Dr. Robert Carroll
Robert M. Carroll, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained retina specialist. He focuses on the evaluation and treatment of patients with medical retinal disease such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and posterior uveitis. He also performs retinal surgery to treat retinal detachment, macular holes and puckers, complications from diabetes, and secondary intraocular lenses.
Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Carroll completed his undergraduate degree in biochemistry with honors at the University of Notre Dame and earned his medical degree at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed his internship at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, residency in ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded the Fellow Excellence in Teaching Award. He additionally provides retinal care for our nation’s veterans at the Wilmington, Delaware VA Medical Center.
An Eagle Scout, Dr. Carroll prides himself on humbly serving his patients by putting their needs first in the preservaton and restoration of their vision. He is trained in the most up to date methods of diagnosing and treating retinal disease, including intravitreal injections, retinal lasers, sutureless retinal surgery, and advanced retinal imaging. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists and has maintained an active academic interest, publishing in and serving as a reviewer for several ophthalmology journals as well as teaching optometry and ophthalmology students, residents, and fellows.