The 20 Best Cataract Doctors Near Me in Forest Hills, NY

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The 20 Best Cataract Doctors near Forest Hills, NY

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 738 doctor with experience in Cataract near Forest Hills, NY. Of these, 392 are Experienced, 282 are Advanced, 57 are Distinguished and 4 are Elite.

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    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    5650 Myrtle Avenue, 
    Ridgewood, NY 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew

    Ilan Cohen is an Ophthalmologist in Ridgewood, New York. Dr. Cohen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Blepharitis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Glaucoma.

    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    13636 39th Avenue, Suite 6, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Julia Hsu is an Ophthalmologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Hsu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Glaucoma, Cataract, and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage.

    Elite in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Cataract
    Ophthalmology

    Julius Shulman M D P C

    229 E 79th St Ste 1L, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dan Reinstein is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Reinstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Nearsightedness, Astigmatism, Cataract, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

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    Elite in Cataract
    Elite in Cataract

    Gregory J. Pamel MD PC

    115 E 61st St Ste 1B, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anastasios Kanellopoulos is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kanellopoulos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Nearsightedness, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant.

    Elite in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Cataract
    Ophthalmology

    New York Eye Surgery Associates PLLC

    1101 Pelham Pkwy N, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nathan Radcliffe is an Ophthalmologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Radcliffe is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Raphael Aharon
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology

    108-37 71st Avenue

    108-37 71st Avenue, 
    Forest Hills, NY 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew

    Raphael Aharon is an Ophthalmologist in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Aharon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Glaucoma, Cataract, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.

    Peter L. Menger
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    7809 Myrtle Avenue, 
    Ridgewood, NY 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Greek, Spanish

    Peter Menger is an Ophthalmologist in Ridgewood, New York. Dr. Menger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Cataract.

    Gary S. Hirshfield
    Advanced in Cataract
    Advanced in Cataract

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At Fresh Meadows

    176-60 Union Turnpike, 
    Fresh Meadows, NY 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gary Hirshfield is an Ophthalmologist in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Hirshfield is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).

    Aspasia E. Draga
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    20801 Northern Boulevard, Floor 2, 
    Bayside, NY 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Georgian, Greek, Spanish

    Aspasia Draga is an Ophthalmologist in Bayside, New York. Dr. Draga is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Cataract, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).

    John Seedor
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 7th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Seedor is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Seedor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

    David C. Ritterband
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Distinguished in Cataract

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 7th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Endophthalmitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

    Susan D. Fromer
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    550 Park Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Susan Fromer is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Fromer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Kallikrein Hypertension, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Meibomianitis.

    Alan B. Marks
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite E115, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alan Marks is an Ophthalmologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Marks is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Blepharitis, Eyelid Bump, and Meibomianitis.

    Amilia Schrier
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners At Greenwich Village, 3rd Floor

    7 7th Avenue, 2nd & 3rd Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Amilia Schrier is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Schrier is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Blepharitis, Meibomianitis, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    11050 71st Road, Suite 1J, 
    Forest Hills, NY 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Spanish

    Akhilesh Singh is an Ophthalmologist in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Singh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Eyelid Bump, Glaucoma, and Dry Eye Syndrome.

    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    10025 Queens Boulevard, Suite 1M, 
    Forest Hills, NY 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    47+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Bitton is an Ophthalmologist in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Bitton has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Glaucoma, and Ocular Hypertension (OHT).

    Philip J. Ferrone
    Experienced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    9131 Queens Boulevard, Suite 209, 
    Elmhurst, NY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Philip Ferrone is an Ophthalmologist in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Ferrone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Coats Disease, and Vitrectomy.

    Distinguished in Cataract
    Physical Therapist
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Physical Therapist

    Office

    11915 Atlantic Ave, 
    Richmond Hill, NY 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Harry Koster is a Physical Therapist in Richmond Hill, New York. Dr. Koster is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Pterygium, Glaucoma, and Kallikrein Hypertension.

    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Cataract
    Ophthalmology

    Wilson Ko MD Facs. PC

    13625 Maple Ave Ste 202, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wilson Ko is an Ophthalmologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Ko is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Blepharitis, Cataract, and Kallikrein Hypertension.

    Albert S. Li
    Experienced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Cataract
    Ophthalmology
    3808 Union Street, Suite 3B, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Fukien, Mandarin, Spanish

    Dr. Albert Li is a board-certified, fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon at Vitreoretinal Consultants of New York, a member of the Northwell Health Eye Institute. He speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.Dr. Li specializes in diseases and surgery of the vitreous and retina, including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusions, retinal detachments, macular puckers, macular holes, and cataract complications. Dr. Li is dedicated to providing compassionate care to all of his patients, employing the latest technology and applying the most up-to-date medical research in order to meet the specific needs of each patient he sees.Dr. Li graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Chemical and Physical Biology from Harvard College. He was awarded the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for his undergraduate research thesis at Harvard College and inducted into The Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and obtained his ophthalmology residency training at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, serving as chief resident in his final year. He then completed his vitreoretinal fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he also held an academic appointment as an Instructor in Ophthalmology.Dr. Li is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and previously served as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he was honored as Faculty of the Year for excellence in resident teaching. Dr. Li has authored many peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature and regularly presents his clinical research at national and international ophthalmology meetings. He continues to be engaged in clinical research in retinal diseases as well as the education and training of medical students and residents in ophthalmology. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Artery Occlusion, Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, and Vitrectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Cataract?

    A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye.

    When should I see a Cataract doctor near Forest Hills, NY?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Cataract doctor near Forest Hills, NY?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Cataract doctors near Forest Hills, NY?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Cataract doctors near Forest Hills, NY?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Cataract doctor near Forest Hills, NY?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Cataract doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Cataract doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Cataract doctor near Forest Hills, NY?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Cataract doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Cataract doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Cataract doctors near Forest Hills, NY?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Cataract doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Cataract doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Cataract doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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