TOTAL EYE CARE Total Eye Care We perform complete and thorough routine and medical eye examinations for people of all ages using a variety of advanced instruments and techniques which make it possible to diagnose conditions both inside and outside the eye. Drs. Cassel and Ratner specialize in eye surgery including cataract, lens, implant, and laser surgery, as well as the treatment of glaucoma, corneal, and retinal disorders and many other eye problems. The doctors are also available to give second opinions on cataract surgery and the diagnosis and treatment of other medical and surgical eye problems. The excellent surgical and laser facilities and equipment at Greater Baltimore Medical Center and our affiliation with the Johns Hopkins Hospital further aid them in providing total and state of the art eye care to our patients. Through the expertise of Drs. Billig and Flemke, we can fit contacts for all ages, with all types of eyeglass prescriptions. They also specialize in fitting contact lenses for unusual prescriptions for astigmatism, bifocals, and custom-tinted contact lenses. Our doctors have the expertise to help correct vision when refractive surgery is not successful. Drs. Billig and Flemke also have the expertise to help those patients who have binocular vision problems that cause double vision. Our optical area offers our patients an opportunity to select quality eyewear while at our office. We carry a display of over 700 frame styles with a wide range of styles and prices. Mr. George Cooper, our optician has extensive experience in the art of dispensing eyeglasses. Besides being able to assist in choosing the right frame style for you, he also is an expert in fitting progressive bifocals and trifocals. We have the latest in high index materials to make your lenses thinner than any previous generation lenses.. Ultraviolet and anti-reflective coating, transition and photo-gray lenses, non-prescription quality sunglasses and a wide variety of lens tints are also available. Dr. Gary Cassel attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania and earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He interned at New York University Medical Center, and spent two years conducting research on cataracts and diabetic eye disease at the National Eye Institute of N.I.H. He did his eye residency training at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Cassel later came to Baltimore and was a fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital doing retinal research. He is currently an instructor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Cassel also has staff privileges at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Dr. Lois Ratner did her undergraduate college study at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York she attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. Her internship was completed at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, after which she spent three years training in Ophthalmology, including eye surgery and lasers, at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Ratner was subsequently appointed as the Chief Resident of Ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Following her residency in ophthalmology she also trained as a glaucoma specialist with Dr. Steven Podos, a world renowned expert in glaucoma. Drs. Billig and Flemke are doctors of optometry (O.D. ). An optometrist is a professional licensed to practice optometry, specializing in eye and visual care. The optometric education consists of four years of undergraduate college followed by four years in an optometric college. Optometry College provides extensive training in eye care with a major emphasis on the diagnosis of eye diseases and the assessment of visual disturbances, including clinical patient care. The optometrist treats visual disturbances with glasses, cont. Ophthalmology