Dr. E. John Eldridge is a
licensed Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Board Certified Ophthalmologist
who specializes in the diagnosis and management of medical conditions
affecting the eye, orbits, and visual pathways. As an Eye M.D., he is
experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of the four most common
causes of blindness in the United States: diabetic retinopathy, macular
degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts. His special interest is in the
field of medical ophthalmology, which also includes ocular inflammatory
disease, retinal vascular disease, and neuro-ophthalmology. Many
systemic conditions can affect the eye, such as diabetes, hypertension,
atherosclerosis, inflammation, infection, and malignancy. Ocular
disorders may be the firstmanifestations
of systemic disease. Dr. Eldridge evaluates and
treats the whole patient, not just the eyes.
Dr. Eldridge is a 1983 graduate and former faculty
member of the Northwestern University Medical School, and a Phi Beta
Kappa graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He completed his
residency training in Ophthalmology at the Eye Institute of the Medical
College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 1987. He also completed an
additional year of training in retinal diseases while in private
practice in Evanston, Illinois. He has been in solo practice in Kenosha
for over twenty-four years. Dr. Eldridge is a Fellow of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology, and a Diplomate of the American Board of
Ophthalmology. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery
at St. Catherine's Hospital, and as President of the Kenosha Physicians
Network IPA. His biography has appeared in Marquis Who's Who in the
Midwest, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in the United
States, and Who's Who in the World. He was named as an "Outstanding
Young Man of America," and he is listed in the current "Guide to
America's Top Ophthalmologists."
Dr. Eldridge has had extensive experience with the
diagnosis and treatment of medical retinal diseases, such as diabetic
retinopathy, retinal vascular disease, and macular degeneration. He has been taught by many renowned vitreoretinal
specialists. Dr. Eldridge has personally
performed hundreds of fluorescein angiograms for medical retinal
diseases. He has also performed thousands of laser procedures for
diabetic retinopathy, other retinal vascular diseases, and retinal
tears.
EYE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
