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Office
2202 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805Phone+1 863-682-7474Fax+1 863-802-4587
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1988 - 1989- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1988
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1987
Mercy Hospital (St Louis)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1990 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1988 - 2015
IL State Medical License 1987 - 1990- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Diabetes Education During Retinal Ophthalmology Visits on Diabetes Control Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
- NSAID Phase II for Non-central Involved Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
- HORNBILL: A Study to Test Different Doses of BI 764524 in Patients Who Have Had Laser Treatment for a Type of Diabetic Eye Disease Called Diabetic Retinopathy With Diabetic Macular Ischemia Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 140 citationsPersistent Macular Thickening After Ranibizumab Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema With Vision ImpairmentSusan B. Bressler, Allison R. Ayala, Neil M. Bressler, Michele Melia, Haijing Qin
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2016-03-01 - 395 citationsExpanded 2-Year Follow-up of Ranibizumab Plus Prompt or Deferred Laser or Triamcinolone Plus Prompt Laser for Diabetic Macular EdemaMichael J. Elman, Neil M. Bressler, Haijing Qin, Roy W. Beck, Frederick L. Ferris
Ophthalmology. 2011-04-01 - 32 citationsAssociation of Predominantly Peripheral Lesions on Ultra-Widefield Imaging and the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Worsening Over Time.Dennis M Marcus, Paolo S Silva, Danni Liu, Lloyd Paul Aiello, Andrew Antoszyk
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2022-10-01
Press Mentions
Effect of Initial Management with Aflibercept vs Laser Photocoagulation vs Observation on Vision Loss Among Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula and Good Visual AcuityMay 1st, 2019
David Cassidy Died of Liver and Kidney Failure. Here’s What You Should KnowNovember 22nd, 2017
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