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Donnenfeld, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, was named Newsweek’s best ophthalmologist in the country in 2023, 2022 and 2021 on Newsweek’s list of top… Request appointment Request LASIK consultation* * Fairfield, Meriden, and Garden City locations only Read full biography Locations Fairfield (Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut) Garden City Treatments offered Cataracts Laser cataract surgery Diabetic eye care LASIK Education Fellowship Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residency Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, New York Medical School Dartmouth Medical School Undergraduate Dartmouth College Professional activities Past President American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery American Academy of Ophthalmology Surgical Director Lions Eye Bank for Long Island Editor in Chief Emeritus Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Editor in Chief EyeWorld Past President International Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group Past President Nassau Surgical Society Past President Nassau Academy of Medicine, Ophthalmology Section Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology NYU Board of Overseers Dartmouth Medical School President Elect International Intraocular Implant Society News August 5, 2021 Dr. Eric D. Donnenfeld of OCLI Vision Named America’s Best Eye Doctor by Newsweek Dr. Donnenfeld tops Newsweek’s 2021 list of top eye doctors, ranking first out of 150 ophthalmologists. OCLI Vision also had doctors Marguerite McDonald and Henry Perry honored on the list. NEW YORK, N.Y.—August 4, 2021— Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, an internationally recognized refractive and cataract surgeon, has been named America’s Best Eye Doctor 2021 by… Read more News July 9, 2021 Top Questions I Want You to Ask About LASIK Procedures (Part Two) Author: Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Asking questions is a great way to get the information you need. Sometimes, patients find it difficult to organize their thoughts, which is why we came up with this two-part series addressing questions we think you should ask us †or any LASIK surgeon for that matter. How much experience… Read more News June 24, 2021 Top Questions I Want You to Ask About LASIK Procedures (Part One) Author: Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD I spend most of my day talking with patients about their vision; how to protect it and how to make it better. It’s what I love to do. The very best conversations I have with patients include lots of questions †particularly important for those who are considering an elective… Read more Biography Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, was named Newsweek’s best ophthalmologist in the country in 2023, 2022 and 2021 on Newsweek’s list of top eye doctors in the United States. He received a near perfect score for quality of care, continuity of care, and the quality of the technology used in his practice. Dr. Donnenfeld was also named on Ophthalmology Management’s 25 Leaders in Innovation, and on The Ophthalmologist’s Power List in 2018 and 2022. Dr. Donnenfeld is an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in refractive, cornea and cataract surgery and one of the leading refractive and cataract surgeons in the United States. Dr. Donnenfeld graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1977 and first in his class at Dartmouth Medical School in 1980. He was Chief Resident at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and completed a Cornea and Refractive Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital. Dr. Donnenfeld is on the Board of Overseers of Dartmouth Medical School and a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Donnenfeld was the 2013-2014 President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Donnenfeld is the Chief Medical Editor of EyeWorld, the official publication of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is on the Executive Boards of ASCRS and ACOS and is a member of the Refractive Committee of ASCRS and Cornea section of Ocular Surgery News. Dr. Donnenfeld is a National Medical Director of TLC Laser Eye Centers and Surgical Director of the Lions Eye Bank for Long Island. He is a past president of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group. Locally, Dr. Donnenfeld has also served as a board member of the Nassau Academy of Medicine, the American College of Surgeons Long Island Chapter and the Nassau Surgical Society, and is a past president of the Nassau Surgical Society, where he is the youngest person to ever receive their Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Donnenfeld has served as Resident Instructor at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and as Program Director at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Donnenfeld has designed and patented six instruments for refractive surgery use. He has authored more than 190 papers on cornea, external disease, cataract and refractive surgery, 500 scientific articles, and 40 books and book chapters on a range of subjects pertaining to corneal transplants, cataract care and laser vision correction. Dr. Donnenfeld is on the editorial board of nine journals and has participated in over 40 FDA studies. He is one of the first 5 people in the world to perform both laser vision correction and laser cataract surgery. Dr. Donnenfeld is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has received its Honor Award, Senior Honor Award, Life Achievement Honor Award and Secretariat Award. Dr. Donnenfeld has performed laser vision correction on over 70,000 patients and more than 1,000 eye doctors and their families. The Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today has named Dr. Donnenfeld as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Ophthalmologists in the United States. Meet Dr. Eric Donnenfeld OCLI and Top Doc Award COVID Recovery Newsweek Hear what our patients are saying. Love all the staff very thorough and professional. Love Dr Donnenfeld been seeing him (get it..!!👀) for almost 20 years. All eye doctors in OCLI are the best. Many convenient offices and hours. Definitely recommend..!! Charles H. Very efficient. Friendly, knowledgeable staff and wonderful Dr. Donnenfeld. He’s reassuring as personable. 3marjay Search no further for better eye care, Dr Donnenfeld is the greatest. James G. I love this practice. My entire family goes to OCLI. Dr Donnenfeld is so easy going and caring. His entire team is great starting with the secretaries, the billing dept, the nurses and the OR coordinator. My mom had her cataract surgery with this practice and had no problems. I fully recommend OCLI if you want to feel comfortable and treated well. Aida P. Words can’t express how grateful I am to Dr. Donnenfeld and his staff! They ALL made me feel taken care of at all times. Sandra S. Everyone at OCLI was very friendly and professional. I would recommend Dr. Donnerfield and his staff without hesitation. Peggy M. I would not go anyplace else for eye care. I had surgery several years ago and just do my yearly check up. I...