Travis C. Jenkins, MD

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Travis C. Jenkins is an Ophthalmologist in Wilmington, NC with special training and skill in performing eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. As an Ophthalmologist, Travis C. Jenkins, 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.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist

Dr. Travis C. Jenkins is a Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist in Wilmington, NC with special training and skill in creating and maintaining contact lenses. As a Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist, Travis C. Jenkins, MD performs contact lens fitting and ongoing cornea evaluations. Corneal and Contact Management Optometry is the treatment of corneal diseases and the maintenance of contact lenses. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Corneal and Contact Management Optometrists include myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, and keratoconus. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Corneal and Contact Management Optometrists include managing standard contacts and scleral lenses.

The professional activities performed by an Optometrist related to the fitting of contact lenses to an eye, ongoing evaluation of the cornea's ability to sustain successful contact lens wear, and treatment of any external eye or corneal condition which can affect contact lens wear.