Robert Carroll, M.D.

Dr. Robert Carroll, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon who specializes in the care of diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, retinal vascular disease, and posterior uveitis as well as small-gauge suture less surgical repair of retinal detachment, macular hole, complex diabetic pathology, and secondary intraocular lenses.

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, 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 previously worked in private practice in Philadelphia and currently cares for our nation’s veterans at the Wilmington VA Medical Center.

Dr. Carroll is trained in the latest methods of diagnosing and treating retinal disease, including intravitreal injections, retinal lasers, and multiple imaging modalities. He has published in and serves as a reviewer for several ophthalmology journals and maintains an active presence teaching optometry and ophthalmology students, residents, and fellows. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. An Eagle Scout, Dr. Carroll prides himself on humbly serving his patients by putting their needs first in the preservation and restoration of their vision.