Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Offers consultation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of all aspects of anterior segment diseases and surgery of the eye, including cataract surgery, laser surgery, contact lenses, corneal transplantation, and refractive surgery.
- Contact: Jay M. Lustbader, M.D., Director
- Phone: (202) 444-4448
Glaucoma Service
Offers comprehensive consultation and evaluation and treatment of glaucoma and anterior segment diseases, cataract evaluation and surgery.
- Contact: Deborah Wilson, M.D.
- Phone: (202) 422-3030
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Offers comprehensive consultation and evaluation and
treatment of neurologic disorders affecting vision and eye movements. Common
problems treated include multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, myasthenia gravis,
thyroid eye disease, blepharospasm, Bell's palsy, double vision, ischemic optic
neuropathy, other optic nerve problems, pupillary abnormalities, unexplained
vision loss, visual field defects, optic disc swelling, abnormal eye movements
(nystagmus), and intracranial lesions affecting the visual pathway.
- Contact: Benjamin J. Osborne, M.D.
- Phone: (202)
444-8525
Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Offering consultation and
treatment for pediatric eye conditions including strabismus (misaligned eyes),
amblyopia, glaucoma, cataract, and ptosis. Pediatric patients from birth to age
18 years are accepted. Dr. Plotsky also has special interest in the evaluation
and surgical treatment of adult strabismus and diplopia (double
vision).
- Contact: David F. Plotsky, M.D.
- Phone: (202)
333-3858
Retina
Services
Offers consultation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment
of all aspects of diseases of the retina, vitreous and macula. Special interests
include: diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, retinal
detachment, retinal vascular diseases, inflammation of the eye, infections of
the eye, eye trauma, eye tumors, retinopathy of prematurity. Treatments offered
include: laser surgery, vitrectomy surgery, scleral buckle surgery, pneumatic
retinopexy, intraocular injections of Lucentis, Avastin, Kenalog or
antibiotics.
- Contacts: David G. Wagner, M.D. at 301-765-1816
or
Toufic S. Melki, M.D. at (301) 279-9123
