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Dr. Alan Chandler

Founder and Board Certified Ophthalmologist

Dr. Alan Chandler, MD, is an ophthalmologist certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology to provide medical and surgical eye care.

Education


He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Virginia with a B.A. in biology. Dr. Chandler attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia / Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating with an MD in 1988. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1989, he completed a medical and surgical residency in ophthalmology at Washington Hospital Center / Georgetown University in Washington D.C. in 1992. He has been continuously board certified in ophthalmology since 1994.

Experience


Dr. Chandler has been practicing ophthalmology in the Richmond area since 1992, serving his communities as one of their leading eye specialists in Mechanicsville, north Richmond, and eastern Henrico County. He has been exclusively located in Mechanicsville since 2004. He is an active staff member at Memorial Regional Medical Center and performs surgery at the Memorial Regional Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Unit.

Specialty

He is primarily a general ophthalmologist and performs comprehensive eye examinations for glasses and contact lenses. However, he specializes in cataract surgery with lens implants, the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, and the treatment of surface ocular conditions such as dry eye and blepharitis. Dr. Chandler emphasizes preventive eye care, especially for preventable conditions such as age-related macular degeneration.