Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UCSF
Ophthalmology
Dr. John P. Whitcher Jr., MD
John Whitcher practices Ophthalmology. He studied medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. John Whitcher is a published doctor. He published 46 publications, including: 'Ocular and sinus microsporidial infection cured with systemic albendazole.'
Publications
- The steroids for corneal ulcers trial (SCUT): secondary 12-month clinical outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.
- Gender and conjunctival bacterial infection in cicatricial trachoma.
- The clinical differentiation of bacterial and fungal keratitis: a photographic survey.
- Practice Patterns and Opinions in the Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
- Epidemiology of ulcerative keratitis in Northern California.
- Clinical activity and polymerase chain reaction evidence of chlamydial infection after repeated mass antibiotic treatments for trachoma.
- Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular infection in trachoma-endemic communities by rRNA amplification.
- Reduction and return of infectious trachoma in severely affected communities in Ethiopia.
- Prospective comparison of microbial culture and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of corneal ulcer.
- Does in vitro susceptibility predict clinical outcome in bacterial keratitis?
- Comparison of annual and biannual mass antibiotic administration for elimination of infectious trachoma.
- Complete elimination is a difficult goal for trachoma programs in severely affected communities.
- Spectrum of eye disease caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- Hookworm infestation as a risk factor for Mooren's ulcer in South India.
- Chlamydia on children and flies after mass antibiotic treatment for trachoma.
- Microbial keratitis in the developing world: does prevention work?
- Fusarium--A new culprit in the contact lens case.
- Effect of a single mass antibiotic distribution on the prevalence of infectious trachoma.
- Correlation between clinical suspicion and polymerase chain reaction verification of infectious vitritis.
- Reliability of transport medium in the laboratory evaluation of corneal ulcers.
- Mass antibiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control programs.
- Trachoma decline and widespread use of antimicrobial drugs.
- Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass antibiotic treatments.
- Trends in the etiology of infectious corneal ulcers at the F. I. Proctor Foundation.
- Intracorneal graphite particles.
- Novel mutations in the CHST6 gene associated with macular corneal dystrophy in southern India.
- Eliminating trachoma in areas with limited disease.
- Disappearance of trachoma from Western Nepal.
- Prevention of corneal ulceration in the developing world.
- Sarcoidosis Mimicking Sjögren's Syndrome: Histopathologic Observations.
- Legal responsibilities: consent in emergency treatment.
- Topical issues in the treatment of bacterial keratitis.
- The dry eye: a diagnostic dilemma.
- Ocular and sinus microsporidial infection cured with systemic albendazole.
- New horizons in antibacterial therapy.
- Antibiotic supplementation of intraocular irrigating solutions. An in vitro model of antibacterial action.
- Pseudogerontoxon.
- Antioxidants in prevention of cataracts in South India: methodology and baseline data*.
- How reliable is the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection?
- Clinical characteristics of Mooren''s ulcer in South India.
- A rationale for continuing mass antibiotic distributions for trachoma.
- A simplified quantitative method for assessing keratoconjunctivitis sicca from the Sjögren's Syndrome International Registry.
- Assessment of herd protection against trachoma due to repeated mass antibiotic distributions: a cluster-randomised trial.
- Travel and implications for the elimination of trachoma in ethiopia.
- Managing corneal disease: focus on suppurative keratitis.
Schools
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas
Ucsf Med Center
Francis I Proctor Fdn
Doctors Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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UCSF -
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Hospital
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UCSF Medical Center
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