Dr. Alexander R. Irvine MD
Ophthalmologist
Clinical Pharmacy 405 Irving Street San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Alexander Irvine is an ophthalmologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Irvine specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Irvine 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. Irvine 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
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1964
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Visual and anatomic outcomes associated with posterior segment complications after ganciclovir implant procedures in patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus retinitis.
- Indications for vitrectomy via the pars plana.
- Candida endophthalmitis: report of an unusual case with isolation of the etiologic agent by vitreous biopsy.
- Change in cell type of human choroidal malignant melanoma in tissue culture.
- Variations in normal human corneal endothelium; a preliminary report of pathologic human corneal endothelium.
- Exophthalmos from the standpoint of the ophthalmologist.
- Disc changes in glaucoma.
- Temporal arteritis; a clinical pathological report of two cases.
- The role of the endothelium in bullous keratopathy.
- Malignant melanoma of the bulbar conjuctiva.
- Nematode endophthalmitis: Toxocara canis: report of one case.
- Prepubertal intraocular malignant melanoma.
- The lens and vitreous.
- The lens and vitreous.
- Persistent hyperplastic vitreous associated with anterior rupture of the lens capsule.
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