The 20 Best Eyelid Drooping Doctors Near Me in Elmhurst, NY

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 302 doctor with experience in Eyelid Drooping near Elmhurst, NY. Of these, 239 are Experienced, 53 are Advanced and 9 are Distinguished.

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302 providers found
    Distinguished in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    125-10 Queens Boulevard, Suite 305

    125-10 Queens Boulevard, Suite 305, 
    Kew Gardens, NY 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Simeon Lauer is an Ophthalmologist in Kew Gardens, New York. Dr. Lauer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Blocked Tear Duct, Chalazion, Entropion, and Eyelid Bump.

    Kyle J. Godfrey
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    1305 York Avenue, Floor 12, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kyle Godfrey is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Godfrey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Eye Disease, Chemosis, Eyelid Drooping, Graves Disease, and Vitrectomy.

    Gary S. Hirshfield
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At Fresh Meadows

    176-60 Union Turnpike, 
    Fresh Meadows, NY 
     (4.7 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 Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).

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    Anne Barmettler
    Distinguished in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anne Barmettler, MD, is Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division and Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Barmettler’s clinical specialty is oculoplastic surgery, which involves plastic and reconstructive surgery of the upper face, eyelids, orbit (bony cavity around the eye), and lacrimal (tear) system. Dr. Barmettler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Eyelid Drooping, Ptosis, Ectropion, and Thyroid Eye Disease.

    Distinguished in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Israel Englander Department Of Ophthalmology

    1305 York Ave Fl 11, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Gary Lelli is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lelli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Blocked Tear Duct, Epicanthal Folds, and Septoplasty. Dr. Lelli is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Glaucoma Center At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 6th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi, French, Spanish

    Golnaz Moazami is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Moazami is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy.

    Sara N. Yoon
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

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

    Sara Yoon is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Yoon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Blepharitis, Eyelid Bump, and Cataract.

    Naomi R. Goldberg
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

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

    Naomi Goldberg is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Goldberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Uveitis, Birdshot Chorioretinopathy, Scleritis, and Neuroretinitis.

    Sung C. Park
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Glaucoma Center At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 6th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean

    Sung Park is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Park is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Meibomianitis.

    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    635 Park Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Practice is limited to Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Dr. Lisman is the Director of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Services at Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital of Lenox Hisll Hospital and the New York University Medical Center, The Institute of reconstructive Plastic Surgery. In addition he directs the traing of Fellows in this specialty in the New York Program that is authorized by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. Dr. Lisman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Blocked Tear Duct, and Entropion.

    Susan G. Margolis
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Concorde Ophthalmology At Madison Avenue

    667 Madison Avenue, Sub Cellar, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Susan Margolis is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Margolis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Glaucoma, Interstitial Keratitis, and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.

    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    10025 Queens Boulevard, Suite 1M, 
    Forest Hills, NY 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Bitton is an Ophthalmologist in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Bitton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Optic Atrophy Type 1, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Glaucoma, and Ocular Hypertension (OHT).

    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    5650 Myrtle Avenue, 
    Ridgewood, NY 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew

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

    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping

    Metro Eye MD

    2309 31st Street, Suite 1, 
    Astoria, NY 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicholas Nissirios is an Ophthalmologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Nissirios is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Eyelid Bump.

    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology

    Ophthalmic Consultant Of New York, PLLC

    2104 30th Avenue, 
    Astoria, NY 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nikola Ragusa is an Ophthalmologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Ragusa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Kallikrein Hypertension, Dry Eye Syndrome, Pterygium, and Corneal Transplant.

    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Otolaryngology
    923 5th Avenue, Apartment 1A, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Moustafa Mourad is an Otolaryngologist in New York, New York. Dr. Mourad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Laryngectomy, and Thyroidectomy.

    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Eyelid Drooping
    Plastic Surgery
    115 East 67th Street, Apartment 2D, 
    New York, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Michael Kane is a Plastic Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top area of expertise is Eyelid Drooping.

    Susan D. Fromer
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology
    550 Park Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

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

    Katharine S. Dempsey
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At Great Neck

    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 214, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Dempsey specializes in oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery and orbital surgery. She is a fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) and a board-certified ophthalmologist. Her cosmetic specialties include upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty, ptosis correction, midface lift, endoscopic forehead and brow lift, neuromodulators (Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Jeuveau, Daxxify), and fillers (Restylane, Juvederm, RHA, Sculptra, Radiesse).Dr. Dempsey's functional practice includes ptosis correction, functional upper blepharoplasty, functional brow lift, ectropion repair, entropion repair, correction of tearing due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction including endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy and Jones tubes, thyroid eye disease (Tepezza, orbital decompression, eyelid retraction repair), orbital tumors, orbital fractures, orbital and lacrimal gland inflammation, treatment of blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm, eyelid growth biopsy and excision, eyelid reconstruction after trauma or Mohs surgery to remove skin cancer, treatment of poor lid closure after facial nerve palsy, and chalazion excision. Dr. Dempsey also sees pediatric patients for congenital eyelid differences (such as congenital ptosis, blepharophimosis syndrome, congenital ectropion), orbital tumors and dermoid cysts, orbital fractures, chalazion excision, and complex congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Dr. Dempsey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Chalazion, Eyelid Bump, Orbital Cellulitis, and Ptosis.

    Howard D. Pomeranz
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping
    Advanced in Eyelid Drooping

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology And Ocular Surface Center At Great Neck

    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 218, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Howard Pomeranz is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Pomeranz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Oculomotor Apraxia Cogan Type, Optic Neuritis, and Nerve Decompression.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Eyelid Drooping?

    Eyelid drooping is excess sagging of the upper eyelid. The edge of the upper eyelid may be lower than it should be (ptosis) or there may be excess baggy skin in the upper eyelid (dermatochalasis). Eyelid drooping is often a combination of both conditions.

    The problem is also called ptosis.

    When should I see an Eyelid Drooping doctor near Elmhurst, 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 an Eyelid Drooping doctor near Elmhurst, 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 Eyelid Drooping doctors near Elmhurst, 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 Eyelid Drooping doctors near Elmhurst, 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 an Eyelid Drooping doctor near Elmhurst, 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 Eyelid Drooping doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Eyelid Drooping 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 an Eyelid Drooping doctor near Elmhurst, 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 Eyelid Drooping 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 Eyelid Drooping 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 Eyelid Drooping doctors near Elmhurst, NY?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Eyelid Drooping 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 an Eyelid Drooping doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Eyelid Drooping 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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