Katzen Eye Group

Baltimore, Lutherville, and Towson, Maryland

Choosing an eye doctor is an important part of maintaining your overall health and is one of the areas where your family practice physician cannot really assist. Baltimore eye doctors at The Katzen Eye Group have been providing high-quality vision care services to the Baltimore metropolitan area for more than four decades. The Katzen Eye Group serves the Baltimore, Lutherville, and Towson areas of Maryland and offers the following services and treatments:

LASIK and other laser vision correction procedures
Cataracts
Glaucoma
Corneal diseases

In addition, Katzen Eye Group provides full optical services including traditional and designer glasses and contact lenses. The clinic also performs aesthetic procedures including:

BOTOX®
Browlifts
Eyelid surgery
Dermal fillers

In 1968, Katzen Eye Group started with one doctor, Leeds Katzen, M.D., in a single room shared with his secretary. His only patient was his father-in-law for whom he did work pro-bono. Since then, Katzen Eye Group has grown and has 16 highly-qualified ophthalmologists and optometrists in the group. Presently, Katzen Eye Group is the largest private vision care practice in the Baltimore area.

We offer our patients a “high tech, high touch” experience that welcomes you as soon as you arrive at any of our professionally staffed clinics. Our goal is to provide to each of our patients a warm and friendly atmosphere using the latest and best medical treatments available, taking your entire health picture into consideration.

With our commitment of providing quality eye care to individuals, we also have a pioneering tradition. As board-certified ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians, we continue to set eye care standards.

The clinic was one of the first in the country, and the first in Maryland, to use intraocular lens implants (IOLs)
We helped pioneer the use of phacoemulsification (called “phaco”) for removing cataracts. This procedure uses ultrasound technology to break up the cataract for easy removal.
We were the first clinic in the U.S. to use the YAG laser for eye care, which removes scar tissue following cataract surgery. The YAG laser is now the standard approach worldwide.
Dr. Leeds Katzen, our founder, was one of the first physicians in the nation to correct myopia (nearsightedness) using radial keratotomy, which was a significant step in the development of LASIK vision correction.

In addition to our pioneering practice, Katzen Eye Group is involved in missionary work for those in need. Some of our international missionary efforts have included:

Dr. Leeds Katzen and his son, Dr. Brett Katzen, headed a team of eye care specialists in Project DAWN (Donors and Workers Now) in Guyana, providing needed treatment to those who would not otherwise have any.
A group of physicians sponsored by the City of Baltimore’s Mayor’s Office spent time in Cuba, sharing ideas with other doctors and performing eye surgeries on local people.

To find out more about Katzen Eye Group and to find a location near you, please visit www.eyes.com today.

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