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  • David G Wagner, MD 50 Points

    David G Wagner, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    14955 SHADY GROVE RD STE 125
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Toufic S Melki, MD 30 Points

    Toufic S Melki, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    15020 SHADY GROVE RD STE 302
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Robert C Feldman, MD 20 Points

    Robert C Feldman, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    15005 SHADY GROVE RD STE 100
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Lawrence Frank 20 Points

    Lawrence Frank

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    121 Congressional Ln Ste 412
    Rockville, MD 20852
  • Mohammed K Barazi, MD

    Mohammed K Barazi, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    110 N WASHINGTON ST STE 204
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Daniel Berinstein, MD

    Daniel Berinstein, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    110 N WASHINGTON ST STE 204
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • William F Deegan III, MD

    William F Deegan III, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    110 N WASHINGTON ST STE 204
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Jay M Lustbader, MD

    Jay M Lustbader, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    1786 PICCARD DR
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Robert P Murphy, MD

    Robert P Murphy, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    110 N WASHINGTON ST STE 204
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Michael H Osman, MD

    Michael H Osman, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    110 N WASHINGTON ST STE 204
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850

  • See Clearly Vision - CLOSED

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    5842 Hubbard Drive
    Rockville, MD 20852
  • Edward A Tsoy, MD

    Edward A Tsoy, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    9707 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE 110
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Jung J Woo, MD

    Jung J Woo, MD

    Distance: 4.86 mi
    15020 SHADY GROVE RD STE 302
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
  • Lenard H Hammer, MD 380 Points

    Lenard H Hammer, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Scott B Becker, MD 250 Points

    Scott B Becker, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Vincent Ionata, MD 100 Points

    Vincent Ionata, MD

    Medical Eye Ctr
    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 Georgia Ave
    Olney, MD 20832
  • Lenard Hammer, MD 10 Points

    Lenard Hammer, MD

    Medical Eye Center
    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 Georgia Ave
    Olney, MD 20832
  • Edward W Cheeseman Jr, MD

    Edward W Cheeseman Jr, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Valla Djafari, MD

    Valla Djafari, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Bert M Glaser, MD

    Bert M Glaser, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Michael H Grodin, DO

    Michael H Grodin, DO

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Vincent Ionata, MD

    Vincent Ionata, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 Georgia Ave
    Olney, MD 20832
  • Jason A Kaplan, MD

    Jason A Kaplan, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Essene C Lester, MD

    Essene C Lester, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18111 PRINCE PHILIP DR STE 101
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Gordon Lui, MD

    Gordon Lui, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832

  • The National Retina Institute, A Katzen Eye Group Practice

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    5420 Olney Laytonsville Road
    Olney, MD 20832
  • Brian J Winter, MD

    Brian J Winter, MD

    Distance: 7.23 mi
    18045 GEORGIA AVE
    OLNEY, MD 20832
  • Lawrence Levinson, MD 180 Points

    Lawrence Levinson, MD

    Distance: 8.66 mi
    11500 Lake Potomac Dr
    Potomac, MD 20854
  • Benjamin Rubin, MD 150 Points

    Benjamin Rubin, MD

    Better Vision Ctr
    Distance: 8.66 mi
    7801 Renoir Ct
    Potomac, MD 20854
  • Mary Duke, MD 100 Points

    Mary Duke, MD

    Distance: 8.66 mi
    10220 Democracy Blvd
    Potomac, MD 20854
  • Robert Kaufman, MD 430 Points

    Robert Kaufman, MD

    Distance: 10.02 mi
    26135 Ridge Rd
    Damascus, MD 20872
  • 100 Points

    Visionary Eye Doctors

    Distance: 10.02 mi
    26135 Ridge Rd
    Damascus, MD 20872
  • Robert B Kaufman, MD 40 Points

    Robert B Kaufman, MD

    Distance: 10.02 mi
    26135 RIDGE RD
    DAMASCUS, MD 20872
  • JONATHAN COLLINS, MD 200 Points

    JONATHAN COLLINS, MD

    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • Stephen Ginsberg, MD 120 Points

    Stephen Ginsberg, MD

    Kensington Eye Center
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10901 Connecticut Ave
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • Rohit Bhatnagar, MD 100 Points

    Rohit Bhatnagar, MD

    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 Connecticut Ave
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • Judith Gadol, MD 100 Points

    Judith Gadol, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Health Care
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 Connecticut Ave, #Opht
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • BENJAMIN MAGNO, MD 100 Points

    BENJAMIN MAGNO, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE KENSINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • LAN CHANG, MD 50 Points

    LAN CHANG, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE KENSINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • TIM HOPKINS, MD 50 Points

    TIM HOPKINS, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE KENSINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • BOGDAN ALEXANDRESCU, MD

    BOGDAN ALEXANDRESCU, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE KENSINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • STEPHEN LESCHE, MD

    STEPHEN LESCHE, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE KENSINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • YIYUN ZHOU, MD

    YIYUN ZHOU, MD

    Distance: 10.54 mi
    10810 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • Timothy Malone, MD 110 Points

    Timothy Malone, MD

    Distance: 11.07 mi
    731 Walker Rd
    Great Falls, VA 22066
  • James Heltzer, MD
    810 Points

    James Heltzer, MD

    Champlain Ophthalmology
    Distance: 12.48 mi
    6430 Rockledge Dr Ste 270
    Bethesda, MD 20817
  • Albert Cytryn, MD 440 Points

    Albert Cytryn, MD

    Ophthalmic Plastic & Orbital
    Distance: 12.48 mi
    6420 Rockledge Dr Ste 4300
    Bethesda, MD 20817
  • Charles Bahn, MD 410 Points

    Charles Bahn, MD

    Distance: 12.48 mi
    4848 Battery Ln Ste 42
    Bethesda, MD 20814
  • Harry Huang, MD 340 Points

    Harry Huang, MD

    Distance: 12.48 mi
    5630 Shields Dr
    Bethesda, MD 20817
  • Omar Chaudhary, M.D.
    310 Points

    Omar Chaudhary, M.D.

    Champlain Ophthalmology
    Distance: 12.48 mi
    6430 Rockledge Drive
    Suite 270
    Bethesda, MD 20817
  • Nakul Shekhawat, MD
    310 Points

    Nakul Shekhawat, MD

    Distance: 12.48 mi
    6430 Rockledge Drive Ste 600
    Bethesda, MD 20817

Ophthalmologist Info

Ophthalmologist Summary:
Ophthalmologists are eye doctors who specialize in diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases and injuries of the eyes. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors or doctors of osteopathy who have chosen the field of vision and the eyes for helping patients. These doctors deal with all issues regarding the anatomy, physiology, function, and diseases that affect the eyes. In addition, ophthalmologists can perform routine eye examinations, dispense advice to patients, and write prescriptions for glasses or contact lenses. Ophthalmologists are also able to prescribe eye drops or drugs to help treat eye infections and diseases.

Ophthalmologists can be considered specialists in both medicine and surgery, as they perform a variety of surgical and nonsurgical interventions to help those who suffer with eye problems.

Ophthalmologist Education and Training:


An ophthalmologist must first obtain a 4 year bachelor's degree, then complete 4 years of medical school in an ophthalmologist program, a 1 year internship, and at least 3 years of residency in the field. Those wishing to pursue a sub-specialty must complete an additional 1 to 2 years of training. After all education has been completed, an Ophthalmology Certification Exam must be passed in order to become a certified ophthalmologist.

Ophthalmologist Conditions Treated:


A few of the concerns and eye disorders that Ophthalmologists deal with include:


Ophthalmologist Sub-specialties:


While ophthalmology is a specialty within the medical field, there are many sub-specialties with ophthalmology. These sub-specialties may focus on certain parts of the eye, certain conditions, specific procedures, or specific populations. Some sub-specialties may include Cornea and External Disease, Glaucoma, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Oncology, Ophthalmic Pathology, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, or one of many others.

Ophthalmologist Procedures and Treatments:


Just a few of the interventions used by Ophthalmologists include:

  • Blepharoplasty
  • Cataract surgery
  • Corrective surgery
  • Eye exams
  • Eye ultrasound
  • Eylea injections
  • Fluorescein angiography
  • Fundus photography
  • Laser surgery
  • LASIK eye surgery
  • Lucentis injections
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Prescribe corrective eyewear
  • Refractive surgery
  • Scleral buckle
  • Vision exams
  • Vitrectomy

Ophthalmologist Associations:


The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Ophthalmology are just two of the associations that Ophthalmologist may be linked with. There are many other associations, including those specific to each state and those devoted to sub-specialties within the field.

Ophthalmologist FAQs:
What is an

Ophthalmologist

?
An Ophthalmologist is a physician who performs eye surgery, as well as provides vision care by diagnosing and treating the eye.

Why might I see an Ophthalmologist?
You should see an Ophthalmologist if you experience a change in vision, such as eye pain or redness. You should also see an Ophthalmologist if you experience blurred vision, double vision or eyestrain.

What are some areas that an ophthalmologist can specialize in?
Some of the specialized areas are glaucoma, plastic surgery, cornea diseases, retinal diseases and pediatrics.

What is the difference between an ophthalmologist, optometrist and optician?
These titles are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different and involve different qualifications and practice criteria. An optician mainly works with corrective eye wear and cannot diagnose or treat any condition. An optometrist is a doctor of optometry. While an optometrist may diagnose eye and vision problems, treatment is limited to prescription of corrective eye wear and medications for certain diseases that affect the eye. An optometrist is not a medical doctor. An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy with a specialization in care of the eyes and vision. An ophthalmologist can perform all of the duties of the other eye professionals, as well as diagnosing and treating conditions and performing surgical interventions when necessary. The ophthalmologist has the most complete training and qualifications for all aspects of eye and vision health.

What is a holistic ophthalmologist?
This is an ophthalmologist who takes a more natural approach to treating eye diseases and injuries. He or she recommends dietary supplements to maintain eye health as well as alternative medicines and procedures such as acupuncture.

How many ophthalmologists are there in the United States?
The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) states that there are 25,152 ophthalmologists in the United States as of March 6, 2014.

Ophthalmologist Related Terms:
eyes, retina, cornea, glasses, contact lenses laser eye surgery, glaucoma, ocular surgery, near sighted, far sighted, astigmatism, blindness, pink eye, discharge, cataracts, tumors, eye examinations, ophthalmology, vision