Dr.
E. John Eldridge is a licensed Doctor of
Medicine (M.D.) and Board
Certified Ophthalmologist who specializes in the diagnosis and
management of medical conditions affecting the eye, orbits, and visual
pathways. As an Eye M.D., he is experienced in the diagnosis and
treatment of
the four most common causes of blindness in the United States:
diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and
cataracts. His special interest is in the
new field of medical ophthalmology, which also includes ocular
inflammatory disease, retinal vascular disease, and
neuro-ophthalmology. Many systemic conditions can
affect the eye, such as diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis,
inflammation, infection, and malignancy. Ocular disorders may be
the first manifestations
of systemic disease. Dr.
Eldridge thus acts as a consultant to the patient's primary care
physician, rheumatologist, endocrinologist, neurologist, or
cardiologist. He evaluates and treats the
whole patient, not just the eyes.
Dr.
Eldridge is a 1983 graduate and former faculty member of the
Northwestern University Medical School, and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate
of
the University of Notre Dame. He completed his residency
training in Ophthalmology at the Eye Institute of the Medical College
of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 1987. He also completed an
additional year of training in retinal diseases while in private
practice in Evanston, Illinois. He has been in solo practice
in Kenosha for over twenty-four years. Dr. Eldridge is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a Diplomate of the
American Board of Ophthalmology. He has served as Chairman of
the Department of Surgery at St. Catherine's Hospital, and as President
of the Kenosha Physicians Network IPA. His biography has
appeared in Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who in Medicine and
Healthcare, Who's Who in the United States, and Who's Who in the World.
He was named as an
"Outstanding Young Man of America," and he is listed in the
current "Guide to America's Top Ophthalmologists."
Dr.
Eldridge has had extensive experience with the diagnosis and treatment
of medical retinal diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal
vascular disease, and macular
degeneration. He has been taught by many renowned
vitreoretinal specialists.
Dr. Eldridge has
personally performed hundreds of fluorescein angiograms for medical
retinal diseases. He has
also performed thousands of laser procedures for diabetic
retinopathy, other retinal vascular diseases, and retinal tears.
EYE PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON