Overview
Dr. Hale is a board-certified and fellowship-trained ophthalmologist subspecializing in retina and vitreoretinal surgery. His clinical interests include macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, macular disorders, retinopathy of prematurity, and dislocated intraocular lens implants. His research interests include macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and quality improvement projects. He earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University. Dr Hale completed his residency at Geisinger Medical Center and fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Albany Medical Center.
Dr. Hale is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eales Disease. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
4203 Hospital Road, Coal Township, PA 17866
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hale has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Family Eye Group - Ephrata
Michael Pavlica is an Ophthalmologist in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pavlica is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eales Disease. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Glaucoma. Dr. Pavlica is currently accepting new patients.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Esther Bowie is an Ophthalmologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bowie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eales Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Endophthalmitis.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Hale isDistinguished. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Hale isDistinguished. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Cone DystrophyDr. Hale isAdvanced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Hale isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Hale isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy
- Experienced
- CataractDr. Hale isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Hale isExperienced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- ChemosisDr. Hale isExperienced. Learn about Chemosis.
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Hale isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- CMV RetinitisDr. Hale isExperienced. Learn about CMV Retinitis.
- Eales DiseaseDr. Hale isExperienced. Learn about Eales Disease.