Specialties: The Belmont Eye Center is dedicated to setting the highest standards in the diagnosis and treatment of vision problems involving the cornea to protect and restore eyesight. The Belmont Eye Center coordinates and supports research and education in the field of ophthalmology and corneal surgery to establish new successful forms of treatments. Belmont Eye Center exemplifies the tradit...Specialties: The Belmont Eye Center is dedicated to setting the highest standards in the diagnosis and treatment of vision problems involving the cornea to protect and restore eyesight. The Belmont Eye Center coordinates and supports research and education in the field of ophthalmology and corneal surgery to establish new successful forms of treatments. Belmont Eye Center exemplifies the traditions that make New York University Langone Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College - New York-Presbyterian Hospital two of the most prestigious academic centers in the world, combining superior medical research, physician education, and patient care. Established in 2006. Sandra Belmont, MD, FACS, serves as Director of Resident Surgical Education/Laser Vision Correction and Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine. (2007-present)
Dr. Belmont is the Founding Director of the Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital Laser Vision Center, which she headed from 1997-2007.
Dr. Belmont was an investigator in FDA studies to determine the safety and efficacy of the excimer laser at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital which led to the FDA approval of the excimer laser and helped to make laser vision correction the most performed elective surgical procedure that it is today.see more