General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  As you prepare to come to your appointment, please be sure to bring any eye medications, glasses or contact lenses, a photo ID and your insurance cards. If you are a new patient, please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time. If your insurance company requires a referral from your primary care physician, please contact their office to obtain a referral prior to your appointment. Please be prepared to pay any co-pays your insurance company requires at the time of your visit. For your convenience, we accept cash, checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. We participate with most health insurance plans as well as Spectera, VSP and EyeMed vision plans.  We do not participate with Davis Vision.
• Infectious Diseases
  Conditions requiring medical treatment include many inflammatory and infectious diseases. Careful history-taking, meticulous examination, and appropriate testing usually provide the information needed to make the correct diagnosis and implement the proper medical therapy.

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  Glaucoma is a condition that results in damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve carries visual information from the eye to the brain, and as it is damaged, vision is lost. Glaucoma usually develops gradually, often without any other symptoms, and because of this, vision loss can be significant before glaucoma is detected. In the US alone, more than two million people have glaucoma.
• Ophthalmology
  Professional certification is valued, recognized and rewarded. Completing ophthalmic certification exams, gaining clinical experience and professional development are exciting ways to grow in the field of ophthalmology. Continuing education ensures our staff is committed to mastering their skills, staying current on new technology and development in their professions, as well as providing the best care to our patients.
• Macular Degeneration
  Dr. Ward is board certified and specializes in the consultation and treatment of retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, and retinal vascular disorders.
• Laser Eye Surgery
  Unexpected refractive result. While the method used to calculate the lens power is very accurate in most patients, the result may be different from what you and your surgeon planned. As the eye heals, the intraocular lens can shift very slightly toward the front or the back of the eye. This amount of shift is not the same for everyone, and it may cause different vision than predicted. This means you may need glasses or contact lenses to focus your vision. If the eye’s visual power after surgery is considerably different than what was planned, surgical replacement of the intraocular lens or laser refractive surgery might be considered. Patients who are highly nearsighted or farsighted have the greatest risk of differences between planned and actual outcomes. Patients who have had previous LASIK or refractive surgery are especially difficult to measure precisely.
• Cataracts
  Your eye’s natural lens plays an important role in focusing images clearly on the retina. When a cataract develops, the lens loses its clarity. When the lens becomes cloudy, light rays cannot pass easily through it, and the image you see becomes blurry. Cataracts usually develop as part of the aging process, but can also come from eye injuries, certain diseases (such as diabetes) medications (such as prednisone), and genetic inheritance.
• Cataract Surgery
  With improvements in lens technology, there are options available to minimize the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Multifocal lenses allow you to see both far away and up close without glasses. With multifocal lenses, most people do not need glasses for distance or near work under normal circumstances. You may need glasses in certain situations such as reading in low light, very fine print, or night driving. Not everyone is a candidate for multifocal lenses. The cost of these lenses and the additional testing and surgical care that go along with them are not covered by insurance.
• Eye Exam
  Many people take their vision for granted and only visit an eye doctor when problems occur. We recommend a complete eye exam on a regular basis as a part of your routine medical care. The frequency will depend on your age, health, ethnicity, and family history. Please notify us if changes in your vision or other symptoms occur between visits, as early detection and treatment of problems can help prevent vision loss.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Koval completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology with honors. He then received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Texas. He completed a year of internal medicine followed by his ophthalmology residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center, where he was awarded the Robert D. Moreton, M.D. award for Outstanding Resident in Ophthalmology. Dr. Koval then went on to complete a glaucoma fellowship at the prestigious Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is consistently ranked as one of the top 3 programs in the United States. He has published in ophthalmology journals, presented research at national meetings, and taken part in government-funded community outreach projects for the detection and treatment of glaucoma.

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Diabetic Retinopathy
  Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damage to blood vessels of the retina. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-age Americans. People with both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are at risk for this condition. Having more severe diabetes for a longer period of time increases the chance of getting retinopathy. Retinopathy is also more likely to occur earlier and be more severe if your diabetes has been poorly controlled. Almost everyone who has had diabetes for more than 30 years will show signs of diabetic retinopathy.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Ultrasound is a method for viewing the structures at the back of the eye through the use of high-frequency sound waves.

Surgeons

• Reconstructive Surgery
  Another method involves a dermatologist surgeon excising the tumor, Mohs’ technique, to ensure the total removal of cancer. After cancer has been completely removed, reconstructive surgery by an oculoplastic surgeon is usually necessary to preserve the function of the eyelid and obtain the best cosmetic appearance possible.

Plastic Surgeons

• Eyelid Surgery
  As we age, the skin around our eyes stretches and the muscles weaken, making us look older, tired, or even impair our vision. This commonly occurs with the aging process. Family history and sun exposure may contribute to this process. Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, reduces the excess skin, fat, and muscle with a more youthful appearance.
• Plastic Surgery
  Dr. Gingold is board certified and specializes in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the eyelids, orbit and lacrimal system. In the United States, there are only a few hundred doctors who have devoted themselves to the specialty of eye plastic surgery – ASOPRS surgeons. To master the specialty, doctors begin with three years of eye surgery training after completing medical school. They become board-certified ophthalmologists. A year of extensive, advanced oculoplastic (eye plastic) surgery training is then completed, followed by qualifying examinations and a scientific thesis.
• Blepharoplasty
  Upper eyelid blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat in the upper eyelids. The excess skin may interfere with vision or result in eyelid fatigue. An incision is made in the natural crease of the eye and skin, muscle and fat are removed.
• Cosmetic Surgery

Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
  Skin cancer can occur anywhere on the skin and often involves the skin of the eyelids or adjacent face. This is due to the thin, sun-exposed areas of the eyelid and surrounding face.