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    MediFind found 104 doctor with experience in Optic Neuritis near Louisiana, US. Of these, 96 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    104 providers found
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology

      Wk Pierremont Eye Institute

      2611 Greenwood Rd, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Margaret Wheat is an Ophthalmologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Wheat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Entropion, Eyelid Bump, and Chalazion. Dr. Wheat is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Wk Pierremont Neurology Clinic

      1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Suite 200, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Chaitanya Amrutkar is a Neurologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Amrutkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Essential Tremor, Meige Syndrome, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Amrutkar is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology

      Wk Pierremont Eye Institute

      2611 Greenwood Rd, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Bryan is an Ophthalmologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Bryan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Interstitial Keratitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Cataract. Dr. Bryan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology

      Wk Pierremont Eye Institute

      2611 Greenwood Rd, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Wyche Coleman is an Ophthalmologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Coleman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Astigmatism, and Glaucoma. Dr. Coleman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Wk Pierremont Eye Institute

      2611 Greenwood Rd, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Swearingen is an Ophthalmologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Swearingen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Chalazion, Dry Eye Syndrome, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage. Dr. Swearingen is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      Distinguished in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      450 Ashley Ridge Blvd, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Bryan Vekovius is an Ophthalmologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Vekovius is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Entropion, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Optic Atrophy Type 1. Dr. Vekovius is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Optic Neuritis
      Distinguished in Optic Neuritis

      Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group Practice

      1541 Kings Hwy, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Erik Burton is a Neurologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Burton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Burton is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Optic Neuritis
      Advanced in Optic Neuritis

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Highway, 
      New Orleans, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Bridget Bagert is a Neurologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Bagert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Bagert is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Optic Neuritis
      Advanced in Optic Neuritis

      Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner

      180 West Esplanade Ave, 
      Kenner, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jesus Lovera is a Neurologist in Kenner, Louisiana. Dr. Lovera is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis.

      Peimin Zhu
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Neurology
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Neurology

      Trinity Clinic

      1449 E. Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Suite 101, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Peimin Zhu is a Neurologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Zhu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Highway, 
      New Orleans, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jenny Feng is a Neurologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Feng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Encephalitis, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Feng is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Baton Rouge Clinic A Medical Corp.

      7373 Perkins Rd, 
      Baton Rouge, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Pedro Oliveira is a Neurologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Oliveira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Peripheral Neuropathy, Memory Loss, and Migraine.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
      New Orleans, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Anthony Mazzulla is an ophthalmologist specializing in retina and vitreous surgery. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois and his interest in eye disease began at an early age. Dr. Mazzulla comes from a family of eye care professionals, and his father and older sister are both optometrists. He obtained his bachelor's degree with honors and his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago as part of the combined medical program, Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA). He completed his transitional year internship at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, IL. He went on to complete a three-year residency in ophthalmology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Mazzulla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Vitrectomy.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
      New Orleans, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Loftfield was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, participating in the Sophomore Year Abroad Program at Centro Andino, University of New Mexico in Quito, Ecuador. She obtained her bachelors degree in chemistry from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and earned her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque. Continuing her studies, Dr. Loftfield completed a fellowship in ocular pathology and an internship in medicine-ophthalmology at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Ochsner, where she served as Chief Resident in her final year, and then completed a glaucoma fellowship at Ochsner and the LSU Eye Center. After completing a retina fellowship at the Sydney Eye Hospital in Sydney, Australia, she worked for Project Orbis as a staff ophthalmologist based on an airplane in Africa and Central America. Dr. Loftfield speaks fluent English and Spanish. She is board certified in ophthalmology and has been on staff at Ochsner since 1990. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and her professional interest is in glaucoma related cases. Dr. Loftfield practices at Ochsner's main campus in New Orleans.'. Dr. Loftfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Neuroretinitis.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Intensive Care Medicine
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Intensive Care Medicine

      St. Tammany Parish Hospital

      1202 S Tyler St., 
      Covington, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German
      Offers Telehealth

      Hartmut Uschmann is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Covington, Louisiana. Dr. Uschmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Stroke, Seizures, Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
      New Orleans, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jonathan Nussdorf is an Ophthalmologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Nussdorf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, and Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome. Dr. Nussdorf is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Ophthalmology

      Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove

      10310 The Grove Blvd, 
      Baton Rouge, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Arlen Richard is an Ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Richard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Sjogren Syndrome, Glaucoma, and Interstitial Keratitis. He is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology. Dr. Richard is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Optic Neuritis
      Experienced in Optic Neuritis

      Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Inc

      4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, 
      Lafayette, LA 
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mian Nidaullah is a Neurologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Nidaullah has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

      Advanced in Optic Neuritis
      Advanced in Optic Neuritis

      Southeast Neuroscience Center, LLC

      114 Neuroscience Ct, Imaging Center Of South Lo, 
      Gray, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Donald Gervais is a Neurologist in Gray, Louisiana. Dr. Gervais is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, and Mononeuritis Multiplex. Dr. Gervais is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Optic Neuritis
      Advanced in Optic Neuritis

      Wk Pierremont Neurology Clinic

      1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Suite 120, 
      Shreveport, LA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Meghan Harris is a Neurologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Harris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Migraine, Movement Disorders, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Harris is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      What is the definition of Optic Neuritis?

      The optic nerve carries images of what the eye sees to the brain. When this nerve become swollen or inflamed, it is called optic neuritis. It may cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye.

      When should I see an Optic Neuritis doctor in Louisiana, US?

      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 Optic Neuritis doctor in Louisiana, US?

      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 Optic Neuritis doctors in Louisiana, US?

      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 Optic Neuritis doctors in Louisiana, US?

      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 Optic Neuritis doctor in Louisiana, US?

      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 Optic Neuritis doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Optic Neuritis 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 Optic Neuritis doctor in Louisiana, US?

      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 Optic Neuritis 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 Optic Neuritis 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 Optic Neuritis doctors in Louisiana, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Optic Neuritis 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 Optic Neuritis doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Optic Neuritis 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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