Howard R. Krauss, MD
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Pacific Neuroscience Institute
2125 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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About Howard R. Krauss
Howard R. Krauss, M.D., is a co-founder of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute. He is an ophthalmologist and a surgical neuro-ophthalmologist. He fiercely pursues the best treatments and outcomes for his patients. Dr. Krauss and his PNI colleagues have been innovators; developing, practicing and teaching dramatic new surgeries, including eye- and vision-preserving techniques for treatment of orbital cancer. They have pioneered Transnasal Image-Guided Endoscopic Orbital Tumor Surgery for safer, less invasive and more effective management of orbital apex tumors and Transorbital Craniotomy for brain tumors.
Dr. Krauss is a recognized expert in his field, has published numerous papers, book chapters, and served as a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. He is a founding member of the North American Skull Base Society. Governor Brown appointed him to the Medical Board of California, and he serves as a Mentor Examiner of the American Board of Ophthalmology.
New York Medical College
InternshipHarbor UCLA Medical Center
ResidencyUniversity of California, Los Angeles Jules Stein Eye Institute
FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
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Trusted and long time physician makes me feel secure in my care.
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Everyone has been very helpful and supportive
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Always professional and answers questions fully
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Excellent careHighly recommend
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He is my hero! Dr. Krauss is the very best Doctor & I am the luckiest patient to call him my Doctor. I will be eternally grateful for his care & concern & his passion for his work. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
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Excellent, thoughtful, responsive
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Is always pleasant to visit Dr Kraus
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Dr Krauss is reassuring, which makes the appointment pleasant instead of terrifying.
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Dr. Krauss is great. Very attentive, knowledgeable and is very experienced. He answers emails promptly and his care team is top notch. I can only highly recommend Dr. Krauss and his team.
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Has taken care of my eyes for over 17 years- through some difficult times
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Dr Krause is a highly professional Dr and a pleasure to see at each of my appointments. His staff is the best I've had in all my medical care over the years.
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Friendly, caring & nice service!
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Dr. Krauss is an absolutely amazing surgeon and has incredible communication skills with patients. I could not be happier with my choice of physician surgeon.
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Very caring professional who always do the best to help me with my conditions
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I was listened too, and provided useful information regarding the up coming procedure.
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I had several questions about cataract surgery. Dr brought out model and explained fully what to expect. I consider Dr Krauss an exceptional doctor who has treated my glaucoma for more than 10 years
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As a new patient, I was extremely appreciative of my experience with the doctor and staff.
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I was extremely satisfied with the medical plan and positive response from Dr Krauss. He was very empathetic and understanding of my condition.
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Dr. Krauss is a 10He always keeps up to date on testing equipment and is at the forefront in his field. I absolutely trust his opinion.
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Excellent physician
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All good
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Excellent doctor, excellent care. I leave every year with great confidence.
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I've seen Dr. Krauss for 30 years, he is the best and at all times he is the best....always
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All my team members show professionalism and respect to me.
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Dr Krauss is a special combination of Extremely knowledgeable, attentive, courteous and kind. I Highly recommend his care without reservation.
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We always have a good experience with Dr KrausI generally visit him yearly
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The best personal and medical care
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Dr.Krauss, truly is an amazing Doctor, he makes you feel very comfortable, explains everything in a simple and very understandable way,I'm blessed to be able to say Dr.Krauss is my doctor !!!! He has done so much for me and my eyes!!!
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Dr.Krauss is one of a kind. Brilliant, caring, impeccable in his treatment. He saved my eye sight!!!
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Excellent referral for the next logical step in my vision treatment.
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Great experience
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Dr. Kraus was extremely kind and very generous with his time and knowledge
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ALWAYS A GOOD EXPERIENCE WHEN SEEING DR. KRAUSS AND HIS EFFICIENT STAFF
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Dr Krauss and his staff are always friendly and courteous and a pleasure to see.
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Thorough, excellent, responsive
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Excellent service
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Great doctor. Smart, calm, funny and he remembers me and my health concerns...all the qualities that one seeks in a medical professional. He is an asset to Saint John's.
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Dr Krauss is an ultimate thorough professional. Feel I'm in the best hands for monitoring my situation.
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Dr.Krauss is a true professional of knowledge, personal connection of understanding and respect for the patient, concise in explaining. I am in gratitude for his care when needed throughout the years.
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Great service
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Dr. Krauss was very professional and thorough. He listened and offered us good information.
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All good
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He is always pleasant and professional
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Very happy with Dr Krauss
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He is very professional, compassionate, eloquent and clear. Only excellence
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Dr. Krauss is a dedicated and serious physician who focuses on a rather complicated speciality. I am grateful to have been referred to him for efficient and caring treatment of my malady.
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Howard Krauss is one of the finest docs I have ever seen. Kiind, compassionate, and total genius.
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I really appreciate your treatment Thank you so much
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Very good
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Dr is always attentive and caring even if there is not so good news
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Wonderful Dr. Who I have seen for about 30 years.
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He is the VERY BEST
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He is a great doctor
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Extremely thorough exam after a bad fall.
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Good
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I see Dr. Krauss for eye examinations routinely. He and all people in the office are professional, very kind and excellent communicators.
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I see Dr Krauss to assess whether the peripheral vision loss that occurred after my stroke in September 2019 has been contained or is getting worse and requires action. I am grateful to be in the hands of Dr Krauss and his extensive knowledge and experience in this field. There is no one of his caliber that could help me more.
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Long time provider; very knowledgeable about my conditions
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Dr Krauss is the most knowledgeable Dr I have ever seen.
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Great work! I was very impressed Dr. Krauss is a knowledgeable, careful and caring of me. I highly recommend him to my friends and another patient!
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Dr. Krauss provide wise and measured plans for solving my problems.
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Howard Krauss is a world class doctor. He and his team are the best!
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Excellent Dr and staff. All aspects of my visit were of the highest standards!
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My doctor is the best.
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Excellent care, all team and Dr Kraus all listen, treated me with respect and we're polite and thoughtful.
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Excellant
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Dr. Krauss is a uniquely outstanding clinician who is kind, thoughtful, and extraordinarily competent.
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Always satisfied with the quality of care shown on all my visits to this office....
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Always excellent experience
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Outstanding physician
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Top notch.
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Excellent care service
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Wonderful doctor
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Dr. Krauss is very professional and cares for his patients..
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Exceptional Dr in that he volunteered info on my medical condition, explained side effects not obviously caused by condition, and prognosis. Drs usually answer questions posed, but volunteer nothing in order to minimize time spent.
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Dr Krauss is the best eye dr I have seen , I always recommend him to anyone that is looking for eye doctor. Totally trust him.
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My care was good
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Howard Krauss is an extremely good doctor that I trust and understand.
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Dr. Krauss and his team were wonderful
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Kraus is a superb health care provider.
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All was good. I was fortunate to see dr. Krause. I drove 4.5 hours to see him.
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I am very satisfied in the medical expertise and testing provided during my appointment visits.
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The care provider is very knowledgeable, very competent, and a fairly good listener, but the care provider could be a still better listener I believe.Perhaps the care provider is reluctant to say all that they are thinking or perhaps the care provider does not like to go into long and more detailedExplanations.
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I had an excellent visit with this provider.
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Knowledgeable and worth the travel from Monterey to Long Beach
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Excellent visit on all levels
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Dr Krauss explains what's happening with my optic neuritis and answers all of my questions about eye function and expectations for healing.
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Dr. Krauss was amazing. He was so kind, professional, and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend him to anyone
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They are the best
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I really like Dr. Krause. He always takes time to listen, and then explain. Highly recommend.
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Dr. Krauss and his team are excellent.
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Excellent care provided, VERY knowledgeable
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I have been seeing this doctor for almost 30 years. No bad experiences.
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Simply professional
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Dr. Krause is brilliant dictor can't find better.Usually his nurses don't make it easy to take all the tests. I am glad I did not have the last nurse I had giving me tests with blood hair that was there. The other nurse was easier to take tests with. She does test really fast. When I go there I hope for a kind nurse to do eye tests. Doctor excellent!
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This provider has been trea=ting me since 2007, helped me with difficult siuations. Very satisfied
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Dr Krauss is an expert and can also explain things plainly. He is honest with his recommendations.
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Krauss was exactly on time -explained everything extremely well during the exam
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I've been a patient of Dr. Krauss over 25 years and always got first class treatment, my only worry will be if he retires.Many times he has been there for me and solved the problem...everytime.
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Clinical Interests
- Abducens Nerve Disease
- Abducens Nerve Injury
- Abducens Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Abnormal Red Reflex
- Abnormal Visual Evoked Potential (Vep) Test
- Achromatopsia
- Alice In Wonderland Syndrome
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Anisocoria
- Aphakia
- Astigmatism
- Autoimmune Retinopathy
- Biopsy Of Eye
- Blepharoplasty
- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharospasm
- Blurred Vision
- Brain Neoplasms
- Brain Tumor-Related Vision Loss
- Cataract
- Chorioretinitis
- Color Blindness
- Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Optic Nerve
- Cone Rod Dystrophy
- Conjunctival Injury
- Conjunctivitis
- Contact Lens Induced Corneal Edema
- Contact Lens Infections
- Contact Lenses
- Corneal Diseases
- Corneal Neuropathic Pain
- Cortical Visual Impairment
- Diabetic Eye Exam
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diplopia
- Disorders Of The Vitreous
- Dissociated Vertical Deviation
- Divergence Insufficiency
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion
- Enhanced S Cone Syndrome
- Enlarged Optic Nerve
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Esotropia
- External Ophthalmoplegia
- Extramacular Disciform Lesions
- Eye Lesions
- Eye Pain
- Eyelid Diseases
- Failed Vision Screening
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Floppy Eyelid Syndrome
- Forceful Blinking
- Foreign Body (Cornea)
- Fuchs Dystrophy
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Procedures
- Grave's Disease
- Headache
- Hemorrhage In Optic Nerve Sheaths
- Hereditary Optic Atrophy
- Hereditary Retinoblastoma
- Hypotony Of Eye
- Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
- Inflammation Of The Eyelid
- Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (Ino)
- Iritis
- Jensens
- Kearns Sayre Syndrome
- Keratoconus
- Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery
- Lazy Eye
- Lisch Nodule
- Macular Degeneration
- Macular Hole
- Marcus Gunn Phenomenon
- Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (Migs)
- Mitochondrial-Related Eye Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Eye Brain Disease
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myogenic Ptosis
- Myopia
- Neuromyelitis Optica (Nmo)
- Neuroretinitis
- Neurotrophic Keratopathy
- Night Blindness
- Nystagmus Testing
- Ocular Hypertension
- Ocular Motility Disorders
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Oculomotor Nerve Injury
- Oculomotor Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Ophthalmic Trauma
- Optic Nerve And Pathway Injury
- Optic Nerve Atrophy
- Optic Nerve Disease
- Optic Nerve Glioma
- Optic Nerve Injury
- Optic Nerve Ischemia
- Optic Nerve Tumor
- Optic Neuritis
- Optic Neuropathy
- Orbital Floor Fracture
- Orbital Tumors
- Papilledema
- Pars Planitis
- Penetrating Eye Injury
- Pituitary Tumor
- Presbyopia
- Proptosis
- Pseudophakia
- Pseudostrabismus
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Pterygium
- Red Eye
- Red Reflex Exam
- Refractive Amblyopia
- Retinal Degeneration
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Neovascularization
- Retinal Vasculopathy With Cerebral Leukoencephalopathy (Rvcl)
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Retinoblastoma
- Scleritis
- Scotoma
- Sensorimotor Disorders Of Eyelid
- Sensory Disorders Of Eyelid
- Shingles Of The Eye
- Sjogrens
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Strabismus
- Tear Osmolarity Test
- Thyroid Orbitopathy
- Toric Lenses
- Transient Blindness
- Transient Monocular Vision Loss
- Trochlear Nerve Injury
- Trochlear Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Usher Syndrome
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Virtual Care
- Vision Assessments For Children With Seizures/Epilepsy
- Vision Loss
- Visual Field Defects
- Weakness Of Eye Closure
- Wyburn Mason Syndrome
- Xerophthalmia
I am extremely happy with the care I receive from Saint John's Physician Partners. As well as the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, I have had very good care. Thank you all
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