Overview
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.
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.
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, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Spaide is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Geographic Atrophy, and Vitrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 240 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Accepted insurance plans
- Humana
Locations
110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, New York, NY 10013
950 3rd Ave, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10022
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Geographic Atrophy
- Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Birdshot Chorioretinopathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Nearsightedness
- Retinal Detachment
- Uveitis
- Experienced
- Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE)
- Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Cone Dystrophy
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod Dystrophy
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)