Keratoconus Contact Lenses Specialty:
Dr Irwin Azman is the preeminent keratoconus specialist in the greater Baltimore, Maryland area. In private practice since 1977 when he graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Azman is a clinical instructor at the University of Maryland, Department of Ophthalmology and a member of the Maryland and American Optometric Association. In 1996, Dr. Irwin Azman was appointed by the governor of the State of Maryland to be a member of the Maryland Board of Examiners in Optometry, and served on the Board for eight years. Dr. Azman sees patients with keratoconus from around the country and around the world. Patients are referred to Keratoconus Specialists of MD from eye care professionals throughout the United States.
Keratoconus Specialists of MD, a Global Complex Eye Care company, is specifically designed, equipped, and staffed to provide the Keratoconus contact lens patient with nothing but the finest in professional care. As Keratoconus specialists, we have successfully treated patients with Keratoconus and other irregular corneas, many who were previously told they could not wear contact lenses. Corneal specialists agree that it is best to exhaust all non-surgical options for Keratoconus before undergoing corneal transplant surgery, especially for younger patients. Optometrists and Ophthalmologists from all over Maryland and surrounding states refer their challenging Keratoconus patients to Dr. Irwin Azman.
When it comes to personalized contact lens care, no doctor can match the attention given by Dr. Irwin Azman. Dr Azman’s team is world renowned for their expertise, unwavering commitment to superb patient care, passion, and education in providing personalized eye care for contact lens patients. They have earned a reputation by their peers as being the “Doctor’s doctor”.
At Keratoconus Specialists of MD, our doctors stay well informed of emerging technologies by being involved in research studies and FDA clinical trials. We design and develop new contact lenses on an ongoing basis. Our doctors will recommend the contact lenses that will work best for your eyes and your lifestyle.
Our doctors prescribe contact lenses made by all major manufacturers, as well as contact lenses from smaller custom labs, and even develop our own unique contact lenses for patients whom other doctors may consider difficult or impossible to fit. Due to our doctor’s vast experience in contact lenses, they often find that patients who have not had past success with contact lenses are now able to enjoy safe, healthy contact lens wear.
As experts in the field of contact lenses, our doctors stay involved in research and development of the newest products associated with contact lenses, lectures at vision conferences, and has published numerous articles in professional contact lens literature and journals. You can be assured that our doctors will provide the highest quality of contact lens care, whether your needs are as straight forward as soft-disposable contact lenses, or as complex as fitting lenses for Keratoconus or following corneal trauma.