The 20 Best Optic Neuritis Doctors Near Me in Great Neck, NY

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The 20 Best Optic Neuritis Doctors near Great Neck, NY

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 198 doctor with experience in Optic Neuritis near Great Neck, NY. Of these, 154 are Experienced, 32 are Advanced, 6 are Distinguished and 4 are Elite.

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    Howard D. Pomeranz
    Distinguished in Optic Neuritis
    Distinguished in Optic Neuritis

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

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

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

    Laurence D. Haber
    Advanced in Optic Neuritis
    Advanced in Optic Neuritis
    1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 110, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Laurence Haber is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Haber is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, and Optic Neuritis.

    Advanced in Optic Neuritis
    Advanced in Optic Neuritis

    Neurological Specialties Of Long Island

    170 Great Neck Road, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Itzhak Haimovic is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Haimovic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vasoconstriction, Vertigo, and Transverse Myelitis.

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    Natasha Hameed
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Natasha Hameed is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Hameed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Encephalitis.

    Noah L. Rosen
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Neurology | Pain Medicine
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Neurology | Pain Medicine

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Noah Rosen is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Rosen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH).

    Jeffrey L. Shakin
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology
    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 216, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Shakin is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Shakin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Katharine S. Dempsey
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At Great Neck

    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 214, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.5 miles away)
    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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Chalazion, Eyelid Bump, Orbital Cellulitis, and Ptosis.

    Joseph A. Diamond
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    300 Community Drive, 
    Manhasset, NY 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Joseph Diamond is a Neurologist in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Diamond is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

    Cary D. Buckner
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    27005 76th Avenue, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cary Buckner is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Buckner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.

    Richard H. Blanck
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    1991 Marcus Avenue, Suite 110, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Blanck is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Blanck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Memory Loss, and Primary Orthostatic Tremor.

    Elite in Optic Neuritis
    Elite in Optic Neuritis

    NYU Langone Internal Medicine Associates

    222 E 41st St, 
    New York, NY 
     (13.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Laura Balcer is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Balcer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Concussion, and Brown Syndrome.

    Elite in Optic Neuritis
    Elite in Optic Neuritis

    NYU Langone Internal Medicine Associates

    222 E 41st St, 
    New York, NY 
     (13.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Galetta is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Galetta is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Brown Syndrome, Concussion, and Thrombectomy.

    Elite in Optic Neuritis
    Neurology
    Elite in Optic Neuritis
    Neurology

    Helen L. & Martin S. Kimmel Hyperbaric & Advanced Wound Healing Center

    240 E 38th St Fl 13, 
    New York, NY 
     (13.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ilya Kister is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kister is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica, Optic Neuritis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

    Elite in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology

    David S Chu MD

    235 Park Ave S Fl 2, 
    New York, NY 
     (14.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Kupersmith is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kupersmith is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Thymectomy.

    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Neurology
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Neurology

    Neurological Specialties Of Long Island PLLC

    170 Great Neck Rd, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ian Stein is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Stein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Susac Syndrome, Vertigo, and Memory Loss.

    Geoffrey H. Basson
    Advanced in Optic Neuritis
    Advanced in Optic Neuritis

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Spanish

    Geoffrey H. Basson, MD, is an Attending Physician in neuro-ophthalmology and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Neurology at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Basson’s clinical specialty is neuro-ophthalmology—the diagnosis and management of visual disorders due to neurological or neuromuscular causes. Dr. Basson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Legius Syndrome, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Optic Atrophy Type 1.

    Advanced in Optic Neuritis
    Advanced in Optic Neuritis

    Neurological Associates Of Long Island PC

    1991 Marcus Ave Ste 110, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Teresa Deangelis is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Deangelis 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), Optic Neuritis, and Neuromyelitis Optica.

    Viral V. Juthani
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Ophthalmology

    Montefiore Medical Center

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

    Viral Virendra Juthani, MD, is Co-Director, Hutchinson Campus Ophthalmology and Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Juthani’s clinical focus is on cornea and external diseases, refractive surgery, keratoconus, Fuchs dystrophy, corneal infections, and cataract surgery including advanced premium lens surgery, corneal transplantation, ocular surface disease and ocular surface reconstruction. Dr. Juthani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Glaucoma.

    Mark J. Milstein
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis

    Montefiore Medical Center

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

    Mark J. Milstein, MD, FAAN, is Director of the Adult Neurology Residency Training Program at Montefiore and Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical work focuses primarily on neurohospitalist and neuromuscular medicine / electromyography (EMG), as well as general neurology. Dr. Milstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Encephalitis, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Lauren Gluck
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis
    Experienced in Optic Neuritis

    Montefiore At 1250 Waters Place

    1250 Waters Place, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lauren Gluck, MD, is the Director of the Montefiore Multiple Sclerosis Center and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on neuroimmunological diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord, including adult and adolescent multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, neurosarcoidosis and autoimmune encephalitis. Dr. Gluck 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 Transverse Myelitis.

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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 near Great Neck, 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 Optic Neuritis doctor near Great Neck, 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 Optic Neuritis doctors near Great Neck, 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 Optic Neuritis doctors near Great Neck, 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 Optic Neuritis doctor near Great Neck, 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 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 near Great Neck, 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 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 near Great Neck, NY?

    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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