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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), and Vitrectomy.

Dr. Fisher is a clinical ophthalmologist specializing in vitreoretinal diseases. Dr. Fisher’s career is noteworthy in the areas of patient care, teaching, and research. He is the author of several textbooks in the field of vitreoretinal diseases and ultrasonography.AuthorDr. Fisher has published more than 50 scientific articles and numerous scientific exhibits and posters. He was a course director for the American Academy of Ophthalmology for over 22 years and a review editor for many prestigious ophthalmic journals. He has received numerous awards for national and international professorships and lectureships. He has also been awarded the coveted Senior Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.LecturesDr. Fisher has lectured throughout the United States and abroad in the areas of ultrasonography and vitreoretinal surgery, developing new techniques and instruments in his field as well as pioneering developments in ocular endoscopy. He was selected by departmental chairmen and section chiefs at major ophthalmology centers nationwide as one of the 400 best retina doctors in America.Developed InstrumentsDr. Fisher has developed numerous intraocular surgical instruments which have advanced the field of vitreoretinal surgery. These instruments include electromagnets as well as endoscopic techniques for situations where microscopic visualization is limited or impossible. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), Retinal Detachment, and Vitrectomy.

Stephen Tsang is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tsang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, and Usher Syndrome Type 2A.

Dr. Cooney is a practicing vitreoretinal surgeon who was previously an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University and later became the director of the Medical Retina Service, the Duke Center for Macular Degeneration, and the medical retina fellowship program from 2001 to 2005. He received a MBA degree from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.Dr. Cooney serves as a consultant and advisory board member for several pharmaceutical companies. In 1998, Dr. Cooney helped to establish InnoRx, an ophthalmic drug delivery and pharmaceutical company acquired by SurModics and served as a consultant from 2000 to 2002.Dr. Cooney’s clinical practice focuses on the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, particularly age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He is actively involved in the clinical development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for vitreoretinal disease and the training of residents and fellows.,Dr. Cooney helped establish InnoRx, an ophthalmic drug delivery and pharmaceutical company acquired by SurModics. Dr. Cooney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Cone Dystrophy, and Usher Syndrome.

Talia Kaden is a General Surgeon and an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kaden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. Her top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Iridectomy.

David Ritterband is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Ritterband is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Endophthalmitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

Gaetano Barile is a General Surgeon and an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Barile is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitrectomy.

Nancy Coles is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Coles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. Her top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.

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

Philip Ferrone is an Ophthalmologist in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Ferrone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Coats Disease, and Vitrectomy.

Alessandra Bertolucci is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bertolucci is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. Her top areas of expertise are Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy, Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina, and Usher Syndrome Type 2A. Dr. Bertolucci is currently accepting new patients.

Richard Rosen is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Rosen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP), Retinitis Pigmentosa, Endophthalmitis, and Usher Syndrome Type 2A.

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

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

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

Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD, a vitreoretinal surgeon and macular disease specialist, provides both medical care for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease as well as surgical management of macular disease and retinal detachment repair, including complex detachments from diabetes and after trauma or failed primary repair. He also specializes in secondary intraocular lens implantation after complicated cataract surgery. He is an internationally renowned expert on vitreous anatomy and vitreoretinal interface disorders, topics on which he lectures at home and abroad.Dr. Engelbert received his medical degree Magna Cum Laude from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, after which he dedicated himself several years to basic research in the study of endophthalmitis, a vision-threatening infection, that can occur after eye surgery. He earned a Ph.D. for this work and is considered a leader in this field.Before joining the residency program at Columbia University, Dr. Engelbert served his internship at Griffin Hospital, a Yale-affiliated center in Connecticut, where he was granted the Vincent D. DeLuca award for the best medical intern.Afterward, he was resident and chief resident in the Department of Ophthalmology of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute on the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Campus. Following his residency training, Dr. Engelbert was awarded a medical and surgical vitreoretinal fellowship at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and Columbia University.Dr. Engelbert is a member of The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), The European Society of Vitreoretinal Specialists (EVRS), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), and The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the prestigious Club Jules Gonin. He has published numerous papers on retinal disease, received several awards and has been granted permanent resident status in the United States in the category “outstanding scientist”. He serves as a reviewer for the premier journals in the field, including the Archives of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Retina, Eye, and Graefe’s Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.He is a Research Assistant Professor at New York University and Clinical Instructor at NYU , where he is actively involved in instructing residents and fellows in the art of medical retina and retinal surgery, and provides care for an underserved population with often advanced disease requiring complex surgical intervention. Dr. Engelbert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Iridectomy.

Irene A. Barbazetto, M.D. is a vitreoretinal surgeon and macular disease specialist board certified in the United States and Europe. She is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of macular degeneration, retinal vascular disease, retinal vein occlusion, hereditary retinal disease, and diabetes.The author of more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, she serves on the Editorial Board of the prestigious journal Graefe’s Archive of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. Dr. Barbazetto is the recipient of the 2009 Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Her patients voted her as one of the best retina doctors, America’s “Most Compassionate Physicians,” and she received the “Patient’s Choice Award” in 2010. A graduate of Hamburg University, Germany, Dr. Barbazetto’s doctoral thesis investigated a newly developed vision-screening test (H-Test) for pre-school children and was awarded cum laude. She completed her ophthalmology residency in Lübeck, Germany, where she participated in the development of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of macular degeneration.In 2000, she came to New York for a research fellowship with Dr. Stanley Chang at Columbia University, focusing on the role of oxygen in the development of cataract after vitreoretinal surgery. She completed an internship in general surgery at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan and an ophthalmology residency at Columbia University. Dr. Barbazetto is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. Her top areas of expertise are Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD).

Dr. Klancnik utilizes all forms of ophthalmic imaging including fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, as well as noninvasive forms of imaging such as spectral domain optical coherence tomography, autofluorescence photography, and ultrasonography.Dr. Klancnik is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale University. He earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha and Hobart Amory Hare honor medical societies. He completed his internship at the Lankenau Hospital and his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital. He completed his medical and surgical vitreoretinal fellowship at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and Columbia University. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at New York University School of Medicine.Dr. Klancnik is a member of numerous medical organizations including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retinal Specialists, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is an author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has presented at scientific meetings nationally and internationally. He is active in numerous clinical trials as principle or sub-investigator and serves as a reviewer for several ophthalmology journals. Dr. Klancnik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

K Freund is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Freund is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.

Jonathan Ellant is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Ellant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stargardt Macular Degeneration. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Blepharitis, Eyelid Bump, and Cataract.