Bruce Cameron,MD
TLC Northwest Eye
 
Biography:
Bruce D. Cameron, MD is a glaucoma specialist in private practice at Chelsea Eye Associates in lower Manhattan. Dr. Cameron is also a clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology, and teaches patient care and cutting-edge surgical techniques to residents at the NYU Medical Center and Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan.

Dr. Cameron uses his expertise in the field of glaucoma to deliver state-of-the-art eye care to his patients, including the newest medical treatments, laser and incisional surgery, and aqueous drainage implants.

Dr. Cameron is actively involved in glaucoma research and in teaching clinical and surgical skills to ophthalmology residents. He has participated in clinical investigation of new medications to treat glaucoma. His other interests include the application of the newest technology in imaging techniques to the early detection and management of glaucoma. Dr. Cameron has been involved in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study, a nationwide study to determine the risk of developing glaucoma in patients with elevated eye pressure, and the possible role of early treatment of these patients to prevent the development of glaucoma. He has also participated in studies to discover the genetic basis of inherited glaucoma, investigation of the outcome of various types of combined glaucoma and cataract surgery, and studies of the use of lasers in glaucoma surgery.

Dr. Cameron is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was Chief Resident, and his fellowship in glaucoma at the W. K. Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Cameron may be reached at 212-727-3717.

 
Articles with Bruce Cameron,MD:
Glaucoma: An Overview
Laser Surgery for Glaucoma