542 West Second Ave. Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Tel: 907-276-1617 800-270-1617 Fax: 907-264-2684 info@akeyedoc.com

History Ophthalmic Associates (OA) was founded by Dr. Kenneth Richardson in 1972. Over the years more specialty and subspecialty doctors have joined OA. There are now eight doctors who comprise our multi-specialty eye practice in Anchorage and Wasilla with outreach clinics in Cordova and Kodiak. The US Air Force brought Dr. Edward Crouch to Anchorage in 1972. Dr. Crouch began practicing part-time at OA during this tour of duty at Elmendorf Air Force Base. He returned to Alaska in 1982 after spending five years in private practice in North Carolina. The first optometrist at OA was Dr. Aharon (Ron) Sternberg. Dr. Sternberg became OA's second full-time doctor in 1976 moving here from Israel via Alabama and Maryland. Dr. Robert Arnold became Alaska's first pediatric ophthalmologist when he joined OA in 1989 after finishing his residency in Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic. Alaska's first oculoplastics, orbital surgeon, and neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Carl Rosen, moved to Alaska in 1994 after finishing his subspecialty in Pittsburgh. Dr. Griffith Steiner grew up in Anchorage and joined OA in 2002. He is the only private practice corneal subspecialist in Alaska. Moving to Alaska in the summer of 2003, Dr. Elizabeth Morgan will become OA's eighth full-time ophthalmic specialist with a subspecialty in glaucoma. She is currently finishing her residency with Dr. Murray Johnstone in Washington. Over time, certified medical personnel have been added to complete the staff. These skilled registered nurses, orthoptists, and certified ophthalmic technicians perform examinations and patient services assigned by the ophthalmologist with whom they work. Ophthalmic Associates has evolved into a practice that encompasses multi-subspecialties in the eye care field. The practice specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology and optometry, modern cataract surgery and refractive surgery, pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus, glaucoma, orthoptics, contact lenses, neuro-ophthalmology, orbital disease, and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. Today, the Anchorage facility has argon and Yag lasers, microsurgery suites, fluorescein angiography and slit lamp photography, computerized visual field testing, A and B scan topography, pre-school MTI® photoscreening, and corneal topography. Ocular surgeons, all board certified, have privileges at Providence, Alaska Regional, Alaska Native, Wasilla, Kodiak, and Cordova hospitals. Ophthalmic Associates' patient mission statement reads: Patients deserve personal, high quality, ethical care. We assume that our patients want good, comfortable, safe vision, or at least to understand and prepare for eye disease of a progressive nature. Since the eye can be a window to the rest of the body, we shall strive to encourage the best whole-patient care as directed by eye findings. We shall strive to provide current, state-of-the-art care and basic maintenance eye care which is affordable. We will participate with agencies and other doctors to implement preventive eye care for Alaskans. Welcome to Ophthalmic Associates! Copyright © 2005 OPHTHALMIC ASSOCIATES, All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Website by Sundog Media & Alaska Internet Services