Dr. William E. Sponsel, MD
Ophthalmologist
311 Camden St Suite 306 San Antonio TX, 78215About
Dr. William Sponsel is an ophthalmologist practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Sponsel specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Sponsel can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Sponsel can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
University of Bristol Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 1986
UNIV BRISTOL 1983
Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sildenafil and ocular perfusion.
- Effects of latanoprost and timolol-XE on hydrodynamics in the normal eye.
- Latanoprost and brimonidine: therapeutic and physiologic assessment before and after oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy.
- Frequency of sustained glaucomatous-type visual field loss and associated optic nerve cupping in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
- Today's clinical application of scanning laser technologies.
- Sildenafil increases ocular perfusion.
- The trouble with tonometry.
- Comparative effects of latanoprost (Xalatan) and unoprostone (Rescula) in patients with open-angle glaucoma and suspected glaucoma.
- Modification of the Heidelberg retinal flowmeter to record pattern and flicker induced blood flow changes.
- Pathogenetic aspects of the glaucomatous optic neuropathy: fluorescein angiographic findings in patients with primary open angle glaucoma.
- Sustained perimacular vascular and visual response to topical beta blockers in normal human eyes.
- Operative revision of non-functioning filtering blebs with 5-fluorouracil to regain intraocular pressure control.
- Posterior subcapsular cataract associated with indapamide therapy.
- Retinal capillary hemodynamics, visual-evoked potentials, and pressure tolerance in normal human eyes.
- Retinal hemodynamic effects of carbon dioxide, hyperoxia, and mild hypoxia.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Founder Sponsel Eye Experts -
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Pterygium
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Uveitis
- Birth Defects
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Sight for Life Foundation
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