Overview
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Eric Packwood graduated from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, where he was active with campus leadership and medical mission work.
Dr. Packwood pursued his ophthalmology residency at St. Louis University, where he served as chief resident and was selected as the Outstanding Resident in 1999, and completed his pediatric ophthalmology/adult strabismus fellowship at Washington University. He moved to Fort Worth in 2000.
Recognized as a “Super Doctor” in Texas Monthly, a “Best Doctor for Your Child” in D Magazine and a “Top Doc” in Fort Worth, Texas magazine, Dr. Packwood is a longtime volunteer for the Alexander Eye Clinic at Cook Children’s Medical Center. He also performs medical mission work for underprivileged children, has published several peer-reviewed articles and has served as an investigator on multiple clinical trials.
Dr. Packwood treats all pediatric eye disorders and adults with misaligned eyes (strabismus). He is highly experienced in the treatment of childhood strabismus, amblyopia, trauma, cataracts, glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, and ptosis.
Dr. Packwood is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chalazion. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Esotropia, Blocked Tear Duct, and Ocular Albinism.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
321 South Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Packwood 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.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- StrabismusDr. Packwood isDistinguished. Learn about Strabismus.
- Advanced
- AlbinismDr. Packwood isAdvanced. Learn about Albinism.
- AmblyopiaDr. Packwood isAdvanced. Learn about Amblyopia.
- Blocked Tear DuctDr. Packwood isAdvanced. Learn about Blocked Tear Duct.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Packwood isAdvanced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- ChalazionDr. Packwood isAdvanced. Learn about Chalazion.
- CHARGE SyndromeDr. Packwood isAdvanced. Learn about CHARGE Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Packwood isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- AniridiaDr. Packwood isExperienced. Learn about Aniridia.
- Axenfeld-Rieger SyndromeDr. Packwood isExperienced. Learn about Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome.
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Packwood isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- Bell's PalsyDr. Packwood isExperienced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- BlepharitisDr. Packwood isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.