Eric Donnenfeld

Eric Donnenfeld

Eric Donnenfeld, MD is a trustee of Dartmouth Medical School and a clinical professor of ophthalmology at NYU. He was a resident and Chief Resident at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and completed a Cornea Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital.   He is the founding  partner  of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long  Island, one of the largest practices in the  United   States.

Dr. Donnenfeld is the Editor-in-Chief of EyeWorld and Editor-in-Chief emeritus of Cataract and Refractive Surgery today.   He has written over 220 peer review papers on cornea, external disease, cataract and refractive surgery, 60 book chapters and 3 books. He is on the editorial board of 9 journals and has participated in over 60 FDA trials.  Dr. Donnenfeld was named America’s Best Eye Doctor in 2021 by Newsweek and The Ophthalmologist named him one of the 50 most influential people on ophthalmology

Dr. Donnenfeld is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has received its Honor Award, Senior Honor Award, Life Achievement Honor Award and Secretariat Award.

Dr. Donnenfeld is Surgical Director of the Lions Eye Bank for Long Island. He served as president of ASCRS, the Nassau Surgical Society, the International Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, the Ophthalmology Division of the Nassau Academy of Medicine, and is the incoming President of the International Intraocular Implant Society.