Dr. Irving M Raber M.D.
Ophthalmologist
100 Presidential Blvd Suite 200 Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Irving Raber is an ophthalmologist practicing in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Dr. Raber specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Raber 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. Raber 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
Univ Of Manitoba- Fac Of Med- Winnipeg- Man- Canada 1971
University of Manitoba / Faculty of Medicine 1971
University of Manitoba College of Medicine 1971
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Congenital corneal opacification in De Barsy syndrome.
- Superficial keratectomy and conjunctival autograft for Fuchs' superficial marginal keratitis.
- Open-sky pupilloplasty during phakic penetrating keratoplasty to treat a fixed, dilated pupil.
- Porphyria cutanea tarda presenting as cicatricial conjunctivitis.
- Epithelial ingrowth in a phakic corneal transplant patient after traumatic wound dehiscence.
- Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration.
- Glaucoma associated with epithelial downgrowth controlled with Molteno tube
- Conjunctival metastasis as initial sign of disseminated cutaneous melanoma.
- Ferrara intracorneal ring implantation and cataract surgery for the correction of pellucid marginal corneal degeneration.
- Successful management of aniridic ocular surface disease with long-term bandage contact lens wear.
- Histopathology of posterior lamellar endothelial keratoplasty graft failure.
- Class II alloantigen induced on corneal endothelium. Role in corneal allograft rejection.
- Corneal graft rejection in a child and inadvertent substitution of Tobrex for TobraDex.
- Classification of posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy as a corneal ectatic disorder following confirmation of associated significant corneal steepening.
- Hepatitis B surface antigen in corneal donors.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- Philadelphia Super Doctors 2012
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Pterygium
- Glaucoma
- Shingles
- Corneal Ulcer
- Astigmatism
- Blepharitis
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member American Academy of OphthalmologyAmerican Society of Cataract & Refractive SurgeryAssociation for R
Fellowships
- Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia
- Wills Eye Hospital
- Wills Eye Hospital, Cornea/External Disease 1978
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