Dr. Isbey III specializes in vision correction surgery, cataract and implant surgery, corneal diseases, and corneal transplants. He graduated from Duke University and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. His internship was at the Medical College of Georgia. He served a residency in ophthalmology for three years at Duke University Eye Center. He completed a fellowship in Refractive Surgery, Corneal and External Diseases and Corneal Transplants at Duke University Eye Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American Eye Study Club.

Dr. Isbey III is the Medical Director of the Asheville Branch of Lifeshare of the Carolinas Eye Bank. He is an Assistant Consulting Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University Eye Center and the Asheville, VA Medical Center. He was Chief of Staff at Memorial Mission Hospital in 1996.

Nationally recognized for his excellence in refractive surgery, Dr. Isbey III is a specialist in vision correction surgery including Photo-Refractive Keratectomy (PRK), Laser Assisted in-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) and Conductive Keratoplasty (CK).

Dr. Isbey III joined Asheville Eye Associates in 1987. He and his wife have two daughters. He enjoys outdoor activities and is an avid tennis player.

Professional Associations

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Member and Past President of the American Eye Study Club
• Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Member of the American Medical Association
• Member of the Paton Society of Corneal Transplant Surgery of the Eye Bank Association of America
• Medical Director of the Eye Bank of LifeShare of the Carolinas
• Medical Staff of Mission Hospitals
• Director of Eye Center at Asheville VA Medical Center
• Medical Staff of Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital
• Member of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Member of the North Carolina Medical Society
• Member of the Buncombe County Medical Society
• Assistant Medical Director of The Asheville Eye Surgery Center
• Assistant Consulting Professor of Ophthalmology of Duke University Eye Center
• Member of the International Society of Refractive Surgeons