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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Roy Shelton identified specializing in OphthalmologyOphthalmology
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses. No Sub Specialty.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Ophthalmology.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Roy Shelton accepts the following plans for United Healthcare at 1630 Killingsworth Ave:

• Definity Choice Plus
• Definity PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Choice Plus
• Harvard Pilgrim Options
• M.D. IPA
• M.D. IPA Preferred
• Medica Choice with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
• Optimum Choice
• Optimum Choice Preferred
• PacifiCare SignatureElite
• UnitedHealthcare Choice
• UnitedHealthcare Choice HMO/Choice Plus HMO
• UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
• UnitedHealthcare iPlan Choice Plus
• UnitedHealthcare iPlan PPO
• UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
• UnitedHealthcare Select EPO
• UnitedHealthcare Select HMO
• UnitedHealthcare Select Plus HMO
• UnitedHealthcare Select Plus POS

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Education

Dr. Shelton attended medical school at University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine and graduated in 1969 having 43 years experience. Additional Ophthalmology training was conducted at Truman Medical Center West.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Roy Shelton MD as:

• Roy W Shelton
• R Shelton

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