Dr. Peter A. Karth is a board-certified ophthalmologist and vitreo-retinal physician and surgeon. He has had excellent training and extensive experience in ophthalmologic and retinal disease and surgery. He completed his Vitreo-retinal Fellowship training at Stanford University, and subsequently joined the clinical faculty as an Assistant Clinical Professor. He currently is a member of the teaching faculty at Stanford University. He previously completed his surgically intense ophthalmology residency at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Karth attended University of Illinois at Chicago for medical school while concurrently completing his MBA degree at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
He has contributed to many popular and peer-reviewed ophthalmic publications and has given many research presentations at national and international conferences. He consults for Silicon Valley’s most prestigious tech firms, including Google and Apple. Dr. Karth is interested in medical device/drug innovation. Above all else, Dr. Karth is a devoted clinician and surgeon.
Dr. Karth specializes in the treatment and management of vitreo-retinal disease. His area of focus is minimally invasive small incision sutureless and painless retinal surgery for delicate retinal pathologies such as macular holes, epiretinal membranes, vitreo-macular traction and floater removal, as well as complex retinal detachments and surgical diabetic disease.
He leverages his experience to focus on successful outcomes and a superior patient experience at every step. In the clinic, Dr. Karth and his team provide cutting-edge patient care and the unparalleled patient experience in the diagnosis and treatment of macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retinal vascular occlusions. Dr. Karth has implemented clinic standards to reduce patient wait times, improve outcomes and provide vision-saving care to all his patients.
He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member and board member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retinal Specialists.
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The doctors and staff of Oregon Eye Consultants provide eye care to our patients out of our main practice facilities and satellite locations.