25 of the Best Ophthalmologists Near Me in ladson, SC

Tala Kassm, D.O. is a board certified ophthalmologist sub-specializing in the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. She joined the Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 2018 as a glaucoma fellow, honing her skills as a cataract surgeon while learning the fine details of glaucoma surgical and medical care. During her fellowship, she became femtosecond laser certified on the Catalys laser so that she can offer her patients laser assisted cataract surgery. She then decided to continue her career at MUSC as an attending physician and assistant professor. In her short time as the glaucoma fellow at MUSC, Dr. Kassm created and led the Glaucoma Support Group at the Storm Eye Institute as she has a passion for well-rounded patient care, offering her patients the opportunity to interact with each other as well as their physician in a relaxed environment while learning more about glaucoma. Prior to joining her colleagues at MUSC, Dr. Kassm earned her medical degree from A.T. Still University in Arizona. As a medical student, Dr. Kassm received the Outstanding Student Award and the Robert F. Crawford Scholastic Achievement Award which is only granted to one exceptional student in the graduating class for overall academic and clinical excellence. After obtaining her D.O. degree, she went on to complete her ophthalmology residency training at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. During her residency, she developed a strong interest in educating fellow physicians about ophthalmology and delivered a wide variety of lectures to fellow physicians and medical students about ophthalmology. However, her greatest passion during her training was for learning and sharpening her skills as a cataract surgeon. During her residency alone, she performed hundreds of cataract surgeries, including surgeries using toric lenses to correct astigmatism and multifocal lenses to help patients gain independence from glasses. She has experience with monovision lenses, limbal relaxing incisions and LASIK. Since completing her training, she has performed over a thousand intraocular procedures.Dr. Kassm has thoroughly enjoyed dedicating her time and services to many community organizations such as the Storm Eye Sight Organization, West End Boys School Eye Screening Campaign, the Leukocoria Campaign in association with the Children's Eye Foundation and Kentucky School for the Blind, Home of the Innocence, and Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc. organizing and sorting glasses for those who cannot afford them.Not only does she have a robust dedication to both patient and physician education, but she also enjoys spending time with each of her patients in order to thoroughly explain their disease and treatment plan. Dr. Kassm is a precisely skilled surgeon who understands the importance of detail in such a field as ophthalmology. Dr. Kassm is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, Uveitis, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Kassm is currently accepting new patients.

Ronald Teed is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Dr. Teed is highly rated in 31 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Strabismus, Esotropia, Amblyopia, and Astigmatism. Dr. Teed is currently accepting new patients.

Berdine Burger is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Summerville, South Carolina. Dr. Burger is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dry Eye Syndrome, Meibomianitis, Glaucoma, and Cataract. Dr. Burger is currently accepting new patients.

Michelle Ying is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Dr. Ying is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Pterygium, and Presbyopia. Dr. Ying is currently accepting new patients.

Millin Budev is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Dr. Budev is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Cataract, Blepharitis, and Amblyopia. Dr. Budev is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Herring is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Herring is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pinguecula, Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Glaucoma. Dr. Herring is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Reuther is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Summerville, South Carolina. Dr. Reuther is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Blepharitis, Glaucoma, and Dry Eye Syndrome. Dr. Reuther is currently accepting new patients.

Alexander Kent is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Dr. Kent is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage. Dr. Kent is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Susannah L. Brown is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a fellowship-trained specialist in oculoplastic surgery. Dr. Brown practices as a member of the Storm Eye Institute's oculoplastic surgery division and previously served as the director of the Ocular Trauma service.After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bates College, Dr. Brown attended medical school training at the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her internship at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and her ophthalmology residency training at MUSC's Storm Eye Institute, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Brown continued additional sub-specialty fellowship training in Orbital, Oculoplastic, and Aesthetic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She received the Outstanding Clinical Fellow of the Year Award.Dr. Brown has been recognized for her commitment to patient care with multiple patient-care awards, including the prestigious national Veteran's Association ICARE Aware for Distinguished Resident Physicians. While in residency training at MUSC, she also received the Program Director's Award, given to the resident who exemplifies 'the behaviors and attitudes each of us looks for in our physician.' During her residency, Dr. Brown was selected by her peers and faculty to serve as chief resident and received the Richard A. Saunders Award for 'academic potential, surgical excellence, and outstanding teaching ability.'. Dr. Brown is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Anophthalmia Plus Syndrome, and Meibomianitis. Dr. Brown is currently accepting new patients.

John Thompson is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Dr. Thompson is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), Usher Syndrome Type 2A, and Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta. Dr. Thompson is currently accepting new patients.

Katherine Senf-Wood is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Dr. Senf-Wood is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Strabismus, Astigmatism, Amblyopia, and Nearsightedness. Dr. Senf-Wood is currently accepting new patients.

Jonathan Brugger is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Summerville, South Carolina. Dr. Brugger is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Retinal Vein Occlusion. Dr. Brugger is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Brame is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Brame is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Retinal Artery Occlusion. Dr. Brame is currently accepting new patients.

Phelan Piehota is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Dr. Piehota is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Chalazion, Glaucoma, and Eyelid Bump. Dr. Piehota is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew Bickford is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Bickford is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Keratoconus, and Meibomianitis.

Prat Itharat is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Summerville, South Carolina. Dr. Itharat is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, and Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye). Dr. Itharat is currently accepting new patients.

Born in China, Dr. Tang immigrated with his family to Los Angeles, CA, at a young age and grew up in suburban Philadelphia, PA. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Neuroscience. Dr. Tang's passion for Ophthalmology was sparked during college when he worked in a vision research laboratory. Afterward, he attended MUSC in Charleston and obtained M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. Dr. Tang received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation for his dissertation research, which evaluated the role of vitamin A metabolism in genetic diseases of the retina.While in medical school, he was honored as a Presidential Scholar, received the Dean's Scholarship, and graduated with a Ph.D. with Distinction. Dr. Tang completed his internship at the Hennepin County Medical Center and Ophthalmology residency at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. He received the Resident Research Award, a research fellowship from the VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation, and consecutive Resident Teaching Awards for each year of his residency. He then returned to California for a Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery fellowship at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto.Dr. Tang began his career in private practice at Retina Consultants of Minnesota in 2019 in Minneapolis/St. Paul, where he practiced surgical retina and Ocular Oncology. In late 2023, he transitioned back to academia by joining Storm Eye Institute at MUSC as a faculty practicing surgical retina and ocular oncology. Dr. Tang is fully board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. He is also an editor and reviewer for numerous medical journals and a writer and teacher for the Osler Institute and OphthoQuestions, both of which help Ophthalmologists prepare for board examinations. Dr. Tang is highly rated in 30 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Retinal Detachment. Dr. Tang is currently accepting new patients.

Rachel Ellyn is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Ladson, South Carolina. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma. Dr. Ellyn is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Richards is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Summerville, South Carolina. His clinical expertise encompasses Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Toxoplasmosis, Nearsightedness, and Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye).

John Gross is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Goose Creek, South Carolina. His clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Dry Eye Syndrome, and Diabetic Retinopathy. Dr. Gross is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Johnson is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Johnson is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Diabetic Retinopathy. Dr. Johnson is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Alfaro-Iii is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Alfaro-Iii is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, and Diabetic Retinopathy. Dr. Alfaro-Iii is currently accepting new patients.

Kristiana Neff is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Neff is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Blepharitis, Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Pterygium, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Neff is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Jablon is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Jablon is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Detachment. Dr. Jablon is currently accepting new patients.

Lowrey King is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. King is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Vein Occlusion. Dr. King is currently accepting new patients.