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  • Jacob A Clark, MD

    Jacob A Clark, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4000 MITCHELVILLE RD #B128
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • Theodore A Gancayco, MD

    Theodore A Gancayco, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4000 MITCHELLVILLE RD STE B128
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • Mohammad C Ghafouri, MD

    Mohammad C Ghafouri, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4000 MITCHELLVILLE RD ST B128
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • William L Gonzalez, MD

    William L Gonzalez, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4000 MITCHELLVILLE RD STE B128
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • William Gonzalez, MD

    William Gonzalez, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4000 Mitchellville Rd
    Bowie, MD 20716
  • Lily T Im, MD

    Lily T Im, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4175 N HANSON CT STE 200
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • Deborah A Reid, MD

    Deborah A Reid, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4175 N HANSON CT STE 200
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • David R Watt, MD

    David R Watt, MD

    Distance: 13.3 mi
    4175 N HANSON CT STE 200
    BOWIE, MD 20716
  • Timothy Malone, MD 110 Points

    Timothy Malone, MD

    Distance: 14.09 mi
    731 Walker Rd
    Great Falls, VA 22066
  • Herbert Gould, MD 390 Points

    Herbert Gould, MD

    Distance: 14.13 mi
    16220 S Frederick Ave
    Gaithersburg, MD 20877
  • STEPHEN FACCHINA, MD 100 Points

    STEPHEN FACCHINA, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE GAITHERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 14.13 mi
    655 WATKINS MILL ROAD
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
  • JENNIFER KIM, MD 100 Points

    JENNIFER KIM, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE GAITHERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 14.13 mi
    655 WATKINS MILL ROAD
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
  • OMAYA YOUSSEF, MD 50 Points

    OMAYA YOUSSEF, MD

    KAISER PERMANENTE GAITHERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 14.13 mi
    655 WATKINS MILL ROAD
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
  • Animal Eye Care Center Dr. Smith

    Animal Eye Care Center Dr. Smith

    Animal Eye Care Center
    Distance: 14.13 mi
    9043 Gaither Rd.
    Gaithersburg, MD 20877

  • Rosalie L. Bair, M.D.

    Distance: 14.13 mi
    811 Russell Ave
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
  • Carl Leto, MD 190 Points

    Carl Leto, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Bella Patnaik, MD 140 Points

    Bella Patnaik, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • 100 Points

    DC Eye Clinic

    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8381 Old Courthouse Rd
    Suite 345
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • 100 Points

    Eye Doctors of Washington

    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8230 Boone Blvd
    Suite 125
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Sam Mansour, MD 100 Points

    Sam Mansour, MD

    Gwu Medical Faculty Assoc
    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8065 Leesburg Pike Ste 160
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Paul Duggan, MD 100 Points

    Paul Duggan, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Richard Falls, MD 100 Points

    Richard Falls, MD

    Northern Virginia Ctr-Eye Care
    Distance: 14.26 mi
    8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 909
    Vienna, VA 22182
  • Lisa Sklar, MD 100 Points

    Lisa Sklar, MD

    Distance: 14.26 mi
    302 Maple Ave W
    Vienna, VA 22180
  • Quan Nguyen, MD 100 Points

    Quan Nguyen, MD

    Quan Q Nguyen Ltd
    Distance: 14.37 mi
    4217 Evergreen Ln
    Annandale, VA 22003
  • David L Parver, MD 10 Points

    David L Parver, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3289 WOODBURN RD STE 270
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • Leonard M Parver, MD 10 Points

    Leonard M Parver, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3289 WOODBURN RD STE 270
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • Robert F Stephens, MD 10 Points

    Robert F Stephens, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3289 WOODBURN RD STE 270
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • Fadi P Nasrallah, MD

    Fadi P Nasrallah, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3289 WOODBURN RD STE 270
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • Ahmed A Nasrullah, MD

    Ahmed A Nasrullah, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3299 WOODBURN RD STE 350
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • Alan G Palestine, MD

    Alan G Palestine, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3289 WOODBURN RD STE 270
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • James K Park, MD -10 Points

    James K Park, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    4600 JOHN MARR DR STE 101
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • Maryam Zamani, MD

    Maryam Zamani, MD

    Distance: 14.37 mi
    3299 WOODBURN RD #350
    ANNANDALE, VA 22003
  • 110 Points

    Malouf Eye Center

    Distance: 14.41 mi
    4400 Telfair Blvd.
    Suite D
    Camp Springs, MD 20746
  • Brad Spagnolo, MD 280 Points

    Brad Spagnolo, MD

    Baltimore Washington Eye Center
    Distance: 15.56 mi
    6100 Day Long Lane, Riverhill Professional Center, Suite #207
    Clarksville, MD 21029
  • David Levine, MD 340 Points

    David Levine, MD

    David J. Levine, MD, PA
    Distance: 15.73 mi
    19271 Montgomery Village Ave, Ste H2
    Montgomery Village, MD 20879
  • Steven Blane, MD 100 Points

    Steven Blane, MD

    Distance: 15.73 mi
    19211 Montgomery Village Ave Ste B21
    Montgomery Village, MD 20886
  • Francis Dipaolo, MD 270 Points

    Francis Dipaolo, MD

    Insight Vision Center
    Distance: 16.39 mi
    6128 Brandon Avenue, Suite 200
    Springfield, VA 22150
  • Michael Goldberg, MD 120 Points

    Michael Goldberg, MD

    Eye Consultants-Northern VA
    Distance: 16.39 mi
    8134 Old Keene Mill Rd Ste 300
    Springfield, VA 22152
  • Edward S Parelhoff, MD 50 Points

    Edward S Parelhoff, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    8134 OLD KEENE MILL RD STE 300
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152
  • Douglas J Fraser Jr, MD 10 Points

    Douglas J Fraser Jr, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    5411A BACKLICK RD
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151
  • John P Martin, MD 10 Points

    John P Martin, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    8136 OLD KEENE MILL RD STE A309
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152
  • Judith Gadol, MD

    Judith Gadol, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    8134 OLD KEENE MILL RD STE 300
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152
  • Michael H Goldberg, MD

    Michael H Goldberg, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    8134 OLD KEENE MILL RD STE 300
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152
  • Carol Lee-Faust, MD

    Carol Lee-Faust, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    8134 OLD KEENE MILL RD #300
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152
  • Suresh R Limaye, MD

    Suresh R Limaye, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    7003 BACKLICK CT STE 100
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151
  • MICHAEL KORCHAK, MD

    MICHAEL KORCHAK, MD

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 16.39 mi
    6551 LOISDALE CT.
    Springfield, VA 22150
  • SAIMA QURESHI, MD

    SAIMA QURESHI, MD

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 16.39 mi
    6551 LOISDALE CT.
    Springfield, VA 22150
  • NICOLE SCRIPSEMA, MD

    NICOLE SCRIPSEMA, MD

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTER
    Distance: 16.39 mi
    6551 LOISDALE CT.
    Springfield, VA 22150
  • Charissa J Wong, MD

    Charissa J Wong, MD

    Distance: 16.39 mi
    7003 BACKLICK CT STE 100
    SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151
  • Heidi Lisker, MD 170 Points

    Heidi Lisker, MD

    Adult & Pediatric Ophthlmlgy
    Distance: 16.98 mi
    1830 Town Center Dr Ste 307
    Reston, VA 20190

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