- Eye bank survey of surgeons using precut donor tissue for descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
- Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for acanthamoeba keratitis complicating the use of Boston scleral lens.
- Syphilitic interstitial keratitis masquerading as staphylococcal marginal keratitis.
- Oral acyclovir in the treatment of acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
- Nosocomial Pseudomonas keratitis in a critical-care nurse.
- Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis in vivo with confocal microscopy.
- Model for ocular tear film function.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
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