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David Friedman, MD, Ophthalmology, Boston, MA, Massachusetts Eye and Ear

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Ophthalmology • Boston, MA

Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

Director Glaucoma Mass Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. David Friedman is an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in cataract related and glaucoma related care

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityPh.D., Epidemiology, 2007
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public HealthM.P.H., 1997
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1996
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1992
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1996 - 2020
  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2001 - 2005
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1994 - 1997
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - 1996
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006
  • Douglas Jahnigen Award American Geriatrics Society, 2003
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Robert E. McCormick Award 2000
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Ten-year incidence of primary angle closure in elderly Chinese: the Liwan Eye Study  
    Wang L, Huang W, Huang S, Zhang J, Guo X, Friedman DS, Foster PJ, He M, Br J Ophthalmol, 1/18/2018
  • Greater Physical Activity Is Associated with Slower Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma  
    Lee MJ, Wang J, Friedman DS, Boland MV, De Moraes CG, Ramulu PY, Ophthalmology, 1/10/2018
  • Autorefraction-Based Prescription and Mailed Delivery of Eyeglasses  
    Gajwani P, Varadaraj V, Plum W, Zhao D, Johnson E, Dosto N, Thompson S, Guallar E, Kanwar N, Friedman DS, Mudie LI, Ophthalmology, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Eye Disease: Epidemiology and Control 
    Friedman DS2018
  • Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences 
    Friedman DS2018
  • Military and Tropical Medicine 
    Friedman DS2018
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Optimizing approaches to identify glaucoma among at-risk population: the SToP Glaucoma study
    Friedman DS, ARVO Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
  • Dark Room Prone Provocative Testing is Uninformative in Primary Angle Closure Subjects
    Friedman DS, ARVO Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010
  • A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Ready-Made Spectacles in an Adult Population in India
    Friedman DS, ARVO Annual Meeting, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

  • Utility of Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty in Patients with Narrow Angles despite Patent Peripheral Iridotomies 
    1/1/2018
  • Chloral hydrate sedation has a negligible impact on intraocular pressure (IOP) in infants and young children 
    1/1/2017
  • The Unstoppable force of Demographics: How aging will Impact Our Approaches to Glaucoma Treatment 
    1/1/2015
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Other

  • Treatment of Coexisting Cataract and Glaucoma. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 38. (Prepared by Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center un... 
    Jampel H, Lubomski L, Friedman D, AHRQ
    Rockville, MD - 1/1/2003
  • Vision Problems in the U.S.: Prevention of adult vision impairment and age-related eye disease. 
    Friedman DS, Congdon NG, Kempen J, Tielsch JM, O�Colmain B, Prevent Blindness America
    Schaumburg, IL - 1/1/2002
  • Anesthesia management during cataract surgery. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 16 (Contract 290-097-0006 to the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-Based Pract... 
    Schein OD, Friedman DS, Fleisher LA, Lubomski LH, Magaziner J, Sprintz M, Kempen J, Reeves SW, Robinson KA, Bass EB, AHRQ
    Rockville, MD - 1/1/2000

Press Mentions

  • Scientists Find Gene Mutation Linked to Exfoliation Syndrome, Most Common Cause of Glaucoma
    Scientists Find Gene Mutation Linked to Exfoliation Syndrome, Most Common Cause of GlaucomaMay 4th, 2021

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. David Friedman, Dr. David Friedman, MD, Dr. D Friedman, Dr. David Steven Friedman