Comprehensive/General Ophthalmology Services

The Comprehensive Ophthalmology service offers primary eye care including medical and surgical management for all types of conditions of the eye and surrounding structures - both routine and urgent. Our general evaluations screen and treat a wide range of ophthalmic conditions. Routine annual eye and vision exams, prescriptions for eyeglasses, and referrals for contact lens fittings are also offered. Patients who may require subspecialty ophthalmologic care are often referred after evaluation.

All of the comprehensive ophthalmologists at Weill Cornell are board-certified ophthalmic physicians who have been trained at some of the finest institutions in the country. The ophthalmologists at Weill Cornell use the latest state-of-the-art technology. Comprehensive diagnostic services provided include evaluation of visual acuity, refraction, slit lamp evaluation, ophthalmoscopy, tonometry, pachymetry, gonioscopy, fundus photography, and visual field testing.

Our comprehensive specialists are actively involved in advancing the field ophthalmology. Through clinical and basic research, they have made valuable contributions to both the understanding and treatments of ophthalmic disorders.

Typical disorders we treat and screen for:

• Dry eye and blepharitis
• Contact-lens related problems
• Corneal ulcers
• Herpes simplex and herpes zoster (shingles) infections
• Pterygium
• Cataract
• Allergic conjunctivitis
• Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis
• Glaucoma
• Diabetes
• Macular Degeneration
• Eye Trauma
• Refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism)

For more information on any of the above conditions and disorders, please visit geteyesmart.org, the official eye health information website from the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Our physicians offer their expertise in our state-of-the-art Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center. We look forward to welcoming you to our facility. Please contact us at (646) 962-2020 to make an appointment.