University of Rochester Eye Institute
Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplastics
Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A
Director
University of Rochester Eye Institute
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Dr. Feldon is an internationally acclaimed clinical and basic scientist with a specialty in orbital disease and neuro-ophthalmology. In 2001, he was appointed chair of the University of Rochester Department of Ophthalmology, and is now Director of the University of Rochester Eye Institute.
Devoted to patient care, Dr. Feldon’s special interest is in the management of patients with thyroid-associated eye disease. Cranial nerve palsies, disorders of the optic nerve, visual field loss, and eye movement problems are all specialty areas. He offers surgical services for orbital tumors, reconstruction, and decompression, as well as paralytic strabismus and correction of abnormalities. Now leading a world-class team of eye care specialists, his clinical expertise has been recognized in “Best Doctors in America.”
Before coming to Rochester, Dr. Feldon served as associate chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Southern California and vice president of the Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles, which ranks No. 7 nationally.
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An inventor of ophthalmic instruments and a scientific investigator, Dr. Feldon is involved in a number of local and national clinical trials and basic science collaborations. He oversees a productive relationship between the University of Rochester and Bausch & Lomb, leveraging joint resources to advance scientific knowledge in the field of ophthalmology and helping to establish Rochester as one of the nation’s top 10 centers for eye research and clinical care.
Dr. Feldon earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Massachusetts
Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, along with a research
fellowship in neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital,
and a clinical fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the University
of California Medical Center, San Francisco. He is the former
president of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmic Society.
Dr. Feldon sees patients at our Strong Memorial Hospital offices.