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Wilson Eye Doctor Doctors for Corneal Disease

Type of Physician: Eye Doctor

What is a Eye Doctor?

A certification by the Board of Ophthalmology; practitioners provide comprehensive eye and vision care. They are trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all eyelid and orbital problems affecting the eye and visual pathways, and to diagnose, monitor and treat all eye and visual disorders. They often prescribe vision services (glasses and contact lenses) as well as serve as a consultant to physicians and other professionals.

Specialty: Ophthalmology

Common Name: Eye Doctor

Eye Doctor Doctors in Wilson *

Watson Eye Assoc
Thomas J Robertson
400 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 443-1006

Watson Eye Assoc
Susan A Watson
400 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 443-1006

Goldsboro Eye Clinic
Charles S Zwerling
2709 Medical Office Pl
Goldsboro, NC 27534
(919) 736-3937

Laser Eye Center of Carolina
Demetrian I Dornic
1609 E Booker Dairy Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577
(919) 938-1445

Madan Lal MD
Madan Lal
925 N Brightleaf Blvd
Smithfield, NC 27577
(919) 934-3108

White Eye Associates PA
Michael J Barondes
301 Bowman Gray Dr
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-5800

White Eye Associates PA
Robert M Bauer
301 Bowman Gray Dr
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-5800

Eastern Carolina Eye Center
James E Holland
2573 Stantonsburg Rd
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 752-0313

White Eye Associates PA
Veda J Moore
301 Bowman Gray Dr
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-5800

White Eye Associates PA
Steven A Steinberg
301 Bowman Gray Dr
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-5800

East Carolina Retina Consultants
Peter A VanHouten
2501A Stantonsburg Rd
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-2402

White Eye Associates PA
Jeffrey J Viscardi
301 Bowman Gray Dr
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-5800

Greenville Eye Clinic Inc
Catherine M Sloop
2425 Hemby La
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 758-4166

Prime Vision Kinston
Walter L Wright
Doctors Dr
STE B
Kinston, NC 28501
(252) 522-1611

Orellana Retina Associates
Juan Orellana
3211 Rogers Rd
STE 101
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 453-1462

Edwin R Swann MD
Edwin R Swann
23 Sunnybrook Rd
Ste 199
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 231-3937

Retina Associates PC
Raynor C Casey
918 7th Ave
Garner, NC 27529
(919) 782-8038

Raleigh Ophthalmology
M Alan Dickens
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Bobbie A Gupta
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Timothy D Jordan
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Edward J McGrory
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Steven H McKinley
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Van B Noah
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Paul Riske
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Raleigh Ophthalmology
Charles H Robinson
10880 Durant Rd
STE STE 112
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-9100

Lowry & McCormick Ophthalmology
R Frank Lowry
1422 E Millbrook Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-4064

Lowry & McCormick Ophthalmology
Keith L McCormick
1422 E Millbrook Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-4064

Raleigh Eye Center PA
R Jeffrey Board
3320 Executive Dr
STE 111
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-2427

Raleigh Eye Center PA
Bruce S Boliek
3320 Executive Dr
STE 111
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-2427

Carolina Cataract & Laser Center
Vincent P Dahringer
4700 Falls of Neuse Rd
North Tower STE 180
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 862-9090

Raleigh Eye Center PA
William W Foster
3320 Executive Dr
STE 111
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-2427

Raleigh Eye Center PA
Holly P Johnson
3320 Executive Dr
STE 111
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-2427

Raleigh Eye Center PA
James W Kiley
3320 Executive Dr
STE 111
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-2427

Raleigh Eye Center PA
Nouman Siddiqui
3320 Executive Dr
STE 111
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 876-2427

Taylor Vitreoretinal Center
Jeffrey S Taylor
1212 Cedarhurst Dr
STE 103
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 878-4060

Walton K Joyner MD
Walton K Joyner
3900 Browning Pl
STE 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 787-2758

Park Ophthalmology
Beth R Friedland
6512 Six Forks
STE STE 105
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 846-6915

Capital Eye Center
Albert R Munn
720 W Jones St
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 834-7341

H Royster Chamblee Jr. MD
H Royster Chamblee
20 Enterprise St
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 829-1948

Mid Atlantic Eye Physicians
Brian R Crichlow
204 Becker Dr
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 537-8193

Mid Atlantic Eye Physicians
Amada DeVilla
204 Becker Dr
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 537-8193

Mid Atlantic Eye Physicians
Samuel Himelstein
204 Becker Dr
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 537-8193

All About Aesthetics PC
Deborah Kessler Hudak
8311 Bandford Way
STE 103
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 845-0333

Halifax Eye Center PA
Hashmat A Chaudhry
608 Jackson St
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 537-0522

Doctors Vision Center
Kerry Hunt
4201 Lake Boone Tr
STE 104
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 944-0080

Rexwoods Eye Center
Sidney L Gulledge
4301 Lake Boone Trl
STE STE 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 782-5210

Triangle Eye Physicians PA
Frank T Li
2406 Blue Ridge Rd
STE 280
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 256-2500

Southern Eye Associates
Jerome J Magolan
2801 Blue Ridge Rd
STE 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 571-0081

Southern Eye Associates
Philip L Martin
2801 Blue Ridge Rd
STE 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 571-0081

Triangle Eye Physicians PA
Patricia Smith
2406 Blue Ridge Rd
STE 280
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 256-2500

Four County Eye Associates
Daniel Bernstein
451 Ruin Creek Rd
STE 204
Henderson, NC 27536
(252) 492-8021

Four County Eye Associates
Cynthia A Hampton
451 Ruin Creek Rd
STE 204
Henderson, NC 27536
(252) 492-8021

Woods Optical
Thomas Woods
603 Beaman St
STE 503
Clinton, NC 28328
(910) 592-7860

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
Tonica Johnson
1110 SE Cary Pkwy
STE 100
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 859-6771

Cary Carolina Retna
Amit Kumar
940 SE Cary Pkwy
STE 100
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 859-4511

Vista Care Optometry
David Gibson
2010 Kildaire Farm Rd
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 852-1563

Western Wake Eye Center PA
Christopher P Fleming
400 Ashville Ave
STE STE 300
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 233-2020

Western Wake Eye Center PA
Kevin O'Neal
400 Ashville Ave
STE STE 300
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 233-2020

Wake Ophthalmology
Christopher S Rusinek
105 SW Cary Pkwy
STE 200
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-4500

Wake Ophthalmology
Robert T Stone
105 SW Cary Pkwy
STE 200
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-4500

Wake Ophthalmology
John T Ward
105 SW Cary Pkwy
STE 200
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-4500

Duke Eye Center of Cary
Sanjay Asrani
2000 Regency Pkwy
STE 100
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 297-0900

Washington Eye Clinic
Charles L Baltimore
639 W 15th St
Washington, NC 27889
(252) 946-2171

Kelly Eye Center
Michael W Kelly
10321 Lumley Rd
STE 200
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 282-1100

Fuquay Ophthalmology & Glaucoma
Kenneth Roach
1000 N Main St
STE 204
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
(919) 567-3709

New Centre Ophthamology Dept
Vinod Jindal
1001 College St
Oxford, NC 27565
(919) 693-6661

Park Ophthalmology
Beatrice Y Brewington
5306 NC Highway 55
STE STE 102
Durham, NC 27713
(919) 544-5375

Coastal Eye Clinic
Harold H Cameron
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
James K Chance
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
Cooper D Kunkel
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
Bettina B Meekins
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
Dean P Ouano
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Duke University Eye Ctr
Natalie Afshari
Wadsworth Bldg
DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-3799

Duke Eye Center
Banks Anderson
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
M Tariq Bhatti
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Christopher Boehlke
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Jill Bryant
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Pouya Dayani
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

David L Epstein MD
David L Epstein
Duke University Medical Center Box 3802
Ophthalmology Dept STE STE 3002
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-5846

Duke University Medical Center Ophthalmology
Leon W Herndon
2351 Erwin Rd DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6622

Duke Eye Center
Glenn J Jaffe
Duke Univ Med Ctr
Ophthalmology Dept
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 681-3937

Duke University Medical Center
Terry Kim
2100 Erwin Rd DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 681-3568

Duke Eye Center
Jill B Koury
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Alice Lin
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Brooks McCuen
Duke Univ Med Ctr
Ophthalmology Dept
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 681-3937

Duke Eye Center
Stephen Pollock
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Laurie K Pollock
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Tina Singh
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Duke Eye Center
Cynthia Toth
Duke Univ Med Ctr
Ophthalmology Dept
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 681-3937

Duke Eye Center
Robin Vann
2351 Erwin Rd
Box 3802
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-6611

Davidson Eye Clinic PA
Andrew Davidson
3515 Trent Rd
Village Sq
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 514-2155

Eye Institute of North Carolina PC
Christine E Lee
6104 Fayetteville Rd
STE 108
Durham, NC 27713
(919) 572-0050

J Stuart McCracken MD
J Stuart McCracken
2609 N Duke St
STE 620
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 220-5439

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
Dorothy M Bell
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
J Richard Marion
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
Dwight D Perry
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
Joan T Roberts
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
David L Sappenfield
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
William D Wilcox
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

North Carolina Eye Ear Nose & Throat PA
N William Young
4102 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 595-2000

Wilson, North Carolina

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Corneal Disease

Introduction

If your cornea becomes damaged through disease, infection, or injury, the resulting scars can interfere with vision by blocking or distorting light as it enters the eye.

The cornea is the clear, protective outer layer of the eye. Along with the sclera (white of the eye), it serves as a barrier against dirt, germs, and other particles that can harm the eye's delicate components. The cornea is also capable of filtering out some amounts of the sun's ultraviolet light.

The cornea also plays a key role in vision. As light enters the eye, it is refracted, or bent, by the outside shape of the cornea. The curvature of this outer layer helps determine how well your eye can focus on objects close-up and far away.

There are three main layers of the cornea:

  • Epithelium: The most superficial layer of the cornea, the epithelium stops outside matter from entering the eye. This layer of the cornea also absorbs oxygen and nutrients from tears.
  • Stroma: The stroma is the largest layer of the cornea and is found behind the epithelium. It is made up mostly of water and proteins that give it an elastic but solid form.
  • Endothelium: The endothelium is a single layer of cells located between the stroma and the aqueous humor - the clear fluid found in the front and rear chambers of the eye. The endothelium works as a pump, expelling excess water as it is absorbed into the stroma. Without this specialized function, the stroma could become water logged, hazy and opaque in appearance, also reducing vision.

The term "corneal disease" refers to a variety of conditions that affect mainly the cornea. These include infections, degenerations, and many other disorders of the cornea that may arise mostly as a result of heredity.

What Are Symptoms When Something is Wrong With the Cornea?

With its ability for quick repair, the cor...

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What is the structure of the eye?

The eyes are complex sensory organs. About 85% of the total sensory input to our brains originates from our sense of sight, while the other 15% comes from the other four senses of hearing, smell, touch, and taste. The eyes are designed to optimize vision under conditions of varying light. Their location, on the outside of the face, makes them susceptible to trauma, environmental chemicals and particles, and infectious agents. The eyelids and the position of the eye within the bony orbital cavity are the major protective mechanism for the eye.

The eye itself has the shape of a sphere measuring about 1 inch in diameter. It consists of a clear, transparent dome at the front (the cornea) that is surrounded by the white of the eyeball (the sclera). The iris of the eye is the circular, colored portion within the eye, and behind the cornea, and the pupil is the central opening within the iris. Behind the iris and pupil is the e...

Emergency Contact for Wilson

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Wilson Hospitals *

Wilson Medical Center
1705 Tarboro St SW
Wilson, NC 27893
(252)399-8040

Coastal Plain Hospital
2301 Medpark Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252)443-9500

Nash General Hospital
2460 Curtis Ellis Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252)443-8012

LifeCare Hospitals of North Carolina
1051 Noell Ln
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252)451-2300

Wayne Memorial Hospital
2700 Wayne Memorial Dr
Goldsboro, NC 27534
(919)736-1110

Cherry Hospital
201 Stevens Mill Rd
Goldsboro, NC 27530
(919)731-3200

Heritage Hospital
111 Hospital Dr
Tarboro, NC 27886
(252)641-7700

Johnston Memorial Hospital
509 N Bright Leaf Blvd
Smithfield, NC 27577
(919)934-8171

Pitt County Memorial Hospital
2100 Stantonsburg Rd
Greenville, NC 27835
(252)847-4100

Franklin Regional Medical Center
100 Hospital Dr
Louisburg, NC 27549
(919)496-5131

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