Professor of Ophthalmology, University Miami School of Medicine

Ophthalmology

Dr. Eduardo Alfonso is an expert in the field of Ophthalmology. He attended Yale University School of Medicine. Yale University School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the US. Yale University School of Medicine is ranked 7/57 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 9 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:South Florida", "SouthFloridaCEO: Top Doctors", "Miami Metro City Guide: Top Doctors", "Top Doctors: Florida", "Fellow (FAAO)", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Eduardo Alfonso is a published doctor. He published 16 publications, including: 'Role of steroids in the treatment of bacterial keratitis.' Eduardo Alfonso accepts Medicare.

Publications

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• EPITHELIAL DOWNGROWTH IN THE VITREOUS CAVITY AND ON THE RETINA IN ENUCLEATED SPECIMENS AND IN Eyes WITH VISUAL POTENTIAL.
• Contact-Lens-Associated Purpureocillium Keratitis: Risk Factors, Microbiologic Characteristics, Clinical Course, and Outcomes.
• Controversial Role of Topical Antibiotics in Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis for Cataract Surgery-Reply.
• Endophthalmitis prophylaxis for cataract surgery: are intracameral antibiotics necessary?
• Cysticidal Activity of Antifungals against Different Genotypes of Acanthamoeba.
• Endophthalmitis CAUSED BY ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS AFTER CATARACT SURGERY.
• Emerging 8-Methoxyfluoroquinolone Resistance among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolates Recovered from Patients with Endophthalmitis.
• Streptococcal Endophthalmitis in pediatric keratoprosthesis.
• Endothelial graft failure after contralateral autologous Corneal transplantation.
• Fusarium Keratitis: Genotyping, In Vitro Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes.
• Comparative In Vitro Susceptibility of Besifloxacin and Seven Comparators Against Ciprofloxacin- and Methicillin-Susceptible/Nonsusceptible Staphylococci.
• Infectious keratitis progressing to Endophthalmitis: a 15-year study of microbiology, associated factors, and clinical outcomes.
• Role of steroids in the treatment of bacterial keratitis.
• Unusually delayed presentation of persistent Descemet's membrane Tear and detachment after cataract surgery.
• Mutation K42E in Dehydrodolichol Diphosphate Synthase (DHDDS) Causes Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Schools

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• Yale University School Of Medicine

• Mt Sinai Hospital

• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Mi

• Harvard Med School

• Yale University

Procedures Preformed

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• Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (ALK)
• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Blepharorrhaphy
• Cataract Removal Surgery
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Conditions Treated

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• Acute Endophthalmitis
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
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Doctors Specialties

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• Ophthalmology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• America's Top Doctors
• Top Doctors:South Florida
• SouthFloridaCEO: Top Doctors
• Miami Metro City Guide: Top Doctors
• Top Doctors: Florida
• Fellow (FAAO)
• Top MD
• Super Doctor

Education

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• Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
• Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
• Yale University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital
• Nicklaus Children's Hospital
• Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
• University of Miami Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1417990631
NPPES Provider LastName		ALFONSO
NPPES Provider FirstName		EDUARDO
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		331016960
NPPES Provider State		FL
Specialty Description		Ophthalmology
Total Claim Count		802.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1417990631
Last Name Of The Provider	ALFONSO
First Name Of The Provider	EDUARDO
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