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Thomas M. Arnista, OD

(Thomas Matthew Arnista, O.D.)

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)
The New England College of Optometry
Professional interests include: eye problems
220 Welch Road
Southington, CT 06489

Thomas M. Arnista, OD is an optometrist in Southington, CT specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from The New England College of Optometry. Thomas M. Arnista, OD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and AEG CONNECTICUT PROFESSIONAL PLLC.

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Office Locations

220 Welch Road
Southington, CT 06489
(203) 333-4828
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950 Campbell Avenue Connecticut Vahcs (689)
West Haven, CT 06516
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Some issues Thomas M. Arnista, OD can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 108

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 198

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 47
Female 99
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 49
Hispanic 59
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 32
From 75 to 84 16
85 and over 17
Less than 65 81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2013

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 37
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 38
Dementia 14
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 208

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 45
Female 115
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 54
Hispanic 59
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 24
85 and over 13
Less than 65 75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2014

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 48
Dementia 14
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 213

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 130
Female 230
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 116
Hispanic 146
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 98
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 32
Less than 65 188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2015

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 34
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 42
Dementia 13
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 280

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 73
Female 127
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 75
Hispanic 62
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 20
85 and over 19
Less than 65 113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2016

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 23
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 45
Dementia 14
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 250

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 60
Female 131
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 81
Hispanic 62
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 54
From 75 to 84 21
85 and over 17
Less than 65 99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2017

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 32
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 41
Dementia 17
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 244

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 45
Female 127
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 72
Hispanic 58
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 18
85 and over 19
Less than 65 87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2018

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 44
Dementia 16
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 176

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 43
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 49
Hispanic 48
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 37
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2019

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 40
Dementia 9
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 25
Female 48
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 28
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 19
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2020

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 36
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 16
Female 36
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 20
Black 18
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 21
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2021

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 33
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 12
Female 29
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 16
Black 13
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD in 2022

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 27
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Thomas M. Arnista, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated as an optometrist in Southington, CT were eye procedures.

eye procedures 168

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD.

Gender
Male 45
Female 93
Ethnicity
Black / African American 50
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 3
Hispanic 47
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 12
85 and over 10
Less than 65 71
65 to 74 36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Thomas M. Arnista, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Thomas M. Arnista, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 37
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 12
Osteoporosis 2
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 35
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Cancer 0
Dementia 8

Education & Training

Thomas M. Arnista, OD graduated from The New England College of Optometry. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: The New England College of Optometry

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Thomas M. Arnista, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
AEG CONNECTICUT PROFESSIONAL PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Thomas M. Arnista, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
GENZYME CORPORATION $70
$70
Alcon Research Ltd $64
$64
Allergan Inc. $38 RESTASIS
$38
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $172

Biography

Dr. Thomas Arnista's area of specialization is optometry (primary eye care). He has indicated that his clinical interests include eye problems. Dr. Arnista is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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