OphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that studies the causes and mechanisms of development of the pathology of the vision, as well as the entire adnexa, including the eye socket, lacrimal sac, lacrimal glands, nasolacrimal duct and the surrounding tissues.
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Dr. Walter S Peterson, MD works in
Waterbury, Connecticut is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Waterbury Hospital in 1971. Dr. Peterson is affiliated with Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury Hospital and practicing for 52 years
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Diverticulitis
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Glaucoma Associated With Systemic Abnormalities
• Heroin Dependence
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair ...
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Repair of Rectocele With Robotic Assistance
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Thinning of Skin
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension more details
Procedures
• Eyelid Surgery
Board Certifications
Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
52
State License
California
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Waterbury Hospital
Year completed: 1971
Medical School
Yale University School Of Medicine
New Haven, CT, United States
Graduated: 1971
Awards
1 AAO
2 ARVO
3 NHCMS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Opticare
87 Grandview Avenue Suite A
Connecticut (CT)
Waterbury
6708
Phone:(203) 574-2020
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 150 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
No
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Map & Directions
Opticare, 87 Grandview Avenue Suite A, Waterbury, Connecticut (CT), 6708
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