The 20 Best Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration Doctors Near Me

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    900 Northwest 17th Street, 
    Miami, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
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    Accepting New Patients

    Philip Rosenfeld is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Rosenfeld is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Rosenfeld is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Carol L. Shields
    Ophthalmology | Oncology
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Carol L. Shields
    Ophthalmology | Oncology
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    Ophthalmology - Wills Eye Hospital

    840 Walnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    215-928-3105
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Carol Shields is an Oncologist and an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shields is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. She is also highly rated in 49 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Retinoblastoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Uveal Melanoma, Vitrectomy, and Iridectomy. Dr. Shields is board certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Shields is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Jay K. Chhablani
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Jay K. Chhablani
    Ophthalmology
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    UPMC Vision Institute

    1622 Locust Street, Floor 2, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    412-530-1582
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jay Chhablani is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chhablani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Chhablani is currently accepting new patients.

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    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Vienna, AT 

    Ursula Erfurth-Schmidt practices practicing medicine in Vienna, Austria. Ms. Erfurth-Schmidt is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil University Paris Est

    Creteil, FR 

    Giuseppe Querques practices practicing medicine in Creteil, France. Mr. Querques is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    University Of Bonn Ernst Abbe Str. 2, 
    Bonn, NW, DE 

    Frank Holz practices practicing medicine in Bonn, Germany. Mr. Holz is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Geographic Atrophy, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    11-43 Bath Street, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Sobha Sivaprasad practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Sivaprasad is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. They are also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Nijmegen, GE, NL 

    Carel Hoyng practices practicing medicine in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Hoyng is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. They are also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Stargardt Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    6 Weizmann St, 
    Tel Aviv, TA, IL 

    Anat Loewenstein practices practicing medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ms. Loewenstein is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Kyoto, JP 

    Akitaka Tsujikawa practices practicing medicine in Kyoto, Japan. Tsujikawa is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. They are also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Retinal Vein Occlusion, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Nagoya, JP 

    Hiroko Terasaki practices practicing medicine in Nagoya, Japan. Ms. Terasaki is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinitis Pigmentosa, and Vitrectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Paris, FR 

    Ramin Tadayoni practices practicing medicine in Paris, France. Mr. Tadayoni is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Tara Mccannel
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Tara Mccannel
    Ophthalmology
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    UCLA Doris Stein Eye Research Center

    200 Stein Plz, Fl 1, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Tara Mccannel is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mccannel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. She is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Melanoma of the Eye, Uveal Melanoma, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    No. 1 East Jianshe Road, 
    Zhengzhou, CN 

    Jie Liu practices practicing medicine in Zhengzhou, China. Mr. Liu is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 256 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebral Hypoxia, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Thyroidectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Adnan Tufail practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Tufail is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Songnam, KR 

    Se Woo practices practicing medicine in Songnam, Republic of Korea. Woo is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. They are also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Retinal Artery Occlusion, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Jay M. Stewart
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

    Dr. Jay M. Stewart
    Ophthalmology
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    Retina And Vitreous Clinic

    490 Illinois St., 
    San Francisco, CA 
    415-353-2020
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese, Spanish
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    Dr. Jay Stewart is an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating disorders of the retina and vitreous (the thick transparent substance that fills the center of the eye). His expertise includes conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular trauma, retinal detachment, retinal vascular diseases and uveitis (swelling of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye). In his research, Stewart studies diabetic retinopathy, drug delivery to the eye, and the permeability and biomechanics of eye tissues. Stewart earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in ophthalmology at UCSF. He completed a fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute and won the vitreoretinal surgery award from the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation, which funds outstanding young scholars. Stewart is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists and Retina Society. Dr. Stewart is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Stewart is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology. Dr. Stewart is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Massachusetts Eye And Ear

    243 Charles St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Evangelos Gragoudas is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gragoudas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Melanoma of the Eye, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Gragoudas is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Distinguished in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants Of New York

    950 3rd Ave, 3rd floor, 
    New York, NY 
    212-861-9797
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Dr. Yannuzzi has made numerous innovative and lasting contributions in imaging, drug development, and therapeutic modalities. He was the first to use oral non-steroid anti-inflammatory medication for the treatment of cystoid macular edema and developed an eye drop to treat this condition. He has described new diseases as well as new associations and manifestations of established entities and photosensitization.He has published over 400 scientific papers and 13 books, which have earned him respect and admiration in the ophthalmic-retinal community and retina specialists internationally. He is well recognized as a devoted and excellent educator, a superb clinical diagnostician, and a prolific organizer of retinal meetings worldwide. Dr. Yannuzzi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), and Vitrectomy.

    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
    Elite in Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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    Department Of Otolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery, 
    Milan, IT 

    Francesco Bandello practices practicing medicine in Milan, Italy. Mr. Bandello is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. He is also highly rated in 53 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration?

    Late-onset retinal degeneration is an inherited retinal dystrophy characterized by delayed dark adaptation and nyctalopia and drusen deposits presenting in adulthood, followed by cone and rod degeneration that presents in the sixth decade of life, which leads to central vision loss. Anterior segment features such as peripupillary iris transillumination defects and abnormally long anterior zonular insertions are also observed. Choroidal neovascularization and glaucoma may occur in the late stages of the disease.

    When should I see a Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor near me?

    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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor near me?

    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 do I find the best Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor near me?

    You can find a Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:

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    How does MediFind rank Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctors near me?

    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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctors near me?

    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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor near me?

    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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration 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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor near me?

    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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration 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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration 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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration 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 Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration 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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