Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  Dr. Brown’s passion for surgery is rivaled only by the love he has for his patients and providing them with the absolute best vision possible. This standard of excellence has driven him to design over 25 medical devices to assist his ophthalmic colleagues in the operating room. These devices improve surgical outcomes for cataract, glaucoma and corneal surgery. These innovations are presented by Dr. Brown frequently at national and international medical meetings as they are used by surgeons around the world. Remarkably, Dr. Brown has pioneered a new surgical illumination technique which allows the surgeon to better view the eye during surgery. This technique not only protects the eye from excess light during surgery but also allows the patient to be more comfortable during the procedure. Click here to find out more about Dr. Brown’s inventions.
• Ophthalmology
  While Dr. Brown began his career as a family physician, his passion for hands-on work soon shifted his interest to ophthalmic surgery. In 1991, he completed a second residency in ophthalmology, having done his surgical training at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center and his pathology training at John Hopkins University. Since then, he has been practicing ophthalmology in Wilmington, North Carolina.
• Macular Degeneration
• Laser Eye Surgery
  The future of vision correction is here and the benefit of laser eye surgery is now affordable for everyone. We will try to do everything possible to make eye surgery affordable and available to all candidates.  We also accept major credit cards and personal checks.
• Cataracts
  Dr. Alan W. Brown is a board-certified ophthalmic surgeon who has performed over 40,000 cataract and refractive procedures. His experience in ophthalmic surgery has allowed Surgical Eye Care to thrive off word-of-mouth referrals from many satisfied patients.
• Cataract Surgery
  Most patients who are planning to have cataract surgery are given two surgical options: traditional cataract surgery or laser-assisted cataract surgery.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  With traditional cataract surgery, called phacoemulsification, the eye surgeon creates a small incision in the side of the cornea by hand with a scalpel blade. An instrument is inserted through this incision into the area behind the pupil where the eye’s lens sits in a capsule or bag. The surgeon uses the microsurgical instrument to create a circular opening in the lens capsule. Then a special pen-shaped probe is inserted through that opening to apply sound waves (ultrasound) to break up the cloudy center of the lens. Then the broken-up pieces of lens are suctioned out of the eye. An artificial intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted to replace the cloudy natural lens. The side walls of the corneal incision will be filled with a special liquid and self-seal after surgery, so most commonly stitches are not needed.