Tim Arlow, MD, PhD

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Tim Arlow is an Ophthalmologist in Windber, PA with special training and skill in performing eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. As an Ophthalmologist, Tim Arlow, MD, PhD 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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  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Syracuse University

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  Ophthalmology

  Wills Eye Hospital

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  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Princeton University

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  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Rutgers University

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  Member of the American Board of Ophthalmology

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a PA corp.)]

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna HealthCare of Pennsylvania, Inc.]

• Highmark Inc.

• Medicare

• TriCare

• UPMC Health Options, Inc.