Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology
Dr. Edgar M. Espana, MD
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Edgar Espana practices Ophthalmology. Edgar Espana is a published doctor. He published 63 publications, including: 'Amelanotic Melanoma Arising within Conjunctival Melanocytic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Sine Pigmento.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Amelanotic Melanoma Arising within Conjunctival Melanocytic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Sine Pigmento.
- December consultation #5.
- Ocular manifestations of monoclonal copper-binding immunoglobulin.
- Abnormal Corneal Endothelial Maturation in Collagen XII and XIV Null Mice.
- Graft versus host disease: clinical evaluation, diagnosis and management.
- Strategies of human Corneal endothelial tissue regeneration.
- Activation of Smad-mediated TGF-β signaling triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transitions in murine cloned Corneal progenitor cells.
- Modulation transfer function and optical quality after bilateral implantation of a +3.00 D versus a +4.00 D multifocal intraocular Lens.
- Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in an anophthalmic socket 60 years after enucleation.
- An Enzymatic Technique to Facilitate Air Separation of Stroma/Descemet's Membrane Junction.
- Greater growth potential of p63-positive epithelial cell clusters maintained in human limbal epithelial sheets.
- Bilateral prominent schwalbe ring in the anterior chamber in a patient with axenfeld-rieger syndrome and megalocornea.
- Cyclodialysis cleft secondary to removal of an anterior chamber phakic intraocular Lens.
- Estimation of intraocular pressure in rabbits with commonly used tonometers.
- A newly designed glaucoma drainage implant made of poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene): biocompatibility and function in normal rabbit Eyes.
- Corneal stroma regeneration in felines after supradescemetic keratoprosthesis implantation.
- Validation of the Barraquer tonometer for high intraocular pressure estimation.
- Preservation and expansion of the primate keratocyte phenotype by downregulating TGF-beta signaling in a low-calcium, serum-free medium.
- The heterogeneous murine Corneal stromal cell populations in vitro.
- Intrastromal invasion by limbal epithelial cells is mediated by epithelial-mesenchymal transition activated by air exposure.
- Keratocan expression of murine keratocytes is maintained on amniotic membrane by down-regulating transforming growth factor-beta signaling.
- Correlation of Corneal complications with eyelid cicatricial pathologies in patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome.
- Soluble lumican glycoprotein purified from human amniotic membrane promotes Corneal epithelial wound healing.
- Calcium-induced abnormal epidermal-like differentiation in cultures of mouse Corneal-limbal epithelial cells.
- CD-34 expression by cultured human keratocytes is downregulated during myofibroblast differentiation induced by TGF-beta1.
- Characterization of Corneal pannus removed from patients with total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- How does amniotic membrane work?
- A case of conjunctiva-cornea intraepithelial neoplasia successfully treated with topical mitomycin C and interferon alfa-2b in cycles.
- Different cell sizes in human limbal and central Corneal basal epithelia measured by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry.
- Stromal niche controls the plasticity of limbal and Corneal epithelial differentiation in a rabbit model of recombined tissue.
- Human keratocytes cultured on amniotic membrane stroma preserve morphology and express keratocan.
- Ex vivo expansion of limbal epithelial stem cells: amniotic membrane serving as a stem cell niche.
- Modulation of keratin and connexin expression in limbal epithelium expanded on denuded amniotic membrane with and without a 3T3 fibroblast feeder layer.
- Novel enzymatic isolation of an entire viable human limbal epithelial sheet.
- Amniotic membrane transplantation with Conjunctival limbal autograft for total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Cleavage of Corneal basement membrane components by ethanol exposure in laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy.
- Phenotypic study of a case receiving a keratolimbal allograft and amniotic membrane for total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Amniotic membrane transplantation for bullous keratopathy in Eyes with poor visual potential.
- Amniotic membrane transplantation for reconstruction of the Conjunctival fornices.
- Idiopathic limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Phenotypic study of a case with successful transplantation of ex vivo expanded human limbal epithelium for unilateral total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Long-term outcome of keratolimbal allograft with or without penetrating keratoplasty for total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Amniotic membrane grafts for nontraumatic Corneal perforations, descemetoceles, and deep ulcers.
- Agreement between optical coherence tomography and digital stereophotography in vertical cup-to-disc ratio measurement.
- Baerveldt glaucoma implant insertion in the posterior chamber sulcus.
- Long-term follow-up of a supradescemetic keratoprosthesis in rabbits: an immunofluorescence study.
- Intraocular pressure changes following Descemet''s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty.
- Analysis of contact Lens intolerance by exploring neuroanatomic integration of ocular surface defense.
- Amniotic membrane induces apoPtosis of interferon-gamma activated macrophages in vitro.
- Amniotic membrane maintains the phenotype of rabbit retinal pigment epithelial cells in culture.
- Focal limbal stem cell deficiency corresponding to an iris coloboma.
- Amniotic membrane transplantation for reconstruction after excision of large ocular surface neoplasias.
- Ex vivo preservation and expansion of human limbal epithelial stem cells on amniotic membrane for treating Corneal diseases with total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Corneal stromal changes following reconstruction by ex vivo expanded limbal epithelial cells in rabbits with total limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Keratolimbal allograft in Corneal reconstruction.
- Rat enterocyte cultures on human amniotic membranes.
- Correlation of long term phenotypic and clinical outcomes following limbal epithelial transplantation cultivated on amniotic membrane in rabbits.
- Clinical characteristics of conjunctivochalasis with or without aqueous Tear deficiency.
- Urrets-Zavalia syndrome as a complication of argon laser peripheral iridoplasty.
- Confocal microscopy study of donor-recipient interface after Descemet''s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty.
- The challenge of dry eye diagnosis.
- Connexin 43 expression and proliferation of human limbal epithelium on intact and denuded amniotic membrane.
Schools
Universidad Javeriana
University Of Mississippi
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Cleveland Clinic
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Procedures Preformed
- Anterior Vitrectomy
- Biopsy of Cornea
- Blepharorrhaphy
- Cataract Removal Surgery
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Conditions Treated
- Anisocoria
- Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
- Astigmatism
- Bell's Palsy
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Doctors Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation -
University of Mississippi Medical Center -
Pontifical Xavierian University
Hospital
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Memorial Hospital of Tampa -
Tampa General Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1679784763 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ESPANA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | EDGAR | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 33612 | |
| NPPES Provider State | FL | |
| Specialty Description | Ophthalmology | |
| Total Claim Count | 442.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1679784763 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ESPANA |
| First Name Of The Provider | EDGAR |
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