Welcome to Center For Eye care Excellence, a dynamic comprehensive ophthalmology practice capable of giving you the highest quality of eye care. Our staff is made up of the most experienced professionals in all of Northeastern New York, and they are dedicated to improving and maintaining the health of your eyes.
At center For Eye Care Excellence, your eye health and experience with our practice are our only priorities. We pride ourselves on improving the sight of our patients, which, most importantly, improves their lives. Improving your eyesight makes your life more convenient and more enjoyable. Sight is our most important and informative sense, and our greatest passion is perfecting vision in all of our patients. In the hands of our surgeons, Dr. Robert Schultze and Dr. Robert Eden, and our optometrist Dr. Gina Ciarmiello, you will find yourself seeing and living better than ever.
Our continued education and research improve our patients’ quality of life as we use the latest and greatest procedures and state-of-the-art technology. The eye care industry is constantly evolving, and you can be sure that the Center For Eye Care Excellence of Albany is always at the forefront of this evolution.
We are experts in all areas of eye care, particularly specializing in improving dry eye, treating corneal diseases, and performing cornea, LASIK, and cataract surgery but also take care of all your general eye care needs. Our physicians are pioneers in partial thickness surgery, making the center For Eye Care Excellence the recognized experts for cornea transplant and disease treatment within a 100-mile radius. We are also the first practice in Northeastern New York to perform Corneal Cross-Linking, a revolutionary therapy that slows the progression of keratoconus. In addition to our unparalleled experience in corneal surgery, our surgeons won’t settle for anything less than extraordinary in all areas of treatment and will even combine their expertise and LASIK precision to ensure the very best outcomes with cataract surgery.
You will be using your new eyesight every waking moment for the rest of your life. Please take as much time as needed to consult with us as well as your family. Our surgeons, technicians and coordinators are available to help you make the best decision.
There are various vision correction and eye health things that patients can benefit from in the age range of 20 to 40. Many of our patients in this age range enjoy the lifestyle benefits that LASIK eye surgery and vision correction procedures offer.
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Once people get into their 40's it is common for presbyopia to set in. Reading vision becomes a problem and once strong eyes often begin to decline. Contact us anytime if you feel your vision is getting worse and we can make a suggestion on the best path forward.
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For patients over 50 who are experiencing blurry vision, we recommend scheduling a cataract evaluation with one of our ophthalmologists. As we age, the likelihood of developing a cataract increases, and we often find that cataract surgery is the recommended treatment plan.
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We’re excited to announce that Cornea Consultants of Albany is now Center for Eye Care Excellence! While our name and logo have evolved to reflect our dedication to innovation and exceptional care, our commitment to the Capital Region remains stronger than ever. Our highly skilled doctors and leadership team continue[...]
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The eye has several parts, all of which perform a vital role in vision. The cornea is the part of the eye that covers the pupil. It is a clear piece of tissue that protects the inner eye and also focuses light that passes through to the eyes’ lenses and[...]
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When you develop cataracts, you’ve got time to decide how and when you will deal with them. Cataracts typically develop over several years. As an increasing number of protein particles accumulate in the lens of the eye, vision becomes more and more clouded. Often, patients decide to have cataract removal[...]
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