Gregory Panzo, MD, an Ophthalmologist with Mid Florida Eye Center
Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Gregory Panzo, who serves patients throughout the State of Florida.
Dr. Panzo is a highly-trained ophthalmologist with extensive experience in cataract and glaucoma surgery. He is a Partner at Mid Florida Eye Center, operating out of offices in Leesburg, Mount Dora, Summerfield, and Wildwood, Florida.
As a cataract specialist, he performed the first Phacoemulsification small incisional and Femto Laser cataract surgeries in Lake county. He has been involved in the initial research studies for the most commonly used presbyopia and astigmatism correcting cataract surgery implants that allow patients the most freedom from glasses.
As a glaucoma specialist, Dr. Panzo was amongst the earliest to advance SLT laser therapy to safely reduce inner eye pressure. He also participated in research studies on Heidelberg’s Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) which is the most sensitive method of glaucoma detection available. He introduced Microincisional Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) to glaucoma patients undergoing Cataract Surgery in Lake County and was the first to implant the Cypass Shunt MIG Procedure. He has extensive experience with all glaucoma procedures as well as the most minimally invasive glaucoma Xen Shunt.
Dr Panzo and Dr. Jeffrey Baumann opened the area’s first accredited outpatient surgery center dedicated for eyes in Mount Dora, (spotlighted among the best in the nation by Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today), and in 2008, opened the first eye surgery facility in The Villages.
Academically, Dr. Panzo received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and his medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia in 1979. He went on to complete his medical internship and serve his residency in ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio where he served as Chief Resident. His training accomplishments also include a fellowship in glaucoma and anterior segment surgery at the University of Iowa.
With an unwavering commitment to his specialty, the doctor is board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO). The ABO is an independent, non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists in the United States of America.
Dr. Panzo has served as Chief of Surgical Staff at Leesburg and Stonecrest Ambulatory Surgical Centers.
In addition to being a member of the American Glaucoma Society, he is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are experts in the diseases, functions, and anatomy of the eye. Ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and may perform cataract, glaucoma, and corneal surgery.
A highly regarded expert in the field of eye health, Dr. Panzo has been selected by international ophthalmic companies to lead vision-saving investigations to improve sight for patients with cataracts, glaucoma or dry eye conditions.
Learn More about Dr. Gregory Panzo:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2282575-Gregory-Panzo-Ophthalmologist or through Mid Florida Eye Center, https://www.midfloridaeye.com/dr-gregory-j-panzo.htm
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