Dr. Stuart Furtwangle Ball M.D.
Ophthalmologist
2880 Dauphin St Mobile AL, 36606About
Dr. Stuart Ball is an ophthalmologist practicing in Mobile, AL. Dr. Ball specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Ball 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. Ball 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
Med Univ of Sc Coll of Med, Charleston Sc 1978
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Technical note: machine milking of sows--lactational milk yield and litter weights.
- Influence of pig substitution on milk yield, litter weights, and milk composition of machine milked sows.
- Cost of beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agents for ocular hypertension.
- Brown's superior oblique tendon syndrome after Baerveldt glaucoma implant.
- Nevus of Ota with glaucoma: report of three cases.
- Glaucoma in Hansen's disease.
- Pigmentary glaucoma in the black population.
- Filtering bleb encapsulation increased by steroid injection.
- Molteno rip-cord suture hypopyon.
- Pupillary block glaucoma following pediatric cataract extraction.
- Concentration change and activity of fluorouracil in the external segment of the eye after subconjunctival injection.
- Exfoliation syndrome prevalence in the glaucoma population of South Louisiana.
- Delayed nonexpulsive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after trabeculectomy.
- Effects of triamcinolone injection.
- Early clinical experience with the Baerveldt implant in complicated glaucomas.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Shingles
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Chalazion
- Conjunctivitis
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