Ophthalmology Associates of Bay Ridge

12/12/2020

Ophthalmology Associates of Bay Ridge Holiday Party 2020!

10/11/2020

Ophthalmology Associates of Bay Ridge is excited to announce that Dr. Irene Rusu is joining our practice as our new Retinal Specialist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon!

Dr. Rusu is a fellowship trained surgical and medical retinal specialist who received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Chicago. She is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Irene Rusu completed her ophthalmology residency at New York University School of Medicine and her Fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Irene Rusu is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Her research interests include macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and the medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases. She has published research and presented at national conferences of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists and the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Dr. Rusu has received numerous awards for her research including the University of Chicago Ophthalmology and Visual Science Award for outstanding performance in ophthalmology.

Dr. Rusu will be available to see patients at our Bay Ridge location starting December 7, 2020.

26/07/2020

Our wonderful staff shared a sunny day full of swimming, food, wine and laughter in the North Fork of Long Island. A much deserved break from our hard work keeping the office operating continuously throughout all these difficult months!

16/05/2020

During these extraordinary times, we at Ophthalmology Associates of Bay Ridge realized that we have many patients that require continuous uninterrupted eye care for conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, corneal infections, and many other emergent eye conditions. Because of this, we have remained OPEN during the Coronavirus pandemic, with the goal of providing essential eye care in an environment safe for our staff, doctors and patients. Early on we had our practice building terminally cleaned. We required the wearing of masks for staff and patients alike. We screened patients for Coronavirus symptoms during the appointment confirmation phone call and upon entry into our building. We enforced social distancing in the waiting room and practiced enhanced disinfection procedures in the examination rooms between patients.

These measures have allowed us to operate safely for over 2 months now. We are happy to report that efforts have paid off: our office and staff have been Coronavirus-free as we provided essential continuous eye care to our beloved patients in the Bay Ridge community.

Our dedicated staff have come to work every day under the most extraordinary circumstances, with loved ones falling ill, children out of school requiring attention, risking infection, financial challenges etc. They deserve a mountain of credit for their efforts in keeping our practice open and available for our patients in this time of crisis.

We are looking forward to a better future when things return to normal, but in the meantime we will continue to provide excellent eye care in a safe environment. We thank our patients for their cooperation with our enhanced safety procedures as well.

God Bless and Stay Safe,

Elias Aliprandis MD
Stephen Conrad, MD

08/02/2020

16/12/2017

The OABR 2017 holiday party!

24/08/2017

Ophthalmology Associates of Bay Ridge is pleased to announce that we now perform corneal cross-linking for keratoconus! We encourage all of our keratoconus patients who are experiencing progression of the disease to be evaluated for this treatment.

We have acquired Avedro's FDA-approved collagen cross-linking system for the treatment of keratoconus and post-LASIK corneal ectasia. This treatment was approved by the FDA in 2016 and we are among the first Brooklyn ophthalmology practices to offer this procedure.

Numerous European and American studies of corneal crosslinking have shown considerable efficacy in slowing or halting keratoconus progression, thereby often preventing the need for a corneal transplant.

This procedure is particularly critical for young keratoconus patients who are most likely to progress and who do not yet have advanced disease. The ravages of advanced keratoconus could be spared in these young patients, thereby reducing morbidity considerably. The cross-linking procedure is done on site with topical anesthesia in our Bay Ridge office in about 75 minutes.

31/10/2016

This year's Halloween Costume Contest...and Monica takes it again!!!

30/10/2015

OABR 2nd Annual Halloween Contest...winner to be announced later today...

13/10/2015

This is a fun little color test to see how well your eyes differentiate between subtle color variations. Let's see how your eye's stack up against the competition.

30/07/2015

Our brand new office plaque, designed by our very own Practice Administrator Marcelle Costanza!

26/06/2015

July is Dry Eye Awareness Month
http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/dry-eye/index.cfm

Dry eye is a condition where the eyes don’t produce enough tears or the right quality of tears to be healthy or comfortable.

26/06/2015

June is Fireworks Eye Safety Month

http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/living/eye-injuries/fireworks-eye-safety.cfm

Nearly half of people injured by fireworks are bystanders. Kids age 15 and under make up almost a third of those harmed by fireworks near the Fourth of July holiday. Fireworks injuries send more than 9,000 people to the ER each year. Stay safe with tips from EyeSmart.

01/04/2015

April is Sports Eye Safety Month

http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/living/eye-injuries/sports.cfm

Tens of thousands of sports and recreation-related eye injuries occur each year. The good news is that 90 percent of serious eye injuries are preventable through use of appropriate protective eyewear. The risk of eye injury can vary depending on the activity. Make sure the level of eye protection yo…