John I. Loewenstein, MD

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
MEEI Associate Chief of Ophthalmology

Specialty Area

Retina/Vitreous

Address

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

MEEI

Tel: 617-573-4274
Office hours: Wed. afternoons, Friday mornings, and 1st and 3rd Thursday afternoons

Clinical Background

Medical School

State University of New York, Buffalo

Residency

Boston University Affiliated Hospitals, Ophthalmology

Fellowship

Boston University Affiliated Hospitals Retina

Board Certification

Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Ophthalmology, Retina Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc. (ARVO), The New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS), Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Clinical Interests

Retina/Vitreous Disorders

Research Interests

Retina/Vitreous Disorders

Selected Publications

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See also below.

Rizzo JF, Wyatt J, Loewenstein J, Kelly S, Shire D. Perceptual efficacy of electrical stimulation of human retina with a microelectrode array during short-term surgical trials. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2003; 44(12):5362-9

Rizzo JF, Wyatt J, Loewenstein J, Kelly S, Shire D. Methods and perceptual thresholds for short-term electrical stimulation of human retina with microelectrode arrays. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2003; 44(12):5355-61

Loewenstein JI, Montezuma SR, Rizzo JF. Outer retinal degeneration: an electronic retinal prosthesis as a treatment strategy. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122(4):587-96

Ray S, Friberg TA, Beatty RR, Loewenstein J. Late posterior migration of glass intraocular foreign bodies. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122(6):923-6

Publications

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