DouglasJRipkinMD

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

Physician

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Office
9424 State Route 14
Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye
Streetsboro, OH 44241
Phone+1 330-422-1111

Fax+1 330-422-1110

Dr. Douglas Ripkin is an ophthalmologist in Streetsboro, OH and is a full time employed physician with the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. He is on staff at multiple hospitals in the area including Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute,Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital and UH Portage Medical Center
He received his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and has been in practice 38 years. He is dual fellowship trained and specializes in anterior segment cataract and glaucoma related surgery and management.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Glaucoma, 1986 - 1987
California Pacific Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Glaucoma, 1985 - 1986
St Luke's Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1985
Columbia Saint Luke's Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 1979

PubMed

14 citations
Ocular hypotensive efficacy of travoprost in patients unsuccessfully treated with latanoprost.
Martin Kaback, John Geanon, Gregory Katz, Douglas Ripkin, Johan Przydryga
Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2004-07-22
15 citations
Foveal Dysfunction and Central Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma
Asher Weiner, Douglas J. Ripkin, Sangita P Patel, Stephen R. Kaufman, Howard D. Kohn
Archives of Ophthalmology. 1998-09-01