Dr. Isbey III specializes in vision correction surgery, cataract surgery, corneal transplants (including sutureless corneal transplants), and corneal diseases. 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.

Dr. Isbey, III, has been named among the top doctors in America for 2008 by Best Doctors, Inc., a survey of over 35,000 doctors in America, which represents the top 3% of specialists in the United States. Recognized by his peers as an outstanding expert in Ophthalmology, Dr. Isbey, III is among only 5% of physicians in America selected for this prestigious honor.

Dr. Isbey, III, has received national recognition for excellence as a specialist in vision correction surgery including Photo-Refractive Keratectomy(PRK) and Laser Assisted in_Situ-Keratomileusis(LASIK) for several years. Most recently, Dr. Isbey, III was distinguished as a 2008 Top 50 Surgeon for LASIK in the United States by SightPath Medical for achievement of excellence in Refractive Surgery.

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 Asheville Branch of Lifeshare of the Carolinas Eye Bank
• 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