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Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island’s Dr. Eric Donnenfeld featured in the Times Beacon Record Newspapers Special Section – Focus on Health article about performing the first laser cataract surgery on Long Island. Read the full article here.

Lasers make their L.I. debut for cataract surgery

Dr. Eric Donnenfeld is featured in an article about Laser Cataract Surgery in the Herald Community Newspapers – Good Health section.  See the full article here. Advanced laser surgery helps cataract patients

Doctors Gerard D’Aversa (image top left), Robert Broderick (image top right), Russell Fumuso (image lower left) and David Nelson (image lower right) are among the first cataract surgeons in the United States to offer Laser Cataract surgery. This new medical breakthrough in laser cataract surgery adds a new level of precision, accuracy and predictability to the procedure that simply was not possible with conventional manual surgery. These OCLI surgeons use the Alcon LenSx^® Femtosecond Laser at Island Eye Surgicenter in Carle Place, where the surgeries are being performed.  Island Eye Surgicenter is only the fourth surgical facility in the US to acquire this advanced technology. Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed operation in the United States with over 3 million cases performed annually.  To learn more about customized laser cataract surgery, please contact 1-866-SEE-OCLI (1-866-733-6254) to schedule an appointment.

Carle Place, NY (Tuesday, April 19, 2011) –Today, Long Island’s first laser enhanced and customized cataract surgery was performed by Dr. Eric Donnenfeld at Island Eye Surgicenter in Carle Place using the Alcon LenSx® Femtosecond Laser.  Dr. Donnenfeld, a founding partner of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI) and clinical professor of ophthalmology at NYU, is one of only a handful of surgeons in the U.S. experienced with this laser. Island Eye Surgicenter is only the fourth surgical facility in the US to acquire this advanced technology.  Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed operation in the United States with over 3 million cases performed annually.  Today, visual rehabilitation following cataract surgery may be significantly enhanced with the implantation of a lens designed to correct refractive error.  The addition of this exciting laser technology adds a new level of precision and predictability to the procedure that simply was not possible with conventional manual surgery. Continue reading →

Becker’s ASC Review recently published their list of the 34 Best Ophthalmologists in America which included OCLI’s Dr. Eric Donnenfeld.

Dr. Donnenfeld was one of the original investigators of the excimer laser. He has performed more refractive surgeries and has trained more surgeons to perform refractive surgery than any other doctor in the New York City area. More LASIK surgeons have chosen Dr. Donnenfeld to perform refractive surgery on their own eyes than have chosen all other surgeons combined. He designed and patented four instruments for refractive surgery use.

Dr. Donnenfeld earned his MD from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital and his fellowship in anterior segment & refractive surgery and cornea & external disease at Wills Eye Hospital. He was chosen as the 2005 National Cataract and Refractive Surgeon of the Year by the journal Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today.

Nadimire Jules, a class of 2000 Westbury High School graduate, embarked on a very special journey this past summer. A second-year med student at
Drexel University College of Medicine, Nadimire traveled to Ghana to spend one month helping local ophthalmologists provide eye care to those living in
rural villages. Nadimire traveled to Ghana through Unite for Sight, a nonprofit organization providing eye care worldwide and offering high impact hands-on public health opportunities for volunteers. As part of her preparation, Nadimire shadowed several ophthalmologists at OCLI prior to her trip to gain additional knowledge and skills she will need while in Ghana.

Ms. Jules remarks, “I am so grateful for the positive response that I have received from Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island. I truly appreciate the
opportunity to work with their distinguished ophthalmologists and technicians, to learn and gain the skills that I used to help the ophthalmic staff in Tamale, Ghana”.

Ms. Jules is also fundraising on behalf of Unite for Sight, to help cover the cost of the free eye care services that they provide to patients. To make a donation visit www.uniteforsight.org. Dr. David Sachs, OCLI’s latest addition as an Associate Surgeon

Dr. David Sachs, OCLI’s latest addition as an Associate Surgeon leading their East Meadow office and a Drexel graduate himself, offered this observation: “This is a very special cause that Nadimire is working for, and I am very excited to help her in achieving her goal of volunteering to assist patients in Ghana who do not have access to ophthalmologists.”

Ms. Jules was able to observe live surgery with the assistance of Island Eye Surgicenter doctors and staff.

Nadimire observes Dr. David Sachs and Dr. Peter Wong of OCLI with Bob Nelson, Executive Director of Island Eye Surgicenter perform eye surgery on patient.

“We are pleased to offer this extraordinary young woman the opportunity to shadow doctors Nelson, Berke, Wong, and Sachs and observe surgery at Island Eye Surgicenter” said Tom Burke, CEO of OCLI. “Working with our
doctors and the expert Surgicenter staff helped Nadimire gain knowledge in many areas including cataract, glaucoma, corneal and retinal disease”.