Dr. Orlando M Alvarez MD
Ophthalmologist
800 Memorial Dr Suite A Danville VA, 24541Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Orlando Alvarez is an ophthalmologist practicing in Danville, VA. Dr. Alvarez specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Alvarez 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. Alvarez 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
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1987
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1987
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pressure ulcers: critical considerations in prevention and management.
- Pressure ulcers. Physical, supportive, and local aspects of management.
- Dermal wound repair: role of collagen matrix implants and synthetic polymer dressings.
- Cultured epidermal autografts.
- Thiamine influence on collagen during the granulation of skin wounds.
- Effect of dietary thiamine on intermolecular collagen cross-linking during wound repair: a mechanical and biochemical assessment.
- The healing of superficial skin wounds is stimulated by external electrical current.
- Effect of topically applied agents on healing wounds.
- A new in vivo model for the evaluation of topical antiseptics on superficial wounds. The effect of 70% alcohol and povidone-iodine solution.
- Benzoyl peroxide and epidermal wound healing.
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) does not affect epidermal wound healing.
- The effect of occlusive dressings on collagen synthesis and re-epithelialization in superficial wounds.
- Detection of basement membrane zone antigens during epidermal wound healing in pigs.
- The effect of the proline analogue l-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid (LACA) on epidermal and dermal wound repair.
- A novel treatment for venous leg ulcers.
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Type 2 Diabetes
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