Ophthalmology

CONTACT: PHONE: (860) 545-4077 FAX: (860) 545-8617 DEPARTMENT INFO: About the Department Department Leadership Active Medical Staff Rules & Regulations LINKS: Hartford Hospital Eye Surgery Center

DIRECTOR Jerry Neuwirth, MD

The Department of Ophthalmology is comprised of thirty-eight ophthalmologists, all of whom maintain private practice offices and offer a full range of ophthalmologic services. Surgery is performed at the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Hartford Hospital which has the latest state-of-the-art ophthalmology surgical equipment for all types of general and sub-specialty surgery. The department consists of the following sections: General Ophthalmology, Diseases and Surgery of Retina and Vitreous and Pediatric Ophthalmology (CCMC).

In addition to being a major center for cataract surgery in the central Connecticut area, the Eye Institute is a referral resource for: