Peter Egbert
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Emeritus (Active) Professor
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Curriculum Vitae Doc
Honors & Awards
Title
Organization
Date(s)
Outstanding Humanitarian
Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology
2004
Professional Education
Degree
Awarding Institution
Field of Study
Year of Graduation
BA
DePauw University
German
1963
MD
Yale Universtiy
Medicine
1967
Research Interests
My primary research interest concerns the delivery of eye care in developing countries. I work chiefly in Ghana, W. Africa in three outpatient clinics, but also in Honduras and other countries. The problems addressed are primarily cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment and clinic management.
Community and International Work
Publications
- Egbert PR, Jacobson DW, Fiadoyor S, Dadzie P, Ellingson KD "Onchocerciasis: a potential risk factor for glaucoma." Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 7: 796-8 More »
- De Kaspar HM, Chang RT, Shriver EM, Singh K, Egbert PR, Blumenkranz MS, Ta CN "Three-day application of topical ofloxacin reduces the contamination rate of microsurgical knives in cataract surgery: a prospective randomized study." Ophthalmology 2004; 111: 7: 1352-5 More »
- Ta CN, Egbert PR, Singh K, Blumenkranz MS, de Kaspar HM "The challenge of determining aqueous contamination rate in anterior segment intraocular surgery." Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 137: 4: 662-7 More »
- Ta CN, Chang RT, Singh K, Egbert PR, Shriver EM, Blumenkranz MS, Miņo de Kaspar H "Antibiotic resistance patterns of ocular bacterial flora: a prospective study of patients undergoing anterior segment surgery." Ophthalmology 2003; 110: 10: 1946-51 More »
- Miņo de Kaspar H, Shriver EM, Nguyen EV, Egbert PR, Singh K, Blumenkranz MS, Ta CN "Risk factors for antibiotic-resistant conjunctival bacterial flora in patients undergoing intraocular surgery." Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2003; 241: 9: 730-3 More »
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