Dr. Michael R Petersen MD
Ophthalmologist
1945 Cei Drive Cincinnati OH, 45242About
Dr. Michael Petersen is an ophthalmologist practicing in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Petersen specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Petersen 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. Petersen 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
Univ of Miami Sch of Med, Miami Fl 1986
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Indocyanine green-assisted internal limiting membrane peeling for macular holes
- Trichloroethylene uptake into fruits and vegetables: three-year field monitoring study.
- Outcomes of transconjunctival sutureless 25-gauge vitrectomy with silicone oil infusion.
- Ocular vascular thrombotic events: central retinal vein and central retinal artery occlusions.
- Short-term outcomes of 25-gauge vitrectomy with silicone oil for repair of complicated retinal detachment.
- Primary repair of retinal detachment with 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy.
- Comparison of 20-, 23-, and 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in pseudophakic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair.
- Outcomes of 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in the surgical management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- Mortality from cerebral vasculitis associated with rapid steroid taper during treatment of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy.
- Preretinal hemorrhage as a presenting sign of idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 2.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Macular Hole
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
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