Dr. Valerie Ilana Elmalem M.D.
Ophthalmologist
925 N 87th St Milwaukee WI, 53226About
Dr. Valerie Elmalem is an ophthalmologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Elmalem specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Elmalem 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. Elmalem 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.
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OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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What should I be doing for eye injury?
If you have bruising if the eyelid and pain when you move your eye around, the bony wall of your eye socket might be broken. Sometimes eye socket fractures need to be fixed urgently or else permanent consequences can occur. You need to see an eye doctor ASAP within a day or two to find out if you need surgery. READ MORE
My son has a bacterial eye infection. How long should it take to heal?
With proper treatment, bacterial conjunctivitis should resolve in a few days. If there is still irritation at 2 weeks, I recommend going to see your ophthalmologist for repeat evaluation to see if there is something else going on. Valerie I. Elmalem, MD READ MORE
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