Dr. Matthew Thomas Witmer MD
Ophthalmologist
1305 York Ave New York NY, 10021About
Dr. Matthew Witmer is an ophthalmologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Witmer specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Witmer 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. Witmer 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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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Optical coherence tomography predicts visual outcome in macula-involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
- Peripheral autofluorescence findings in age-related macular degeneration.
- Bilateral maculopathy associated with Pierre Robin sequence.
- Oral anticoagulation and the risk of vitreous hemorrhage and retinal tears in eyes with acute posterior vitreous detachment.
- Wide-field imaging of the retina.
- Ophthalmic artery ischemic syndrome associated with neurofibromatosis and moyamoya syndrome.
- Comparison of ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography with the Heidelberg Spectralis(®) noncontact ultra-widefield module versus the Optos(®) Optomap(®).
- Characteristics of intraretinal deposits in acute central serous chorioretinopathy.
- Central serous chorioretinopathy in patients receiving exogenous testosterone therapy.
- Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma: Management of Isolated Ocular Disease.
- Treatment of Ipilimumab-Induced Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome With Oral Dexamethasone.
Treatments
- Vitreoretinal Surgery
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Retina Specialists
- Member American Academy of Ophthalmology, : First Year in Practice
- Member American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Weill Cornell Medical Coll, Retina/Vitreous Surgery 2011
- (Ophthalmology), WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV-NYPH HOSPITAL, NEW YORK, NY 2011
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