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Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD

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(Dr. Martin G. Edwards, M.D.)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: cataracts, cataract surgery, laser treatment, and more.

499 Farmington Avenue Suite 100
Farmington, CT 06032

(860) 678-0202

Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD is an ophthalmologist in Farmington, CT specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD is affiliated with Hartford Healthcare and CONSULTING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, P.C..

Office Locations

Address:

499 Farmington Avenue Suite 100
Farmington, CT 06032

Some issues Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, 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	40
doctor visit	326
eye procedures	2259
laser treatment	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	878

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1345
Black	38
Hispanic	30
Asian	27
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	631
From 75 to 84	579
85 and over	215
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	62
doctor visit	151
eye procedures	2837
laser treatment	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	1001

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1513
Black	37
Hispanic	35
Asian	28
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	706
From 75 to 84	664
85 and over	232
Less than 65	39

capsulotomy	53
doctor visit	361
eye procedures	2807
laser treatment	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	10

**Gender**
Male	1406
Female	2098

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3196
Black	84
Hispanic	76
Asian	76
Other	72
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1486
From 75 to 84	1432
85 and over	506
Less than 65	80

capsulotomy	66
doctor visit	137
eye procedures	3077
laser treatment	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

**Gender**
Male	714
Female	1049

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1608
Black	45
Hispanic	38
Asian	32
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	746
From 75 to 84	716
85 and over	264
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	57
doctor visit	177
eye procedures	2929
laser treatment	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

**Gender**
Male	692
Female	1036

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1589
Black	32
Hispanic	34
Asian	30
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	718
From 75 to 84	721
85 and over	255
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	62
doctor visit	255
eye procedures	2116
laser treatment	62

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	749

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1161
Black	22
Hispanic	28
Asian	20
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	535
85 and over	199
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	62
doctor visit	120
eye procedures	2095
laser treatment	62

**Gender**
Male	495
Female	722

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1108
Black	19
Hispanic	22
Asian	25
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	461
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	199
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

capsulotomy	35
doctor visit	77
eye procedures	1580
laser treatment	35

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	587

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	893
Black	16
Hispanic	21
Asian	15
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	443
85 and over	146
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	657

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	993
Black	15
Hispanic	26
Asian	17
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	496
85 and over	186
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	68
doctor visit	307
eye procedures	1697
laser treatment	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	995
Black	17
Hispanic	20
Asian	17
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	183
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	18

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Farmington, CT were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	56
doctor visit	210
eye procedures	2330
laser treatment	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	944

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	1440
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	42

**Age**
75 to 84	664
85 and over	238
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	640

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	13
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wilmer Eye Institute. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency: Wilmer Eye Institute

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hartford Healthcare

CONSULTING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, P.C.

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. Martin Gary Edwards, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, Evercare, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), CarePartners of Connecticut, Senior Whole Health, Health Direct, Colonial Cooperative Care, BCBS Medicare, Inc., Health Connecticut, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, Connecticare Commercial, Essence Healthcare, Connecticare Medicare, Community Health Network of Connecticut and Northeast Health Direct.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

Evercare

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Aetna

Oxford Health Plans

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

CarePartners of Connecticut

Senior Whole Health

Health Direct

Colonial Cooperative Care

BCBS Medicare

Inc.

Health Connecticut

Health New England

Healthy Connecticut

Connecticare Commercial

Essence Healthcare

Connecticare Medicare

Community Health Network of Connecticut

Northeast Health Direct

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Martin Gary Edwards, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Farmington, CT.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$307 Cataract Equipment $174	CataractEquipment $48	ORA $43	Refractive Equipment $22	Duovisc $18	Other $2
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$95 Healon Viscoelastics $81	Tecnis IOL $14
Alcon Vision LLC	$86 CLAREON $86
Abbott Laboratories	$56 Healon Viscoelastics $56
Optos, Inc.	$45 Daytona $45
Other	$57 Rhopressa $25	MiLoop $20	LUMIGAN $11	RESTASIS $1

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$600
Entertainment	$45

Biography

Dr. Martin Edwards' area of specialization is ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Edwards is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He trained at Wilmer Eye Institute for his residency. His areas of expertise include the following: LASIK, cataract surgery, and cataracts. Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Edwards accepts. He is affiliated with Hartford Healthcare. His practice in Farmington, CT is open to new patients as reported by Hartford Healthcare.

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