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  • Michael Rivers, MD 110 Points

    Michael Rivers, MD

    Retina Group Of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1540
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Brooks Brown III, MD 100 Points

    Brooks Brown III, MD

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave # 1017
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • 100 Points

    Eye Doctors of Washington

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    2 Wisconsin Circle
    Suite 230
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • 100 Points

    Eye Doctors of Washington

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    4600 North Park Ave
    Plaza North
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • 100 Points

    Eye Doctors of Washington

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    4600 North Park Ave.
    Plaza North
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • 100 Points

    Eye Doctors of Washington

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    2 Wisconsin Circle
    Suite 230
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Thomas Johnson, MD 100 Points

    Thomas Johnson, MD

    Glaser Murphy Retina Treatment
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5530 Wisconsin Ave Ste 101
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Robert Murphy, MD 100 Points

    Robert Murphy, MD

    Glaser Murphy Retina Treatment
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5530 Wisconsin Ave Ste 835
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • William Gilbert, MD 100 Points

    William Gilbert, MD

    Retina Group Of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 15
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Geoffrey Kaplan, MD 100 Points

    Geoffrey Kaplan, MD

    Retina Group Of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1540
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • William Phillips II, MD 100 Points

    William Phillips II, MD

    Retina Group Of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    PO Box 15696
    Chevy Chase, MD 20825
  • A Pilkerton Jr, MD 100 Points

    A Pilkerton Jr, MD

    Retina Group Of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1540, Retina Grp Of Wa
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Daniel Berinstein, MD 100 Points

    Daniel Berinstein, MD

    The Retina Group of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1540
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Robert P. Murphy, M.D. 100 Points

    Robert P. Murphy, M.D.

    The Retina Group of Washington
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1540
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Douglas Gaasterland, MD 100 Points

    Douglas Gaasterland, MD

    University Ophthalmic Cnslnts
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    2 Wisconsin Cir Ste 200
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • John O'Neill, MD 100 Points

    John O'Neill, MD

    University Ophthalmic Cnslnts
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    2 Wisconsin Cir Ste 200
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Roy Rubinfeld, MD 90 Points

    Roy Rubinfeld, MD

    Washington Eye Physicians
    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 950, Washington Eye Phys Surg
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Brooks Brown, MD 60 Points

    Brooks Brown, MD

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • John Bradley, MD 50 Points

    John Bradley, MD

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    6935 Wisconsin Ave Ste 418
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • John Bradley, MD 10 Points

    John Bradley, MD

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    6935 Wisconsin Ave Ste 418
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Colleen Joseph, MD

    Colleen Joseph, MD

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5530 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1448
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Neil Lisa

    Neil Lisa

    Distance: 7.8 mi
    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 950
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
  • Heidi Lisker, MD 170 Points

    Heidi Lisker, MD

    Adult & Pediatric Ophthlmlgy
    Distance: 7.89 mi
    1830 Town Center Dr Ste 307
    Reston, VA 20190
  • Jacqueline Griffiths, MD 120 Points

    Jacqueline Griffiths, MD

    New View Laser Eye Inc
    Distance: 7.89 mi
    12110 Sunset Hills Rd Ste C50
    Reston, VA 20190
  • Elle Milani, MD 20 Points

    Elle Milani, MD

    Reston Eye Associates
    Distance: 7.89 mi
    1800 Town Center Drive #316
    Reston, VA 20190
  • Carl Leto, MD 190 Points

    Carl Leto, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Bella Patnaik, MD 140 Points

    Bella Patnaik, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • 100 Points

    DC Eye Clinic

    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8381 Old Courthouse Rd
    Suite 345
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • 100 Points

    Eye Doctors of Washington

    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8230 Boone Blvd
    Suite 125
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Sam Mansour, MD 100 Points

    Sam Mansour, MD

    Gwu Medical Faculty Assoc
    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8065 Leesburg Pike Ste 160
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Paul Duggan, MD 100 Points

    Paul Duggan, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Richard Falls, MD 100 Points

    Richard Falls, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 8.63 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Lisa Sklar, MD 100 Points

    Lisa Sklar, MD

    Distance: 8.63 mi
    302 Maple Ave W
    Vienna, VA 22180
  • Herbert Gould, MD 390 Points

    Herbert Gould, MD

    Distance: 8.66 mi
    16220 S Frederick Ave
    Gaithersburg, MD 20877
  • Animal Eye Care Center Dr. Smith

    Animal Eye Care Center Dr. Smith

    Animal Eye Care Center
    Distance: 8.66 mi
    9043 Gaither Rd.
    Gaithersburg, MD 20877

  • Rosalie L. Bair, M.D.

    Distance: 8.66 mi
    811 Russell Ave
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
  • Cheryl Keys, MD 140 Points

    Cheryl Keys, MD

    Kaiser Permanente
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    201 N Washington St
    Falls Church, VA 22046
  • Jessica Oliver, MD 140 Points

    Jessica Oliver, MD

    Northern Va Ophthalmology
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    6231 Leesburg Pike Ste 608
    Falls Church, VA 22044
  • Nancy Morrison, MD 130 Points

    Nancy Morrison, MD

    Northern Virginia Ophthalmology Associates, PC
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    6231 Leesburg Pike
    Suite 608
    Falls Church, VA 22044
  • Hameed Peracha, MD 130 Points

    Hameed Peracha, MD

    Distance: 9.6 mi
    3400 Payne St Ste B100
    Falls Church, VA 22041
  • John Karickhoff, MD 110 Points

    John Karickhoff, MD

    Distance: 9.6 mi
    313 Park Ave Ste 3
    Falls Church, VA 22046
  • Arnold Oshinsky, MD 100 Points

    Arnold Oshinsky, MD

    Falls Church Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    6060 Arlington Blvd
    Falls Church, VA 22044
  • John Hannon, MD 100 Points

    John Hannon, MD

    Distance: 9.6 mi
    2946 Sleepy Hollow Rd Ste 1
    Falls Church, VA 22044
  • Alimohamad Khorrami, MD 100 Points

    Alimohamad Khorrami, MD

    Distance: 9.6 mi
    201 N Washington St, Kaiser Permanente Vision S
    Falls Church, VA 22046
  • Robert Kling, MD 100 Points

    Robert Kling, MD

    Distance: 9.6 mi
    600 Hillwood Ave
    Falls Church, VA 22042
  • Walter Wills, MD 100 Points

    Walter Wills, MD

    Lasik Plus Vision Ctr
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    7799 Leesburg Pike Ste 220
    Falls Church, VA 22043
  • Arash Mansouri, MD 100 Points

    Arash Mansouri, MD

    Distance: 9.6 mi
    313 Park Ave Ste 3
    Falls Church, VA 22046
  • David Forster, MD 100 Points

    David Forster, MD

    Northern Virginia Ophthlmlgy
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    6231 Leesburg Pike Ste 608
    Falls Church, VA 22044
  • William Rich III, MD 100 Points

    William Rich III, MD

    Northern Virginia Ophthlmlgy
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    6231 Leesburg Pike
    Falls Church, VA 22044
  • David Seidman, MD 100 Points

    David Seidman, MD

    Northern Virginia Ophthlmlgy
    Distance: 9.6 mi
    6231 Leesburg Pike Ste 608
    Falls Church, VA 22044

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