About Me
I always had my eye on a career in medicine. There are doctors in the previous four generations of my family and my dad was a very dedicated ophthalmologist. From a young age, I was inspired by my family members, and I took a liking to ophthalmology.
At NYU Langone, I treat people who have a variety of eye conditions, including glaucoma, eye infections, cataracts, diabetic eye complications, eye trauma, and macular degeneration. I also manage many complex corneal cases in patients and perform corneal procedures and laser refractive surgery. I provide comprehensive care to people of all ages, ranging from 5 to 100.
For more than 25 years, I have dedicated myself to the care of people. I treat all patients as if they were my family members, giving 110 percent in every circumstance.
My clinical research focuses on corneal disease and eye trauma. I serve on the medical advisory board for the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration and I am a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. For many years, I have been recognized as one of New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York” and by Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” series for the New York Metro Area.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal eye pressure
- anatomical narrow angle
- astigmatism
- blepharitis
- blurred vision
- cataract
- chalazion
- cloudy vision
- conjunctival melanoma
- conjunctivitis
- corneal abrasion
- corneal disease
- corneal ulcer
- diabetes
- diabetic retinopathy
- dislocated intraocular lens
- distorted vision
- double vision
- drusen
- dry eye syndrome
- excessive tearing
- exfoliation syndrome
- eye floater
- eye infection
- eye injury
- eye pain
- eye redness
- facial spasm
- fuchs' dystrophy
- glaucoma
- halo vision
- herpes simplex virus infection
- hyperopia
- hyperthyroidism
- keratoconus
- lazy eye
- low tension glaucoma
- macular degeneration
- meibomian gland dysfunction
- myopia
- night blindness
- ocular herpes
- orbital fracture
- presbyopia
- pterygium
- refractive error
- rosacea
- shingles
- sicca syndrome
- stye
- sudden loss of vision
- thyroid disorder
- traumatic fracture
- trichiasis
- uveitis
- watery eye
Treatments
- cataract removal surgery
- color vision test
- corneal collagen cross-linking
- corneal surgery
- corneal transplant
- dalk
- fixated intraocular lens
- lamellar keratoplasty
- laser surgery
- lasik surgery
- ocular surface tumor removal
- photorefractive keratectomy
- refractive surgery
Conditions
- blurred vision
- corneal disease
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Cataract , Conjunctivitis , Double Vision , Dry Eye Syndrome , Glaucoma , Hyperthyroidism , Lazy Eye , Macular Degeneration , Refractive Error , Rosacea , Stye , Thyroid Nodules & CancersCredentials
Positions
- Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs and Business Develop
- Director, Brooklyn Network Development
Board Certifications
- American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology, 1996
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Northwell - Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat, Cornea, 1995
- Residency, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Ophthamology, 1994
- MD from SUNY-Downstate, 1990
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Aetna
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Douglas R. Lazzaro, MD does not accept insurance.
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Research My Research
Research Summary
My research is focused primarily on corneal diseases and ophthalmic trauma. I am currently co-editing two textbooks: the first is on ophthalmic trauma, and the second one is on diabetes and the eye.
Academic Contact
Academic office
222 East 41st Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10017
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Research Interests Timeline
Publications
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Vingopoulos, Filippos; Nair, Archana; See, Craig W; Iyengar, Nishanth; Haberman, Ilyse; SperberMD, Laurence; Lazzaro, Douglas R; Singh, Rishi; Ho, Allen; Gupta, Omesh; Sharma, Sumit; Modi, Yasha
Retina. 2021 Jul 01; 41(7):1533-1540
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Charles, Norman C; Chen, Dinah K; Lazzaro, Douglas R; Belinsky, Irina
European journal of ophthalmology. 2020 Nov 02; 1120672120969046
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Bhamra, Manjeet S; Gondal, Irfan; Amarnani, Abhimanyu; Betesh, Saul; Zhyvotovska, Angelina; Scott, Wayne; Rodriguez-Alvarez, Milena; Lazzaro, Douglas R; McFarlane, Isabel M
International journal of clinical research & trials. 2019 Apr ; 4(2):