| 1720A MEDICAL PARK DR. BILOXI, MS 39532 |
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| 15277 CREOSOTE RD. GULFPORT, MS 39503 |
| P: (228) 575-4488 |
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| 6616 WASHINGTON AVE. SUITE A, OCEAN SPRINGS 39564 |
| P: (228) 872-4444 |
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~ Your Eye
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Joel Knight, M.D.
is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist who
founded Eye Associates of
the
South in 1986.
He practices general ophthalmology with
emphasis on cataract surgery.
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Dr. Joel Knight is a Board Certified
Ophthalmologist who founded Eye Associates
of the South in 1986. Dr. Knight's goal was,
and continues to be, to provide the very
best in eye health care and surgery to the
residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Dr. Knight is a native of Mississippi born
in Jackson, MS. He completed his
undergraduate studies at the University of
Indiana with a Degree in Chemistry,
graduating with honors. He then went on to
medical school at the University of
Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson,
MS. An internship was completed at San
Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco,
California followed by residency/specialty
education in ophthalmology at the University
of Mississippi. Dr. Knight furthered his
training by completing a Vitreoretinal
Disease and Surgery Fellowship at the
prestigious Northwestern University of
Chicago, IL. Dr. Knight was Board Certified
in 1988.
Dr. Knight has been continously in practice
in Biloxi, MS since 1986. He practices
general ophthalmology with emphasis on
cataract surgery. Additionally, he is able
to deliver specialty expertise in retinal
and vitreal problems. Areas of
specialization include macular degeneration,
diabetic retinal disease, retinal
detachment, and vascular diseases of the
retina. Dr. Knight is proficient in retinal
laser treatment and the newer modalities of
macular degeneration treatment including
Macugen and Avastin.
Dr. Knight's cataract surgery involves the
use of sutureless cataract surgery using
topical or eye drop anesthesia. Dr. Knight
was the first ophthalmologist on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast to utilize the Alcon
Restore Presbyopic Intraocular Lens and the
Acrysoft natural tinted lens implant.
While Dr. Knight is available for
consultation on referral from other
ophthalmologists and other physicians, he is
also available for routine eye exams. Dr.
Knight is a Fellow of the American Academy
of Ophthalmology as well as a member of the
American Society for Cataract and
Referactive Surgery.
Dr. Knight is active in local community
activities and organizations. He is also
actively involved in First Presbyterian
Church of Ocean Springs. He currently
resides in Ocean Springs, MS with his wife,
Sandra, and two sons, Stewart and Spencer. |
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