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Dr. Richard Nauheim Named in Top Ophthalmologists Guide

The Merokean works for South Nassau Communities Hospital.

Dr. Richard Nauheim, South Nassau Communities Hospital’s chief of ophthalmology, has been named to the 2011 edition of the “Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists.”

Nauheim specializes in treating problems such as double vision, optic nerve disorders, visual/eye movement disorders, cataracts, diseases of the retina, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Nauheim is active in research, lecturing and publishing papers on ophthalmology and is on the teaching faculty at North Shore University Hospital and Nassau University Medical Center. He has presented at national and international institutions and meetings, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the New York Academy of Medicine. 

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He has been published in prestigious peer reviewed journals such as the Archives of Ophthalmology.

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