Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UCSF
Ophthalmology
Dr. Richard L. Abbott, MD
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Richard Abbott works in the field of Ophthalmology. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine. George Washington University School of Medicine is ranked 67 in research and 0 in primary care medicine He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow (FAAO)" and "Super Doctor". Richard Abbott has written publications. He has 46 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Minocycline-induced scleral, dental, and dermal pigmentation.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Retinopathy of prematurity malpractice claims: the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company experience.
- Informed consent in Cataract surgery.
- PPPs--twenty years and counting.
- Patient outcomes and Cataract surgery volume.
- Medical professional liability insurance and its relation to medical error and healthcare risk management for the practicing physician.
- Medical malpractice predictors and risk factors for ophthalmologists performing LASIK and photorefractive keratectomy surgery.
- A new mutation (Leu569Arg) within exon 13 of the TGFBI (BIGH3) gene causes lattice Corneal dystrophy type I.
- Spontaneous corneal hydrops and perforation in keratoconus and pellucid marginal Degeneration.
- Medical malpractice predictors and risk factors for ophthalmologists performing LASIK and PRK surgery.
- Late-onset traumatic flap dislocation and diffuse lamellar inflammation after laser in situ keratomileusis.
- Corneal graft rejection: recent updates.
- Risk management issues in radial keratotomy surgery.
- Minocycline-induced scleral, dental, and dermal pigmentation.
- Management of infectious endophthalmitis.
- The incidence of retinal detachment following extracapsular Cataract extraction. A ten-year study.
- Hydroxychloroquine crystals in the tear film of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Endothelial cell loss in penetrating keratoplasty.
- Superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson associated with scarring and Salzmann''s nodular Degeneration.
- Clinical specular microscopy and intraOcular surgery.
- Determinants of graft clarity in penetrating kerotoplasty.
- Listeria monocytogenes endophthalmitis with a black hypopyon.
- The current and future status of refractive surgery.
- International guidelines: all for one and one for all?
- Toxic Ulcerative keratopathy. An unrecognized problem.
- Long-term changes in Corneal endothelium following penetrating keratoplasty. A specular microscopic study.
- The prognosis for keratoplasty in Keratoconus.
- Aspergillus endophthalmitis after sutureless Cataract surgery.
- Repair of Corneal lacerations and perforations.
- Microbial changes in the ocular environment with contact Lens wear.
- Epithelialization of the anterior chamber after transCorneal (McCannel) suture.
- Surgical management of infectious and noninfectious Keratitis.
- Effect of diclofenac sodium (Voltaren) on hypoxia-induced Corneal edema in humans.
- Liability issues associated with PRK and the excimer laser.
- Two-year outcomes of intrastromal Corneal ring segments for the correction of myopia.
- Making quality important.
- Long-term changes in Corneal endothelium after keratoplasty. A follow-up study.
- Persistent infection of a posttraumatic phycomycotic infection.
- Topical and subcutaneous alpha-interferon fails to suppress Corneal neovascularization.
- Prospective trial of daily and extended wear disposable contact Lenses.
- Specular microscopic and histologic observations in nonguttate corneal endothelial Degeneration.
- Informed consent in refractive surgery.
- Bilateral diffuse lamellar Keratitis following bilateral simultaneous versus sequential laser in situ keratomileusis.
- Initial two years of experience with the AAO National Eyecare Outcomes Network (NEON) Cataract surgery database.
- Primary graft failure associated with epithelial downgrowth: a case report.
- Hypotony and Corneal edema secondary to patching in normal eyes.
Schools
George Washington University School Of Medicine
La Co Usc Med Center
Presby Pacific Med Center
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Procedures Preformed
- Eyelid Surgery
Conditions Treated
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
- Blepharitis
- Blind Hypotensive Eye
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Doctors Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FAAO)
- Super Doctor
Education
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Jackson Memorial Hospital - Jackson Health System -
University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center -
George Washington University School of Medicine
Hospital
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John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek -
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center -
San Francisco VA Medical Center -
California Pacific Medical Center -
UCSF Medical Center
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