Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Lawrence A. Yannuzzi is an Ophthalmologist in New York, NY with special training and skill in performing eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. As an Ophthalmologist, Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD performs eye exams, vision care, eye disease diagnosis and treatment, and eye surgery. Ophthalmology is the diagnosis and treatment of all eye and visual ailments including vision services (glasses and contacts) and surgery, as well as the prevention of medical eye disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Ophthalmologists include amblyopia (lazy eye), astigmatism, cataracts, conjunctivitis, diabetic retinopathy, dry eye, eye cancer, glaucoma, hyperopia, macular degeneration, myopia, presbyopia, retinal detachment, strabismus, and uveitis. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Ophthalmologists include eye exams, blepharoplasty, intraoccular lens, laser eye surgery, and photodynamic therapy.

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

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  Undergraduate - Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Harvard College

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  University Hospital - Medical Internship

  Boston University (Jan ’65 - Jan ’66)

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  Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, High Honors, Alpha Omega Alpha Society - Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Boston University (Jan ’64)

Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, New York - Ophthalmology Residency (1966 – 1969) Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, New York - Chief Resident in Ophthalmology (1969) Colby College - Postgraduate Course in Ophthalmology (1966)

Dr. Yannuzzi is the recipient of numerous awards, including an honorary doctorate by the University of Ancona, the Michelson Award for Retinal Vascular Disease, a Distinguished Alumnus Award by Boston University, the Henkind, Gass, and Patz Medals by The Macula Society, the Alcon Research Award, the Herman Wacker Award of the Club Jules Gonin, the Arthur J. Bedelle Award, the Retinal Research Award and the Gass Medal of the Retina Society, the Bietti Medal, the Pisart Award from the Lighthouse International, and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

• Aetna [Aetna Life Insurance Company]

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• EmblemHealth [HIP Insurance Company of New York]

• Empire BlueCross BlueShield

• Fidelis Care [New York State Catholic Health Plan, Inc.]

• GHI HMO an EmblemHealth Company

• Healthfirst Insurance Company, Inc.

• MagnaCare [Brighton Health Plan Solutions]

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Multiplan / PHCS [MultiPlan, Inc.]

• UnitedHealthcare Oxford [Oxford Health Insurance, Inc.]