James W. Battle
Experienced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)

Dr. James W. Battle

Ophthalmology
Johnson City Eye Clinic
110 Med Tech Pkwy, Ste 1, 
Johnson City, TN 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Johnson City Eye Clinic
110 Med Tech Pkwy, Ste 1, 
Johnson City, TN 
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Overview

Dr. Battle is a Johnson City native and attended Science Hill High School. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996 and ETSU College of Medicine in 2002. After finishing an internship at ETSU’s Department of Internal Medicine in 2003, Dr. Battle completed his ophthalmology residency as a medical doctor and surgeon at the Medical College of Virginia in 2006 where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Battle completed a glaucoma fellowship with Dr. Allan Kolker, The Glaucoma Institute of St. Louis, MO in 2007.

Dr. Battle is a member of the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology as well as the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Battle practices comprehensive ophthalmology including cataract and refractive surgery with a special interest in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma.

Dr. Battle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD), and Ocular Toxoplasmosis.

Residency
Medical College of VA, Richmond, VA
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in TN
Board Certifications
American Academy Of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
Ballad Health - Johnson City Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johnson City Eye Clinic
110 Med Tech Pkwy, Ste 1, Johnson City, TN 37604
Call: 423-929-2111

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Battle has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Glaucoma
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      • Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)
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