FrancisCDecroosMD

Ophthalmology • Hixson, TN

Cataract Related, Retinal Disease

Physician

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Office
1605 Williams Rd
Ste 201
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone+1 423-756-1002

Fax+1 423-756-1004
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Summary

Dr. Francis Decroos, MD is a board certified ophthalmologist in Hixson, Tennessee. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with Erlanger Medical Center.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 2007 - 2010
Christiana Care Health ServicesInternship, Transitional Year, 2006 - 2007
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2013 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
AL State Medical License Active through 2016
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2014
NC State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification IntelleChart EHR, MDIntelleSys, LLC, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Determining the effect of low-dose isotretinoin on proliferative vitreoretinopathy: the DELIVER trial
Nikolas J. S. London, Richard S. Kaiser, Mohammed Ali Khan, Rayan A. Alshareef, Mohammed Khuthaila, Abtin Shahlaee, Anthony Obeid, Vanessa A. London, Francis Char DeCr...> ;The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019 Sep 1
34 citations
Natural History of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report No. 17
Jeannette J. Yu, Elvira Agrón, Traci E. Clemons, Amitha Domalpally, Freekje van Asten, Tiarnan D L Keenan, Catherine A Cukras, Emily Y. Chew, Frederick L. Ferris, John...> ;Ophthalmology. 2019 Feb 1
114 citations
Progression of Geographic Atrophy in Age-related Macular Degeneration: AREDS2 Report Number 16.
Tiarnan D L Keenan, Elvira Agrón, Amitha Domalpally, Traci E. Clemons, Freekje van Asten, Wai T. Wong, Ronald G. Danis, Srinivas R. Sadda, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Michael...> ;Ophthalmology. 2018 Dec 1
Treat-and-Extend Therapy Using Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Prospective Clinical Trial
David Reed, Murtaza K Adam, Allen C Ho, Carl D Regillo, Omesh P Gupta, Francis Char DeCroos> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017 Aug 15
56 citations
Treat-and-Extend Therapy Using Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Prospective Clinical Trial
Francis Char DeCroos, David Carleton Reed, Murtaza K. Adam, David A. Salz, Omesh P. Gupta, Allen C. Ho, Carl D. Regillo> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017 Aug 1
75 citations
Postinjection Endophthalmitis Rates and Characteristics Following Intravitreal Bevacizumab, Ranibizumab, and Aflibercept
Nadim Rayess, Ehsan Rahimy, Philip Storey, Chirag P. Shah, Jeremy D. Wolfe, Eric Chen, Francis Char DeCroos, Sunir J. Garg, Jason Hsu> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016 May 1
4 citations
ISCHEMIC CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION IN THE ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR ERA.
Emily K. Tam, Pamela Golchet, Madeline Yung, Francis Char DeCroos, Marc J. Spirn, Lydia Lehmann-Clarke, Aude Ambresin, Irena Tsui> ;Retina. 2017 Feb 1
49 citations
Incidence and clinical features of post-injection endophthalmitis according to diagnosis
Nadim Rayess, Ehsan Rahimy, Chirag P. Shah, Jeremy D. Wolfe, Eric Chen, Francis Char DeCroos, Philip Storey, Sunir J. Garg, Jason Hsu> ;The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016 Aug 1
123 citations
Subretinal Hyperreflective Material in the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials
Alex S. Willoughby, Gui-Shuang Ying, Cynthia A. Toth, Maureen G. Maguire, Russell Burns, Juan E. Grunwald, Ebenezer Daniel, Glenn J. Jaffe, David F. Williams, Sara Bea...> ;Ophthalmology. 2015 Sep 1
2 citations
PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF VISUAL ACUITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN STANDARD EARLY TREATMENT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY STUDY CHART AND A HANDHELD EQUIVALENT IN EYES WITH RETINAL PATH...
Ehsan Rahimy, Sahitya Reddy, Francis Char DeCroos, M. Ali Khan, David S. Boyer, Omesh P. Gupta, Carl D. Regillo, Julia A. Haller> ;Retina. 2015 Aug 1
40 citations
IDENTIFICATION OF FLUID ON OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY BY TREATING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS VERSUS A READING CENTER IN THE COMPARISON OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION TREA...
Cynthia A. Toth, Francis Char DeCroos, Gui-Shuang Ying, Sandra S. Stinnett, Cynthia S. Heydary, Russell Burns, Maureen G. Maguire, Daniel F. Martin, Glenn J. Jaffe> ;Retina. 2015 Jul 1
10 citations
Neovascular events in eyes with central retinal vein occlusion undergoing serial bevacizumab or ranibizumab intravitreal injections: A retrospective review
Francis Char DeCroos, Bozho Todorich, Rayan A. Alshareef, Mohammed Khuthaila, Sharon Fekrat, Allen C. Ho, Carl D. Regillo, Marc J. Spirn> ;Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research. 2014 Oct 1
18 citations
OUTCOMES OF ANTI–VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH CHOROIDAL OSTEOMA
Mohammed Ali Khan, Francis Char DeCroos, Philip Storey, Jerry A. Shields, Sunir J. Garg, Carol L. Shields> ;Retina. 2014 Sep 1
5 citations
Reading Center Characterization of Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Using Optical Coherence Tomography During the COPERNICUS Trial
Francis Char DeCroos, Sandra S. Stinnett, Cynthia S. Heydary, Russell Burns, Glenn J. Jaffe> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2013 Nov 1
41 citations
Postoperative vitreous hemorrhage after diabetic 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy.
Mohammed Khuthaila, Jason Hsu, Allen Chiang, Francis Char DeCroos, Eugene A. Milder, Vikram Setlur, Sunir J. Garg, Marc J. Spirn> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013 Apr 1
58 citations
Optical Coherence Tomography Grading Reproducibility during the Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials
Francis Char DeCroos, Cynthia A. Toth, Sandra S. Stinnett, Cynthia S. Heydary, Russell Burns, Glenn J. Jaffe> ;Ophthalmology. 2012 Dec 1
18 citations
Assessment of retinal morphology with spectral and time domain OCT in the phase III trials of enzymatic vitreolysis.
Francisco Folgar, Cynthia A. Toth, Francis Char DeCroos, Aniz Girach, Steve Pakola, Glenn J. Jaffe> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2012 Oct 25
Characterization of vitreoretinal interface disorders using OCT in the interventional phase 3 trials of ocriplasmin.
DeCroos, F. C.,Toth, C. A.,Folgar, F. A.,Pakola, S.,Stinnett, S. S.,Heydary, C. S.,Burns, R.,Jaffe, G. J.> ;Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.. 2012 Aug 11
7 citations
Analysis of resident-performed manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS): an efficacious approach to mature cataracts.
Francis Char DeCroos, Jessica H. Chow, Prashant Garg, Ratnesh Sharma, Neha Bharti, Christopher S. Boehlke> ;International Ophthalmology. 2012 Jul 13
22 citations
INCREASED RATES OF DESCEMET’S STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY (DSAEK) GRAFT FAILURE AND DISLOCATION IN GLAUCOMATOUS EYES WITH AQUEOUS SHUNTS
Francis Char DeCroos, Derek W. DelMonte, Jessica H. Chow, Sandra S. Stinnett, Terry Kim, Alan N. Carlson, Natalie A. Afshari> ;Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research. 2012 Jul 1
11 citations
Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Macular Edema Due to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: Perfused vs. Ischemic and Early vs. Late Treatment
Francis Char DeCroos, Justis P. Ehlers, Sandra S. Stinnett, Sharon Fekrat> ;Current Eye Research. 2011 Nov 11
29 citations
Intravitreal bevacizumab for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion.
Justis P. Ehlers, Francis Char DeCroos, Sharon Fekrat> ;Retina. 2011 Oct 1
53 citations
Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of Nocardia Keratitis, Scleritis, and Endophthalmitis: 11-Year Microbial and Clinical Overview
Francis Char DeCroos, Prashant Garg, Ashok Kumar Reddy, Ashish Sharma, Sannapaneni Krishnaiah, Meeta Mungale, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya> ;Ophthalmology. 2011 Jun 1
5 citations
The natural history of retinal vein occlusion: what do we really know?
Francis Char DeCroos, Sharon Fekrat> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2011 May 1
9 citations
In Vitro Fluid Dynamics of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Modified with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene
Francis Char DeCroos, Yuji Kondo, Daniel A. Mordes, Maria Regina Lee, Sameer Ahmad, Sanjay Asrani, R. Rand Allingham, Kevin C. Olbrich, Bruce Klitzman> ;Current Eye Research. 2011 Jan 31
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Hospital Affiliations

Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee