Kaufman Eye Institute – Sun City Center

Kaufman Eye Institute - Sun City Center is an optometrist and ophthalmology practice in Sun City Center, Florida. The practice brings together board certified ophthalmologists and optometrists who provide eye care to patients across Sun City Center, Wesley Chapel, Riverview, Zephyrhills, Land O'Lakes, New Tampa, Lutz, Dade City, and Bushnell. Its doctors include cornea, retina, glaucoma, and oculoplastic and neuro-ophthalmology specialists. Services cover cataract surgery, glaucoma care, macular degeneration, diabetic eye exams, LASIK, cornea treatment, retina and vitreous problems such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and macular holes, cosmetic treatments including BOTOX and dermal fillers, and contact lens fittings for disposable, toric, colored, bifocal, RGP, and custom lenses. The practice holds a rating of 4.50.

Stuart J. Kaufman, MD founded the Kaufman Eye Institute in 1981, and the practice has served patients for more than forty years. Dr. Kaufman developed InstaSight Cataract Surgery and was the first surgeon in the Tampa Bay Area to use FDA approved foldable intraocular lens implants during cataract surgery, the first to use the accommodating Crystalens, and the first to perform a procedure with the accommodating Trulign Toric implants. Cataract surgery at the practice draws on proven techniques and experienced surgeons, and its laser technology is used for laser cataract surgery, laser glaucoma surgery, LASIK, PRK, and laser retinal surgery. The practice also offers a free LASIK consultation to determine whether a patient qualifies.

The office sits on Sun City Center Boulevard, about a tenth of a mile from HCA Florida - South Shore Hospital and a short walk from the Arbors at Freedom Plaza neighborhood and Cypress Creek. Kings Point Heritage Park is about half a mile away, and the Armed Forces Dedication Plaque is roughly four tenths of a mile from the office.

Kaufman Eye Institute was voted best eye clinic and best optical shop in Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times Best of the Best People's Choice Awards, and it holds a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it.

Patients in Sun City Center looking for cataract, glaucoma, retina, or routine vision care have a practice with more than four decades of surgical history close to home.