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About Michael Goldbaum, MD

Michael Goldbaum, MD, is co-director of the retina division in the Department of Ophthalmology at UC San Diego, Shiley Eye Institute.

In 1996, Dr. Goldbaum published a report on the first known case of a newborn with E-Coli Endophthalmitis, resulting in inflammation of the internal structures of the tissues in the eyeball. Dr. Goldbaum's breakthrough in treatment for macular hole was featured in 1998 issues of Ocular Surgery News and the journal, Ophthalmology. The technique using silicone oil has the potential of greatly altering the treatment of macular holes worldwide.

In 2005, Dr. Goldbaum introduced a new method for detecting visual field patterns in glaucoma that was used in independent component analysis, a form of unsupervised learning. This method was used to develop a new method of detecting the progression of glaucoma from glaucoma tests that may change the approach for detecting worsening glaucoma.

Dr. Goldbaum completed a retina fellowship at Cornell University and earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine.

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Medical DegreeTulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LAResidencyTulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LAFellowshipCornell University Medical College, New York, NY
GenderMale
LanguagesItalian
Date Joined Staff1977-01-26
Board Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology
Conditions and Treatments
  • Treatment of Macular Holes
  • Effects of Diabetes on the Eye
  • Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness
  • Artificial Neural Networks Applied to Visual Fields
  • Optic Disk Topography
  • Computerized Diagnosis-Digitized Retrieval Images
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