Doctors
Edward K. Isbey, III, M.D.
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Specialties:
Vision Correction Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Corneal Transplants (including sutureless corneal transplants - DSAEK) & Corneal Diseases
Locations:
Regional Medical Park
8 Medical Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
(828)258-1586
(800)232-0420
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.
Edward K. Isbey, III, M.D. has been named among the Top Doctors in America by Best Doctors, Inc., for the past ten years. Best Doctors, Inc. surveys approximately 45, 000 doctors in the U.S. who anonomously vote for the Top Doctors in America. Dr. Isbey, III, is among only 5% of physicians in America selected for this prestigious honor. He is an Assistant Consulting Professor at Duke University Eye Center and the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. He was Chief of Staff at Mission Health Systems in 1996. He is Medical Director of the Asheville Branch of Lifeshare of the Carolina's Eye Bank and has measured-up to the accreditation association high standards.
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 2009 Top 50 Surgeons for LASIK in the United States by SightPath Medical for achievement of excellence in Refractive Surgery. He has been recognized for several years for his achievements 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.
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
Asheville Eye Associates
8 Medical Park Drive • Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 800-232-0420 / 828-258-1586 •Fax: 828-258-6174
Office hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
