Dr. David G Hunter MD, PHD
Ophthalmologist
300 Longwood Ave Fegan 4 Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. David Hunter is an ophthalmologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Hunter specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Hunter 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. Hunter 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
Baylor College of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Papillorenal ("renal coloboma") syndrome.
- Papillorenal syndrome in a Brazilian family.
- No colobomas in "renal coloboma" syndrome.
- Pediatric Vision Screener 1: instrument design and operation.
- Pediatric Vision Screener 2: pilot study in adults.
- Treatment of amblyopia in older children.
- Early detection vs late treatment of amblyopia.
- Rapid, objective detection of cataract-induced blur using a bull's eye photodetector.
- Amblyopia: diagnostic and therapeutic options.
- The Pediatric Vision Screener III: detection of strabismus in children.
- Prevalence and correlates of children's diagnosed eye and vision conditions.
- Directional eye fixation sensor using birefringence-based foveal detection.
- Patterns of eye care use and expenditures among children with diagnosed eye conditions.
- Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles.
- Long-term results of an intraoperative adjustable superior oblique tendon suture spacer using nonabsorbable suture for Brown Syndrome.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Strabismus
- Presbyopia
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
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