Dr. Melissa D Kern M.D.
Ophthalmologist
1635 N George Mason Dr Suite 100 Arlington VA, 22205About
Dr. Melissa Kern is an ophthalmologist practicing in Arlington, VA. Dr. Kern specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Kern 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. Kern 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
Tulane University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Female Pied Flycatchers fail to respond to variations in nest humidity.
- Stereotaxic atlas of the brain of Octodon degus.
- Blood metabolite levels in normal and handicapped pied flycatchers rearing broods of different sizes.
- Keratoconjunctivitis due to adenovirus type 8: a local outbreak.
- Changes in the blood and plasma volume of Harris' sparrows during postnuptial molt.
- Inhibition of tonin activity by growth hormone and testosterone depletion in one-kidney, one-clip hypertensive rats.
- The effects of thyroxine and propanolol on the metabolic rate of degus.
- The effects of thyroxine and propanolol on the metabolic rate of degus.
- Effects of gonadal hormones on the blood composition of white-crowned sparrows.
- Seasonal changes in the reproductive system of the female white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii, in captivity and in the field. I. The ovary.
- Seasonal changes in the reproductive system of the female white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii, in captivity and in the field. 2. The incubation patch.
- Seasonal changes in the reproductive system of the female white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii, in captivity and in the field. 2. The incubation patch.
- Gas permeability of American alligator eggs and its anatomical basis.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Birth Defects
- Down Syndrome
- Birthmark
- Strabismus
- Blepharitis
- Chalazion
- Conjunctivitis
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- PED. AND ADOLESCENT OPTH AND ADULT STRABISMUS, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, LOS ANGELES, CA USA 1995
- Children's Hospital-LA, Pediatric Ophth 1993
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