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Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD

Accepting New Patients

Specializes in: Eye Disease Ophthalmology (Corneal and External Diseases)

University of Minnesota Medical School (2003)

Professional interests include: cornea transplant (keratoplasty), cataract surgery, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), and more.

2000 Regency Parkway
Cary, NC 27518

(919) 954-4180

Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD is a cornea specialist in Cary, NC specializing in eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases). He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2003 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD is affiliated with Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

2000 Regency Parkway
Cary, NC 27518

Address:

2100 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

Address:

3300 Executive Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609

Address:

3400 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

Some issues Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD can help you with:

LASIK

LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) is a surgical procedure that improves vision by permanently correcting refractive vision errors. Refractive vision errors are sight problems (such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism) that typically require patients to wear contact lenses or glasses. Nearsightedness (myopia) causes blurred vision at a distance, while farsightedness (hyperopia) makes objects that are up close appear blurry. Astigmatism results in blurred vision at both near and far distances. Each eye is either nearsighted or farsighted, and can additionally have astigmatism. These refractive vision errors develop from imperfections in the curvature of the eye, which LASIK fixes through the use of a laser. The laser changes the shape of the eye by cutting away tissue from the cornea (clear outer layer of the eye).

LASIK is generally considered an elective procedure (not medically necessary) since patients can wear glasses or contact lenses instead of undergoing LASIK. Nevertheless, many people still elect to undergo LASIK to have better vision without having to wear corrective lenses. Certain professionals, such as pilots, military members, firefighters, and athletes, might particularly benefit from LASIK.

Ophthalmologists (eye doctors) evaluate patients before surgery, measuring the cornea and checking for any eye irregularities that would disqualify patients from LASIK. A special eye scanner is used to create a map of the cornea. This map guides the surgeon in developing an individualized LASIK treatment plan. Once approved for LASIK, contact-wearers are advised to switch to glasses for the three weeks leading up to their surgery.

LASIK is a brief procedure, lasting for about half an hour, depending on the state of a patient's eyes and the corneal reshaping required. Patients lie down on a reclining chair and have numbing eye drops applied to one or both eyes to eliminate pain and discomfort during the procedure. While the eyes are held open by a device, the eye surgeon raises a fixation light where patients direct their eyes. The surgeon uses a femtosecond laser to cut a precise circular incision in the cornea's surface. The surgeon then manually folds back the corneal flap to access the stroma (inner cornea).

An excimer laser is then used to remove certain amounts of corneal tissue. For patients with farsightedness, the laser cuts tissue on the outer regions of the cornea, making the central cornea more prominent. For patients with nearsightedness, the opposite is done; central corneal tissue is removed while the outer tissue is left alone, flattening the eye. In patients with astigmatism, the laser is used to even out the surface of the corneal tissue, making the eye more spherical. When the lasering process is complete, the ophthalmologist folds the corneal flap to its regular position. The flap quickly begins to heal and naturally reattach itself to the eye.

LASIK patients need someone to drive them home from the procedure and cannot drive for the following 24 hours. Recovery from LASIK lasts about five days. Patients typically notice improved vision within a day or two of surgery. Prescription eye drops are given to patients to alleviate discomfort and promote eye healing. During this recovery time, patients must be incredibly careful not to touch or rub their eyes. Ophthalmologists often instruct patients to wear protective glasses during the day and night to prevent potential damage from eye rubbing.

LASIK can improve the experience of certain activities such as swimming or reading, and in some cases, LASIK can be a life-changing procedure for those with severe refractive vision errors. LASIK may also save patients money by eliminating the recurring need for updated corrective lenses.

capsulotomy	90
doctor visit	793
eye procedures	2345
laser treatment	89
transplant procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	683

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	903
Black	133
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	567
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	112
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	90
doctor visit	735
eye procedures	2904
laser treatment	89
transplant procedures	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	595

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	121
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	88
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	87
doctor visit	314
eye procedures	3439
laser treatment	86
transplant procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	794
Female	1342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1766
Black	262
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1170
From 75 to 84	658
85 and over	198
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	83
doctor visit	390
eye procedures	2468
laser treatment	82
transplant procedures	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	726

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	939
Black	138
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	635
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	111
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	98
doctor visit	350
eye procedures	2605
laser treatment	97
transplant procedures	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	700

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	925
Black	124
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	585
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	101
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	114
doctor visit	235
excision	13
eye procedures	4589
laser treatment	113
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
transplant procedures	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	715

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	979
Black	115
Hispanic	20
Asian	24
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	597
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	109
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	96
doctor visit	227
excision	13
eye procedures	4501
laser treatment	95
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
transplant procedures	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	689

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	958
Black	103
Hispanic	13
Asian	19
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	571
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	113
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	85
doctor visit	158
eye procedures	3646
laser treatment	84
transplant procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	60
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	202
doctor visit	229
excision	46
eye procedures	7950
laser treatment	236
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
transplant procedures	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Cary, NC were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	105
doctor visit	384
excision	24
eye procedures	3830
laser treatment	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
transplant procedures	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD.

**Gender**
Female	595
Male	356

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	107
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	792
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	19

**Age**
85 and over	89
75 to 84	314
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	506

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2003. He completed residency at University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (2003)

Residency: University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center (2007)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.87 out of 5 stars based on 1214 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cary, NC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-07-27

He is very educated, profesional and explained the procedure very easy to understand, speaks Spanish very fluent and clear . This is very important for the Latino community of Raleigh-Durham area. I’m very happy after my cataracts surgery the results are amazing. Thank you so much to all the team at Duke . 
My name is Herena Machin.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher Boehlke, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$3,741 Unfolder IOL Delivery Systems $1,500	Healon Viscoelastics $1,189	Whitestar Phacoemulsficiation System $34	Catalys Laser System $18	$1,000
Abbott Laboratories	$572 Healon Viscoelastics $441	Optics $74	Non-Covered $57
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$400 LenSx $147	Ilevro $117	Cataract Equipment $109	ReSTOR $27
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$202 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $159	Photrexa $32	iSTENT iNJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $11

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,500
Food and Beverage	$1,415
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$1,000

Biography

Dr. Christopher Boehlke is a specialist in eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases) in Durham, NC, Raleigh, NC, and Cary, NC. These areas are among Dr. Boehlke's clinical interests: LASIK, cataract surgery, and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He takes Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Boehlke attended medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School. For his residency, Dr. Boehlke trained at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with Duke Health. According to Duke Health, Dr. Boehlke is currently accepting new patients at his office in Raleigh, NC.