25 of the Best Ophthalmologists Near Me in Belcamp, MD

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MediFind found 14 specialists near Belcamp, MD

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    Jithin Yohannan
    Expertise in
    5
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    5
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Water's Edge

    Belcamp, MD 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Malayalam

    Jithin Yohannan, M.D., M.P.H. is Boone Pickens Rising Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His practice specializes in medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma, focusing on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and new glaucoma surgical devices. He also performs both routine and complex cataract surgery. Dr. Yohannan also specializes in the surgical management of complex problems of the anterior segment (front of the eye). These problems include issues arising after trauma or prior surgery gone wrong, such as dislocated intraocular lenses (IOL) or iris and pupil defects. Dr. Yohannan earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from New York University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He then received his medical and master of public health degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He completed an ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. From there, he served as a fellow in glaucoma and advanced anterior segment surgery at the University of Toronto. Dr. Yohannan then returned to Wilmer to serve as Assistant Chief of Service for one year, after which he joined the glaucoma division. Dr. Yohannan holds a joint appointment at the Malone Center of Engineering in Healthcare. He leads a lab that focuses on using artificial intelligence algorithms to aid in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma patients. He has a background in biostatistics, epidemiology, and mathematics, which enables this effort. His group has developed AI models that forecast high-risk glaucoma patients and is focused on translating these models for clinical application. Additionally, his group aims to understand how we can optimize structural and functional glaucoma testing to improve the detection of glaucoma worsening. Dr. Yohannan also has a clinical and research interest in novel surgical devices used to treat glaucoma. These devices promise to make glaucoma surgery safer and easier to recover from. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Yohannan_Jithin_CV.pdf Lab Website Wilmer Glaucoma ML - Lab Website Research Summary Dr. Yohannan research focuses on using artificial intelligence algorithms to improve the tests that we use to diagnose and monitor glaucoma. He has a background in biostatistics, epidemiology, and mathematics which enables this effort. The ultimate goal of this research is to detect glaucoma and determine when it is worsening more accurately. The results of this work will ultimately help guide doctors who are managing glaucoma to make better treatment decisions. Dr. Yohannan also has a clinical and research interest in novel surgical devices used to treat glaucoma. These devices hold the promise of making glaucoma surgery safer and easier to recover from. Dr. Yohannan is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.

    Tiffany Liu
    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Water's Edge

    4692 Millennium Drive, 
    Belcamp, MD 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tiffany Liu, M.D. is a fellowship-trained cornea, cataract, and dry eye specialist seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute’s locations in Bel Air and Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Liu specializes in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, and the clinical management of dry eye disease. She also offers comprehensive care for a wide variety of eye disorders, including glaucoma, corneal disorders, diabetes and macular degeneration, and offers a variety of new dry eye and blepharitis therapies. Dr. Liu is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Sjogren Syndrome, Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, and Meibomianitis.

    Moon J. Lee
    Expertise in
    1
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    1
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Water's Edge

    4692 Millennium Drive, 
    Belcamp, MD 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    6+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean

    Moon Lee, M.D., is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained glaucoma and cataract surgeon who specializes in the medical, laser and surgical treatment of routine and complex glaucoma. She performs cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery, including both traditional glaucoma surgeries and the broad range of minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS). Dr. Lee earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at Emory University, and received her medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine and glaucoma fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, after which she joined the glaucoma division at Wilmer. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage The impact of vision loss on aging: A glaucoma fellow's perspective. Ophthalmology Times, 24 Sept 2024. Press release. Eyecon 2023: Dr. Moon Lee receives Visionary in Eye Care Award for Best in Ophthalmology Category. Ophthalmology Times, 2 Dec 2023. Press release. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Glaucoma, Amebiasis, Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy.

    Expertise in
    15
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    15
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Franklin Square Hospital Center Inc

    104 Plumtree Rd Ste 107, 
    Bel Air, MD 
     (5.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lisa Feulner is an Ophthalmologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Feulner is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, and Dry Eye Syndrome.

    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    Expertise in
    6
    conditions

    Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates

    2023 Pulaski Hwy, 
    Havre De Grace, MD 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Seidenberg is an Ophthalmologist in Havre De Grace, Maryland. Dr. Seidenberg is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Meibomianitis, and Eyelid Bump.

    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Office

    4692 Millennium Dr, 
    Belcamp, MD 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shazia Dharssi is an Ophthalmologist in Belcamp, Maryland. Dr. Dharssi is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Periorbital Cellulitis, Orbital Cellulitis, Geographic Atrophy, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.

    Irene C. Kuo
    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    JH Health Care & Surgery Center – White Marsh

    4924 Campbell Boulevard, Suite 100, Suite 100, 
    Nottingham, MD 
     (14.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    "Irene Kuo has been designated one of America's top ophthalmologists, and received the Patient's Choice Award. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the Cornea Society, an honorary society to which membership is based on a thesis and publications. She serves as president (2023-24) of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, an international group of ophthalmologists and scientists dedicated to studying ocular infections and inflammatory conditions. Dr. Kuo is co-investigator of the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute-funded Maximizing Use of High-Quality Evidence in Eye Care: Cochrane Eyes and Vision US Project (CEV-US), which produces gold-standard Cochrane systematic reviews of treatments for eye diseases and conditions for stakeholders including patients, doctors and policymakers. She is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is on the editorial boards of Ophthalmology Science, Translational Vision Science and Technology (a journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) and Cornea Open, the open access journal accompanying Cornea, the official journal of the Cornea Society. Dr. Kuo received her doctor of medicine degree from the University of California, San Francisco and completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Southern California's Doheny Eye Institute. She then completed a fellowship in cornea, refractive surgery, and uveitis at the University of California, San Francisco. As chief of infection control for the Wilmer Eye Institute, Dr. Kuo worked with the occupational health, virology and hospital epidemiology and infection control departments to develop a policy to quickly diagnose employees who have a highly contagious and damaging form of viral conjunctivitis (""pink eye"") so they can be sent home and not infect patients and other employees.". Dr. Kuo is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Ocular Hypertension (OHT).

    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates

    2023 Pulaski Hwy, 
    Havre De Grace, MD 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eugene Protzko is an Ophthalmologist in Havre De Grace, Maryland. Dr. Protzko is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Eyelid Bump.

    Expertise in
    7
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    7
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates

    2023 Pulaski Hwy, 
    Havre De Grace, MD 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Candice Giordano is an Ophthalmologist in Havre De Grace, Maryland. Dr. Giordano is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Chalazion, Eyelid Bump, and Meibomianitis.

    Expertise in
    1
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    1
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Diagnostic Pathology Laboratories Inc

    620 Boulton St, 
    Bel Air, MD 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cherie Fathy is an Ophthalmologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Fathy is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Cataract, and Allergic Conjunctivitis.

    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    0
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    Ophthalmology

    Office

    3913 E Baker Ave, 
    Abingdon, MD 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dahlia Hirsch is an Ophthalmologist in Abingdon, Maryland.

    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Franklin Square Hospital Center Inc

    104 Plumtree Rd Ste 107, 
    Bel Air, MD 
     (5.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Belinda Ikpoh is an Ophthalmologist in Bel Air, Maryland.

    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates

    2023 Pulaski Hwy, 
    Havre De Grace, MD 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sang Tran is an Ophthalmologist in Havre De Grace, Maryland.

    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology
    Expertise in
    0
    conditions
    Ophthalmology

    Parris-Castoro Eye & Laser Ctr

    620 Boulton St Ste 1, 
    Bel Air, MD 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wayne Parris is an Ophthalmologist in Bel Air, Maryland.

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    What is an ophthalmologist? 

    An ophthalmologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating eye and vision problems. Ophthalmologists attend medical school and receive extra training in eye health and diseases. They can diagnose and treat serious eye conditions, such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration, and they can also perform eye surgeries. Some surgeries they might perform include removing cataracts, repairing retinal tears, and LASIK surgery to improve vision. In addition to medical treatments and surgeries, ophthalmologists can prescribe glasses and contact lenses. However, people usually see an ophthalmologist if they have complex eye issues that need special care. 

    What is the difference between an optometrist and an ophthalmologist?     

    An optometrist and an ophthalmologist both help people with their eye health, but their training and roles are different. Optometrists go to optometry school and mainly focus on vision exams, prescribing glasses or contact lenses, and spotting common eye issues. They provide regular eye care and can help with many vision problems. An ophthalmologist, on the other hand, is a medical doctor who can handle more serious eye diseases and perform eye surgeries. While an optometrist can help with basic vision care, an ophthalmologist is trained to treat complex eye conditions. 

    What tests does an ophthalmologist perform?  

    Ophthalmologists perform a variety of tests to check eye health and detect issues. Here are some common tests they might use: 

    • Visual acuity test measures how well a person can see letters or symbols at different distances. 
    • Tonometry tests check eye pressure to help detect glaucoma. 
    • Dilated eye exam uses special drops to widen the pupils, allowing a clear view of the retina and optic nerve. 
    • Optical coherence tomography takes detailed images of the retina’s layers to spot conditions like macular degeneration or diabetic eye disease. 
    • Slit-lamp exam uses a bright light and microscope to examine the front part of the eye, including the cornea and lens. 

    What are the warning signs and symptoms of eye problems? 

    Eye problems can affect people differently and at different levels of intensity. Here are some common symptoms

    • Blurry or double vision: Difficulty seeing clearly or seeing two images can indicate vision problems. 
    • Floaters or flashes of light: Small specks or lines moving across your vision, or sudden flashes, may signal retinal issues. 
    • Eye pain, redness, or swelling: These symptoms could mean an infection, injury, or other eye condition. 
    • Sudden vision loss: Losing vision in one or both eyes suddenly is serious and requires immediate medical attention. 
    • Dry or itchy eyes: This may be related to eye strain or irritation, but sometimes can be a sign of an underlying issue. 
    • Frequent headaches: These may be linked to eye strain or vision changes. 
    • Trouble seeing at night: Difficulty seeing in low light could indicate a developing eye condition. 

    Why am I being referred to an ophthalmologist? 

    A referral to an ophthalmologist usually comes from an optometrist, primary care doctor, or another healthcare provider if they see signs of a serious eye condition, such as glaucoma, cataracts, or high eye pressure, or if a complex eye problem needs more specialized care. You might also be referred to an ophthalmologist if you experience sudden vision loss, eye pain, or an eye injury. People with health conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure might be referred to an ophthalmologist for extra monitoring to protect their eyes. 

    When should I see an Ophthalmologist near Belcamp, MD?

    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 a Ophthalmologist near Belcamp, MD?

    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 Ophthalmologists near Belcamp, MD?

    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 Ophthalmologists near Belcamp, MD?

    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 a Ophthalmologist in Belcamp?

    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 Ophthalmologist search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Ophthalmologist?

    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 a Ophthalmologist near Belcamp, MD?

    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 Ophthalmologist?

    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 Ophthalmologist 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 Ophthalmologists near Belcamp, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Ophthalmologist 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 a Ophthalmologist that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Ophthalmologist search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/07/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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