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Hadley Phillips, DO

Hadley Phillips, DO

Cataract Surgeon


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Cataract Surgery

Bio

Hadley Phillips, DO, completed undergraduate study at the University of Vermont, then took the DO degree at Kirksville. The ophthalmology residency was served in Detroit, with rotations through two eye hospitals in New York. Study at large cataract centers elsewhere in the country followed.

The practice is cataract surgery and very little else, which is deliberate. A stitch-less, small-incision technique has been the method since 1989, taken up early in the period when cataract surgery moved away from large wounds and slow recoveries. The consultation before an operation is treated as part of the procedure rather than a formality, since the choice of lens and technique has to suit one particular eye and one particular life.

Dr. Phillips holds board certification in ophthalmology and belongs to the national cataract surgery and osteopathic professional societies. Several eye care and surgical facilities in the region were founded and developed by Dr. Phillips. In Dr. Phillips's own words, "Cataract surgery got smaller and quieter over the course of my career, and the patient benefited every time it did. I still spend most of a first visit listening, because the operation only works if the plan fits the person." Patients can visit Dr. Phillips at Phillips Eye Specialists in Elmwood Park and Union City, New Jersey.