Richard M. Klein
<p>Diseases of the vitreous and retina.</p>
<ol><li>Diabetic retinopathy treatment</li><li>Diabetic retinopathy public health program establishment in Myanmar</li></ol>
<p>Richard M. Klein, MD, is an attending physician, Retina and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Science at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Klein’s clinical focus is in diseases of the vitreous and retina, with special interest in diabetic retinopathy and pathological myopia.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts at Amherst College in 1966, Dr. Klein attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1970. In 1971, he completed his medical internship at Cornell University, New York Hospital. He then pursued a three-year ophthalmology residency at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, completing it in 1974. In 1975, he completed a yearlong fellowship in retinal surgery at the same institution.</p><p>Dr. Klein’s research focuses on diabetic retinopathy treatment, including the establishment of a diabetic retinopathy public health program in Myanmar. Since 2011, Dr. Klein has led small groups of American ophthalmologists on annual trips to Myanmar with the goal of helping establish a robust public health program for the detection and treatment of diabetic retinopathy and teaching Burmese ophthalmologists the skills needed to diagnose and treat this disease. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals.</p><p>Dr. Klein is board certified and is a member of several professional organizations including the American Medical Association, the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.</p>
Geoffrey H. Basson
<p>Neuro-Ophthalmology. </p>
<p>Neuro-Ophthalmology: Diagnosis and management of visual disorders due to neurologic or neuromuscular, rather than strictly ocular, causes.</p>
Clinical treatment paradigms for ophthalmic manifestations of CNS pathology.
<p>Geoffrey H. Basson, MD, is an Attending Physician in neuro-ophthalmology and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Neurology at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Basson’s clinical specialty is neuro-ophthalmology—the diagnosis and management of visual disorders due to neurological or neuromuscular causes.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College in 1960, Dr. Basson attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1965. His postdoctoral training began at Duke University Hospital, with an internship in internal medicine and a first-year residency in neurology. His medical training was interrupted by military service, following which he came to Montefiore Medical Center, completing a residency in neurology in 1971 and a residency in ophthalmology in 1978. Dr. Basson is board-certified in both specialties and is a senior fellow of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.</p><p>Dr. Basson’s practice focuses on diagnosis and treatment of those central nervous system and neuromuscular disorders which produce disturbances of vision.</p>