Eye Physicians of Washington

Eye Physicians of Washington is an optometry practice in Washington, DC. The practice is a division of Capital Eye Care and operates as an independent, small private practice that has served the Washington, DC area for over 70 years. It cares for patients and their families with personalized care in a comfortable setting, and maintains two office locations: the DC office at 1155 21st St NW, Suite M-400, and a Rockville office at 3200 Tower Oaks Blvd, Suite 210. The practice holds a rating of 4.80 from customer reviews.

The team at Eye Physicians of Washington includes Maxwell Helfgott, MD, a native Washingtonian whose undergraduate degree is from Grinnell College and medical degree from The George Washington University, with an internship at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City and ophthalmology residency and chief residency at Washington Hospital Center completed in 1976. Dr. Helfgott specializes in anterior segment eye surgery, including cataract, corneal, glaucoma, and refractive procedures, and served as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Washington Hospital Center from 1995 to 2010, recognized multiple times as a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine. Newell Hargett, MD, is a glaucoma specialist who graduated summa cum laude from Xavier University and earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical School in 1972, completing residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and a glaucoma fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. He served in the United States Navy as Glaucoma Director at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda from 1977 to 1984 and has cared for patients across the Washington metropolitan area for nearly three decades. Daniel Pluznik, MD, was raised in the Washington area and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland and its School of Medicine, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Washington Hospital Center, joined the practice in 1999, and serves as a clinical instructor at the Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Pluznik specializes in advanced cataract surgery and offers premium intraocular lens options and Light Adjustable Lens technology. Also on the team are Amy Green-Simms, MD, Navya Banda, OD, and Andrew Adelson, MD.

The DC office sits on 21st St NW, about a tenth of a mile from M Street Northwest and New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, a short walk from Duke Ellington Park, and near Stevens Elementary School.

With over 70 years of service in Washington, DC, and a roster of doctors trained at institutions including Cornell, The George Washington University, the University of Maryland, and Georgetown, Eye Physicians of Washington brings decades of subspecialty expertise in cataract, corneal, glaucoma, and refractive care to residents of the capital.