Overview
Born and raised in Paris, Texas, Michael Hunt graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baylor University in 1995. He received his medical doctorate with high honor after four years of training at Baylor College of Medicine, where he also participated in medical missions and earned distinction as an Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society member.
Dr. Hunt completed his ophthalmology residency and fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology/adult strabismus at the world-renowned University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In 2004, he moved to the Fort Worth area.
Honored as a “Top Doc” by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, Dr. Hunt has made several medical mission trips to Vietnam, caring for underprivileged patients. He is a longtime volunteer for the Alexander Eye Clinic at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Hunt has also served as primary investigator on several clinical trials and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Hunt cares for pediatric eye disorders and adults with misaligned eyes (strabismus). He has specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood strabismus, amblyopia, cataracts, trauma, retinopathy of prematurity, glaucoma and ptosis.
Dr. Hunt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Optic Neuritis. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Amblyopia, Esotropia, and Epicanthal Folds.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. 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. Hunt 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
- AmblyopiaDr. Hunt isDistinguished. Learn about Amblyopia.
- EsotropiaDr. Hunt isDistinguished. Learn about Esotropia.
- StrabismusDr. Hunt isDistinguished. Learn about Strabismus.
- Advanced
- AlbinismDr. Hunt isAdvanced. Learn about Albinism.
- Blocked Tear DuctDr. Hunt isAdvanced. Learn about Blocked Tear Duct.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Hunt isAdvanced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- ChalazionDr. Hunt isAdvanced. Learn about Chalazion.
- ColobomaDr. Hunt isAdvanced. Learn about Coloboma.
- Coloboma of IrisDr. Hunt isAdvanced. Learn about Coloboma of Iris.
- Experienced
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Hunt isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- AniridiaDr. Hunt isExperienced. Learn about Aniridia.
- Anophthalmia Plus SyndromeDr. Hunt isExperienced. Learn about Anophthalmia Plus Syndrome.
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Hunt isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- BlepharitisDr. Hunt isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Cat Eye SyndromeDr. Hunt isExperienced. Learn about Cat Eye Syndrome.