Our Doctors

Eric Donnenfeld, M.D., F.A.C.S.

As Medical Director of TLC Connecticut and Co- Director of the NY Metropolitan area, Dr. Donnenfeld is responsible for guiding all affiliate doctors on clinical issues.

Dr. Donnenfeld is Co-Director of Cornea at Nassau University Medical Center and Surgical Director of the Lions Eye Bank for Long Island, Manhasset, New York. Dr. Donnenfeld is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York University Medical Center and is a trustee of Dartmouth Medical School.

Dr. Donnenfeld has served as president of many professional societies, including the Nassau Surgical Society, the Ophthalmology Division of the Nassau Academy of Medicine, the ASCRS cornea committee, and the Ocular Microbiology Group. He has received the honor award, senior honor award and the secretary award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has written more than 160 peer-reviewed papers on cornea, external disease, and cataract and refractive surgery, and 15 book chapters and books. He is on the editorial boards of 7 journals and has participated in more than 40 US Food and Drug Administration studies. Dr. Donnenfeld recently received the Nordan Award at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as the outstanding cataract and refractive surgeon in the United States. He is also co-authoring the American Academy of Ophthalmology Refractive Surgery Book.

Dr. Eric Donnenfeld has performed over 45,000 procedures to date including over 2500 procedures on fellow doctors and their families. Over 800 eye doctors and their family members, from all over the United States, have chosen Dr. Donnenfeld for their laser vision correction. Dr. Donnenfeld has been performing laser vision correction for 19 years.

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Jonathan J. Stein, M.D.

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Dr. Stein completed a specialized year in training devoted to corneal disease and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Stein has personally performed thousands of refractive surgical procedures and routinely lectures on the topic. He has written multiple scientific papers and continuously edits the literature produced by his colleagues. He has presented his research on refractive surgery in many national and international meetings.

Education/Training
Dr. Stein received his B.S. from Cornell University and his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at a combined program in the New York University Medical Center and the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. He completed his Cornea and Refractive Surgery fellowship at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. He is Board Certified in Ophthalmology.

Memberships
Dr. Stein is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the New York University School of Medicine. He is an Instructor in the NYU Department of Ophthalmology and in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. He teaches and trains other clinicians in refractive surgery techniques. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

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Michael P. Goldstein, O.D.

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Dr. Goldstein is Clinical Director of TLC Laser Eye Center in Fairfield, CT., and President of Rocky Hill Eye Associates, P.C.

Education
Michael P. Goldstein, O.D., is a graduate from The New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA. During his schooling in Boston, Dr. Goldstein performed research at Boston University Department of Ophthalmology, where he had research papers published in well respected medical journals.

Accomplishments/Memberships
After acquiring a degree in Advanced Optometric Care, Dr. Goldstein purchased and became President of Rocky Hill Eye Associates, P.C. He is currently a member of the Connecticut Association of Optometrists, and College of Optometrists in Visual Development.

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