About Robert F. Hofmann, M.D.
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| Dr. Hofmann has been an Ophthalmologist (M.D. - Eye Surgeon & Physician) for 25 years who has published extensively, including three textbooks. He has ten eye surgical instruments named after him. He has been both a professor and chief of service in teaching hospitals. He prefers now to be in solo clinical practice and enjoys the invention of new therapies for both ocular and systemic diseases. He was best known for his contributions to corneal refractive surgery, but now concentrates his research efforts on ARMD and microvascular diseases of the eye, the two leading causes of blindness in the developed western countries in senior citizens. He has just patented eyedrops that relieve the eyestrain of mid-life (presbyopia) and reduce dependence on bifocals. |