Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Moravian College |
| Medical school | Jefferson Medical College; Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital; co-editor of the Wills Eye Manual |
| Fellowship | Oculoplastic and orbital surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas |
- Board certification, as printed: "an active, board-certified member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology." The site does not name the certifying board.
- Member, New England Oculoplastics Society and Maine Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons.
- She joined Maine Eye in Fall 2017.
- Her bio lists routine eye examinations, non-refractive anterior segment laser procedures, and medical and surgical management of disorders of the eyelid, brow and forehead, tearing system and orbit. It also names reconstructive surgery, endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy, and medical or cosmetic BOTOX and Xeomin.
Eyelid surgery work
- Dermatochalasis. Removal of loose upper eyelid skin that obstructs vision or makes the lids look droopy.
- Ptosis. Treated by tightening the muscle that lifts the eyelid so the eye opens more.
- Brow ptosis. The surgeon lifts the brows by removing extra skin and fat above the eyebrows as necessary.
- Entropion and ectropion. Surgery turns an inward-turning lid out, or tightens the lower lid muscles or skin to return an outward-turning lid.
- Eyelid and orbit lesions. Removal and biopsy of eyelid lesions; biopsy, observation or surgery for orbital masses.
- Thyroid eye disease, orbital fracture and eye removal. The page covers thyroid eye disease with a thyroid physician, orbital fracture repair with plates and screws, and enucleation, evisceration and exenteration.
- Spasm. Botox for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm.
The site has no before-and-after gallery, and no page for double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
Maine Eye Center is an ophthalmology group with cataract, LASIK, retina, cornea, pediatric, optical and routine eye care centers and a surgery center (source). Its doctor list names 19 providers (source).
Insurance and cost
- Providers are in network with most major insurances. The accepted list includes Medicare, Railroad Medicare, Medicaid of Maine, Aetna, Anthem BCBS, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim, Humana, United Health Care and Veterans Affairs.
- Maine Eye Center does not participate with vision plans.
- Many insurers require pre-authorization for medical services.
- Payment: checks, cash, CareCredit and major credit cards; co-payments, deductibles and non-covered services are due at the time of service.
- The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices.