Dr. Leo T Chylack M.D.
Ophthalmologist
221 Longwood Ave Rm 323 Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Leo Chylack is an ophthalmologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Chylack specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Chylack 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. Chylack 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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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sugar metabolism in the crystalline lens.
- Sugar metabolism in the crystalline lens.
- Correlation of nuclear color and opalescence with protein S-thiolation in human lenses.
- Lens epithelium-derived growth factor: increased resistance to thermal and oxidative stresses.
- Antibodies to lens epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF) kill epithelial cells of whole lenses in organ culture.
- Antibodies to a microbial peptide sharing sequence homology with betaA3-crystallin damage lens epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo.
- Lens autofluorescence and light scatter in relation to the lens opacities classification system, LOCS III.
- Lens epithelium-derived growth factor: effects on growth and survival of lens epithelial cells, keratinocytes, and fibroblasts.
- Noncontact specular microscopy of human lens epithelium.
- Lens epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF/p75) and p52 are derived from a
- LEDGF: survival of embryonic chick retinal photoreceptor cells.
- Review: Age-related cataract: immunity and lens epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF).
- Heparin's roles in stabilizing, potentiating, and transporting LEDGF into the nucleus.
- Activation of LEDGF gene by thermal-and oxidative-stresses.
- Lens epithelium-derived growth factor promotes photoreceptor survival in light-damaged and RCS rats.
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