Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, UCSF

Ophthalmology

Andrew Iwach works in the field of Ophthalmology. He went to David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of the top medical schools in the US. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has a rank of 13 in research and a 7 in primary care He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "Fellow (FAAO)" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Andrew Iwach, MD has written publications. He has 25 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Toward optimal health: the experts respond to the aging eye. Interview by Jodi Godfrey Meisler.' He accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Long-term effect of phacoemulsification on intraOcular pressure using phakic fellow eye as control.
• Long-term results of noncontact neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet cyclophotocoagulation in neovascular Glaucoma.
• TransConjunctival mitomycin-C in needle revisions of failing filtering blebs.
• Comparison of the efficacy of the fixed-combination timolol/dorzolamide versus concomitant administration of timolol and dorzolamide.
• Long-term follow-up of initially successful trabeculectomy with 5-fluorouracil injections.
• Filtering bleb modification with a THC:YAG (Holmium) laser.
• Clinical experience of trabeculotomy for the surgical treatment of aniridic Glaucoma.
• Long-term results of noncontact transscleral neodymium:YAG cyclophotocoagulation.
• Endoscopic diode laser cyclophotocoagulation with a limbal approach.
• Update on the subConjunctival THC:YAG (holmium) laser sclerostomy Ab externo clinical trial: a 4-year report.
• A high prevalence of occludable angles in a Vietnamese population.
• Trabeculectomy with intraoperative sponge 5-fluorouracil.
• SubConjunctival THC:YAG ("holmium") laser thermal sclerostomy ab externo. A one-year report.
• Update of the subConjunctival THC:YAG (holmium) laser sclerostomy ab externo clinical trial: 30-month report.
• Analysis of surgical and medical management of Glaucoma in Sturge-Weber syndrome.
• SubConjunctival THC: YAG laser limbal sclerostomy Ab externo in the rabbit.
• SubConjunctival THC:YAG laser thermal sclerostomy.
• A new contact neodymium:YAG laser for cyclophotocoagulation.
• Transcanalicular THC:YAG dacryocystorhinostomy.
• Holmium laser sclerostomy in Glaucoma management: a new tool for an old procedure.
• Holmium laser provides new tool for fighting Glaucoma.
• Laser sclerostomy for the management of Glaucoma.
• Toward optimal health: the experts respond to the aging eye. Interview by Jodi Godfrey Meisler.
• Presumed Sympathetic Ophthalmia Following Nd: YAG Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation.

Schools

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• David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA University Of California Los Angeles

• Mercy Hospital

• Stanford University

• Uc

Procedures Preformed

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• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Contact Lens Services
• Eyelid Surgery
• Glaucoma Surgery
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Conditions Treated

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• Acute Endophthalmitis
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Blepharitis
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Doctors Specialties

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• Ophthalmology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Fellow (FAAO)
• Super Doctor

Education

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• UCSF
• Stanford University
• Scripps Mercy Hospital
• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Hospital

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• UCSF Medical Center
• California Pacific Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1871682088
NPPES Provider LastName		IWACH
NPPES Provider FirstName		ANDREW
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		941052936
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Ophthalmology
Total Claim Count		2993.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1871682088
Last Name Of The Provider	IWACH
First Name Of The Provider	ANDREW
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