Richard E Bensinger MD

Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related, Oculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery

Private practice of ophthalmology

1221 Madison StSte 1200Seattle, WA 98104
Phone+1 206-292-6427
Fax+1 206-624-5114

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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1976 - 1977
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Ophthalmology, 1973 - 1976
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1970
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1969

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1976 - Present
WA State Medical License 1977 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1969 - 1992
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honor award from AAO AAO, 2005
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

25 citations
Visual acuity and anterior segment findings in chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Evan J Allan, Mary E.D. Flowers, Michelle Lin, Richard E Bensinger, Paul J. Martin
Cornea. 2011-12-01
70 citations
Cataracts after bone marrow transplantation: Long-term follow-up of adults treated with fractionated total body irradiation
M C Benyunes, Keith M. Sullivan, H. Joachim Deeg, Motomi Mori, Wally Meyer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1995-06-15
23 citations
Optic nerve head axonal transport in rabbits with hereditary glaucoma.
Ann H. Bunt-Milam, Melvin B. Dennis, Richard E. Bensinger
Experimental Eye Research. 1987-01-01