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Patient Care

Patient care in the Department of Ophthalmology is provided by the Clinical Faculty, Ancillary Staff, Residents and Fellows. The names of the full-time and part-time/volunteer clinical faculty members and their clinical subspecialties are listed below. For further information about the full-time faculty members of the Department of Ophthalmology, see the UC Physicians website and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center website. To schedule an appointment for an adult general eye examination or refraction, call (513) 475-7292. To schedule an appointment for an adult ophthalmic subspecialty evaluation, please refer to the UC Physicians website for telephone numbers for the various subspecialties. To schedule an appointment for a pediatric eye examination, call (513) 636-4751.

Full-Time Clinical Faculty

Part Time/Volunteer Clinical Faculty

Ancillary Clinical Faculty/Staff
    Name Degree Specialty
    Laurie Hahn-Parrott C.O. & C.O.T. Orthoptist
    Kelly Thompson O.D. Optometry
    F. Jack Wenstrup Optician Optician

Disorders & Diseases Evaluated and Treated (partial list)

    Cataract
    Glaucoma
    Macular degeneration
    Corneal degenerations & dystrophies
    Corneal scarring
    Ocular injuries
    Tumors
      Intraocular (inside the eye)
      Epibulbar (on surface of the eye)
      Palpebral (involving eyelids)
      Orbital (involving tissues around or behind eyeball)

    Diabetic retinopathy
    Retinal detachment
    Eyelid lesions and abnormalities
    Ocular malignment (strabismus)
    Infections of the eye
    Dry eye problems

    Refractive problems

    Intraocular inflammation (uveitis)

Surgical Procedures Performed (partial list)

    Cataract surgery
    Intraocular lens implantation
    Corneal transplantation
    Limbal stem cell transplantation
    Refractive surgery (LASIK & related procedures)
    Glaucoma surgery
    Ophthalmic laser treatments
    Biopsy of ocular/orbital/lid tumors
    Excision of tumors of eyelids, ocular surface, iris, ciliary body and orbit
    Limbal stem cell transplantation
    Implantation of radioactive eye plaques
    Vitrectomy
    Retinal detachment repair

    Ocular tumor treatments

Clinical Diagnostic Services Provided (partial list)

    Comprehensive examinations
    Consultations (referred patients)
    Second opinion evaluations
    Vision testing and spectacle lens prescription
    Contact lens evaluation & fitting
    Computerized visual field testing
    Color vision testing
    Electoretinography & other electrophysiologic testing
    Diagnostic ophthalmic photography
    Fluorescence angiography (fluorescein, indocyanine green)
    Diagnostic ocular ultrasonography
    Evaluation of pathologic tissue specimens



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