Eric D. Donnenfeld M.D., F.A.C.S.

Eric D. Donnenfeld

Dr. Eric Donnenfeld has been a leader in ophthalmology for more than two decades. Dr. Donnenfeld was one of the original investigators of the excimer laser and has performed more than 37,000 laser vision corrective surgical procedures. In fact, he has performed refractive surgery on more eye doctors than anyone else in the tri-state area and more LASIK surgeons have chosen Dr. Donnenfeld to perform their refractive surgery than have chosen all other surgeons combined. Dr. Donnenfeld was chosen as the 2005 National Cataract and Refractive Surgeon of the Year by the Journal Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today.

Dr. Donnenfeld has trained more surgeons to perform refractive surgery than any other doctor in New York. In addition to his vast experience in refractive surgery, he is an innovator in the field and has been chosen to be a principal investigator and consultant with all three major manufacturers of excimer lasers. Dr. Donnenfeld has written over 500 papers, books and book chapters on corneal, cataract and refractive surgery, and he is on the editorial board of nine medical journals. He is a renowned international authority on refractive surgery and has lectured throughout the United States and abroad on this subject.

Dr. Donnenfeld has designed and patented four instruments for refractive surgery use. He is the only LASIK surgeon in the tri-state area using three different excimer lasers, including the VISX S4 IR, the Bausch & Lomb Technolas 217, and the Alcon Autonomous LADARVision, to customize his patients’ surgical procedures.