. . .is deeply embedded in the Southwest Florida community. In fact, Retina Consultants' founder, Joseph P. Walker, M.D. founded Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida in 1980, when knowledge of retinal diseases was rapidly expanding. Patients who had been traveling to Miami, Tampa, and beyond welcomed this important addition to the medical community, and still do.

As more patients entrusted their eye care to Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida, Dr. Walker invited fellow Harvard Medical School Alumnus Glenn L. Wing, M.D., to join him, followed by Paul A. Raskauskas, M.D., from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami, and Tom Ghuman, M.D., from West Virginia University, and most recently Ashish Sharma, M.D. of Wayne State University in Detroit. One of the primary reasons for expanding the practice was that part of our mission has always been to be available to primary eye care doctors and to patients. To this day, this is one of the hallmarks of Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida®.

To help patients see their best with their remaining vision, Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida® launched the first Low Vision Rehabilitation Program in the region in 1994 by recruiting internationally known expert Donald C. Fletcher, M.D., as its director.

Today, this team of retina specialists has developed a national reputation as a major research partner with Harvard Medical School’s affiliated The Schepens Eye Research Institute, the National Eye Institute and others to bring the latest eye care technology to its patients. The health care team members of Retina Consultants continue this dedication to patient care and treatment from five offices conveniently located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Bonita Springs, and Port Charlotte.

From state-of-the-art technology to the latest advances in eye care, patients are experiencing the difference Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida can make in their quality of life.