Expertscape Ranks World’s Top Doctors and Hospitals in Retinal Detachment

PALO ALTO, Calif. - June 5, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape would like to recognize the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of retinal detachment. Retinal detachment is a serious emergency situation that requires immediate attention. Therefore, it is important to respond to the key symptoms that usually precede detachment, such as an increase in floaters, flashes of light or a shadow or cloudiness over the field of vision. If time allows, there may benefit from a second opinion from a medical specialist or institution with extensive experience in retinal detachment treatment.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in retinal detachment, listed here at http://expertscape.com/ex/retinal+detachment, Expertscape would like to recognize the following eight for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

Top Experts – Retinal Detachment
1.  Dr. David Wong – University of Hong Kong
2.  Dr. David Charteris – Moorfields Eye Hospital
3.  Dr. Harry Flynn – University of Miami
4.   Dr. Geoffrey Lewis – University of California Santa Barbara
5.  Dr. Heinrich Heimann – University of Liverpool
6.  Dr. Steven Fisher – University of California Santa Barbara
7.  Dr. Danny Mitry – University of Edinburgh
8.  Dr. Carol Shields – Thomas Jefferson University


Top Institutions – Retinal Detachment
1.  Moorfields Eye Hospital
2.  Thomas Jefferson University
3.  University of Miami
4.  Johns Hopkins University
5.  UCLA
6.  University of Liverpool
7.  Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
8.  University of California Santa Barbara

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for retinal detachment, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, please visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/retinal+detachment

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.