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28 Hartford Business Journal • December 3, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com HEALTH CARE RESOURCE GUIDE 2018 THE LIST Eye surgery centers in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of surgeons as of August 2018 Source: Each center via survey. Note: Farmington's Ratchford Eye Center declined to participate in the survey. Note: N/A = Not available. (a) Includes surgeons who work as independent contractors. (b) Not including surgeons who work as independent contractors. (c) Retinal surgery and surgery under general anesthesia usually performed in hospital. (d) Acquired by Hartford HealthCare 2011. (e) Locations at Bristol, New Britain and Southington with an additional loca- tion in Springfield, Mass. (f) Eight locations statewide including Cheshire and New Britain. (g) Participating private practitioners have various hospital affiliations. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Eye surgery centers in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of surgeons as of August 2018) Rank Center No. of surgeons/ Total no. of employees No. of locations Hospital affiliation Services and equipment Head of center Year founded 1 Hartford Hospital Eye Surgery Center 505 Willard Ave. Newington, CT 06111 860-665-0174; hartfordhospital.org/ services/eye-surgery 43 (a) 39 (b) 1 Hartford Hospital Anterior segment, cataract, cosmetic eyelid, refractive and retinal surgery; treatment of cornea and external eye disease, diabetic retinopathy, eye muscle disorders, eyelid malpositions, glaucoma, macular degeneration and strabismus (c) LenSX Laser, lens implants David Emmel, Medical director Ken Rosenquest, Administrator & clinical director 1998 (d) 2 Starling Physicians Eye Center 1 Lake St. New Britain, CT 06052 860-826-4460; starlingphysicians.com/ specialty/ophthalmology 6 34 3 (e) Hospital of Central Connecticut, Hartford Hospital Eye Surgery Center and Bristol Hospital Cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, laser refractive surgery, glaucoma treatment and surgery, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration therapies, plastic surgery for eyelids and orbit and treatment of dry eye and ocular surface disease Laser and diagnostic equipment Alan Stern, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology 1954 3 Precision Lasik Group 700 West Johnson Ave., Suite 101 Cheshire, CT 06410 203-250-9800; precisionlasikgroup.com 6 5 2 (f) N/A (g) Outpatient laser vision (LASIK & PRK) for the reduction or elimination of glasses for the nearsighted, farsighted or those with astigmatism Alcon, Wavelight EX 500, ALLEGRO Topolyzer VARIO, Moria Microkeratome Mark Milner, Stephen Zuckerman, Alan Stern Joel Geffin, Medical directors 2000 4 UConn Health Surgery Center Outpatient Pavilion, 5th Floor, 263 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06030 860-679-2000; health.uconn.edu/eye- care 5 18 1 UConn John Dempsey Hospital, Hartford Hospital Cataract and anterior segment surgery, corneal transplant, glaucoma treatment and surgery, orbital and oculopastics surgery, treatment of cornea and ocular surface disease, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration therapy, cosmetic eyelid procedures ORA and lens implants, laser and diagnostic equipment David McFadden, Chair 1972 5 Fichman Eye Center 1500 Albany Ave. Hartford, CT 06112 860-560-9563; fichmaneyecenter.com 4 7 3 (h) N/A Cataract and refractive surgery, laser vision correction, treatment of glaucoma, macular degeneration and retinal vascular diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, evaluation exams and dry-eye treatment Portable YAG laser and surgical recovery suite Richard Fichman, Founder 1995 6 Lasik Vision Institute 270 Farmington Ave., Suite 172 Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-6053; lasikvisioninstitute.com 3 5 1 N/A Contoura guided Vario treatment ALCON wavelight ex500 laser Betzy Osorio, Center manager 2013 (i) 7 Eye Center of Southern Connecticut 415 Highland Ave. Cheshire, CT 06410 203-272-5494; eyecenterct.com N/A N/A 1 (j) N/A Laser vision correction, dry-eye treatment, cataract surgery, diabetic exams and laser treatment, corneal transplant surgery, botox, glaucoma management with computerized testing, optical shop on premises Laser Eryk Wenziak, Administrator 1963 Source: Each center via survey. Note: Farmington's Ratchford Eye Center declined to participate in the survey. Note: N/A = Not available. (a) Includes surgeons who work as independent contractors. (b) Not including surgeons who work as independent contractors. (c) Retinal surgery and surgery under general anesthesia usually performed in hospital. (d) Acquired by Hartford HealthCare 2011. (e) Locations at Bristol, New Britain and Southington with an additional location in Springfield, Mass. (f) Eight locations statewide including Cheshire and New Britain. (g) Participating private practitioners have various hospital affiliations. (h) Four locations statewide including Hartford, Manchester and New Britain. (i) Year opened in Farmington. (j) Additional locations in Branford and Hamden. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Our academic program is entirely online and available to global learners, which means learning from anywhere on your schedule. Our clinical practicum will be arranged in your local area. 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