Dr. Kingsley C. Okafor, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist. Dr. Okafor is an active member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Okafor performs cataract surgery, glaucoma surgeries, including glaucoma drainage devices, trabeculectomies, Xen Gel Stent, and minimal invasive glaucoma surgeries such as iStent. Dr. Okafor also performs refractive surgeries such as LASIK.
Dr. Kingsley C. Okafor, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist. Dr. Okafor is an active member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Okafor performs cataract surgery, glaucoma surgeries, including glaucoma drainage devices, trabeculectomies, Xen Gel Stent, and minimal invasive glaucoma surgeries such as iStent. Dr. Okafor also performs refractive surgeries such as LASIK.
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Saw doctor only briefly
May-2025
Dr. Okafor is excellent 👌
Apr-2025
Wouldn't go to any other Dr. for my glaucoma.
Apr-2025
Personable, skilled doctor - have been seeing him for several years now. Did a great job on my cataracts, too.
Apr-2025
Warm, friendly, good communicator, patient, knowledgeable
Apr-2025
Very nice and helpful doctor
Apr-2025
Personable, knowledgeable, efficient, and provides understandable, useful explanations resulting in the patients confidence in his care
Apr-2025
He was in a huge hurry to be done. Raced through eye test results. I was very disappointed in this visit. I’ve seen him before and did request this appointment with him. He must have been way behind on his appointments.
Apr-2025
Great DR
Apr-2025
Very nice. High energy, good information regarding glaucoma. Seemed rushed.
Apr-2025
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Denver
3801 E Florida Ave Suite 720 Denver, CO 80210
Lakewood
11750 W 2nd Pl #235 Lakewood, CO 80228
Dr. Kingsley C. Okafor, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist. Dr. Okafor is an active member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Okafor performs cataract surgery, glaucoma surgeries, including glaucoma drainage devices, trabeculectomies, Xen Gel Stent, and minimal invasive glaucoma surgeries such as iStent. Dr. Okafor also performs refractive surgeries such as LASIK. Although Dr. Okafor is a sub-specialist, he also treats general ophthalmology conditions such as dry eyes, eye allergies, and diabetic eye disease. In 2021, Dr. Okafor was named as one of Denver’s Top Doctors by 5280 Magazine.
Dr. Okafor was born and raised in Eastern Nebraska. Like many physicians, he felt medicine was a calling. “I want not only to provide high-quality care for my patients, I want to be able to positively impact the larger communities I serve.” Dr. Okafor believes that healthcare should be a partnership where the patients needs and wants are the focus. “My job is to collaborate with you to create a tailored and efficacious treatment plan that you feel comfortable with.”
Dr. Okafor completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska. He then attended medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Okafor then moved to Columbus, Ohio for his internship year at the Riverside Methodist Hospital before completing his Ophthalmology residency at the University of California- Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Before moving to Denver, Dr. Okafor also completed a glaucoma fellowship at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida.
Saw doctor only briefly
Dr. Okafor is excellent 👌
Wouldn't go to any other Dr. for my glaucoma.
Personable, skilled doctor - have been seeing him for several years now. Did a great job on my cataracts, too.
Warm, friendly, good communicator, patient, knowledgeable
Very nice and helpful doctor
Personable, knowledgeable, efficient, and provides understandable, useful explanations resulting in the patients confidence in his care
He was in a huge hurry to be done. Raced through eye test results. I was very disappointed in this visit. I’ve seen him before and did request this appointment with him. He must have been way behind on his appointments.
Great DR
Very nice. High energy, good information regarding glaucoma. Seemed rushed.