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Ophthalmologists (Eye MDs)
Central Texas Retina & Vitreous of Austin
Austin, TX
MyEyeDr.
Austin, TX
MyEyeDr.
Austin, TX
MyEyeDr.
Austin, TX
C. Armitage Harper III, MD
801 W. 38th Street
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78705
About
With expertise that includes macular hole and retinal detachment surgery, retinopathy of prematurity and macular degeneration, Dr. Harper is a nationally recognized speaker on the management of retinopathy of prematurity and on the role of nutrition in macular degeneration. He is actively involved in research in both pharmacological and nutritional therapies for the treatment and prevention of macular degeneration. He has also served as an investigator for numerous clinical trials.
Dr. Harper is a consultant at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and at the city’s University Hospital, where he teaches residents and provides vitreoretinal care for infants with retinopathy of prematurity. Passionate about bringing quality ophthalmic care to developing countries, Dr. Harper travels worldwide teaching and performing surgery with local physicians. Recent travels have included trips to Haiti with Vanderbilt University Eye Project, and to Lanzhou, China, with Project Orbis, the worlds only flying eye hospital. His travels and contributions have received local and national recognition.
Dr. Harper is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Texas Medical Association and the Travis County Medical Society. He also served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Brackenridge Hospital from 2005-2008. Additionally, he is a regional consultant for Alcon and each year Texas Monthly magazine has included him in “Best Doctors in Texas”. Dr. Harper’s wife, Ruthie, is an internal medicine physician specializing in nutritional medicine and non-surgical aesthetics. They have two children, Holly and Beau.
C. Harper
Dr. Harper was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and later attended St. Stephen’s Episcopal High School in Austin. After graduating with honors from Vanderbilt University with a degree in molecular biology, he earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1988. Upon completing his residency at Charity Hospital, Louisiana State University in New Orleans, he held a two-year fellowship at the prestigious Casey Eye Institute, University of Oregon in Portland, where he received specialty training in medical and surgical retina, as well as retinopathy of prematurity. He joined Austin Retina Associates in 1995.With expertise that includes macular hole and retinal detachment surgery, retinopathy of prematurity and macular degeneration, Dr. Harper is a nationally recognized speaker on the management of retinopathy of prematurity and on the role of nutrition in macular degeneration. He is actively involved in research in both pharmacological and nutritional therapies for the treatment and prevention of macular degeneration. He has also served as an investigator for numerous clinical trials.
Dr. Harper is a consultant at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and at the city’s University Hospital, where he teaches residents and provides vitreoretinal care for infants with retinopathy of prematurity. Passionate about bringing quality ophthalmic care to developing countries, Dr. Harper travels worldwide teaching and performing surgery with local physicians. Recent travels have included trips to Haiti with Vanderbilt University Eye Project, and to Lanzhou, China, with Project Orbis, the worlds only flying eye hospital. His travels and contributions have received local and national recognition.
Dr. Harper is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Texas Medical Association and the Travis County Medical Society. He also served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Brackenridge Hospital from 2005-2008. Additionally, he is a regional consultant for Alcon and each year Texas Monthly magazine has included him in “Best Doctors in Texas”. Dr. Harper’s wife, Ruthie, is an internal medicine physician specializing in nutritional medicine and non-surgical aesthetics. They have two children, Holly and Beau.
Primary Specialty
Ophthalmologist
Gender
Male
Education
University of Oklahoma
Training
Louisiana State University Eye Center, Louisiana State University - Charity Hospital, University of Oregon - Casey Eye Institute
Services
Acute Endophthalmitis, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Chorioretinal Scars, Chorioretinitis, Choroidal Neovascular Membranes (CNVM), Chronic Endophthalmitis, Diabetic Eye Disease, Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Diabetic Retinopathy, Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis, Drusen, Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Endophthalmitis, Eye Infections, Floaters, Hyphema, Hypotony of Eye, Iridocyclitis, Macular Edema, Macular Hole, Ocular Trauma, Progressive High Myopia, Purulent Endophthalmitis, Retina Diseases, Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear, Retinal Dystrophy, Retinal Hemorrhage, Retinal Ischemia, Retinal Neovascularization, Retinal Telangiectasia, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Retinoschisis, Thyroid Disease, Uveitis and Iridocyclitis, Vascular Disease, Visual Field Defects, Vitreous Hemorrhage, Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinopathy of Prematurity
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