Dr. Cynthia S. Chiu M.D.
Ophthalmologist
491 30TH ST OAKLAND CA, 94609About
Dr. Cynthia Chiu is an ophthalmologist with expertise in sutureless and small-incision cataract surgery, ocular and orbital inflammation, Marfan's syndrome and eye pathology. Her research interests include ...
Education and Training
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1996
University of California 2000
Tufts University School of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Repair of descemet membrane detachments with the assistance of anterior segment optical coherence tomography.
- Spontaneous resolution of a traumatic cataract caused by an intralenticular foreign body.
- Herpes zoster keratouveitis and inflammatory ocular hypertension 8 years after varicella vaccination.
- 2013 update on the management of posterior capsular rupture during cataract surgery.
Treatments
- Age-related Macular Degeneration (amd), Cataract Surgery, Eye Trauma And More
- Cataracts
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- UCSF, Teaching Scholars Program in Medical Education 2008
- U.C.S.F. 2008
- UCSF, Teaching Scholars Program in Medical Education 2008
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