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Dr. Richard Spaide, MD

Ophthalmologist

/ Speaks English

Dr. Spaide specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous. His particular interests include retinal surgery, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Macular Pucker, Diabetic Retinopathy, and intraocular inflammation. He has published more than 300 articles and 50 book chapters and 9 books about the diagnosis and treatment of Retinal Diseases. He has given lectures around the world. About He has a remarkable number of “firsts” in retinal diseases including the development of autofluorescence imaging using a fundus camera and the first practical method to image deeper structures in the eye with optical coherence tomography. These imaging methods now are used around the world. He has described many new findings and diseases of the eye and helped develop many novel treatments. He has developed numerous surgical instruments that were named after him and holds patents for ophthalmic inventions. Awards He is the recipient of the Richard and Hilda Rosenthal Foundation Award in the Visual Sciences, the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retinal Surgeons, and the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Opthalmology and the Prix Soubrane de la Recherche en Ophthalmologie, Award of Merit from the Retina Society, the Henkind Award, Coscas Award, Nataraja Pillai Award, W. Richard Green MD Award, George Theodossiadis Award, Founders Award, American Society of Retinal Surgeons, Life Achievement Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the Simon Gratz Award, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Spaide was chosen as the 2016 recipient of the Roger H. Johnson Macular Degeneration Award and the America's Best Eye Doctor 2022 Award. This is given every 2 years to an individual making a substantial contribution to the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of macular degeneration, and is one of the most prestigious awards in macular degeneration research. Nearby Service Locations: Tribeca, New York, NY, USA Gramercy Park, New York, NY, USA Ukrainian Village, New York, NY, USA Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009, USA Lower East Side, New York, NY, USA Chinatown, New York, NY, USA Peter Cooper Village, New York, NY, USA West Village, New York, NY, USA Bowery, New York, NY, USA Greenwich Village, New York, NY, USA East Village, New York, NY, USA NoHo, New York, NY, USA Civic Center, New York, NY, USA Lower Manhattan, New York, NY, USA Union Square, New York, NY 10003, USA SoHo, New York, NY, USA Seaport, New York, NY 10038, USA Nearby Service Zip Codes: 10012, 10002, 10013, 10278, 10007, 10282, 10279, 10271, 10038, 10005 Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York 110 Lafayette St, Suite 502 New York, NY 10013 Office tel: (212) 234-3367/(212) 861-9797 Fax: (212) 628-0698 Web address: https://www.vrmny.com/ Office location: https://www.vrmny.com/locations/downtown-manhattan/ Our location on map: https://goo.gl/maps/QT1BMFr3djLXn6427 https://plus.codes/87G7PX9X+7J New York Working hours: Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm Payment: cash, check, credit cards.

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