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Peter R. Andrews , M.D.

Cornea and Refractive Specialist

Eye DoctorPeter Andrews, MD is a board certified, fellowship trained cornea, external disease and refractive surgery specialist. Dr. Andrews received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Florida, Gainesville. After several years as a professional software engineer, he graduated from medical school at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Andrews completed his ophthalmology residency and fellowship training at the University of Florida. He is a trained cornea specialist performing procedures such as: LASIK; PRK; ICL’s (implantable collamer lenses); INTACS for keratoconus; corneal transplants, including the less invasive DSEK, and anterior lamellar transplants; cataract surgery utilizing the latest refractive lens technology (ReStor and toric IOL’s); and PTK. He is certified in the FDA approved Alpha Cor and Boston K-Pro artificial corneas for advanced corneal disease. Dr. Andrews enjoys performing refractive surgery, cataract surgery and has a strong interest in corneal infectious diseases. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

Education:

  • University of Florida, CORNEA FELLOW, , Gainesville, Florida, 7/03 - 6/04
  • University of Florida, OPTHALMOLOGY RESIDENT,Gainesville, Florida, 7/00 - 6/03
  • Carilion Health Systems, TRANSITIONAL RESIDENT, Roanoke, Virginia, 6/99 - 6/00
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine, DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 8/95 - 5/99
  • University of Florida, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Gainesville, Florida, 6/81 - 5/87

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Case Report of Subconjuctival Dirofilaria. R. Patel, W. Driebe, P.Andrews. Submitted for publication.
  • Intense Pulsed broadband light: A novel treatment for dry eye syndrome. Toyos, R., Andrews, P.R., Buffa, C.M., Youngerman, S.M. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation Research Grant; Awarded 2005.
  • Epi-LASIK vs CustomCornea LASIK: Comparison of Higher Order Aberrations, Visual Acuity and Patient Satisfaction. Toyos, R., Andrews, P.R., Youngerman, S.M, Presented by R. Toyos at 2005 European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Lisbon, Portugal.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Tennessee Medical License, 2004 to present
  • Florida Medical License, 2003 to present
  • Wisconsin Medical License, 2001-2003
  • VISX LASER surgeon certification, completed May 2003
  • Intacs surgeon certification, completed March 2004
  • LadarVision and Custom Cornea certified 2004

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
  • Tennessee Medical Society (TMS)
  • Florida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO)