Dr. David H. Abramson

David C. Ritterband MD, FACS is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Prior to joining Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH)/Northwell Eye Institute, he was a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai and System Director of the Refractive Surgery Service for the Mount Sinai Health System. At MEETH he has assumed leadership of the Refractive Surgery division and the Laser Vision Correction Center and sees patients at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital on 64th Street. Dr. Ritterband is a graduate of Duke University and received his medical degree at New York Medical College where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He completed his Ophthalmology Residency at New York Medical College where he was elected Chief Resident. He completed his Corneal and External disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Eye and Ear Institute. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group and a long time Medical Board member of the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration in New York City, the world's first Eye Bank. In addition to maintaining a busy tertiary-care referral practice in New York City, Dr. Ritterband is a nationally recognized physician, scientist, and surgeon. He has published over 250 medical and scientific papers, book chapters, monographs, and research abstracts. He has lectured widely in the United States on cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery topics. His clinical and research interests include cornea transplantation, cataract surgery, ocular drug development, laser refractive surgery, and ocular infections. A committed teacher and mentor, he has trained over 50 clinical cornea fellows first at the highly regarded AUPO certified corneal fellowship program at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and continuing with the current AUPO corneal fellowship program at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Ritterband has received numerous awards including an Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been named multiple times to New York Magazine's Best Doctors, Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, and the NY Times Magazine's Super Doctors. In addition, while at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary he received 6 Resident Outstanding Teaching and Dedicated Service Awards. Dr. Ritterband is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aniridia. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Endophthalmitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

Kathryn Colby is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Colby is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aniridia. Her top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Colby is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Rothman is an Ophthalmologist in Bethpage, New York. Dr. Rothman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aniridia. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, and Cataract.