Dr. Mays A. El
Overview
I am an ophthalmologist specializing in both pediatric and neuro-ophthalmology. My expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of various types of neurological conditions affecting the eyes of both adults and children. My clinical interests include pediatric and adult nystagmus, strabismus, brain tumors, autoimmune demyelinating diseases, spina bifida, craniosynostoses, hydrocephalus, neonatal hypoxic ischemic injury, spina bifida, cortical visual impairment, papilledema, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) and all optic neuropathies. The large majority of my patients are children with/or at risk for neurologic disease or adults with developmental delay. My clinic visits often include ancillary testing such as visual fields and optical coherence tomography, which help me assess if there is a risk for vision loss. I like to try to avoid invasive testing and procedures or testing that requires anesthesia or sedation when possible. In my pediatric clinic, I like to collect and use old fashioned mechanical toys to test eye movements, which younger children usually enjoy. I will often have small prizes for younger (and older) children at the end of the visit.
Dr. El is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Strabismus. Her top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Strabismus, and Trabeculectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 81 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. El 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.
Duke Eye Center
I was born and raised right here in Durham, NC. After attending college at Duke, I ventured north to Boston, where I completed most of my medical training, and was fortunate to meet and marry the love of my life, my husband Neil (also on faculty as a cardiologist here at Duke). I returned to Durham for my Glaucoma fellowship, briefly joined the faculty “across the street” at UNC-Chapel Hill, and then returned “home” to Duke Eye Center in 1995, where I have been on the faculty ever since. Dual fellowship-trained in both Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus as well as in Glaucoma, I have a clinical and research focus on pediatric glaucoma and cataracts, as well as retinopathy of prematurity, but enjoy providing care for myriad pediatric problems of the eyes, including treatment of “grown children” with ocular alignment issues. My modus operandi is very simple – I simply try hard to treat each and every patient the way I would like someone to treat me. It works every time, and I am privileged to be a clinician and educator at Duke Eye Center and in Duke University Health System. Dr. Freedman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Strabismus. Her top areas of expertise are Retinopathy of Prematurity, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Duke Eye Center South Durh
Laura Enyedi is a Pediatrics provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Enyedi has been practicing medicine for over 32 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Strabismus. Her top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, Esotropia, and Microphthalmia with Linear Skin Defects Syndrome.
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
Edward Buckley is a Hematologist and an Ophthalmologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Buckley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Strabismus. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, Isolated Duane Retraction Syndrome, Duane-Radial Ray Syndrome, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Buckley is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- PapilledemaDr. El isElite. Learn about Papilledema.
- Distinguished
- Brown SyndromeDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- Optic Nerve AtrophyDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Optic Nerve Atrophy.
- StrabismusDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Strabismus.
- Advanced
- GlaucomaDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- NeuroretinitisDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroretinitis.
- Ocular Hypertension (OHT)Dr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Ocular Hypertension (OHT).
- Optic Atrophy Type 1Dr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Atrophy Type 1.
- Optic NeuritisDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Tolosa Hunt SyndromeDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Tolosa Hunt Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- EsotropiaDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Esotropia.
- Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
- NeurofibromatosisDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis.
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)Dr. El isExperienced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).